2016 Jacksonville Jaguars season
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2016 Jacksonville Jaguars season | |
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Owner | Shahid Khan |
General manager | David Caldwell |
Head coach | Gus Bradley (weeks 1–15) Doug Marrone (interim, weeks 16–17) |
Home field | EverBank Field |
Results | |
Record | 3–13 |
Division place | 4th AFC South |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | None |
AP All-Pros | None |
Uniform | |
The 2016 season was the Jacksonville Jaguars' 22nd in the National Football League (NFL), and their fourth and final season under head coach Gus Bradley, who was fired after the Week 15 game against the Houston Texans. The Jaguars missed the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.
Roster changes
[edit]Notable transactions
[edit]Acquisitions
[edit]- FS Tashaun Gipson, signed on March 10, 2016.[1]
- RB Chris Ivory, signed on March 10, 2016.[2]
- DT Malik Jackson, signed on March 10, 2016.[3]
- P Brad Nortman, signed on March 10, 2016.[4]
- G Mackenzy Bernadeau, signed on March 11, 2016
- CB Prince Amukamara, signed on March 11, 2016
- OT Kelvin Beachum, signed on March 16, 2016
- QB Chad Henne, re-signed on February 18, 2016
Departures
[edit]- G Zane Beadles (2014–2015), released on March 3, 2016.[5]
- DE Chris Clemons (2014–2015), released on March 3, 2016.[5]
- P Bryan Anger (2012–2015), declared free agent on March 9, 2016.
- DE Andre Branch (2012–2015), declared free agent on March 9, 2016.
- C Stefen Wisniewski (2015), declared free agent on March 9, 2016.
- RB Toby Gerhart (2014–2015), released on March 10, 2016.[6]
- WR Damian Copeland (2014–2015), released on March 31, 2016.
- LB Tyrone Holmes (2016), released on September 7, 2016.
NFL draft
[edit]2016 Jacksonville Jaguars draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 5 | Jalen Ramsey * | Cornerback | Florida State | |
2 | 36 | Myles Jack | Linebacker | UCLA | |
3 | 69 | Yannick Ngakoue * | Defensive end | Maryland | |
4 | 103 | Sheldon Day | Defensive tackle | Notre Dame | |
6 | 181 | Tyrone Holmes | Linebacker | Montana | |
6 | 201 | Brandon Allen | Quarterback | Arkansas | |
7 | 226 | Jonathan Woodard | Defensive end | Central Arkansas | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Draft trades
- The Jaguars acquired an additional sixth-round selection in a trade that sent placekicker Josh Scobee to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- The Jaguars traded their second- and fifth-round selections (38th and 146th) to Baltimore for its second-round selection (36th).
Staff
[edit] Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Final roster
[edit]Schedule
[edit]On November 25, 2015, the NFL announced that the Jaguars would play host to the Indianapolis Colts in the International Series at Wembley Stadium in London, England, in the fourth consecutive home game for the Jaguars in the International Series. The game occurred during Week 4 on Sunday, October 2, and was aired by CBS in the United States. The kickoff time was announced on April 14, with the Jaguars having their bye the following week.[7] The remainder of the Jaguars' 2016 schedule, with exact dates and times, was finalized and announced on April 14.
Preseason
[edit]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 11 | at New York Jets | L 13–17 | 0–1 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
2 | August 20 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 21–27 | 0–2 | EverBank Field | Recap |
3 | August 28 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 26–21 | 1–2 | EverBank Field | Recap |
4 | September 1 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 15–17 | 1–3 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
Regular season
[edit]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | September 11 | Green Bay Packers | L 23–27 | 0–1 | EverBank Field | Recap |
2 | September 18 | at San Diego Chargers | L 14–38 | 0–2 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap |
3 | September 25 | Baltimore Ravens | L 17–19 | 0–3 | EverBank Field | Recap |
4 | October 2 | Indianapolis Colts | W 30–27 | 1–3 | Wembley Stadium (London, England) | Recap |
5 | Bye | |||||
6 | October 16 | at Chicago Bears | W 17–16 | 2–3 | Soldier Field | Recap |
7 | October 23 | Oakland Raiders | L 16–33 | 2–4 | EverBank Field | Recap |
8 | October 27 | at Tennessee Titans | L 22–36 | 2–5 | Nissan Stadium | Recap |
9 | November 6 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 14–19 | 2–6 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
10 | November 13 | Houston Texans | L 21–24 | 2–7 | EverBank Field | Recap |
11 | November 20 | at Detroit Lions | L 19–26 | 2–8 | Ford Field | Recap |
12 | November 27 | at Buffalo Bills | L 21–28 | 2–9 | New Era Field | Recap |
13 | December 4 | Denver Broncos | L 10–20 | 2–10 | EverBank Field | Recap |
14 | December 11 | Minnesota Vikings | L 16–25 | 2–11 | EverBank Field | Recap |
15 | December 18 | at Houston Texans | L 20–21 | 2–12 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
16 | December 24 | Tennessee Titans | W 38–17 | 3–12 | EverBank Field | Recap |
17 | January 1 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 20–24 | 3–13 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
# Blue/Red indicates the International Series game in London.
Game summaries
[edit]Week 1: vs. Green Bay Packers
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
Jaguars | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: September 11
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 63,179
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
- TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 2: at San Diego Chargers
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Chargers | 7 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
- Date: September 18
- Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT/1:25 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 52,165
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
- TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy and Adam Archuleta
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 3: vs. Baltimore Ravens
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ravens | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
Jaguars | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: September 25
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 60,127
- Referee: Gene Steratore
- TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy, Adam Archuleta and Chris Fischer
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 4: vs. Indianapolis Colts
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colts | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 27 |
Jaguars | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
at Wembley Stadium, London, England
- Date: October 2
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. BST/9:30 a.m. EDT
- Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), sunny intervals
- Game attendance: 83,764
- Referee: Walt Anderson
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
- Recap, Game Book
Game information | ||
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Week 6: at Chicago Bears
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
Bears | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Date: October 16
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 61,054
- Referee: Clete Blakeman
- TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
- Recap, Game Book
Game information | ||
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Week 7: vs. Oakland Raiders
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 3 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 33 |
Jaguars | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: October 23
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 62,614
- Referee: Jeff Triplette
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
- Recap, GameBook
Game information | ||
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Week 8: at Tennessee Titans
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
Titans | 3 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 36 |
at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
- Date: October 27
- Game time: 8:25 p.m. EDT/7:25 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 61,619
- Referee: John Hussey
- TV announcers (NFLN): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 9: at Kansas City Chiefs
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Chiefs | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: November 6
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 73,294
- Referee: Gene Steratore
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
- Recap, Game Book
Game information | ||
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Week 10: vs. Houston Texans
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texans | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
Jaguars | 7 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 21 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: November 13
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 62,091
- Referee: Ronald Torbert
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 11: at Detroit Lions
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
Lions | 0 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 26 |
at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
- Date: November 20
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- Game attendance: 61,486
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
- TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 12: at Buffalo Bills
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Bills | 0 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 28 |
at New Era Field, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: November 27
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C), mostly cloudy
- Game attendance: 67,849
- Referee: Tony Corrente
- TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
- Recap, Game Book
Game information | ||
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Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
Jaguars | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: December 4
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 63,075
- Referee: Craig Wrolstad
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 14: vs. Minnesota Vikings
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Vikings | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 25 |
Jaguars | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: December 11
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 62,701
- Referee: John Hussey
- TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 15: at Houston Texans
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Texans | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 |
at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: December 18
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 71,803
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 16: vs. Tennessee Titans
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Titans | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Jaguars | 10 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 38 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: December 24
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 59,621
- Referee: Pete Morelli
- TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein, Steve Tasker and Chris Fischer
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 17: at Indianapolis Colts
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
Colts | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
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Standings
[edit]Division
[edit]AFC South | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(4) Houston Texans | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–1 | 7–5 | 279 | 328 | L1 |
Tennessee Titans | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2–4 | 6–6 | 381 | 378 | W1 |
Indianapolis Colts | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 5–7 | 411 | 392 | W1 |
Jacksonville Jaguars | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 2–4 | 2–10 | 318 | 400 | L1 |
Conference
[edit]# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division leaders | |||||||||||
1 | New England Patriots | East | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 5–1 | 11–1 | .439 | .424 | W7 |
2[a] | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 6–0 | 9–3 | .508 | .479 | W2 |
3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .494 | .423 | W7 |
4[b] | Houston Texans | South | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–1 | 7–5 | .502 | .427 | L1 |
Wild Cards | |||||||||||
5[a] | Oakland Raiders | West | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 3–3 | 9–3 | .504 | .443 | L1 |
6 | Miami Dolphins | East | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .455 | .341 | L1 |
Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
7[b][c] | Tennessee Titans | South | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .465 | .458 | W1 |
8[c] | Denver Broncos | West | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .549 | .455 | W1 |
9[d] | Baltimore Ravens | North | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .498 | .363 | L2 |
10[d] | Indianapolis Colts | South | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .492 | .406 | W1 |
11 | Buffalo Bills | East | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .482 | .339 | L2 |
12 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 6 | 9 | 1 | .406 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .521 | .333 | W1 |
13[e] | New York Jets | East | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .518 | .313 | W1 |
14[e] | San Diego Chargers | West | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .543 | .513 | L5 |
15 | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 2–4 | 2–10 | .527 | .417 | L1 |
16 | Cleveland Browns | North | 1 | 15 | 0 | .063 | 0–6 | 1–11 | .549 | .313 | L1 |
Tiebreakers[f] | |||||||||||
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References
[edit]- ^ Oehser, John. "Tashaun Gipson: A mutual feeling". Jaguars.com. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- ^ Oehser, John. "Chris Ivory: "The place for me"". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ Oehser, John. "Malik Jackson: "A true blessing"". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- ^ Oehser, John. "P Brad Nortman: Ideal fit". Jaguars.com. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- ^ a b Oehser, John. "Clemons, Beadles released". Jaguars.com. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- ^ Oehser, John. "Jaguars release RB Toby Gerhart". Jaguars.com. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- ^ "2016 UK International Series schedule announced". NFL.com. November 25, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.