The Jacksonville Jaguars and Las Vegas Raiders are two different cases of disappointing this season.
While the Jaguars came in with relatively low expectations after picking No. 1 overall in back-to-back drafts, optimism skyrocketed after a 2-1 start. Then a five-game losing streak brought the team crashed back down to Earth.
For the Raiders, it was a 10-7 season last year followed by the additions of Davante Adams and Chandler Jones that had the team thinking big things were ahead. An 0-3 start to the season and a shutout loss last week against the New Orleans Saints put a damper on those dreams.
If either team plans to make noise in the 2022 season, it has to start Sunday in Jacksonville. For the Jaguars, here are five players who have to make an impact against the Raiders if the team hopes to snap its losing streak.