The good, the bad, and the ugly from the Jaguars’ 24-12 loss to the Falcons

The Jacksonville Jaguars unfortunately acquired their seventh double-digit loss season under owner Shad Khan after falling to the Atlanta Falcons Sunday. It was a game in which the Jags got off to another slow start and had to play from behind, …

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The bad: The Jags’ rush defense

The Jags only allowed 135 rushing yards on the day over 24 attempts, but it feels as though most of those attempts were for a significant gain. Additionally, it wasn’t even Devonta Freeman who led the way on the ground as Brian Hill led the team in rushing yards with seven carries for 66 yards and a whopping 9.4 yard average.

Freeman, on the other hand, had 13 carries for 53 yards, which was good for an average of 4.1 yards.

With Myles Jack on injured reserve alongside Quincy Williams, the Jags had to once again roll out a makeshift unit at linebacker with Austin Calitro and Donald Payne getting to start alongside Leon Jacobs, so most expected yards to come easy for the Falcons. In the trenches, it also hasn’t helped that the team has been without Marcell Dareus, who the team depended on the most to stop the run.