Never in my life did I think that a video about the Jacksonville Jaguars would ever make me feel, well, anything.
Yet here we are.
The stars have been aligning for weeks now to set up the Jags’ week 18 matchup against the Titans to be a season-defining one. This is for all the marbles. Whoever wins this game wins the division and gets their ticket punched into the playoffs.
This sort of game is normally exciting, anyway, because of the stakes that are attached to it. There’s so much to play for here. You don’t even need a rooting interest to be into it.
But today? A lot of people seem to be Jaguars fans. Mostly because of this.
Tonight, we show the world who we are.#TENvsJAX | #DUUUVAL pic.twitter.com/vukk3ZEYWk
— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) January 7, 2023
DUUUUUVAAAAAAAAL.
This hype video from the Jaguars’ Twitter account has folks ready to run through a wall.
The Jaguars got former offensive lineman and current Jacksonville radio host Leon Searcy to come out and get the people hype. And he did it masterfully here. His words are seared in my head right now.
“In 12 days the script flipped. Ta ta, Titans. We’ll get to them in a second. Happy trails, Cowboys. So long, Jets. We’re holding our heads a little higher these days — even if it is just to keep the hair out of our eyes. So what? Now what? We ain’t done nothing yet. This division can be ours, but one team stands in our way. I. Hate. The Titans.”
WHEW. That is gold, y’all. Pure gold. Incredible stuff there. The internet absolutely loved it — whether they were Titans fans or not.