2017 Jacksonville Jaguars
The 2017 Jacksonville Jaguars went 10–6, finishing 1st in the AFC South, and lost the conference championship. They scored 417 points and allowed 268.
- Record
- 10–6
- Home
- 5–2
- Road & neutral
- 5–4
- Points
- 417–268
- AFC South
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost conference championship
Where the season ranked
They scored 417 points, the fifth-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 268, the second-fewest. Their point differential was +149.
How the season unfolded
The Jaguars started 2–2 and were 5–3 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 10–6.
Their longest winning streak was four games, from Week 7 to Week 11.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 45–7 over the Houston Texans in Week 15 (December 17, 2017).
Their heaviest loss was 37–16 to the Tennessee Titans in Week 2 (September 17, 2017).
They shut out the Indianapolis Colts (Week 7).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 2–3.
They played two games that went to overtime and went 1–1 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 4–2 against the AFC South, sweeping the Texans and the Colts and getting swept by the Titans.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 1–3 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Wild Card round, they beat the Buffalo Bills 10–3 at home.
In the Divisional round, they beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 45–42 on the road.
In the AFC Championship Game, they lost to the New England Patriots 24–20 on the road.
Before and after
That was a seven-win improvement on 2016, when they went 3–13.
It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2007.
In 2018, they went 5–11 and missed the playoffs.
2017 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 10, 2017 | at Houston Texans | W 29–7 |
| Week 2 | Sep 17, 2017 | vs Tennessee Titans | L 16–37 |
| Week 3 | Sep 24, 2017 | vs Baltimore Ravens | W 44–7 |
| Week 4 | Oct 1, 2017 | at New York Jets | L 20–23 (OT) |
| Week 5 | Oct 8, 2017 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 30–9 |
| Week 6 | Oct 15, 2017 | vs Los Angeles Rams | L 17–27 |
| Week 7 | Oct 22, 2017 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 27–0 |
| Week 9 | Nov 5, 2017 | vs Cincinnati Bengals | W 23–7 |
| Week 10 | Nov 12, 2017 | vs Los Angeles Chargers | W 20–17 (OT) |
| Week 11 | Nov 19, 2017 | at Cleveland Browns | W 19–7 |
| Week 12 | Nov 26, 2017 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 24–27 |
| Week 13 | Dec 3, 2017 | vs Indianapolis Colts | W 30–10 |
| Week 14 | Dec 10, 2017 | vs Seattle Seahawks | W 30–24 |
| Week 15 | Dec 17, 2017 | vs Houston Texans | W 45–7 |
| Week 16 | Dec 24, 2017 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 33–44 |
| Week 17 | Dec 31, 2017 | at Tennessee Titans | L 10–15 |
| Wild Card | Jan 7, 2018 | vs Buffalo Bills | W 10–3 |
| Divisional | Jan 14, 2018 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 45–42 |
| Conference championship | Jan 21, 2018 | at New England Patriots | L 20–24 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2017 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.