Monday certainly didn’t go according to plan for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Against a double-digit underdog with an inexperienced backup quarterback in the starting lineup, the Jaguars were supposed to roll against the Cincinnati Bengals. Instead, a suddenly porous defense couldn’t get a stop and injuries piled up for key players, including quarterback Trevor Lawrence.
Prior to his ankle injury, Lawrence was putting together one of his best performances of the year. But it wasn’t enough to erase some uncharacteristically poor showings on the other side of the ball.
At Pro Football Focus, they graded every player in the Jaguars’ 34-31 loss to the Bengals. Here’s who stood out most, including some very surprising standouts on the Jaguars defense: