The Jacksonville Jaguars are back from their bye week and there is plenty of work to do. With a 1-6 record, they must climb out of the hole and make a push for the playoffs in the second half of the season and also fight for Doug Marrone’s job. That will be easier said than done with several division leaders remaining on their schedule in addition to various teams who are over .500.
Their road to recovery will begin Sunday against their division rivals in the Houston Texans who are also a one-win team. Of course, it doesn’t give many confidence that their one win came against the Jags, however, these teams know each other so well that Jacksonville hasn’t been counted out.
That said, with both teams having a great deal of history against each other, here are three things to know about Week 9’s AFC South battle: