The 2018 season was the Jacksonville Jaguars' 24th in the National Football League (NFL) and their second under head coach Doug Marrone. This was their first season in new uniforms, which were revealed in April 2018. The Jaguars had hopes of matching or improving on their 10–6 campaign from the year prior, but despite a 3–1 start, the Jags fell into a 7 game losing streak and failed to improve on their 10–6 record after a Week 10 loss to the Colts. After they lost to the Tennessee Titans in Week 14, the Jaguars fell to 4–9 and were officially eliminated from postseason contention. They finished 5–11, in last place in the AFC South.[1]
2018 Jacksonville Jaguars season | |
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Owner | Shahid Khan |
General manager | David Caldwell |
Head coach | Doug Marrone |
Home field | TIAA Bank Field |
Results | |
Record | 5–11 |
Division place | 4th AFC South |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | CB Jalen Ramsey DE Calais Campbell |
Uniform | |
Offseason
editNFL draft
editRound | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 29 | Taven Bryan | Defensive tackle | Florida | |
2 | 61 | D. J. Chark | Wide receiver | LSU | |
3 | 93 | Ronnie Harrison | Safety | Alabama | |
4 | 129 | Will Richardson | Offensive tackle | NC State | |
6 | 203 | Tanner Lee | Quarterback | Nebraska | |
7 | 230 | Leon Jacobs | Linebacker | Wisconsin | From Cincinnati |
247 | Logan Cooke | Punter | Mississippi State |
Draft trades
- The Jaguars traded a conditional sixth-round selection to Buffalo in exchange for defensive tackle Marcell Dareus. This pick became a fifth-round selection (166th overall) after Dareus remained on Jacksonville's roster for the remainder of the 2017 season and the Jaguars made the playoffs.
- The Jaguars traded defensive end Chris Smith to the Bengals in exchange for a conditional selection. As Smith was on the Bengals' active roster for at least six games during the 2017 season, Jacksonville acquired Cincinnati's seventh-round selection (230th overall).
Staff
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Final roster
editPreseason
editThe Jaguars' preseason opponents and schedule were announced on April 11. Exact dates and times were finalized on April 19, when the regular season schedule was announced.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 9 | New Orleans Saints | L 20–24 | 0–1 | TIAA Bank Field | Recap |
2 | August 18 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 14–10 | 1–1 | U.S. Bank Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 25 | Atlanta Falcons | W 17–6 | 2–1 | TIAA Bank Field | Recap |
4 | August 30 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 25–10 | 3–1 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap |
Regular season
editSchedule
editOn January 11, 2018, the NFL announced that the Jaguars would play host to the Philadelphia Eagles at Wembley Stadium in London, England, as part of their commitment to the London Games. The game occurred during Week 8 (October 28), and was televised in the United States.[2]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | September 9 | at New York Giants | W 20–15 | 1–0 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
2 | September 16 | New England Patriots | W 31–20 | 2–0 | TIAA Bank Field | Recap |
3 | September 23 | Tennessee Titans | L 6–9 | 2–1 | TIAA Bank Field | Recap |
4 | September 30 | New York Jets | W 31–12 | 3–1 | TIAA Bank Field | Recap |
5 | October 7 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 14–30 | 3–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
6 | October 14 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 7–40 | 3–3 | AT&T Stadium | Recap |
7 | October 21 | Houston Texans | L 7–20 | 3–4 | TIAA Bank Field | Recap |
8 | October 28 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 18–24 | 3–5 | Wembley Stadium (London, England) | Recap |
9 | Bye | |||||
10 | November 11 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 26–29 | 3–6 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Recap |
11 | November 18 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 16–20 | 3–7 | TIAA Bank Field | Recap |
12 | November 25 | at Buffalo Bills | L 21–24 | 3–8 | New Era Field | Recap |
13 | December 2 | Indianapolis Colts | W 6–0 | 4–8 | TIAA Bank Field | Recap |
14 | December 6 | at Tennessee Titans | L 9–30 | 4–9 | Nissan Stadium | Recap |
15 | December 16 | Washington Redskins | L 13–16 | 4–10 | TIAA Bank Field | Recap |
16 | December 23 | at Miami Dolphins | W 17–7 | 5–10 | Hard Rock Stadium | Recap |
17 | December 30 | at Houston Texans | L 3–20 | 5–11 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
editWeek 1: at New York Giants
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
Giants | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: September 9
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), rain
- Game attendance: 77,992
- Referee: Craig Wrolstad
- TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Ronde Barber and Tiki Barber
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 2: vs. New England Patriots
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Patriots | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
Jaguars | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
at TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: September 16
- Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 97 °F (36 °C)
- Game attendance: 68,527
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 3: vs. Tennessee Titans
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Titans | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Jaguars | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
at TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: September 23
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 64,015
- Referee: Shawn Smith
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Adam Archuleta
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 4: vs. New York Jets
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
Jaguars | 3 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 31 |
at TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: September 30
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C), partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 65,353
- Referee: Clay Martin
- TV announcers (Fox): Dan Hellie, Jeff Fisher and Karyn Bryant
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 5: at Kansas City Chiefs
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Chiefs | 7 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: October 7
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 75,289
- Referee: Brad Allen
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 6: at Dallas Cowboys
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Cowboys | 10 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 40 |
at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
- Date: October 14
- Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT/3:25 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 90,767
- Referee: Tony Corrente
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 7: vs. Houston Texans
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texans | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: October 21
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C)
- Game attendance: 66,534
- Referee: Ronald Torbert
- TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon and James Lofton
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 8: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Jaguars | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
at Wembley Stadium, London, England
- Date: October 28
- Game time: 1:30 p.m. GMT/9:30 a.m. EDT
- Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 85,870
- Referee: John Hussey
- TV announcers (NFLN): Rich Eisen, Steve Mariucci, Kurt Warner, Michael Irvin, Melissa Stark and Peter Schrager
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 10: at Indianapolis Colts
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
Colts | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Date: November 11
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 57,473
- Referee: Jerome Boger
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Adam Archuleta
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 11: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Steelers | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
Jaguars | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
at TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: November 18
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), mostly sunny skies
- Game attendance: 67,683
- Referee: Walt Anderson
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 12: at Buffalo Bills
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Bills | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
at New Era Field, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: November 25
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 57,799
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Adam Archuleta
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 13: vs. Indianapolis Colts
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jaguars | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
at TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: December 2
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 67,030
- Referee: Alex Kemp
- TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy and Steve Beuerlein
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 14: at Tennessee Titans
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
Titans | 7 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 30 |
at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
- Date: December 6
- Game time: 8:20 p.m. EST/7:20 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 60,344
- Referee: John Parry
- TV announcers (Fox/NFLN): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and Kristina Pink
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 15: vs. Washington Redskins
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redskins | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
Jaguars | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: December 16
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 67,577
- Referee: Clete Blakeman
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon and Steve Tasker
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 16: at Miami Dolphins
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
Dolphins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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Week 17: at Houston Texans
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Texans | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: December 30
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 71,848
- Referee: Pete Morelli
- TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, James Lofton and Jay Feely
- Recap, Game Book
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Standings
editDivision
editAFC South | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(3) Houston Texans | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 4–2 | 9–3 | 402 | 316 | W1 |
(6) Indianapolis Colts | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–2 | 7–5 | 433 | 344 | W4 |
Tennessee Titans | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 5–7 | 310 | 303 | L1 |
Jacksonville Jaguars | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–5 | 4–8 | 245 | 316 | L1 |
Conference
edit# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division leaders | |||||||||||
1[a] | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 10–2 | .480 | .401 | W1 |
2[b] | New England Patriots | East | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–1 | 8–4 | .482 | .494 | W2 |
3[b] | Houston Texans | South | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .471 | .435 | W1 |
4 | Baltimore Ravens | North | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 8–4 | .496 | .450 | W3 |
Wild Cards | |||||||||||
5[a] | Los Angeles Chargers | West | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .477 | .422 | W1 |
6 | Indianapolis Colts | South | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .465 | .456 | W4 |
Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
7 | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 9 | 6 | 1 | .594 | 4–1–1 | 6–5–1 | .504 | .448 | W1 |
8 | Tennessee Titans | South | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .520 | .465 | L1 |
9 | Cleveland Browns | North | 7 | 8 | 1 | .469 | 3–2–1 | 5–6–1 | .516 | .411 | L1 |
10 | Miami Dolphins | East | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .469 | .446 | L3 |
11[c] | Denver Broncos | West | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .523 | .464 | L4 |
12[c] | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .535 | .448 | L2 |
13[c] | Buffalo Bills | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .523 | .411 | W1 |
14 | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .549 | .463 | L1 |
15[d] | New York Jets | East | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .506 | .438 | L3 |
16[d] | Oakland Raiders | West | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .547 | .406 | L1 |
Tiebreakers[e] | |||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "Jaguars, Another AFC Team Ousted from Playoff Contention After Titans' TNF Win". December 7, 2018.
- ^ "2018 NFL LONDON SCHEDULE KICKS OFF AT NEW TOTTENHAM STADIUM; THREE TEAMS TO MAKE UK DEBUTS". NFL Communications. January 11, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2018.