2016 Jacksonville Jaguars season

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2016 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Owner Shahid Khan
General manager David Caldwell
Head coach Gus Bradley (fired on December 18, 2-12 record)
Doug Marrone (interim, 1-1 record)
Home stadium EverBank Field
Results
Record3–13
Division place4th AFC South
PlayoffsDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers None
All-Pros None
Uniform
Jaguars13 uniforms.png

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.

Contents

Offseason

Notable transactions

Acquisitions

Departures

NFL draft

2016 Jacksonville Jaguars draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
15 Jalen Ramsey  *  Cornerback Florida State
236 Myles Jack   Linebacker UCLA
369 Yannick Ngakoue  *  Defensive end Maryland
4103 Sheldon Day   Defensive tackle Notre Dame
6181 Tyrone Holmes   Linebacker Montana
6201 Brandon Allen   Quarterback Arkansas
7226 Jonathan Woodard   Defensive end Central Arkansas
      Made roster        Pro Football Hall of Fame     *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Draft trades

Staff

2016 Jacksonville Jaguars staff

Front office

Head coaches

  • Head coach – Gus Bradley
  • Interim head coach/assistant head coach/offensive line – Doug Marrone
  • Head coach's associate – Tyler Wolf

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Final roster

2016 Jacksonville Jaguars roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 16 reserve, 9 practice squad

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1August 11at New York Jets L 13–170–1 MetLife Stadium Recap
2August 20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 21–270–2 EverBank Field Recap
3August 28 Cincinnati Bengals W 26–211–2EverBank Field Recap
4September 1at Atlanta Falcons L 15–171–3 Georgia Dome Recap

Regular season

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.

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1September 11 Green Bay Packers L 23–270–1 EverBank Field Recap
2September 18at San Diego Chargers L 14–380–2 Qualcomm Stadium Recap
3September 25 Baltimore Ravens L 17–190–3EverBank Field Recap
4 October 2 Indianapolis Colts W 30–271–3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wembley Stadium (London) Recap
5 Bye
6October 16at Chicago Bears W 17–162–3 Soldier Field Recap
7October 23 Oakland Raiders L 16–332–4EverBank Field Recap
8October 27at Tennessee Titans L 22–362–5 Nissan Stadium Recap
9November 6at Kansas City Chiefs L 14–192–6 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
10November 13 Houston Texans L 21–242–7EverBank Field Recap
11November 20at Detroit Lions L 19–262–8 Ford Field Recap
12November 27at Buffalo Bills L 21–282–9 New Era Field Recap
13December 4 Denver Broncos L 10–202–10EverBank Field Recap
14December 11 Minnesota Vikings L 16–252–11EverBank Field Recap
15December 18at Houston Texans L 20–212–12 NRG Stadium Recap
16December 24 Tennessee Titans W 38–173–12EverBank Field Recap
17January 1at Indianapolis Colts L 20–243–13 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week One: Green Bay Packers at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Packers7143327
Jaguars7103323

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 2: at San Diego Chargers

Week Two: Jacksonville Jaguars at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars0001414
Chargers71414338

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

Week 3: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week Three: Baltimore Ravens at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Ravens763319
Jaguars077317

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: September 25, 2016
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C)
  • Game attendance: 60,127
  • Referee: Gene Steratore
  • TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy, Adam Archuleta, and Chris Fischer
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 4: vs. Indianapolis Colts

NFL International Series

Week Four: Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Colts3302127
Jaguars7106730

at Wembley Stadium, London, England

Game information

Week 6: at Chicago Bears

Week Six: Jacksonville Jaguars at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars0001717
Bears0103316

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information

Week 7: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Seven: Oakland Raiders at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Raiders31731033
Jaguars063716

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: October 23, 2016
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 62,614
  • Referee: Jeff Triplette
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green, and Jamie Erdahl
  • Recap, GameBook
Game information

Week 8: at Tennessee Titans

Week Eight: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars0081422
Titans3246336

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Week 9: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Nine: Jacksonville Jaguars at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars070714
Chiefs736319

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 10: vs. Houston Texans

Week Ten: Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Texans1407324
Jaguars7301121

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 11: at Detroit Lions

Week Eleven: Jacksonville Jaguars at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars3610019
Lions0971026

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

  • Date: November 20, 2016
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 61,486
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 12: at Buffalo Bills

Week Twelve: Jacksonville Jaguars at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars707721
Bills0614828

at New Era Field, Orchard Park, New York

  • Date: November 27, 2016
  • 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

Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Thirteen: Denver Broncos at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Broncos0107320
Jaguars030710

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: December 4, 2016
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 63,075
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 14: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week Fourteen: Minnesota Vikings at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Vikings6331325
Jaguars097016

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 15: at Houston Texans

Week Fifteen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars0137020
Texans0561021

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: December 18, 2016
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 71,803
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein, and Steve Tasker
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 16: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week Sixteen: Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Titans073717
Jaguars10961338

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: December 24, 2016
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 59,621
  • Referee: Pete Morelli
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein, Steve Tasker, and Chris Fischer
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 17: at Indianapolis Colts

Week Seventeen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars1070320
Colts0314724

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Date: January 1, 2017
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 65,160
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Standings

Division

AFC South
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(4) Houston Texans 970.5635–17–5279328L1
Tennessee Titans 970.5632–46–6381378W1
Indianapolis Colts 880.5003–35–7411392W1
Jacksonville Jaguars 3130.1882–42–10318400L1

Conference

#TeamDivisionWLTPCTDIVCONFSOSSOVSTK
Division leaders
1 New England Patriots East1420.8755–111–1.439.424W7
2 [a] Kansas City Chiefs West1240.7506–09–3.508.479W2
3 Pittsburgh Steelers North1150.6885–19–3.494.423W7
4 [b] Houston Texans South970.5635–17–5.502.427L1
Wild Cards
5 [a] Oakland Raiders West1240.7503–39–3.504.443L1
6 Miami Dolphins East1060.6254–27–5.455.341L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 [b] [c] Tennessee Titans South970.5632–46–6.465.458W1
8 [c] Denver Broncos West970.5632–46–6.549.455W1
9 [d] Baltimore Ravens North880.5004–27–5.498.363L2
10 [d] Indianapolis Colts South880.5003–35–7.492.406W1
11 Buffalo Bills East790.4381–54–8.482.339L2
12 Cincinnati Bengals North691.4063–35–7.521.333W1
13 [e] New York Jets East5110.3132–44–8.518.313W1
14 [e] San Diego Chargers West5110.3131–54–8.543.513L5
15 Jacksonville Jaguars South3130.1882–42–10.527.417L1
16 Cleveland Browns North1150.0630–61–11.549.313L1
Tiebreakers [f]
  1. 1 2 Kansas City clinched the AFC West division over Oakland based on head-to-head sweep.
  2. 1 2 Houston clinched the AFC South division title over Tennessee based on record vs. division opponents.
  3. 1 2 Tennessee finished ahead of Denver based on head-to-head victory.
  4. 1 2 Baltimore finished ahead of Indianapolis based on record vs. conference opponents.
  5. 1 2 The New York Jets finished ahead of San Diego based record vs. common opponents — the Jets' cumulative record against Cleveland, Indianapolis,
    Kansas City and Miami was 1–4, while San Diego's cumulative record against the same four teams was 0–5.
  6. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

References

  1. Oehser, John. "Tashaun Gipson: A mutual feeling". Jaguars.com. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  2. Oehser, John. "Chris Ivory: "The place for me"". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  3. Oehser, John. "Malik Jackson: "A true blessing"". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  4. Oehser, John. "P Brad Nortman: Ideal fit". Jaguars.com. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Oehser, John. "Clemons, Beadles released". Jaguars.com. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  6. Oehser, John. "Jaguars release RB Toby Gerhart". Jaguars.com. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  7. "2016 UK International Series schedule announced". NFL.com . November 25, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.