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          Wake-up call: Thursday, Oct. 23

          • Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterOct 23, 2014, 07:45 AM ET
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              Michael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow DiRocco on Twitter at @ESPNdirocco.
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          JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Here's a preview of what to watch for on Thursday regarding the Jacksonville Jaguars.

          ESPN Dolphins reporter James Walker and I will preview Sunday's matchup between the Jaguars and Dolphins. The blog should post about 8 a.m. ET.

          With Halloween next week, the Question of the Week to five Jaguars players is this: What are you afraid of? Next week's also will be related to Halloween.

          We weren't able to get to this on Wednesday, so we'll get to it today: Rookie quarterback Blake Bortles struggled against Cleveland -- except when the Jaguars were in the two-minute drill. He also drove the Jaguars down the field for a touchdown late in the game against Tennessee and got them in position for a potential game-winning field goal. He's really comfortable running the two-minute drill.

          The Stat of the Week has to do with how much better the Jaguars defense has been in limiting opposing offenses' big plays.