Jaguars vs Jets: Winners and losers from Week 15

One other one-score sport, one other one-score loss for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Sunday’s 32-25 defeat by the hands of the visiting New York Jets was one more iteration of the Jags shedding a sport that might have swung their method. The truth is, it was the eighth such loss in video games determined by a landing or much less for Jacksonville this season.

Regardless of a record-setting day by potential Professional Bowler Brian Thomas Jr., the Jags couldn’t get out of their very own method and stumbled but once more.

This winners and losers phase is nearly getting too repetitive at this level.

WINNERS

Brian Thomas Jr.

Rookie receiver Brian Thomas Jr. is placing up numbers the NFL has rarely seen. And he has finished so with a damage Trevor Lawrence and now Mac Jones throwing him the ball.

Thomas now owns Jacksonville’s single-season rookie receiving file after a 10-catch, 105-yard day that additionally noticed him rating twice.

The LSU rookie is as much as 64 catches for 956 yards and eight scores this 12 months. Solely 5 receivers within the NFL have extra yards than Thomas and none of them are rookies. He additionally holds the NFL’s second spot for many 40-plus yard catches by a rookie since 2020 with 5, together with a 41-yarder on Sunday.

Regardless of 22 groups passing on Thomas and him not being the primary receiver taken within the draft, it’s nearly unanimous that he’s the very best rookie cross catcher in his class.

If Davante Adams had not had the day he had and the Jags would have received, the entire league would have had eyes on Thomas and his stellar afternoon. However as has been the case with good days by Thomas this 12 months, they don’t seem to be often adopted with wins because of these round him.

On the very least, followers and the entrance workplace alike ought to know the Jags have a celebrity in Thomas. Not a celebrity within the making however a full-blown veteran celebrity in No. 7.

Brenton Unusual

Having Brenton Unusual on this record is nicely… Unusual. It took a season-ending damage to Evan Engram to get Unusual actually within the offensive combine which isn’t good in any respect. Nevertheless, in his begin this weekend, Unusual obtained the job finished. Unusual caught a game-high 11 passes for 73 yards. Each numbers have been clear career-highs for the second-year participant.

There’s actually no drawback in having a succesful backup tight finish and it looks like Unusual could be that participant. It does draw a little bit of ire that it took an enormous damage to the highest man for the offense to see that. Shifting ahead in Engram’s absence, possibly Unusual will likely be a man to choose up the slack and emerge heading into the offseason. Sunday ought to give everybody hope about that.

LOSERS

The Jacksonville Jaguars

There are nearly too many gamers and decisions to rely that contributed to why the Jags misplaced to the woeful Jets on Sunday.

Here’s a quick record:

• Adams went for 198 yards receiving
• The ghost of Aaron Rogers rushed for a team-high 45 yards
• Jacksonville registered only one sack
• Jones threw two picks for the second straight sport, the second of which ended the sport
• Tyson Campbell performed soccer
• Devin Lloyd performed soccer
• Ryan Nielsen coached soccer

Any variety of these causes are methods a crew can lose a sport and EVEN STILL, the Jags gave themselves an opportunity to win. Perhaps that’s the most irritating half.

When you get blown out just like the Jags did towards Buffalo or the Lions, you already know you aren’t nearly as good. You recognize you misplaced to a greater crew and you’ll wipe the slate clear and transfer ahead.

Sunday’s loss is simply one other chapter on this crew’s incapacity to determine itself out. The definition of madness is doing the identical factor over and over and anticipating a unique outcome. The Jacksonville Jaguars needs to be the primary instance beneath that definition in dictionaries in all places. I embrace the Tweet under with tears in my eyes.

Protection

Increasing on the crew as an total loser, the Jags legitimately obtained nothing from their protection. Not one participant seemed the half in any respect which is loopy to say given the Jags allowed simply seven factors earlier than halftime.

Jeremiah Ledbetter was the celebration accountable for the crew’s lone sack, not somebody like Josh Hines-Allen or Travon Walker. That tandem mixed for simply 4 complete tackles and one deal with for loss.

The Jags have one of many worst defenses within the league and for good purpose. They merely can not match up with different groups and their coach will not be placing them ready to even attempt.

One way or the other the Jags nonetheless have three winnable video games left on their schedule towards a number of the league’s worst offenses. Even nonetheless, there isn’t a method to actually belief the protection on this crew.

Mac Jones

Up till his last throw of the sport, Jones was going to finish up as a winner on this record. He’s in no way revolutionizing the quarterback sport within the NFL however he was at the least enjoying decently.

Jones one way or the other threw for extra yards than Rogers (294), accomplished 31 passes on 46 makes an attempt and threw two touchdowns. He took two sacks and tossed two picks however that’s simply a part of it at this level.

Jones even hit the Rizzler celebration (can’t consider I simply typed that) and it nearly made him likable for a second. For a break up second he was only a personal college Blake Bortles clone and issues have been enjoyable.

Then actuality occurred and Jones threw his second choose in a way that offers credence to the thought groups really inform gamers to tank.

We’ve got Jones for 3 extra video games. Who is aware of what these video games will maintain. It’s nearly a assure it would maintain some kind of mind-numbing ridiculousness like this: