The Jaguars (2-9) hit rock bottom in Week 11's 52-6 loss to the Lions.
Let's dig into five numbers that illustrate how bad the defeat was, which might have significant repercussions in Jacksonville.
The Jaguars allowed seven touchdowns on the Lions' first seven drives. ESPN's Bill Barnwell reported that it was the first time since the 2007 Patriots an offense scored a touchdown on seven consecutive drives to begin a game — a 56-10 win over the Bills.
Running backs David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs scored the first three. Montgomery ran for a one-yard touchdown to give Detroit a 7-3 lead, and Gibbs scored from the Jacksonville 2-yard line on the next possession after bouncing a run to the outside.
Mr. Bobblehead himself #JAXvsDET | CBS pic.twitter.com/NP9cJRLBWK
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) November 17, 2024
Sonic Spin Attack #JAXvsDET | CBS pic.twitter.com/Fvj1HFDZc6
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) November 17, 2024
@peneisewell58 making sure this one finished in the end zone #JAXvsDET | CBS pic.twitter.com/PHU5YocI45
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) November 17, 2024
Quarterback Jared Goff threw four touchdowns, including two to wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown.
Wide receiver Jameson Williams added a 64-yard touchdown, while tight end Brock Wright scored the sixth touchdown to put the Lions up 42-6 in the third.
.@amonra_stbrown's in the end zone for a franchise-record 8⃣th straight game #JAXvsDET | CBS pic.twitter.com/rooJU7AkW7
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) November 17, 2024
Waymo on the loose to start the second half #JAXvsDET | CBS pic.twitter.com/HV5RLzMadK
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) November 17, 2024
Brock on #JAXvsDET | CBS pic.twitter.com/9M4hdMMovV
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) November 17, 2024
Anotha one@JaredGoff16 @amonra_stbrown#JAXvsDET | CBS pic.twitter.com/wZan3Szf4T
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) November 17, 2024
Jacksonville entered as a 14-point underdog, the season's biggest. However, oddsmakers were being generous, as the Jags suffered the worst loss in franchise history.
ESPN's Adam Schefter noted that Jacksonville's 46-point margin of defeat was its largest, two points more than a 44-0 loss to the Lions in December 1995, the organization's inaugural season.
Jacksonville’s 46-point loss today at Detroit was the worst loss in franchise history, surpassing the 44-point loss the Jaguars suffered to the Lions in December 1995.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 17, 2024
The Lions outgained the Jaguars 645-170. The 475-yard difference was the largest since 1979, when the Rams outgained the Seahawks by 482 yards, 475-minus-7. (Yes, really.) Detroit was only 14 yards shy of setting the all-time record, which the Rams set in Week 13 of the 1976 season — a 59-0 win over the Falcons.
Biggest single-game yardage difference:
— Hayden Winks (@HaydenWinks) November 17, 2024
1. 1976 Rams (+488)
2. 1979 Rams (+482)
3. 2024 Lions (+475) vs. Jaguars
That's NFL history.
The Jaguars hired head coach Doug Pederson to a multi-year contract worth a reported $8.5M annually in February 2022. He earned his hefty salary, which ranks just outside the top 10 for highest-paid coach, based on a Super Bowl win seven seasons ago as Eagles head coach and the belief he'd properly develop quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who was selected No. 1 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.
With Sunday's loss, his overall record as a head coach is 62-62-1, and Lawrence has regressed under Pederson's stewardship.
Lawrence missed Sunday's game with a shoulder injury, but that doesn't justify Jacksonville's performance.
Its loss to the Lions is the kind that costs people their jobs. It feels unlikely that Pederson will have his much longer.
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