Bucs vs. Jaguars Game Day Newsletter 7 Dec 1 Bucs_Layout_Digital | Page 14

FINISHING STRONG
Jaguars open December and stretch run with Tampa Bay Buccaneers
By: J.P. Shadrick
JACKSONVILLE – It has been a rough stretch. they basically need to win out and have a lot of help.
A little home cooking after Thanksgiving would not hurt. The problem though lies in the losing results, yes, but
also in the way they have come. Three losses, each by
20-plus points. It is the fi rst time in franchise history
that the Jaguars have lost three consecutive games in
the regular season by 20 or more.
The last time the Jaguars played at TIAA Bank Field on
October 27, they defeated the New York Jets 29-15 to
improve to 4-4 and felt good about the upcoming month
of November.
With three division games ahead away from
Jacksonville, the Jaguars had an opportunity to take
control of the AFC South and create a clear path to the
postseason with a couple winning results out of the
three games.
Since then, the Jaguars have had no winning results,
and have fallen to the back of pack in the AFC South.
They are mathematically alive for the postseason, but
Performances such as that this time of year turn
conversations to change, but Head Coach Doug Marrone
is focused on turning things around for the Jaguars in
the fi nal month of the season.
“I don’t worry about it,” Marrone said after last week’s
loss to the Titans.
“It is what it is, and if you don’t win you will always have
a chance to get fi red, and if you win, still have a chance