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  In their bye week, the Jaguars are in a good position, but it could be better. At 4-2, they have a two-game lead over Houston in a division they should win. A win in their last game over Houston would have placed them in a very comfortable position, but they are in a good spot.   The Jags have worked their way to the tier of the game’s elite. But every team in that category has a few falls along their way. They had a slow start and eventually let a game against Houston slip away from them. They initially looked like the team that flew into London instead of the one that was there for a week.  Jacksonville rolled up 402 yards, but they uncharacteristically allowed 412 yards. Uncharacteristically, though, their defense allowed 114 yards rushing, 42 more yards above than their league-leading 72.2 yards allowed per game. Yes, Houston, their old avenger, was in their craw again.  It was an emotional ride in London with them winning in the last second and losing in ...

  Even though the scenery has changed to London, Jacksonville will face a rival that has caused them plenty of frustration and anxiety over the years. The Jaguars will tangle against the Houston Texans for a morning tea in Wembley Stadium. These are the same 1-4 Texas, who picked up their first win last week against the winless Titans.  They are also the same 1-4 Texans who have been a severe thorn in the 4-1 Jaguars’ paws. Houston has been a true scourge overall, winning 32 of their 48 meetings. Don’t be fooled by their 1-4 record. Houston will be hyped.  Can you say, trap game? This is as perfect an example as any, especially with the Jags coming off their roller-coaster, last-second win over the Eagles week in London’s other stadium in Tottenham.  Yes, the Jags don’t have to look at the Texans twice. They are well aware how they have hunted and trapped the Jags over the years. In other words, they have been the Jaguars’ biggest pain-in-the-you-know-what over the y...

By Jeff Moeller, Jacksonville Sports News Memo to Jaguars’ head coach Liam Coen: Take the points.  Second memo to Coen: Thank God for Cam Little.  Third memo to Coen: Good teams have their share of luck. The football world and most of the rest of the country know what happened in the Jaguars-Eagles' game in London Sunday morning. The dust has settled from across the pond, and reality has surfaced. It also could be a microcosm for the rest of their season. Jacksonville could have lost the game, but they didn’t deserve to lose it. Philadelphia deserved to lose the game, and they did. Instead, they survived a tussle with their share of stars, notably Trevor Lawrecne, Parker Washington, Bhayshul Tuten, and Josh Cameron to name a few.  They walked away from their first of two London weekends with a sense of relief, but also with a stronger sense of fortitude, confidence, and practicality. The undermanned Eagles held more than their own in the fight, and the crowd for a presume...

 By Jeff Moeller, Florida Sports Wire Normally if Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow throws for 414 yards, there’s a very good possibility that his team will win the game, In fact the Bengals accumulated 437 yards of offense. Did the Bengals win? No, in fact, they lost the game in question to the Jaguars, 22-17,  Sunday.  The Jags finally won a game over the Bengals. In the last three meetings, the Bengals won by a winning touchdown with 18 seconds left in the game, a last-second field goal, and an overtime field goal. Sunday’s win was another testament to the Jaguars’ defense that appeared ready to break again in Cincinnati. Rayuan Lane III made a leaping, first-down saving tackle that gave the Jags the win. It was another sign that this defense continues to look like it will be something special. This unit succeeds with a true team effort.  Yet, to the naked eye, their defensive stats can be somewhat deceiving. On paper, the Jags’ defense likely doesn’t look like one that is ...