The good news is that after besting the Texans in a game that fans should have been paid to watch, the Jacksonville Jaguars are 2-1 to open the season. The bad news for the Jaguars is just about everything else.
To be fair, the Jaguars were improved defensively in Week 3 relative to last week’s meltdown in Cincinnati—the Jags gave up just one touchdown forced three turnovers and held the Texans to just 271 yards of offense. But the offense that new head coach Liam Coen was supposed to unlock was mostly MIA again. Trevor Lawrence completed just 50 percent of his passes and threw another pick. Wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. was mostly a non-factor for the third time in as many games. And Jacksonville managed just 86 yards on the ground.
Could these Jaguars beat an injury-ravaged 49ers team in Santa Clara next week? Maybe. Are they any kind of real factor in the AFC? Not looking like this.