The Jacksonville Jaguars are on the verge of pulling off the impossible: rallying from a 2-6 start to the year to make the playoffs. If the Jaguars can avoid losing ground on the Tennessee Titans in the next two weeks, they’ll play their division rival for the AFC South title in Week 18.
But that means there isn’t much room for error and stakes are high in a Thursday Night Football contest against the New York Jets.
The Jets have plenty of incentive to show up too with a 7-7 record that has them currently just outside an AFC Wild Card berth. New York was in the driver’s seat not too long ago, but a three-game losing streak has the team scrambling to pull out of its tailspin before it’s too late.
So what do the Jaguars need to do to make it three wins in a row and keep climbing closer to the Titans? Here are three keys to success on Thursday: