2021 Jacksonville Jaguars season
27th season in franchise history
The 2021 season was the Jacksonville Jaguars' 27th season in the National Football League and their only season under head coach Urban Meyer.
| 2021 Jacksonville Jaguars season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Shahid Khan |
| Head coach | Urban Meyer (fired Dec. 16; 2–11 record) Darrell Bevell (interim, Weeks 15–18; 1–3 record) |
| General manager | Trent Baalke |
| Home field | TIAA Bank Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 3–14 |
| Division place | 4th AFC South |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Uniform | |
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Draft
change| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Trevor Lawrence | QB | Clemson | |
| 25 | Travis Etienne | RB | from Los Angeles Rams | ||
| 2 | 33 | Tyson Campbell | CB | Georgia | |
| 45 | Walker Little | OT | Stanford | from Minnesota | |
| 3 | 65 | Andre Cisco | S | Syracuse | |
| 4 | 106 | Jay Tufele | DT | USC | |
| 121 | Jordan Smith | DE | UAB | from Los Angeles Rams | |
| 5 | 145 | Luke Farrell | TE | Ohio State | |
| 6 | 209 | Jalen Camp | WR | Georgia Tech | from Los Angeles Rams |
Schedule
change| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 12 | at Houston Texans | L 21–37 | 0–1 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | September 19 | Denver Broncos | L 13–23 | 0–2 | TIAA Bank Field | Recap |
| 3 | September 26 | Arizona Cardinals | L 19–31 | 0–3 | TIAA Bank Field | Recap |
| 4 | September 30 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 21–24 | 0–4 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | October 10 | Tennessee Titans | L 19–37 | 0–5 | TIAA Bank Field | Recap |
| 6 | October 17 | Miami Dolphins | W 23–20 | 1–5 |  Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London)
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| 7 | Bye | |||||
| 8 | October 31 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 7–31 | 1–6 | Lumen Field | Recap |
| 9 | November 7 | Buffalo Bills | W 9–6 | 2–6 | TIAA Bank Field | Recap |
| 10 | November 14 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 17–23 | 2–7 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Recap |
| 11 | November 21 | San Francisco 49ers | L 10–30 | 2–8 | TIAA Bank Field | Recap |
| 12 | November 28 | Atlanta Falcons | L 14–21 | 2–9 | TIAA Bank Field | Recap |
| 13 | December 5 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 7–37 | 2–10 | SoFi Stadium | Recap |
| 14 | December 12 | at Tennessee Titans | L 0–20 | 2–11 | Nissan Stadium | Recap |
| 15 | December 19 | Houston Texans | L 16–30 | 2–12 | TIAA Bank Field | Recap |
| 16 | December 26 | at New York Jets | L 21–26 | 2–13 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
| 17 | January 2 | at New England Patriots | L 10–50 | 2–14 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
| 18 | January 9 | Indianapolis Colts | W 26–11 | 3–14 | TIAA Bank Field | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
changeDivision
change| AFC South | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| (1) Tennessee Titans | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 5–1 | 8–4 | 419 | 354 | W3 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 3–3 | 7–5 | 451 | 365 | L2 |
| Houston Texans | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 3–3 | 4–8 | 280 | 452 | L2 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 | 1–5 | 3–9 | 253 | 457 | W1 |
Conference
change| # | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division winners | |||||||||||
| 1[a] | Tennessee Titans | South | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 5–1 | 8–4 | .472 | .480 | W3 |
| 2[a] | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 5–1 | 7–5 | .538 | .517 | W1 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bills | East | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | 5–1 | 7–5 | .472 | .428 | W4 |
| 4 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .472 | .462 | L1 |
| Wild cards | |||||||||||
| 5[b] | Las Vegas Raiders | West | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 3–3 | 8–4 | .510 | .515 | W4 |
| 6[b] | New England Patriots | East | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 3–3 | 8–4 | .481 | .394 | L1 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .521 | .490 | W2 |
| Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
| 8[c] | Indianapolis Colts | South | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .495 | .431 | L2 |
| 9[c][d] | Miami Dolphins | East | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .464 | .379 | W1 |
| 10[c][d] | Los Angeles Chargers | West | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .510 | .500 | L1 |
| 11[e] | Cleveland Browns | North | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .514 | .415 | W1 |
| 12[e] | Baltimore Ravens | North | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | 1–5 | 5–7 | .531 | .460 | L6 |
| 13 | Denver Broncos | West | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .484 | .357 | L4 |
| 14[f] | New York Jets | East | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 0–6 | 4–8 | .512 | .426 | L2 |
| 15[f] | Houston Texans | South | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 3–3 | 4–8 | .498 | .397 | L2 |
| 16 | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .512 | .569 | W1 |
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