The Jacksonville Jaguars are doing something wild: they are practically unbeatable at home right now. But let us be real, Seattle, there is *one* team that showed them what is up at EverBank Stadium. And yeah, it was us, your 2025 Super Bowl Champion Seahawks. These Jags might be 5-2 overall and looking tough, but the only team to beat them in their own house in two whole years, under coach Liam Coen, was our Hawks, lifting that Lombardi right after. That is right, the lone blemish on their home record belongs to the Emerald City.
EverBank’s New Bouncer Crew
Let us not deny it, the Jags are making EverBank Stadium a fortress. They are undefeated at home this season and boast an impressive 10-1 record there under Coen. That is a kind of home-field dominance Jacksonville has not seen in years, maybe even decades. You would have to go back to the 2006-07 seasons under Jack Del Rio to find a time they won more than 10 home games in a two-year span. And honestly, they could top that this season if they grab wins in their final three home games against Tennessee, Pittsburgh, and Washington. They have barely been challenged in their comfy confines this year, either. We are talking a 34-10 smackdown of Cleveland in the opener, a 35-6 routing of New England a couple of weeks later, and then a straight-up demolition of Indianapolis, 42-7, just last Sunday. They have won seven regular-season games in a row at “The Bank,” outscoring opponents by a crazy 271-75 in those outings. Even quarterback Trevor Lawrence knows they cannot get complacent, saying, “This season is very young, and we got to keep getting better.” He is not wrong, but dang, that is a hot streak.
Road Warriors… Or Road Worriers?
Now, here is the kicker for the Jags: while they are kings at home, their schedule is about to get brutal. They play their next three games on the road, starting Thursday night at Baltimore, who sit at 4-4. In fact, seven of their final ten games are away from EverBank. That means keeping that home magic alive, when they get back, is absolutely critical for their playoff chances. This home advantage is a refreshing change for a franchise that finished below .500 at home in 11 of the previous 15 years. And get this: they are doing it all while their stadium is undergoing a massive $1.4 billion renovation that has chopped capacity down to just 42,500 this season. Last year it was a little over 60,000. So they are not playing in front of 80,000 like Dallas or Green Bay, and they do not have the indoor dome noise advantage. Coach Coen attributes it to the team taking “a lot of pride in” understanding and feeling “the limited opps that we do have in this stadium, that we want to take advantage of those opportunities and jump out.” They also played two “home” games in London this season, limiting them to just six regular-season games in Jacksonville.
Deep Dive: Third Downs, Tackles, and Tuten’s Touchdowns
Looking closer at their domination of the Colts, the Jags jumped all over them. They scored touchdowns on three of their first five possessions and rocketed to a 28-0 lead late in the second quarter, thanks in part to backup safety Rayuan Lane’s incredible 92-yard interception return. That was the third-largest halftime lead in franchise history. What is really clicking for them? Their third-down conversions. Against Indy, they converted 6 of 12, pushing their season total to 48.2 percent, which ranks third in the league behind Cincinnati and San Francisco. If that keeps up, it would be the highest conversion rate in the team’s entire 32-year history. On the flip side, they might need some help at nose tackle after losing DaVon Hamilton to a season-ending injury against the Colts. Guys like Jordan Davis and Moro Ojomo from Philadelphia or Grover Stewart from Indianapolis could be options for them. And let us give a shout-out to second-year pro Bhayshul Tuten. This guy is on the rise, running for a career-high 104 yards and a touchdown against Indy, plus snagging two passes for a career-high 55 yards and another score. He even had a sweet 39-yard TD scamper.
The Jags are hitting the road hard with three straight away games, starting Thursday night in Baltimore. They have got seven of their final ten on the road, so keeping that EverBank magic alive, when they get back, is going to be HUGE for their playoff push. Can they keep it up, or will the road expose some cracks? We will be watching, knowing who still holds the *real* bragging rights for beating them at home.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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