Jacksonville had a chance to win on Sunday against Indianapolis despite trailing 17-0 at one point in the first quarter, but the team couldn’t complete the comeback as rookie quarterback Trevor Lawrence fumbled the ball on the final drive. The loss dropped it to 2-7 on the season, and it returns home for a game that looked winnable before this past weekend. Now, not so much.
The San Francisco 49ers are just 4-5, but they’re coming off a dominating 31-10 win over one of the NFL’s best teams in the Los Angeles Rams. It has been a down year for the ‘Niners, but they still find themselves in the hunt in an NFC that isn’t very deep.
San Francisco has a lot to play for (and Jacksonville not so much), but the Jags will look to pull off another upset on Sunday against a team riding high with a lot of momentum. But it won’t be easy, and here are four reasons why the Jags could struggle in this one.