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Jaguars face biggest test now: Sustaining success

By Hays Carlyon The Jaguars won the strength vs. strength matchup. It didn’t matter. Buffalo showed off its significant playoff experience edge in beating the upstart Jaguars 27-24 in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs Sunday at EverBank Stadium. The Jaguars entered the game with the NFL’s best run defense, allowing 85.6 yards a game. The Bills boasted the league’s best run offense, averaging 159.6 yards a game. The Jaguars outrushed the Bills 154-79 on Sunday. I’m shocked that […]

January 11, 2026

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AFC South champion Jaguars looking Super as playoffs arrive

By Hays Carlyon The Jaguars had the chance to win the AFC South title on Sunday at EverBank Stadium. They took full advantage. After a shaky first few minutes in which the Titans went up 7-0, the Jaguars took control. The result was a 41-7 win. The Jaguars built a 31-7 halftime lead in handing the Titans the most lopsided loss in the rivalry’s history. The Jaguars captured their fifth overall divisional crown and third in the AFC South. Coach […]

January 4, 2026

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Sizzling but sloppy Jags earn character win at Colts

By Hays Carlyon There was a sequence midway through the third quarter that showed why this Jaguars team is different. Why this one is a winner. The Jaguars were facing a third-down-and-10 situation at the Indianapolis 43-yard line, trailing 10-7. Quarterback Trevor Lawrence delivered a 37-yard pass to receiver Parker Washington. Lawrence faced intense pressure up the middle, but displayed his toughness by whipping a beautiful pass. On the next play, he ran for a 6-yard touchdown to give the […]

December 28, 2025

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Remarkable Jags bury Broncos in their house

By Hays Carlyon The Jaguars might go 13-4. They will be favored to go 13-4 now. This is incredible. Coach Liam Coen is a superstar – and wow, does he have a quarterback blossoming into an elite player. Trevor Lawrence was brilliant again, accounting for four touchdowns without a turnover, as the Jaguars went into Mile High and dominated Denver 34-20 on Sunday in the NFL’s best matchup of Week 16. The Broncos (12-3) had won 11 straight games. Had. […]

December 21, 2025

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Bring on the Broncos: Lawrence historically brilliant as Jags romp Jets

By Hays Carlyon We will be talking about this performance for a long time. Take a bow, Trevor Lawrence. You just made NFL history. And, oh yeah, this partnership with coach Liam Coen is starting to flourish in a massive way. The Jaguars quarterback turned in his best regular-season effort of his five-year career as the Jaguars took care of business with a 48-20 home win over the lowly New York Jets on Sunday. The Jaguars (10-4) were a 14-point […]

December 14, 2025

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Jags triumph over Colts to take AFC South lead

By Hays Carlyon Jaguars linebacker Devin Lloyd started the run with an interception. Running back Travis Etienne kept the momentum. Quarterback Trevor Lawrence finished it off. The Jaguars dominated a matchup of first-place teams in the AFC South, beating Indianapolis 36-19 on a rainy Sunday at EverBank Stadium in one of the biggest regular-season games here in the last several years. The Jaguars improved to 9-4 and moved into sole possession of the division lead. They remain the three seed […]

December 7, 2025