“Nobody probably would have thought prior to the season that we would have made it this far,” Jaguars tight end Chris Manhertz said. “Ultimately, we didn’t achieve our goal and win the whole thing, but there’s a lot of things to be proud of, of all the men in this locker room and how we bounced back in the midst of adversity all season.
“This is a special group from top to bottom.”
The Jaguars, after a 2-6 start, trailed the Tennessee Titans by four games with seven games remaining in the regular season before winning their last five regular-season games to win their first AFC South title in five seasons.
They had finished with the NFL’s worst record in back-to-back seasons, with a 31-30 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers in an AFC Divisional Playoff last weekend making them the first NFL team to win a playoff game after having the NFL’s worst record the previous season.
“It’s tough,” wide receiver Jamal Agnew said. “It’s honestly surreal right now because of how much we’ve been through this season. Nobody panicked. There’s something special about this team. The sky’s the limit for this team going forward. We know what it tastes like to get to the divisional round and win a playoff game. The sky’s the limit.”
Said wide receiver Marvin Jones, “Every game was a playoff game at one point, and we capitalized on all of those opportunities. It was a great year and a great step forward for the future of this program. A lot of these young guys now know what winning tastes like and now they are going to want to come back.”
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