No one can run the ball on the Jaguars. Seriously, through their first five games this season, the most rushing yards any single player has gained against them is a meager 39 yards, coming from Broncos running back Jonah Coleman. That is not a typo. This jaw-dropping stat makes the Jaguars the first team since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to not allow an opposing player to rush for 40 or more yards in the first five games of a season. You have to go all the way back to the 1969 Cowboys to find a team that pulled off a similar feat. That’s a half-century of football history just reset.
A Historic Wall In The Trenches
This isn’t just a fluke, either. This Jaguars squad has been building an absolute wall for a while now. They’ve gone a ridiculous 23 consecutive games, including last year’s playoff game, without allowing any rusher to hit 75 yards. Think about that for a second. We’re talking about sustained dominance. Opposing running backs this season have tried to crack their code, stacking up 83 carries, but only managing a measly 210 yards in total. That breaks down to an average of just 2.5 yards per carry. In a league designed for offensive explosions, that’s practically shutting down the ground game entirely. It’s by far the best defense against running backs in the NFL right now, and it’s not even close.
Texans Up Next For The Record-Breakers
This Sunday, the Jaguars head to London to face the Texans. If you are looking for a team that might challenge this historic run defense, the Texans probably are not it. They currently rank 31st in the league with only 395 rushing yards this season. It feels like they are walking into a buzzsaw. Can the Jaguars extend this mind-blowing streak and continue to carve their name into the NFL record books? Every carry will be watched, every yard fought for, as they look to keep that “40-yard rusher allowed” counter firmly at zero.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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