Jaguars PFF grades: Best and worst performers vs. Buccaneers

There’s plenty of blame to go around for the Jaguars’ nightmare before Christmas.

It was a nightmare before Christmas for the Jacksonville Jaguars in their Week 16 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

A mistake-prone offense continued its tendency to give the ball away and a suddenly porous Jaguars defense allowed the Buccaneers to score on their first six drives. It was 30-0 before Jacksonville finally scored its first points.

There’s plenty of blame to go around for the embarrassing performance. Trevor Lawrence made poor decisions that led to turnovers, the offensive line did little to protect him or clear running room, the defense couldn’t get off the field on third down, and Doug Pederson continues to trot out a flat, ill-prepared football team.

Here’s who Pro Football Focus thought played well for the Jaguars, despite the final score, and who struggled most on Sunday: