2023 Jacksonville Jaguars season

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2023 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Owner Shahid Khan
General manager Trent Baalke
Head coach Doug Pederson
Home field EverBank Stadium
Results
Record9–8
Division place2nd AFC South
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers OLB Josh Allen
TE Evan Engram
LS Ross Matiscik
All-Pros LS Ross Matiscik (1st team)
Uniform
Jacksonville Jaguars Uniforms 2021-2023.png

The 2023 season was the Jacksonville Jaguars' 29th season in the National Football League (NFL), their third full season under the leadership of general manager Trent Baalke and their second under head coach Doug Pederson. With a Week 17 win over the Carolina Panthers, they matched their nine-win record from 2022.

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Despite being favorites to win what was perceived as a historically weak division and starting the season with an 8–3 record, Jacksonville suffered a late-season collapse, in part due to starting quarterback Trevor Lawrence playing through an injury sustained in the week 13 loss against the Bengals. The offense also took a hit down the stretch when wide receiver Christian Kirk suffered a season-ending injury early in the game against the Bengals. Jacksonville would go on to lose five of their final six games, losing out on the AFC South division title and playoffs after a loss to the division rival Titans, leaving their overperforming rivals, the Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans, in control of each other's destiny. With the Texans winning their final game against the Colts, Jacksonville ended the season in disappointment.

On June 23, the Jaguars announced the team's home stadium would be renamed EverBank Stadium prior to the start of the season. [1]

In Week 15, the Jaguars faced the Baltimore Ravens at home on Sunday Night Football, this was the Jaguars' first appearance on Sunday Night Football since 2008. [2]

Draft

Draft trades

  1. 1 2 3 4 The Jaguars traded a first-round selection (24th overall) to the New York Giants in exchange for first-, fifth- and seventh-round selections (25th, 160th and 240th). [3]
  2. 1 2 The Jaguars traded a first-round selection (25th overall) to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for first- and fourth-round selections (27th and 130th overall). [4]
  3. 1 2 3 The Jaguars traded a second-round selection (56th overall) to the Chicago Bears in exchange for second- and fifth-round selections (61st and 136th overall). [5]
  4. The Jaguars traded 2022 fifth- and seventh-round selections (157th and 235th overall) to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for a fourth-round selection (121st overall). [6]
  5. 1 2 The Jaguars traded a fourth-round selection (127th overall) to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for a seventh-round selection (227th overall) and a 2024 fourth-round selection. [7]
  6. The Jaguars traded a conditional sixth-round selection and a conditional 2024 fourth-round selection to the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for WR Calvin Ridley. The 2023 pick became a fifth-rounder once Ridley was reinstated on March 6, 2023. [8]
  7. The Jaguars traded RB James Robinson to the New York Jets in exchange for a sixth-round selection (185th overall). [9]
  8. The Jaguars traded CB Josiah Scott to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a sixth-round selection (208th overall) and CB Jameson Houston. [10]
  9. The Jaguars traded WR Laviska Shenault to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for a seventh-round selection (226th overall) and a 2024 sixth-round selection. [11]
  10. The Jaguars traded a seventh-round selection (242nd overall) to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for G Cole Van Lanen. [12]

Staff

2023 Jacksonville Jaguars staff

Front office

  • Owner – Shahid Khan
  • President – Mark Lamping
  • General manager – Trent Baalke
  • Assistant general manager – Ethan Waugh
  • Director of college scouting – Michael Davis
  • Director of player personnel – Regis Eller
  • Director of pro personnel – DeJuan Polk
  • Player personnel coordinator – Drew Hughes
  • Director of roster management – Trip MacCracken
  • Chief football strategy officer – Tony Khan

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Mike Caldwell
  • Senior defensive assistant – Bob Sutton
  • Defensive line – Brentson Buckner
  • Assistant defensive line – Rory Segrest
  • Outside linebackers – Bill Shuey
  • Inside linebackers – Tony Gilbert
  • Passing game coordinator/cornerbacks – Deshea Townsend
  • Safeties – Cody Grimm
  • Defensive quality control – Sean Cullina
  • Defensive quality control – Tee Mitchell
  • Defensive quality control – Patrick Reilly

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – Heath Farwell
  • Assistant special teams coordinator – Luke Thompson

Strength and conditioning

  • Head strength and conditioning coach – Cedric Scott
  • Assistant strength and conditioning coach – Adam Potts
  • Assistant strength and conditioning coach – Brandon Ireland
  • Assistant strength and conditioning coach – Kevin Maxen


Final roster

2023 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

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 7 reserve, 16 practice squad (+2 exempt)

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1August 12at Dallas Cowboys W 28–231–0 AT&T Stadium Recap
2August 19at Detroit Lions W 25–72–0 Ford Field Recap
3August 26 [A] Miami Dolphins W 31–183–0 EverBank Stadium Recap

Regular season

Schedule

During the 2023 season, the Jaguars became the first team to play two games in London in a single season. They played against the Atlanta Falcons at Wembley Stadium in Week 4, and the Buffalo Bills at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in Week 5. [15]

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1 September 10at Indianapolis Colts W 31–211–0 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
2 September 17 Kansas City Chiefs L 9–171–1 EverBank Stadium Recap
3 September 24 Houston Texans L 17–371–2EverBank Stadium Recap
4 October 1 Atlanta Falcons W 23–72–2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wembley Stadium (London) Recap
5 October 8 at Buffalo Bills W 25–203–2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London) Recap
6 October 15 Indianapolis Colts W 37–204–2EverBank Stadium Recap
7 October 19at New Orleans Saints W 31–245–2 Caesars Superdome Recap
8 October 29at Pittsburgh Steelers W 20–106–2 Acrisure Stadium Recap
9 Bye
10 November 12 San Francisco 49ers L 3–346–3EverBank Stadium Recap
11 November 19 Tennessee Titans W 34–147–3EverBank Stadium Recap
12 November 26at Houston Texans W 24–218–3 NRG Stadium Recap
13 December 4 Cincinnati Bengals L 31–34 (OT)8–4EverBank Stadium Recap
14 December 10at Cleveland Browns L 27–318–5 Cleveland Browns Stadium Recap
15 December 17 Baltimore Ravens L 7–238–6EverBank Stadium Recap
16 December 24at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 12–308–7 Raymond James Stadium Recap
17 December 31 Carolina Panthers W 26–09–7EverBank Stadium Recap
18 January 7at Tennessee Titans L 20–289–8 Nissan Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Indianapolis Colts

Week One: Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars7731431
Colts0714021

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Two: Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Chiefs077317
Jaguars06039

at EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 3: vs. Houston Texans

Week Three: Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Texans71071337
Jaguars0010717

at EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 4: vs. Atlanta Falcons

NFL London games

Week Four: Atlanta Falcons at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Falcons00707
Jaguars7100623

at Wembley Stadium, London, England

Game information

Week 5: at Buffalo Bills

NFL London games

Week Five: Jacksonville Jaguars at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars11001425
Bills0701320

at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England

Game information

Week 6: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Six: Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Colts3301420
Jaguars02110637

at EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 7: at New Orleans Saints

Week Seven: Jacksonville Jaguars at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars7107731
Saints3331524

at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information

Week 8: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Eight: Jacksonville Jaguars at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars638320
Steelers037010

at Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: October 29
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Rain, 58 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 67,225
  • Referee: Alan Eck
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 10: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week Ten: San Francisco 49ers at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
49ers10314734
Jaguars03003

at EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 11: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week Eleven: Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Titans007714
Jaguars7614734

at EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 67,175
  • Referee: Brad Rogers
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Amanda Renner
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 12: at Houston Texans

Week Twelve: Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars3108324
Texans077721

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

Week 13: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week Thirteen: Cincinnati Bengals at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234OTTotal
Bengals014710334
Jaguars77143031

at EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 14: at Cleveland Browns

Week Fourteen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars0771327
Browns7771031

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: December 10
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 39 °F (4 °C)
  • Game attendance: 67,431
  • Referee: Ronald Torbert
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 15: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week Fifteen: Baltimore Ravens at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Ravens3701323
Jaguars00707

at EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 16: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Sixteen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars006612
Buccaneers31710030

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: December 24
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 62,547
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 17: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week Seventeen: Carolina Panthers at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Panthers00000
Jaguars3610726

at EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: December 31
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 67,215
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Aditi Kinkhabwala
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 18: at Tennessee Titans

Week Eighteen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Jaguars3100720
Titans7147028

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: January 7, 2024
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 41 °F (5 °C)
  • Game attendance: 63,744
  • Referee: Tra Blake
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Standings

Division

AFC South
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(4) Houston Texans 1070.5884–27–5377353W2
Jacksonville Jaguars 980.5294–26–6377371L1
Indianapolis Colts 980.5293–37–5396415L1
Tennessee Titans 6110.3531–54–8305367W1

Conference

#TeamDivisionWLTPCTDIVCONFSOSSOVSTK
Division leaders
1 Baltimore Ravens North1340.7653–38–4.543.529L1
2 [a] [b] Buffalo Bills East1160.6474–27–5.471.471W5
3 [a] Kansas City Chiefs West1160.6474–29–3.481.428W2
4 Houston Texans South1070.5884–27–5.474.465W2
Wild cards
5 [c] Cleveland Browns North1160.6473–38–4.536.513L1
6 [b] [c] Miami Dolphins East1160.6474–27–5.450.358L2
7 Pittsburgh Steelers North1070.5885–17–5.540.571W3
Did not qualify for the postseason
8 [d] Cincinnati Bengals North980.5291–54–8.574.536W1
9 [d] [e] Jacksonville Jaguars South980.5294–26–6.533.477L1
10 [e] Indianapolis Colts South980.5293–37–5.491.444L1
11 [f] Las Vegas Raiders West890.4714–26–6.488.426W1
12 [f] Denver Broncos West890.4713–35–7.488.485L1
13 New York Jets East7100.4122–44–8.502.454W1
14 Tennessee Titans South6110.3531–54–8.522.422W1
15 Los Angeles Chargers West5120.2941–53–9.529.388L5
16 New England Patriots East4130.2352–44–8.522.529L2
Tiebreakers [g]
  1. 1 2 Buffalo claimed the No. 2 seed over Kansas City based on head-to-head victory.
  2. 1 2 Buffalo finished ahead of Miami in the AFC East based on head-to-head sweep.
  3. 1 2 Cleveland claimed the No. 5 seed over Miami based on conference record.
  4. 1 2 Cincinnati finished ahead of Jacksonville based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Indianapolis (see below).
  5. 1 2 Jacksonville finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head sweep.
  6. 1 2 Las Vegas finished ahead of Denver based on head-to-head sweep.
  7. 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.

Notes

  1. Due to an injury involving Daewood Davis, the game was suspended with around eight minutes to go in the fourth quarter. [14]

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