One Obvious Mistake: Killing Jaguars – Carswellfamilyfoundation

The Jacksonville Jaguars (2-6) have struggled to get off to a fast start this season and have played from behind in almost every game this season.

In eight games this season, the Jaguars have trailed in the first half of six of those contests, including trailing by 10 points or more in the first quarter of five of those games. It’s very difficult to win in the NFL when you start slow and trail by double digits within the first 15 minutes.

The importance of starting the game with an advantage cannot be underestimated. This gives the Jaguars the ability to play looser on both sides of the ball, control the tempo, manage the clock, and also opens up their offensive strategy to run different plays to mix up opposing defensive schemes.

For the second week in a row, the Jaguars trailed 10-0 in the first quarter. They were able to come back and beat the Patriots in Week 7 in London. They weren’t so lucky last Sunday, losing to the Packers in the final seconds at home.

Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson was asked how pleased he was with his team’s ability to fight back in games when they find themselves behind early in the game. He paid tribute, but also emphasized how harmful it is to be in such situations so often.

“Yes, I am. I’m very pleased with how we’re responding,” Pederson. said. “You don’t want to lose by 10, but two weeks in a row we lost by 10, but we responded. The fact that we did what we did at the end to level the score in football is quite remarkable. with the number of injuries we had late in the game, so that was good and now we just have to somehow carry that over into the first game and then move on from there.”

This week could see a reversal of the Jaguars’ early success as they head north to play the Philadelphia Eagles (5-2). Despite gradual improvement throughout the season, the Eagles have not scored a single first-quarter point all year.

Even though it is a road game, this matchup will be a great chance for the Jaguars to take the lead and be able to control the game, something they have been unable to do all season.

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