Feb 8, 2026; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike MacDonald celebrates with the Vince Lombardi trophy on the podium after defeating the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

3 Lessons Jaguars Can Learn From Super Bowl LX

Originally posted on Jacksonville Jaguars on SI
By John Shipley | Last updated Feb 10, 2026 9:00 AM ET

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Jaguars are going back to the drawing board. So are 30 other NFL teams.

Outside of the Seattle Seahawks, who handled the New England Patriots in a 29-13 blowout, the rest of the NFL is left wondering where to go from here. The Seahawks are celebrating, and the Jaguars and other teams will now work toward being able to topple them in 2026.

So, what lessons can the Jaguars learn from Super Bowl LX and use moving forward? We break it down below.

The LOS, the LOS, and the LOS

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This game looked over on the first drive of the game, solely because the Seahawks' defense did what it did all season long: dominate the line of scrimmage. The Seahawks' front seven made it impossible for the Patriots to get anything going, from start to finish, pass to run. No matter what the Patriots tried, the Seahawks' front was there to kick their teeth in.

Anyone who says teams should follow the Seahawks' defensive blueprint as a whole are as naive as they were when teams tried to replicate the Legion of Boom. They won't have the coaching or talent. But the Seahawks' commitment to building the most versatile and deepest defensive line in football won them this Super Bowl. The Jaguars should take the hint considering their own needs up front.

Jaguars Aren't Far Off

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My most reocurring thought during the Super Bowl? This game sure looked a lot like the Week 6 Jaguars-Seahawks game. The Jaguars' got cleaner quarterback play that day than the Patriots had, but the Jaguars' 20-12 loss looked eerily similar. The Seahawks bashed in the Jaguars' offensive line, and the Jaguars' defense played tough but could not prevent a few key explosives.

All in all, it felt like the Jaguars played the Seahawks better than New England did. The Seahawks won by eight points, but Cam Little also missed a field goal and an extra point. Two kicks made and the Jaguars would have had the Seahawks in a one-score game with a real chance to win. The Seahawks were better than the Jaguars in 2025, but the Jaguars aren't all that far away from the champs.

AFC Questions Entering 2026

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The AFC certainly didn't have a strong playoff showing in 2025. Missing the likes of Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson certainly played a role, but the AFC was simply the weaker conference in 2025. Even the teams with the two best records, the Patriots and the Denver Broncos, were deeply flawed teams. There is a reason it felt like the Jaguars had a real chance to run the table if they got past the Buffalo Bills.

Entering 2026, the Jaguars have as good of an argument as any team to be AFC favorites. They have defeated the Broncos and Texans. The Ravens and Bills are going through plenty of change, and the Chiefs are coming off the worst year of the Reid-Mahomes era. And after that performance, good luck making an argument for New England.

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