How the Same Play Has Doomed the Jaguars Two Weeks in a Row

Then there was the dagger from the Los Angeles Rams during the Jaguars' 35-7 loss in London. Any miniscule chance the Jaguars had of crawling back into the game evaporated when the Jaguars sold out against the run on 4th-and-1, leaving rookie tight end Terrance Ferguson wide open for a 31-yard touchdown.

If the play felt familiar, that is because it was. According to head coach Liam Coen, it was the exact same play the Seahawks ran seven days earlier.

“Yeah, that was the same exact play [Rams TE Terrance Ferguson’s touchdown] versus a very similar defensive structure. It was fourth-and-one. We're in our essentially 6-1 front, a front that we use a decent amount in goal line, short yardage, low red zone situations that a lot of people are using. Maybe we need to play a little bit more post-safety or something like that in some of those situations to not give up the middle of the field," Coen said.

"We sold out a little bit up front, and they hit us on the same play. So, kudos to Sean [Rams Head Coach Sean McVay] and them, they did a great job of scheming us up, but if we don't jump offsides on the previous play, then we're not in that situation. So, I definitely think that we've got to look at—that's exactly to your point is the things that we're looking at. Okay, we've gotten hit on a similar type play. I don't remember exactly what the D-and-D [down and distance] at Seattle was. I don't recall the exact D-and-D. Yeah, I don't think it was short yardage, but similar play. And so, okay, you're clearly showing something that's there for them to take and when you get into heavier sets, what are we playing?"