2015 Jacksonville Jaguars season

2015 Jacksonville Jaguars season
2015 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Owner	Shahid Khan
General manager	David Caldwell
Head coach	Gus Bradley
Home field	EverBank Field
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	3rd AFC South
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	WR Allen Robinson
Uniform
	← 2014; Jaguars seasons; 2016 →;

The 2015 season was the Jacksonville Jaguars' 21st in the National Football League (NFL) and their third under head coach Gus Bradley. The Jaguars improved on their 3–13 record in 2014, finishing with a 5–11 record and winning their most games in a season since 2011. While they improved upon their previous two seasons, the Jaguars were eliminated from playoff contention before their Week 16 loss to the New Orleans Saints when the Houston Texans defeated the Tennessee Titans earlier in the day.

Roster changes

Notable transactions

Acquisitions

S Sergio Brown, signed on March 11, 2015.^[1]
CB Davon House, signed on March 11, 2015.^[1]
DT Jared Odrick, signed on March 11, 2015.^[1]
OT Jermey Parnell, signed on March 11, 2015.^[1]
LB Dan Skuta, signed on March 11, 2015.^[1]
TE Julius Thomas, signed on March 11, 2015.^[1]
C Stefen Wisniewski, signed on April 18, 2015.

Departures

CB Alan Ball, became free agent on March 10, 2015. Signed on March 27 by the Chicago Bears.
CB Will Blackmon, released on February 26, 2015. Signed on March 10 by the Seattle Seahawks.
LB Geno Hayes, became free agent on March 10, 2015.
WR Cecil Shorts III, became free agent on March 10, 2015. Signed on March 16 by the Houston Texans.
FB Will Taʻufoʻou, became free agent on March 10, 2015.
LB J. T. Thomas, became free agent on March 10, 2015. Signed on March 10 by the New York Giants.
RB Jordan Todman, became free agent on March 10, 2015. Signed on March 30 by the Carolina Panthers.

Trades

K Josh Scobee, the Jaguars' all-time leading scorer, was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers on August 31, 2015 for the Steelers' sixth-round selection in the 2016 NFL draft.^[2]

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2015 Jacksonville Jaguars draft
1	3	Dante Fowler	Defensive end	Florida
2	36	T. J. Yeldon	Running back	Alabama
3	67	A. J. Cann	Guard	South Carolina
4	104	James Sample	Safety	Louisville
5	139	Rashad Greene	Wide receiver	Florida State
6	180	Michael Bennett	Defensive tackle	Ohio State
7	220	Neal Sterling	Wide receiver	Monmouth
7	229	Ben Koyack	Tight end	Notre Dame
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Draft trades

The Jaguars traded their fourth-round selection (No. 103 overall) to the New York Jets for the Jets' No. 104, and No. 229 overall draft picks.
Fowler tore his ACL on the first day of mini-camp and missed the entirety of his rookie season.^[3]^[4]

Undrafted rookie free agents

The following is a list of notable rookie free agents signed by the Jaguars after the 2015 NFL draft:

Player	Position	College	Status
Thurston Armbrister	Linebacker	Miami (FL)	Made 53-man roster
Corey Grant	Running back	Auburn	Made 53-man roster
Nick Marshall	Cornerback	Auburn	Made 53-man roster
Chris Reed	Guard	Minnesota State–Mankato	Made practice squad
Todd Thomas	Linebacker	Pittsburgh	Made practice squad

Staff

**2015 Jacksonville Jaguars staff**
	Front office Owner – Shahid Khan President – Mark Lamping General Manager – David Caldwell Special Assistant to the General Manager – John Idzik, Jr Director of Football Administration – Tim Walsh Director of Player Personnel – Chris Polian Assistant Director of Player Personnel – Andy Dengler Director of Pro Personnel – Chris Driggers Director of College Scouting – Kyle O'Brien Assistant Director of College Scouting – Paul Roell Director of Player Development and Youth Football – Marcus Pollard Assistant to the Head Coach and Administrator of Coaching Operations – ElizaBeth Mayers Head coaches Head coach – Gus Bradley Assistant head coach/offensive line – Doug Marrone Assistant to the head coach – Tyler Wolf Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Greg Olson Quarterbacks – Nathaniel Hackett Running backs – Kelly Skipper Wide receivers – Jerry Sullivan Assistant wide receivers/quality control – Tony Sorrentino Tight ends/assistant special teams – Ron Middleton Assistant offensive line – Luke Butkus Senior offensive assistant – Frank Scelfo Offensive coaching associate – Chris O'Hara			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Bob Babich Run game coordinator/defensive line – Todd Wash Linebackers – Robert Saleh Assistant linebackers – Scottie Hazelton Defensive backs – DeWayne Walker Assistant defensive backs – Mike Rutenberg Defensive assistant – Aaron Whitecotton Defensive quality control – Dan Shamash Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Mike Mallory Assistant special teams – Matthew Smiley Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning coordinator – Tom Myslinski Assistant strength and conditioning – Cedric Scott Strength and conditioning associate – Alex Hampton Strength and conditioning associate – Jess Langvardt

Final roster

**2015 Jacksonville Jaguars roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 5 Blake Bortles 7 Chad Henne Running backs (RB) 29 Joe Banyard 34 Jonas Gray 16 Denard Robinson 24 T. J. Yeldon Wide receivers (WR) 13 Rashad Greene 88 Allen Hurns 11 Marqise Lee 15 Allen Robinson 81 Bryan Walters Tight ends (TE) 86 Clay Harbor 85 Nic Jacobs 89 Marcedes Lewis 87 Neal Sterling 80 Julius Thomas		Offensive linemen (OL) 68 Zane Beadles G 70 Luke Bowanko C 60 A. J. Cann G 76 Luke Joeckel T 78 Jermey Parnell T 69 Tyler Shatley G 61 Stefen Wisniewski C 74 Sam Young T Defensive linemen (DL) 93 Tyson Alualu DT 94 Richard Ash DT 96 Michael Bennett DT 90 Andre Branch DE 91 Chris Clemons DE 59 Ryan Davis DE 97 Roy Miller DT 75 Jared Odrick DE 98 Chris Smith DE		Linebackers (LB) 57 Thurston Armbrister OLB 54 Joplo Bartu OLB 51 Paul Posluszny MLB 52 Hayes Pullard OLB 55 Dan Skuta OLB 50 Telvin Smith OLB 58 Jordan Tripp MLB Defensive backs (DB) 38 Sergio Brown FS 22 Aaron Colvin CB 37 Johnathan Cyprien SS 26 Josh Evans FS 27 Dwayne Gratz CB 31 Davon House CB 20 Craig Loston SS 41 Nick Marshall CB 35 Demetrius McCray CB 25 Peyton Thompson SS Special teams 19 Bryan Anger P 2 Jason Myers K 46 Carson Tinker LS				Practice squad 10 Rasheed Bailey WR 73 Kadeem Edwards G 84 Shaq Evans WR 48 Ben Koyack TE 18 Rashad Lawrence WR 53 Sean Porter OLB 64 Chris Reed G 92 Quanterus Smith DE 44 Todd Thomas MLB (IR) 42 Earl Wolff SS Reserve 17 Arrelious Benn WR (IR) 14 Justin Blackmon WR (Susp.) 83 Damian Copeland WR (IR) 56 Dante Fowler DE (IR) 21 Toby Gerhart RB (IR) 33 Corey Grant RB (IR) 95 Abry Jones DT (IR) 65 Brandon Linder G (IR) 99 Sen'Derrick Marks DT (IR) 30 Bernard Pierce RB (IR) 23 James Sample S (IR) 12 Tony Washington WR (IR) 72 Josh Wells T (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 14 reserve, 9 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 14	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 23–21	1–0	EverBank Field	Recap
2	August 22	at New York Giants	L 12–22	1–1	MetLife Stadium	Recap
3	August 28	Detroit Lions	L 17–22	1–2	EverBank Field	Recap
4	September 3	at Washington Redskins	W 17–16	2–2	FedExField	Recap

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 13	Carolina Panthers	L 9–20	0–1	EverBank Field	Recap
2	September 20	Miami Dolphins	W 23–20	1–1	EverBank Field	Recap
3	September 27	at New England Patriots	L 17–51	1–2	Gillette Stadium	Recap
4	October 4	at Indianapolis Colts	L 13–16 (OT)	1–3	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
5	October 11	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 31–38	1–4	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
6	October 18	Houston Texans	L 20–31	1–5	EverBank Field	Recap
7	October 25	Buffalo Bills	W 34–31	2–5	Wembley Stadium (London, England)	Recap
8	Bye
9	November 8	at New York Jets	L 23–28	2–6	MetLife Stadium	Recap
10	November 15	at Baltimore Ravens	W 22–20	3–6	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
11	November 19	Tennessee Titans	W 19–13	4–6	EverBank Field	Recap
12	November 29	San Diego Chargers	L 25–31	4–7	EverBank Field	Recap
13	December 6	at Tennessee Titans	L 39–42	4–8	Nissan Stadium	Recap
14	December 13	Indianapolis Colts	W 51–16	5–8	EverBank Field	Recap
15	December 20	Atlanta Falcons	L 17–23	5–9	EverBank Field	Recap
16	December 27	at New Orleans Saints	L 27–38	5–10	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Recap
17	January 3	at Houston Texans	L 6–30	5–11	NRG Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
# Blue/Red indicates the International Series game in London.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week One: Carolina Panthers at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	3	7	7	3	20
Jaguars	3	6	0	0	9

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Date: September 13
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), 0% chance of rain
Game attendance: 60,733
Referee: Ron Torbert
TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

CAR – Graham Gano 43-yard field goal, 7:49. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 45 yards, 5:47.
JAX – Jason Myers 22-yard field goal, 0:59. Tied 3–3. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 4:26.

Second quarter

CAR – Jerricho Cotchery 7-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 1:52. Panthers 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 5:27.
JAX – Rashad Greene 1-yard pass from Blake Bortles (kick failed, wide right), 0:14. Panthers 10–9. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 1:38.

Third quarter

CAR – Josh Norman 30-yard interception return (Graham Gano kick), 9:01. Panthers 17–9.

Fourth quarter

CAR – Graham Gano 47-yard field goal, 2:41. Panthers 20–9. Drive: 15 plays, 64 yards, 8:07.

Top passers

CAR – Cam Newton – 18/31, 175 yards, TD, INT
JAX – Blake Bortles – 22/40, 183 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

CAR – Jonathan Stewart – 18 rushes, 56 yards
JAX – T. J. Yeldon – 12 rushes, 51 yards

Top receivers

CAR – Jerricho Cotchery – 4 receptions, 45 yards, TD
JAX – Rashad Greene – 7 receptions, 28 yards, TD

Top tacklers

CAR – Thomas Davis – 7 tackles, 1 sack, INT
JAX – Paul Posluszny – 8 tackles, 1 assist, INT

Week 2: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week Two: Miami Dolphins at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	3	10	7	0	20
Jaguars	10	10	0	3	23

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Date: September 20
Game time: 4:05 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C), 0% chance of rain
Game attendance: 65,443
Referee: John Parry
TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

JAX – Allen Robinson 3-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 9:21. Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 5:39.
MIA – Andrew Franks 48-yard field goal, 7:16. Jaguars 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:05.
JAX – Jason Myers 27-yard field goal, 3:20. Jaguars 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:56.

Second quarter

MIA – Andrew Franks 41-yard field goal, 10:08. Jaguars 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 4:36.
JAX – Allen Robinson 46-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 5:03. Jaguars 17–6. Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 5:05.
MIA – Damien Williams 10-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Andrew Franks kick), 1:48. Jaguars 17–13. Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 3:15.
JAX – Jason Myers 58-yard field goal, 0:00. Jaguars 20–13. Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 0:18.

Third quarter

MIA – Jake Stoneburner 5-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Andrew Franks kick), 10:28. Tied 20–20. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:32.

Fourth quarter

JAX – Jason Myers 28-yard field goal, 0:40. Jaguars 23–20. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 1:08.

Top passers

MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 30/44, 359 yards, 2 TD
JAX – Blake Bortles – 18/33, 273 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 3 rushes, 17 yards
JAX – T. J. Yeldon – 25 rushes, 70 yards

Top receivers

MIA – Jarvis Landry – 8 receptions, 110 yards
JAX – Allen Robinson – 6 receptions, 155 yards, 2 TD

Top tacklers

MIA – Jelani Jenkins – 9 tackles, 3 assists
JAX – Telvin Smith – 6 tackles, 3 assists

Week 3: at New England Patriots

Week Three: Jacksonville Jaguars at New England Patriots – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	3	7	7	17
Patriots	10	10	17	14	51

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Date: September 27
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), clear and cool
Game attendance: 66,829
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

NE – Dion Lewis 8-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 11:55. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 1:56.
NE – Stephen Gostkowski 46-yard field goal, 2:56. Patriots 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:23.

Second quarter

JAX – Jason Myers 40-yard field goal, 9:32. Patriots 10–3. Drive: 17 plays, 58 yards, 8:24.
NE – Stephen Gostkowski 20-yard field goal, 3:42. Patriots 13–3. Drive: 14 plays, 78 yards, 5:50.
NE – Danny Amendola 1-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 0:18. Patriots 20–3. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 1:29.

Third quarter

NE – Stephen Gostkowski 46-yard field goal, 10:50. Patriots 23–3. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 4:10.
NE – LeGarrette Blount 1-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 9:04. Patriots 30–3. Drive: 1 plays, 67 yards, 0:47.
JAX – Allen Hurns 59-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 6:15. Patriots 30–10. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:49.
NE – Keshawn Martin 13-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 3:18. Patriots 37–10. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:57.

Fourth quarter

NE – LeGarrette Blount 1-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 14:57. Patriots 44–10. Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 1:59.
NE – LeGarrette Blount 1-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 3:31. Patriots 51–10. Drive: 17 plays, 58 yards, 9:47.
JAX – Clay Harbor 6-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 1:22. Patriots 51–17. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:09.

Top passers

JAX – Blake Bortles – 17/33, 242 yards, 2 TD, INT
NE – Tom Brady – 33/42, 358 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

JAX – T. J. Yeldon – 11 rushes, 33 yards
NE – LeGarrette Blount – 18 rushes, 78 yards, 3 TD

Top receivers

JAX – Allen Hurns – 2 receptions, 70 yards, TD
NE – Rob Gronkowski – 4 receptions, 101 yards

Top tacklers

JAX – Paul Posluszny – 14 tackles, 4 assist
NE – Jamie Collins – 4 tackles, 1 assist, Forced fumble

Week 4: at Indianapolis Colts

Week Four: Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Jaguars	3	10	0	0	0	13
Colts	3	7	0	3	3	16

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Date: October 4
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), partly cloudy — retractable roof open
Game attendance: 65,609
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy and Adam Archuleta
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

IND – Adam Vinatieri 54-yard field goal, 4:59. Colts 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 5:26.
JAX – Jason Myers 20-yard field goal, 2:49. Tied 3–3. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:10.

Second quarter

JAX – Allen Hurns 8-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 11:37. Jaguars 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 2:00.
IND – Coby Fleener 2-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 6:04. Tied 10–10. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 5:33.
JAX – Jason Myers 32-yard field goal, 0:04. Jaguars 13–10. Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 6:00.

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

IND – Adam Vinatieri 32-yard field goal, 12:27. Tied 13–13. Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 4:05.

Overtime

IND – Adam Vinatieri 26-yard field goal, 4:#6. Colts 16–13. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 3:37.

Top passers

JAX – Blake Bortles – 28/50, 298 yards, TD
IND – Matt Hasselbeck – 30/47, 282 yards, TD

Top rushers

JAX – T. J. Yeldon – 22 rushes, 105 yards
IND – Frank Gore – 17 rushes, 53 yards, 1 fumble

Top receivers

JAX – Allen Hurns – 11 receptions, 116 yards, TD
IND – Coby Fleener – 9 receptions, 83 yards, TD

Top tacklers

JAX – Johnathan Cyprien – 11 tackles, 3 assists
IND – D'Qwell Jackson – 10 tackles, 7 assist

Week 5: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Five: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	14	10	7	31
Buccaneers	3	17	11	7	38

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Date: October 11
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C), clear
Game attendance: 58,490
Referee: Jerome Boger
TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

TB – Connor Barth 35-yard field goal, 10:16. Buccaneers 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:44.

Second quarter

JAX – Allen Hurns 12-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 14:20. Jaguars 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 5:10.
TB – Connor Barth 45-yard field goal, 10:39 Jaguars 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:41.
TB – Doug Martin 10-yard pass from Jameis Winston (Connor Barth kick), 7:26. Buccaneers 13–7. Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:33.
TB – Doug Martin 1-yard run (Connor Barth kick), 2:26. Buccaneers 20–7. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 3:26.
JAX – Allen Robinson 13-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 0:36. Buccaneers 20–14. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 1:50.

Third quarter

JAX – Jason Myers 31-yard field goal, 10:03. Buccaneers 20–17. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 4:57.
JAX – T. J. Yeldon 5-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 2:57. Jaguars 24–20. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 3:22.
TB – Connor Barth 47-yard field goal, 0:29. Jaguars 24–23. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:28.
TB – Jacquies Smith 3-yard fumble return (Jameis Winston to Vincent Jackson pass succeeded), 0:15. Buccaneers 31–24.

Fourth quarter

TB – Doug Martin 1-yard run (Connor Barth kick), 8:26. Buccaneers 38–24. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 5:01.
JAX – Allen Robinson 5-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 1:05. Buccaneers 38–31. Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, 1:45.

Top passers

JAX – Blake Bortles – 23/33, 303 yards, 4 TD, INT
TB – Jameis Winston – 13/19, 209 yards, TD

Top rushers

JAX – T. J. Yeldon – 11 rushes, 32 yards
TB – Doug Martin – 24 rushes, 123 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

JAX – Allen Robinson – 7 receptions, 72 yards, 2 TD
TB – Doug Martin – 3 receptions, 35 yards, TD

Top tacklers

JAX – Telvin Smith – 13 tackles, 1 assist
TB – Lavonte David – 8 tackles, 1 assist, 1 sack

Week 6: vs. Houston Texans

Week Six: Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	7	3	0	21	31
Jaguars	0	7	7	6	20

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Date: October 18
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), 0% chance of rain
Game attendance: 58,085
Referee: Brad Allen
TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy and Adam Archuleta
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

HOU – Arian Foster 14-yard pass from Brian Hoyer (Nick Novak kick), 1:36. Texans 7–0. Drive: 16 plays, 99 yards, 8:24.

Second quarter

JAX – Allen Robinson 2-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 9:41. Tied 7–7. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:55.
HOU – Nick Novak 41-yard field goal, 6:38. Texans 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 3:03.

Third quarter

JAX – Julius Thomas 29-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 0:05. Jaguars 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 52 yards, 1:32.

Fourth quarter

HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 9-yard pass from Brian Hoyer (Nick Novak kick), 11:20. Texans 17–14. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 3:45.
HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 26-yard pass from Brian Hoyer (Nick Novak kick), 8:07. Texans 24–14. Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 1:18.
HOU – Andre Hal 31-yard interception return (Nick Novak kick), 7:55. Texans 31–14.
JAX – Allen Hurns 11-yard pass from Blake Bortles (kick failed, wide left), 4:32. Texans 31–20. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 3:23.

Top passers

HOU – Bryan Hoyer – 24/36, 293 yards, 3 TD
JAX – Blake Bortles – 30/53, 331 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

HOU – Arian Foster – 18 rushes, 53 yards
JAX – Blake Bortles – 4 rushes, 37 yards

Top receivers

HOU – DeAndre Hopkins – 10 receptions, 148 yards, 2 TD
JAX – Bryan Walters – 8 receptions, 87 yards

Top tacklers

HOU – Brian Cushing – 9 tackles, 3 assists
JAX – Paul Posluszny – 9 tackles, 1 assist

Week 7: vs. Buffalo Bills

NFL International Series

Week Seven: Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	3	10	0	18	31
Jaguars	0	27	0	7	34

at Wembley Stadium, London, England

Date: October 25
Game time: 1:30 p.m. GMT/9:30 a.m. EDT
Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), sunny intervals
Game attendance: 84,021
Referee: Terry McAulay
TV announcers (Yahoo! Screen, WJAX-TV): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon and Jamie Erdahl
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

BUF – Dan Carpenter 31-yard field goal, 7:26. Bills 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 2:38.

Second quarter

JAX – Allen Robinson 10-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 14:05. Jaguars 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:08.
JAX – Chris Clemons 6-yard fumble return (Jason Myers kick), 12:21.Jaguars 14–3.
JAX – Telvin Smith 26-yard interception return (Jason Myers kick), 12:14. Jaguars 21–3.
JAX – T. J. Yeldon 28-yard run (kick failed, wide right), 8:25. Jaguars 27–3. Drive: 3 plays, 36 yards, 1:30.
BUF – Robert Woods 16-yard pass from EJ Manuel (Dan Carpenter kick), 2:46. Jaguars 27–10. Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 5:39.
BUF – Dan Carpenter 38-yard field goal, 0:08. Jaguars 27–13. Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 1:30.

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

BUF – Dan Carpenter 26-yard field goal, 14:50. Jaguars 27–16. Drive: 14 plays, 91 yards, 5:40.
BUF – Marcus Easley 58-yard pass from EJ Manuel (LeSean McCoy run), 6:33. Jaguars 27–24. Drive: 2 plays, 52 yards, 0:42.
BUF – Corey Graham 44-yard interception return (Dan Carpenter kick), 5:21. Bills 31–27.
JAX – Allen Hurns 31-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 2:16. Jaguars 34–31. Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, 3:05.

Top passers

BUF – EJ Manuel – 24/42, 298 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
JAX – Blake Bortles – 13/29, 182 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

BUF – LeSean McCoy – 18 rushes, 68 yards
JAX – T. J. Yeldon – 20 rushes, 115 yards, TD

Top receivers

BUF – Robert Woods – 9 receptions, 84 yards, TD
JAX – Allen Robinson – 6 receptions, 98 yards, TD

Top tacklers

BUF – Corey Graham – 8 tackles, 1 assist, INT, TD
JAX – Telvin Smith – 8 tackles, 1 assist, INT, TD

Week 9: at New York Jets

Week Nine: Jacksonville Jaguars at New York Jets – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	3	7	3	10	23
Jets	14	0	7	7	28

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Date: November 8
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 78,160
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

JAX – Jason Myers 45-yard field goal, 8:59. Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 29 yards, 5:03.
NYJ – Eric Decker 7-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Ryan Quigley kick), 5:08. Jets 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 3:51.
NYJ – Chris Ivory 1-yard run (Ryan Quigley kick), 0:43. Jets 14–3. Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 2:43.

Second quarter

JAX – Allen Hurns 30-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 0:14. Jets 14–10. Drive: 2 plays, 50 yards, 0:12.

Third quarter

JAX – Jason Myers 39-yard field goal, 4:32. Jets 14–13. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:43.
NYJ – Chris Ivory 1-yard run (Ryan Quigley kick), 2:02. Jets 21–13. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 2:30.

Fourth quarter

JAX – Jason Myers 35-yard field goal, 10:18. Jets 21–16. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 2:55.
NYJ – Brandon Marshall 20-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Ryan Quigley kick), 2:41. Jets 28–16. Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 0:56.
JAX – Bryan Walters 20-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 2:16. Jets 28–23. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 0:25.

Top passers

JAX – Blake Bortles – 24/40, 381 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 21/34, 272 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

JAX – T. J. Yeldon – 14 rushes, 64 yards
NYJ – Chris Ivory – 23 rushes, 26 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

JAX – Allen Hurns – 5 receptions, 122 yards, TD
NYJ – Eric Decker – 6 receptions, 79 yards, TD

Top tacklers

JAX – Johnathan Cyprien – 7 tackles, 6 assists
NYJ – Dion Bailey – 3 tackles, 3 assists, 0.5 sack

Week 10: at Baltimore Ravens

Week Ten: Jacksonville Jaguars at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	3	3	9	22
Ravens	0	14	0	6	20

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Date: November 15
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), partly cloudy
Game attendance: 70,837
Referee: Pete Morelli
TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Solomon Wilcots and Chris Fischer
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

JAX – Allen Hurns 5-yard pass from Blake Bortles, 2:29. (Jason Myers kick), Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:20.

Second quarter

BAL – Crockett Gillmore 10-yard pass from Joe Flacco, 11:32. (Justin Tucker kick), Tied 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 26 yards, 0:45.
JAX – Jason Myers 21-yard field goal, 3:28. Jaguars 10–7. Drive: 15 plays, 77 yards, 8:04.
BAL – Maxx Williams 21-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 1:11. Ravens 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:17.

Third quarter

JAX – Jason Myers 45-yard field goal, 14:27. Ravens 14–13. Drive: 3 plays, 0 yards, 0:24.

Fourth quarter

JAX – Allen Robinson 15-yard pass from Blake Bortles (pass failed), 13:01. Jaguars 19–14. Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 1:00.
BAL – Chris Givens 14-yard pass from Joe Flacco (pass failed), 7:30. Ravens 20–19. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:31.
JAX – Jason Myers 53-yard field goal, 0:00. Jaguars 22–20. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 1:06.

Top passers

JAX – Blake Bortles – 22/45, 188 yards, 2 TD, INT
BAL – Joe Flacco – 34/45, 316 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

JAX – T. J. Yeldon – 18 rushes, 61 yards
BAL – Justin Forsett – 14 rushes, 53 yards

Top receivers

JAX – Allen Hurns – 5 receptions, 62 yards, TD
BAL – Kamar Aiken – 7 receptions, 73 yards

Top tacklers

JAX – Telvin Smith – 5 tackles, 7 assists
BAL – C.J. Mosley – 7 tackles, 1 assist

Week 11: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week Eleven: Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	3	3	7	0	13
Jaguars	0	6	3	10	19

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Date: November 19
Game time: 8:25 p.m. EST
Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 60,121
Referee: Craig Wrolstad
TV announcers (NFLN): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

TEN – Ryan Succop 47-yard field goal, 9:06. Titans 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 5:54.

Second quarter

JAX – Jason Myers 31-yard field goal, 14:50. Tied 3–3. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 5:30.
TEN – Ryan Succop 49-yard field goal, 10:58. Titans 6–3. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 3:52.
JAX – Jason Myers 32-yard field goal, 0:31. Tied 6–6. Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 0:55.

Third quarter

JAX – Jason Myers 20-yard field goal, 8:10. Jaguars 9–6. Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 6:50.
TEN – Marcus Mariota 23-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 5:22. Titans 13–9. Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 2:48.

Fourth quarter

JAX – Julius Thomas 5-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 3:30. Jaguars 16–13. Drive: 1 play, 5 yards, 0:04.
JAX – Jason Myers 36-yard field goal, 2:19. Jaguars 19–13. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:00.

Top passers

TEN – Marcus Mariota – 22/35, 231 yards
JAX – Blake Bortles – 21/30, 242 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

TEN – Antonio Andrews – 15 rushes, 78 yards
JAX – T. J. Yeldon – 14 rushes, 54 yards

Top receivers

TEN – Delanie Walker – 8 receptions, 109 yards
JAX – Allen Robinson – 5 receptions, 113 yards

Top tacklers

TEN – Coty Sensabaugh – 6 tackles
JAX – Telvin Smith – 8 tackles, 1 assist

Week 12: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week Twelve: San Diego Chargers at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	21	3	7	31
Jaguars	6	3	3	13	25

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Date: November 29
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 59,477
Referee: Jerome Boger
TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

JAX – Jason Myers 22-yard field goal, 10:39. Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:21.
JAX – Jason Myers 51-yard field goal, 4:43. Jaguars 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:41.

Second quarter

SD – Dontrelle Inman 2-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 14:21. Chargers 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 1:37.
JAX – Jason Myers 27-yard field goal, 7:04. Jaguars 9–6. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:02.
SD – Antonio Gates 9-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 1:50. Chargers 14–9. Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 5:14.
SD – Antonio Gates 12-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 0:45. Chargers 21–9. Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, 0:16.

Third quarter

JAX – Jason Myers 28-yard field goal, 10:03. Chargers 21–12. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 2:27.
SD – Josh Lambo 28-yard field goal, 1:02. Chargers 24–12. Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 6:30.

Fourth quarter

JAX – Julius Thomas 21-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 10:58. Chargers 24–19. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:04.
SD – Steve Johnson 5-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Josh Lambo kick), 4:45. Chargers 31–19. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 6:13.
JAX – Allen Robinson 8-yard pass from Blake Bortles (kick failed, wide right), 1:21. Chargers 31–25. Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, 0:09.

Top passers

SD – Philip Rivers – 29/43, 300 yards, 4 TD
JAX – Blake Bortles – 30/49, 329 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

SD – Melvin Gordon – 14 rushes, 60 yards
JAX – T. J. Yeldon – 9 rushes, 36 yards

Top receivers

SD – Steve Johnson – 7 receptions, 92 yards, TD
JAX – Julius Thomas – 9 receptions, 116 yards, TD

Top tacklers

SD – Denzel Perryman – 6 tackles, 1 assist
JAX – Paul Posluszny – 11 tackles

Week 13: at Tennessee Titans

Week Thirteen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	12	7	20	39
Titans	7	14	0	21	42

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Date: December 6
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 57,355
Referee: Gene Steratore
TV announcers (CBS): Brian Anderson and Chris Simms
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

TEN – Craig Stevens 10-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 4:15. Titans 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:38.

Second quarter

JAX – Rashad Greene 2-yard pass from Blake Bortles (kick failed, wide right), 14:56. Titans 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:19.
TEN – Delanie Walker 7-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 8:45. Titans 14–6. Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 6:11.
JAX – T. J. Yeldon 1-yard run (pass failed), 1:52. Titans 14–12. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:45.
TEN – Antonio Andrews 1-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 0:02. Titans 21–12. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:50.

Third quarter

JAX – Allen Robinson 1-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 4:52. Titans 21–19. Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 7:33.

Fourth quarter

TEN – Dorial Green-Beckham 47-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 14:49. Titans 28–19. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:03.
JAX – Allen Robinson 8-yard pass from Blake Bortles (kick failed, wide left), 11:52. Titans 28–26. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:57.
JAX – Julius Thomas 9-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 10:09. Jaguars 32–28. Drive: 1 play, 9 yards, 0:04.
TEN – Marcus Mariota 87-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 8:30. Titans 35–32. Drive: 3 plays, 90 yards, 1:39.
TEN – Wesley Woodyard 3-yard fumble return (Ryan Succop kick), 7:46. Titans 42–32.
JAX – Allen Robinson 5-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 6:28. Titans 42–39. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:18.

Top passers

JAX – Blake Bortles – 24/36, 322 yards, 5 TD
TEN – Marcus Mariota – 20/29, 268 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

JAX – T. J. Yeldon – 15 rushes, 57 yards, TD
TEN – Marcus Mariota – 9 rushes, 112 yards, TD

Top receivers

JAX – Allen Robinson – 10 receptions, 153 yards, 3 TD
TEN – Delanie Walker – 8 receptions, 92 yards, TD

Top tacklers

JAX – Michael Griffin – 7 tackles, 2 assists
TEN – Paul Posluszny – 10 tackles, 3 assists

Week 14: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Fourteen: Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	3	10	3	0	16
Jaguars	3	6	21	21	51

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Date: December 13
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), clear
Game attendance: 62,372
Referee: Carl Cheffers
TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy and Adam Archuleta
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

JAX – Jason Myers 46-yard field goal, 11:17. Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 3:43.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 25-yard field goal, 7:47. Tied 3–3. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:30.

Second quarter

IND – Adam Vinatieri 21-yard field goal, 13:47. Colts 6–3. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:22.
IND – Robert Mathis fumble recovery in the end zone (Adam Vinatieri kick), 1:56. Colts 13–3.
JAX – Andre Branch 58-yard fumble return (kick failed, wide right), 1:01. Colts 13–9.

Third quarter

JAX – Allen Hurns 80-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 13:33. Jaguars 16–13. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:12.
JAX – Rashad Greene 73-yard punt return (Jason Myers kick), 11:49. Jaguars 23–13.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 33-yard field goal, 7:38. Jaguars 23–16. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 4:11.
JAX – Allen Robinson 4-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 4:51. Jaguars 30–16. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:47.

Fourth quarter

JAX – Julius Thomas 3-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 12:53. Jaguars 37–16. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:58.
JAX – Denard Robinson 1-yard run (Jason Myers kick), 5:59. Jaguars 44–16. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 5:12.
JAX – Blake Bortles 1-yard run (Jason Myers kick), 1:57. Jaguars 51–16. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 2:07.

Top passers

IND – Matt Hasselbeck – 18/35, 252 yards
JAX – Blake Bortles – 16/30, 250 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

IND – Frank Gore – 16 rushes, 60 yards
JAX – Denard Robinson – 14 rushes, 75 yards, TD

Top receivers

IND – T. Y. Hilton – 4 receptions, 132 yards
JAX – Julius Thomas – 5 receptions, 54 yards, TD

Top tacklers

IND – D'Qwell Jackson – 7 tackles, 1 sack
JAX – Telvin Smith – 8 tackles, 1 assist

Week 15: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week Fifteen: Atlanta Falcons at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	10	0	6	23
Jaguars	0	3	14	0	17

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Date: December 20
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), clear
Game attendance: 64,016
Referee: Bill Vinovich
TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, David Diehl and Kristina Pink
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Game information

First quarter

ATL – Devonta Freeman 5-yard run (Shayne Graham kick), 10:48. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:12.

Second quarter

JAX – Jason Myers 42-yard field goal, 14:05. Falcons 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:23.
ATL – Julio Jones 11-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Shayne Graham kick), 3:47. Falcons 14–3. Drive: 11 play, 81 yards, 5:41.
ATL – Shayne Graham 34-yard field goal, 0:00. Falcons 17–3. Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:02.

Third quarter

JAX – Blake Bortles 1-yard run (Jason Myers kick), 10:40. Falcons 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:20.
JAX – Allen Robinson 10-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 6:15. Tied 17–17. Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 3:30.

Fourth quarter

ATL – Shayne Graham 33-yard field goal, 10:28. Falcons 20–17. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:56.
ATL – Shayne Graham 46-yard field goal, 1:42. Falcons 23–17. Drive: 14 plays, 41 yards, 6:44.

Top passers

ATL – Matt Ryan – 22/35, 246 yards, TD, INT
JAX – Blake Bortles – 23/38, 297 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

ATL – Devonta Freeman – 25 rushes, 56 yards, TD
JAX – Blake Bortles – 6 rushes, 44 yards

Top receivers

ATL – Julio Jones – 9 receptions, 118 yards, TD
JAX – Julius Thomas – 6 receptions, 79 yards

Top tacklers

ATL – Justin Durant – 7 tackles, 1 assist
JAX – Paul Posluszny – 9 tackles, 1 assist, INT

Week 16: at New Orleans Saints

Week Sixteen: Jacksonville Jaguars at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	6	13	8	27
Saints	14	10	7	7	38

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: December 27
Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST/3:05 p.m. CST
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Game attendance: 73,064
Referee: Ron Torbert
TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
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Game information

First quarter

NO – Michael Hoomanawanui 17-yard pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath kick), 10:33. Saints 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:27.
NO – Brandin Cooks 71-yard pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath kick), 0:27. Saints 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 98 yards, 6:20.

Second quarter

NO – Tim Hightower 1-yard run (Kai Forbath kick), 10:37. Saints 21–0. Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 2:42.
NO – Kai Forbath 37-yard field goal, 3:56. Saints 24–0. Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 3:00.
JAX – Marqise Lee 2-yard pass from Blake Bortles (pass failed), 1:23. Saints 24–6. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:33.

Third quarter

JAX – Allen Hurns 6-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Jason Myers kick), 8:51. Saints 24–13. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:09.
NO – Travaris Cadet 44-yard pass from Drew Brees (Kai Forbath kick), 5:29. Saints 31–13. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:22.
JAX – Allen Robinson 90-yard pass from Blake Bortles (pass failed), 4:49. Saints 31–19. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:40.

Fourth quarter

NO – Tim Hightower 5-yard run (Kai Forbath kick), 12:59. Saints 38–19. Drive: 13 plays, 88 yards, 6:50.
JAX – Allen Hurns 20-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Blake Bortles to Clay Harbor pass succeeded), 1:13. Saints 38–27. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 1:34.

Top passers

JAX – Blake Bortles – 27/35, 368 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
NO – Drew Brees – 25/36, 412 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

JAX – Jonas Gray – 5 rushes, 31 yards
NO – Tim Hightower – 27 rushes, 122 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

JAX – Allen Hurns – 8 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD
NO – Brandin Cooks – 5 receptions, 123 yards, TD

Top tacklers

JAX – Johnathan Cyprien – 7 tackles, 2 assists
NO – Brandon Browner – 7 tackles

Week 17: at Houston Texans

Week Seventeen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	3	3	0	6
Texans	3	17	0	10	30

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

Date: January 3, 2016
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 71,899
Referee: Terry McAulay
TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
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Game information

First quarter

HOU – Nick Novak 29-yard field goal, 5:24. Texans 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:30.

Second quarter

HOU – Jonathan Grimes 12-yard pass from Brian Hoyer (Nick Novak kick), 14:14. Texans 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 4:33.
JAX – Justin Myers 43-yard field goal, 10:13. Texans 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 4:01.
HOU – Johnathan Grimes 1-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 5:37. Texans 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 2:17.
HOU – Nick Novak 51-yard field goal, 0:03. Texans 20–3. Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 1:08.

Third quarter

JAX – Justin Myers 34-yard field goal, 0:43. Texans 20–6. Drive: 4 plays, -3 yards, 1:51.

Fourth quarter

HOU – Nick Novak 51-yard field goal, 3:24. Texans 23–6. Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 5:52.
HOU – Kareem Jackson 27-yard interception return (Nick Novak kick), 3:09. Texans 30–6.

Top passers

JAX – Blake Bortles – 17/32, 239 yards, 2 INT
HOU – Brian Hoyer – 25/40, 249 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

JAX – Jonas Gray – 9 rushes, 23 yards
HOU – Alfred Blue – 21 rushes, 102 yards

Top receivers

JAX – Allen Robinson – 5 receptions, 108 yards
HOU – DeAndre Hopkins – 7 receptions, 89 yards

Top tacklers

JAX – Johnathan Cyprien – 6 tackles, 8 assists
HOU – J. J. Watt – 5 tackles, 3 assists, 3 sacks, 1 forced fumble

Standings

Division

AFC South
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽⁴⁾ Houston Texans	9	7	0	.563	5–1	7–5	339	313	W3
Indianapolis Colts	8	8	0	.500	4–2	6–6	333	408	W2
Jacksonville Jaguars	5	11	0	.313	2–4	5–7	376	448	L3
Tennessee Titans	3	13	0	.188	1–5	1–11	299	423	L4

Conference

AFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division Leaders
1^[a]	Denver Broncos	West	12	4	0	.750	4–2	8–4	.500	.479	W2
2^[a]	New England Patriots	East	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	.473	.448	L2
3^[a]	Cincinnati Bengals	North	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	.477	.406	W1
4	Houston Texans	South	9	7	0	.563	5–1	7–5	.496	.410	W3
Wild Cards
5	Kansas City Chiefs	West	11	5	0	.688	5–1	10–2	.496	.432	W10
6^[b]	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	.504	.463	W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7^[b]	New York Jets	East	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	.441	.388	L1
8^[c]	Buffalo Bills	East	8	8	0	.500	4–2	7–5	.508	.438	W2
9^[c]	Indianapolis Colts	South	8	8	0	.500	4–2	6–6	.500	.406	W2
10	Oakland Raiders	West	7	9	0	.438	3–3	7–5	.512	.366	L1
11	Miami Dolphins	East	6	10	0	.375	1–5	4–8	.469	.469	W2
12^[d]	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	5	11	0	.313	2–4	5–7	.473	.375	L3
13^[d]	Baltimore Ravens	North	5	11	0	.313	3–3	4–8	.508	.425	L1
14	San Diego Chargers	West	4	12	0	.250	0–6	3–9	.527	.328	L2
15^[e]	Cleveland Browns	North	3	13	0	.188	1–5	2–10	.531	.271	L3
16^[e]	Tennessee Titans	South	3	13	0	.188	1–5	1–11	.492	.375	L4
Tiebreakers^[f]
^ ^a ^b ^c Denver finished ahead of New England and Cincinnati for the No. 1 seed based on head-to-head sweep. New England finished ahead of Cincinnati for the No. 2 seed based on record vs. common opponents — New England's cumulative record against Buffalo, Denver, Houston and Pittsburgh was 4–1, while Cincinnati's cumulative record against the same four teams was 2–3. ^ ^a ^b Pittsburgh finished ahead of the New York Jets for the No. 6 seed and qualified for the last playoff spot based on record vs. common opponents — Pittsburgh's cumulative record against Cleveland, Indianapolis, New England and Oakland was 4–1, while the Jets' cumulative record against the same four teams was 3–2. ^ ^a ^b Buffalo finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head victory. ^ ^a ^b Jacksonville finished ahead of Baltimore based on head-to-head victory. ^ ^a ^b Cleveland finished ahead of Tennessee based on head-to-head victory. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Oehser, John. "'15 free agency: Thomas, Odrick, Parnell, Skuta, House, Brown finalize deals". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
^ DiRocco, Mike (August 31, 2015). "Jaguars trade kicker Josh Scobee to Steelers". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
^ Payne, Marissa (May 8, 2015). "Jaguars first-round pick Dante Fowler reportedly out for season after injuring knee". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
^ Wilhalme, Matt (May 8, 2015). "Video: Jaguars first-rounder Dante Fowler tears ACL in practice". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 8, 2015.

External links

Official website

[1-3-5] Denver finished ahead of New England and Cincinnati for the No. 1 seed based on head-to-head sweep. New England finished ahead of Cincinnati for the No. 2 seed based
on record vs. common opponents — New England's cumulative record against Buffalo, Denver, Houston and Pittsburgh was 4–1, while Cincinnati's cumulative record against
the same four teams was 2–3.

[6-7-6] Pittsburgh finished ahead of the New York Jets for the No. 6 seed and qualified for the last playoff spot based on record vs. common opponents — Pittsburgh's cumulative
record against Cleveland, Indianapolis, New England and Oakland was 4–1, while the Jets' cumulative record against the same four teams was 3–2.

[8-9-7] Buffalo finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head victory.

[12-13-8] Jacksonville finished ahead of Baltimore based on head-to-head victory.

[15-16-9] Cleveland finished ahead of Tennessee based on head-to-head victory.

[10] When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

[freeagency-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Oehser, John. "'15 free agency: Thomas, Odrick, Parnell, Skuta, House, Brown finalize deals". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2015.

[2] DiRocco, Mike (August 31, 2015). "Jaguars trade kicker Josh Scobee to Steelers". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 23, 2015.

[3] Payne, Marissa (May 8, 2015). "Jaguars first-round pick Dante Fowler reportedly out for season after injuring knee". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 8, 2015.

[4] Wilhalme, Matt (May 8, 2015). "Video: Jaguars first-rounder Dante Fowler tears ACL in practice". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 8, 2015.

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