



JACKSONVILLE – It's prime time at EverBank Field.

And although it's still the preseason, this week's version of football at the 'Bank is Preseason Week 3, and that gives this nationally-televised game from Jacksonville a more real feeling than otherwise might be the case.

No, when the Jaguars play host to the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday at 8 p.m. on NBC, the game won't matter in the regular season.

But Preseason Week 3 is the NFL's dress-rehearsal preseason game, with starters often playing into the third quarter. So, no, it's not the regular season …

But it is the closest thing.

As such, it could prove a decent gauge for this young Jaguars team, a group that has looked very good on offense and not bad on defense during the starters' playing time in two preseason games. The Bengals are one of the NFL's most talented teams and figure to push deep into the playoffs this season. They certainly represent the Jaguars' toughest matchup of the preseason.

As was the case in the first two preseason games, final score pales in importance to feeling, and how the Jaguars' front-line players far will determine that feeling.

What do the Jaguars need to do Sunday to make that feeling a good one?