Two days before the Jacksonville Jaguars hosted the Baltimore Ravens, head coach Doug Pederson told reporters that the team would be fine if it “eliminates some of the BS.” Unfortunately for the Jaguars, there was no shortage of self-inflicted BS in a 23-7 home loss.
Both sides of the ball had its strong moments Sunday night for Jacksonville.
The Jaguars offense finished with 333 yards, a pretty strong day on paper that yielded only one touchdown. Jacksonville’s defense forced a turnover and allowed only two touchdowns, despite the comedy of offensive errors.
Those mistakes included two missed field goals, two Trevor Lawrence fumbles, and horrendous clock management in the final seconds of the first half. Those miscues doomed the Jaguars to a third straight loss.
Here’s how Jacksonville’s costly Week 15 loss went down: