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"Hallelujah, Holy Shit! Where's The Tylenol?": Your Sunday NFL GIF Roundup

Sean Newell, deadspin.com

We'll be putting all our GIFs for the day here, from London Fletcher losing his lunch to sad Tom Brady. We'll update the post as the later games conclude, so stay tuned. More »

Garry Smits, jacksonville.com

The New England Patriots didn’t play like a division champion on Sunday against the Jaguars. They didn’t sound like one either, after last week’s loss to San Francisco and the sloppy 23-16 victory over the Jaguars at EverBank Field. “Two weeks in …

Gene Frenette, jacksonville.com

Even if it had a GPS or police escort to aid them, the 2012 Jaguars would be hard-pressed to find any semblance of good fortune. Losing teams somehow latch on to bad karma, especially in moments when there's a chance to uplift a downtrodden franchise. W…

Francine Frazier, jacksonville.com

Follow along as we post live updates beginning Monday at 12 p.m. from Jaguars coach Mike Mularkey's news conference after the team's 23-16 loss to the Patriots.

The Times, jacksonville.com

Reaction from readers after the Jaguars’ 23-16 home loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday: The Jaguars showed up and gave the Patriots a game. Too bad it’s Week 16. Maybe if they showed up earlier in the season they would have more than two wins.…

Vito Stellino, jacksonville.com

The stars were aligned for the Jaguars to pull off a major upset on Sunday. They were playing a 10-4 New England team that was admittedly flat after back-to-back games against playoff- bound teams Houston and San Francisco. The Jaguars scored a touchdow…

Ryan O'Halloran, jacksonville.com

As his teammates were trudging through the tunnel off EverBank Field Sunday after a 23-16 loss to the New England Patriots and taking a right turn toward the locker room, Jaguars linebacker Daryl Smith veered left to the training room. Or more like the …

Gene Frenette, jacksonville.com

Sports columnist Gene Frenette grades the Jaguars' performance after a 23-16 loss to New England. RUSHING OFFENSE

Ryan O'Halloran, jacksonville.com

The Jaguars were mum Sunday about an ESPN report saying it was a “virtual certainty” the team would acquire Jets quarterback Tim Tebow this upcoming off-season. “I can’t comment on players that are under contract with other teams,” general manag…

ESPN.com

Thoughts on the Jaguars' 23-16 loss to the Patriots at EverBank Field: What it means: The Jaguars, a bad team, can have a good day against a good team and still lose. The Patriots, a good team, can have a bad day against a bad team and still win. Jackso…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Tom Brady overcame a rough start by throwing two touchdown passes, and the playoff-bound New England Patriots held on to beat the woeful Jacksonville Jaguars 23-16 Sunday.

Maggie Hendricks, yahoo.com

Danny Woodhead has carved a niche for himself as a versatile offensive weapon for the New England Patriots. During the Patriots' 23-16 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, Woodhead showed his value as he caught a 14-yard touchdown that tied the game going…

Ryan O'Halloran, jacksonville.com

Against winning teams like New England, settling for field goals like the Jaguars did Sunday doesn’t work. It’s especially true against winning quarterbacks like Tom Brady. A two-touchdown home underdog, the Jaguars had myriad chances to pull the upse…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

The Patriots don’t appear to be peaking as they head toward the playoffs. But after a week in which they lost a great game, they’ll take a win in an ugly game. That’s exactly what New England got on Sunday against the Jaguars, falling behind early b…

Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com

We looked at the steady increase in taxpayer-funded stadium construction recently, and Sports on Earth wrote about what they term "sports welfare"—this week, Bloomberg explained a combination of those phenomena, and a notably clear example of …

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Apparently the Patriots needed more than a week to recover from their hard-fought loss to the 49ers. In a game against the Jaguars that on paper looked like it should have been an easy win, the Patriots came out sleepwalking. Jaguars quarterback Chad He…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Will trying to save coach Chan Gailey’s job result in a motivated effort by the Bills? Dolphins C Mike Pouncey is okay with being less recognized than his brother. There’s a close bond between Patriots WR Brandon Lloyd and Jaguars wide receivers coach…

Ryan O'Halloran, jacksonville.com

Five game-day predictions for Patriots-Jaguars: 1. First New England scoring drive: 6 plays. The Jaguars have no opening-drive touchdowns this year. The Patriots have outscored opponents 103-57 in the first quarter. They’ll come out determined to get an…