NFL Power Rankings, Week 12: Eagles fall to Saints in embarrassing fashion
By Dan Parzych
26. Jacksonville Jaguars
When looking at how the last two months have gone for the Jacksonville Jaguars, a win over the Pittsburgh Steelers would have been amazing since they haven’t won a contest since all the way back in Week 4 when facing the New York Jets. Even when they were hanging on to a 16-0 lead late in the third quarter, the Jaguars made it seem like the unthinkable would happen by pulling off the surprise win over the Steelers.
Instead, Jacksonville found a way to let this one slip away, and ended up losing in classic Jacksonville fashion after allowing Pittsburgh to pull off the unbelievable 20-16 comeback win, meaning the Jaguars have officially lost six games in a row. And if Doug Marrone’s season wasn’t already hot enough before, just imagine the amount of questioning the Jaguars as an organization are going to do the rest of the way when it comes to figuring out whether he’s worth keeping around.
It’s hard to believe this Jacksonville team finds themselves in this position after looking like a strong Super Bowl contender early on back in September, as their defense just isn’t nearly as good as they used to be. Not even a favorable matchup in Week 12 against the Buffalo Bills makes it seem like the Jaguars will return to their winning ways since they could very well lose that contest as well, and nobody would be surprised one bit.