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2020 Jacksonville Jaguars

The 2020 Jacksonville Jaguars went 1–15, finishing 4th in the AFC South, and missed the playoffs. They scored 306 points and allowed 492.

Record
1–15
Home
1–7
Road & neutral
0–8
Points
306–492
AFC South
Place 4 of 4
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 306 points, the third-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 492, the second-most. Their point differential was -186.

Their 1–15 record was the worst in the NFL.

How the season unfolded

The Jaguars started 1–3 and were 1–7 after eight games. They lost their last four games to finish 1–15.

Their longest losing streak was 15 games, from Week 2 to Week 17.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 27–20 over the Indianapolis Colts in Week 1 (September 13, 2020).

Their heaviest loss was 40–14 to the Baltimore Ravens in Week 15 (December 20, 2020).

They scored a season-high 30 points against the Tennessee Titans in Week 2 (September 20, 2020), losing 33–30.

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 1–6.

They played one overtime game and lost it.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 1–5 against the AFC South, splitting with the Colts and getting swept by the Titans and the Texans.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 1–8 in the regular season.

Postseason

They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among AFC playoff teams was 11–5, ten games better than their record.

Before and after

That was five wins fewer than in 2019, when they went 6–10.

Their one win is the franchise’s fewest in any season since 1999.

In 2021, they went 3–14.

2020 schedule and results

2020 Jacksonville Jaguars · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 13, 2020vs Indianapolis ColtsW 27–20
Week 2Sep 20, 2020at Tennessee TitansL 30–33
Week 3Sep 24, 2020vs Miami DolphinsL 13–31
Week 4Oct 4, 2020at Cincinnati BengalsL 25–33
Week 5Oct 11, 2020at Houston TexansL 14–30
Week 6Oct 18, 2020vs Detroit LionsL 16–34
Week 7Oct 25, 2020at Los Angeles ChargersL 29–39
Week 9Nov 8, 2020vs Houston TexansL 25–27
Week 10Nov 15, 2020at Green Bay PackersL 20–24
Week 11Nov 22, 2020vs Pittsburgh SteelersL 3–27
Week 12Nov 29, 2020vs Cleveland BrownsL 25–27
Week 13Dec 6, 2020at Minnesota VikingsL 24–27 (OT)
Week 14Dec 13, 2020vs Tennessee TitansL 10–31
Week 15Dec 20, 2020at Baltimore RavensL 14–40
Week 16Dec 27, 2020vs Chicago BearsL 17–41
Week 17Jan 3, 2021at Indianapolis ColtsL 14–28

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2020 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.