The Jacksonville Jaguars are looking for a win against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 4 to move to 3-1 on the season.
Here are some statistics that stand out in the achievement.
That’s how many yards the Jaguars were penalized on Sunday.
It was Jacksonville’s most since Week 7 of the 2019 season… when the Jags beat the Bengals in Cincinnati, 27-17.
Head coach Liam Coen said after the game, “I’ve never been a part of anything like that in my life.”
The Jaguars had 10 penalties for 125 yards, and the Bengals weren’t far behind (11 for 108). And the teams really aren’t too sloppy. Sure, there are some obvious calls, but most flags should have been picked up. Or not called in the first place.
Jacksonville had two touchdowns, an interception, and a long kickoff return negated by penalties. They still find a way to get the job done. While they may not have defeated the “can’t stop good passers” accusations, they’ve quieted the “can’t finish ball games” concerns.
That’s how many rushing yards the Jaguars allowed on Sunday.
This is the fifth lowest in franchise history.
Jacksonville has now gone 21 straight games without allowing a rusher to reach 75 yards on the ground. That’s the fourth-longest streak by a team in the Super Bowl era, according to ESPN.
Bengals starter Chase Brown was helpless — he finished with 10 rushing yards on 9 carries. Joe Burrow and Samaje Perine went for 6 and 7 yards, respectively, on 3 carries. That adds up to 1.5 yards per rush for Cincinnati.
Burrow may have thrown for 428 yards, but he wasn’t that good. The Jaguars held him to 7.9 yards per attempt. He has more interceptions (2) than touchdowns (1). By completely shutting down the run, Jacksonville forced Cincinnati to be one-dimensional on offense. Burrow couldn’t do the job.
That’s the ratio of how often Jarrian Jones was targeted in coverage compared to Travis Hunter on Sunday.
Hunter was targeted 6 times, per PFF. He allowed 3 catches for 20 yards while notching 2 pass breakups.
Jones was targeted EIGHTEEN TIMES, allowing 11 catches for 133 yards. He had 1 pass breakup.
Jones finished with a 59.6 grade in coverage, which looks about right, but probably with a grading curve. The guy is up against some elite receivers in Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. After Chase left the game in the first half with a concussion, Higgins became the focal point of Cincinnati’s offense, and Jones matched up against him for most of the game.
Half of Jones’ coverage targets went to Higgins. He finished with 4 catches for 56 yards against Jones, compared to 7 catches for 101 yards against all other Jaguars defenders.
It’s far from Jones’ best game — but it’s not like he’s been repeatedly burned out. He did just enough to help Jacksonville pull out a road victory against a playoff contender. He didn’t come close to taking the test, but in my book, he passed it.
Hunter had an easier assignment than Jones, but man oh man, he passed this week’s test with flying colors. He had a teach tape PBU, a jumping PBU, a huge tackle, and a dirty interception negated by a penalty. The Heisman Trophy winner earned an 80.8 coverage grade from PFF.
- 9. That’s how many consecutive games the Jaguars have had an interception. It is the longest streak in franchise history and the longest active streak in the NFL.
- 38. Those are some points from the takeaways the Jaguars have had this season. This is the most in the NFL.
- 3. That’s how many redzone takeaways the Jaguars have this season. No other team has more than 1.
- 0. That’s how many first half touchdowns the Jaguars have allowed this season. They are the first team to do so in each of their first four games since the 2022 49ers.
- 95. That’s how many receiving yards Brenton Strange had on Sunday. This is a new career-high for him.
- 25. That’s how long Chris Rodriguez’s rushing touchdown was on Sunday. This is a new career-high for him.
- 100%. That’s how often Travis Hunter was on the field for Jacksonville’s defensive snaps on Sunday. This is a new career-high for him.
- 0%. That’s how often Travis Hunter was on the field for Jacksonville’s offensive snaps on Sunday. This is a new career-low for him.
- 55. That’s how many consecutive games Jakobi Meyers has had a 1st down catch. It is the longest active streak in the NFL.
- 81. That’s how many career games it took Trevor Lawrence to reach 1,700 completions. It was the fastest mark in franchise history.
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