On another steamy afternoon, I can still picture the Super Bowl-bound Seattle Seahawks wilting in the second half of the Jaguars’ 2005 season opener. The Jaguars jumped all over Bill Belichick’s team for their only win against quarterback Tom Brady, a 31-20 victory in which Blake Bortles played lights out with 376 passing yards and four TDs on a 97-degree day. This scenario played out in the New England Patriots’ last visit here in Week 2 of 2018. September in Jacksonville can be most unpleasant for the best of road opponents, especially when the weather is oppressive and the Jaguars have a respectable team. No matter how diverse an offense Falcons coach Arthur Smith thinks he has this year, does anybody see Lawrence losing again in London to an inferior team like what happened last year against the Denver Broncos? That’s hard to envision.Īs for the much-anticipated home opener against the Chiefs, this meeting against the defending Super Bowl champions comes at an ideal time. Furthermore, with the Colts having the ugly distraction over drama surrounding star running back Jonathan Taylor, it’s doubtful ex-Jaguars QB Gardner Minshew will exact revenge on his former employer or seeing Richardson win his NFL debut whether Taylor is in a Colts uniform or not.įacing the Atlanta Falcons and quarterback Desmond Ridder at Wembley Stadium in London (Oct. It’s hard to imagine a Trevor Lawrence-led offense having a bad enough day to lose either of those games. 24), one that may be starting a rookie quarterback in Anthony Richardson and the other most certainly starting a rookie in CJ Stroud. Two of the first four games are against AFC South rivals in the Indianapolis Colts (Sept. Matching the only 4-0 start in history, back in 1998, isn’t out of the realm of possibility, albeit a home matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs on Sept. In 2023, the Jaguars couldn’t possibly ask for a more convenient opening month schedule. More: Gene Frenette: Jaguars' Pederson knows not to go down disparaging Sean Payton rabbit hole More: Gene Frenette: Pac-12 breakup shows lust for money always drives college football gatekeepers More: Gene Frenette: Jaguars receivers should benefit from coach Chad Hall's relentless enthusiasm
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