The Jacksonville Jaguars entered their bye week with a lot of optimism as they were just a game below .500, on the verge of getting veteran Nick Foles back and the rest of the team was getting healthy, too. As a result, FiveThirtyEight had them down with nearly a 20% chance to make the playoffs, but what a difference two weeks makes.
Since, the Jags haven’t handled their business, and despite having Foles, they’ve been outscored 75-33 within the past two weeks. Of course, the defense hasn’t helped much either, allowing 483 total rushing yards. It also didn’t help that they suffered two division losses in the process, too, and they’ve now found themselves with a 1% chance in the latest projections by FiveThirtyEight.
With such slim playoff chances, the Jags need to more so focus on looking respectable on a week-to-week basis. They certainly have the schedule to achieve that feat as they have just two remaining opponents with records of .500 or better in the Indianapolis Colts and Oakland Raiders. Their other opponents in the Tampa Bay Bucs, Atlanta Falcons, and Los Angeles Chargers aren’t even at the .500 mark at the moment. Then again, at the rate the Jags are playing, those are even 50/50 crapshoots, so they could find themselves with the same record as last year (5-11) or slightly better.
