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Saturday primer: Still enough time

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JACKSONVILLE -- Improvement can still happen.

That's the view of tight end Marcedes Lewis, and it's a view commonly held around the Jaguars – even at 1-10 and even with the postseason long since eliminated as a possibility.

As Lewis sees it, the team can benefit from the final five games.

The offense can certainly benefit.

Quarterback Blake Bortles can benefit, too.

Shoot, everyone can benefit, and Lewis said the goal is to keep benefitting until there's no more season left to play.

"We've got … what? Five games left? There's time," Lewis said as the Jaguars prepared to play the New York Giants (3-8) at EverBank Field in Jacksonville Sunday at 1 p.m.

"You don't want to go into the offseason with that bad taste in your mouth, and if we start thinking that way right now, then what do we do? There's time as long as we have games left."

Lewis said a key issue for the Jaguars remains what it has been much of this season – doing the little things here or there to turn a close game into a victory.

That's about consistency, and making key plays at key times.

"It's one of those things where we've got to get better," Lewis said. "I know it sounds like a broken record, but it is what it is. It's in black and white. You can watch the film. Sometimes we're great and sometimes we're not. What we have to do is have those good points stack up as opposed to doing something good, then our bad is really bad …

"A turnover when we have momentum … Not being able to fight back when we get punched in the mouth … We have to maximize our opportunities."

Consistency has been a particular issue offensively. While the defense has played well in stretches, a young offense with rookie Blake Bortles starting at quarterback surrounded by mostly first- and-second-year players has struggled to finish drives and to score.

"I'm not going to say they (the last five games) are important to him because of his mojo," Lewis said of Bortles. "He still has that; that's who he is. But I want him to get some wins under his belt. I want him to get that under his belt. The work he puts in on the field, I know he wants it and he wants it right now – and I want it for him. We're going to try to finish this thing off the right way."

The Jaguars enter Sunday's game relatively healthy, with middle linebacker Jeremiah George (ankle) and outside linebacker LeRoy Reynolds (neck) the only players whose statuses are uncertain. Each was listed as questionable on the final injury report.

Defensive end Andre Branch is expected to play for the first time since sustaining a groin injury in a Week 7 victory over Cleveland. He worked full in practice Thursday and Friday.

Here is a look at this week's Giants-Jaguars coverage on jaguars.com.

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Setting the Table: See which players and matchups to watch and so much more.
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Giants-Jaguars Into Focus: Senior writer John Oehser's five things to look for during this week's matchup.
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10 Things: The 10 things the Jaguars must do to beat the Giants, according to Oehser.
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Open Locker Room: The latest update following the team's final practice of the week.

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Jags Headlines: The top Jaguars headlines for the week.
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Jaguars.com LIVE: This week's show had Marqise Lee as a guest and coverage from Blake Bortles' Wednesday press conference.
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O-Zone Video Mailbag: Oehser answers fan questions.
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Jedd Fisch Press Conference: OC Jedd Fisch explains how the Jags can help rookie quarterback Blake Bortles improve, offensive play-calling and the New York Giants.
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Film Room Friday: Lageman breaks down highlights from the Jaguars 23-3 loss to the Colts.
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Gus Bradley Press Conference: Jaguars Head Coach Gus Bradley wraps up his team's work week and shares some final thoughts before Sunday's game against the New York Giants.

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Inside the Jaguars: The final Inside the Jaguars before the team's game on Sunday.
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Jags of the Round Table: Oehser, Sexton and Shadrick discuss several Jaguars topics heading into Week 13.
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5 Keys: Sexton goes to the Hyperscreen to break down the five keys to the game.
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ICYMI: A recap of this week's video content on Jaguars.com.

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November 26 Practice: Take a look at images from Jaguars practice on Wednesday.
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November 27 Practice: Photos from the Jaguars' practice on Thursday.
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