Three reasons why we want the Jaguars to make the playoffs
The atmosphere inside TIAA Bank Field for the Jacksonville Jaguars’ home game against the Dallas Cowboys Sunday afternoon was electric.
The upstart Jags had been playing good football heading in, winning three of their previous five games. At 10-3 on the season, Dallas has been a draw on the road through 14 weeks. That was once again the case in Duval with a ton of ‘Boys fans showing up for this surprisingly big mid-December game.
When all was said and done, Jacksonville came out on top in thrilling fashion with a 40-34 overtime win following a pick-six of Dak Prescott in overtime.
Doug Pederson’s squad found itself down 27-10 with less than four minutes remaining in the third quarter. That’s when Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence, in the midst of a tremendous run, did his thing. He led Jacksonville on three consecutive touchdown-scoring drives to take the lead.
While Dallas would end up going up by a field goal with just over three minutes remaining, Lawrence overcame a late-game lost fumble to lead the Jags to a game-tying field goal. The rest was history.
By virtue of this win, Jacksonville finds itself 6-8 on the season and just one game behind the struggling Tennessee Titans in the AFC South with three games remaining. If the Jags win out, they’ll win the division and host a wild card game in the playoffs. Here’s a look at three reasons why we need this to happen.
