JAGUARS REGULAR SEASON The Jaguars became the third team in NFL history to win 13-plus games a year after losing 13-plus games, joining the 2025 Patriots and 1999 Colts. The Jaguars clinched the AFC South title by holding off the Houston Texans for two months. The Texans rallied from a 19-point fourth quarter defi cit against the Jaguars Week 10, a moment that turned the season for both teams. The Texans never lost the rest of the season, reeling off nine straight wins to stay on the Jaguars heels in the division race. The Jaguars never lost after that fourth- quarter collapse, winning eight straight to wrap the regular season while staying a game ahead of Houston in the division standings. Coen said that there was truly not an expectation of results when he took the job this past offseason, only the day-to-day process. “You never know going into a season what it’s going to truly look like because every year is so much of its own entity,” Coen said. “You’re only trying to focus so singularly on getting better each week and improving and not trying to live in the results. I think that’s something that we’ve tried to do since we got here was really focus on the process of phase 1, phase 2, phase 3, OTAs, training camp, and just live in those moments. “(That) allows you to now enjoy these kind of moments to where you win 13 games, a lot of records and stuff that are really cool for these guys, both individually and collectively as a team.” The eight-game win streak for the Jaguars is tied for the second-longest in a single season in franchise history. During the streak, the Jaguars have +144-point differential as six wins in the streak came by at least two possessions. The Jaguars are division champions for the fi fth time in franchise history (AFC Central 1998, 1999; AFC South 2017, 2022, 2025). The 13 wins are the second-most in Jaguars history (14 wins, 1999), and the Jaguars set franchise single-season records for points scored (433), touchdowns scored (55), defensive interceptions (22) and rush defense average (85.6 yards per game). Head Coach Liam Coen became the seventh fi rst-time head coach in NFL history with 13 or more wins in a single season, joining George Seifert of the 49ers in 1989 (14 wins), Steve Mariucci of the 49ers in 1997 (13 wins), Jim Caldwell of the Colts in 2009 (14 wins), Jim Harbaugh of the 49ers in 2011 (13 wins), Matt LaFleur of the Packers in 2019 (13 wins) and Kevin O’Connell of the Vikings in 2022 (13 wins). THE MATCHUP This Bills-Jaguars game features two of the best quarterbacks in the AFC in 2025. Bills quarterback Josh Allen is a dual threat, with the second-best competition percentage (69%), 3,668 passing yards with 25 passing touchdowns and 10 interceptions. His 102.1 rating is fourth in the NFL. On the ground, Allen ran for 579 yards, the most of any NFL quarterback, and 14 rushing scores, third- most overall in the NFL. Trevor Lawrence went on a tear during the Jaguars’ eight-game win streak, throwing 19 touchdown passes with fi ve interceptions, while posting a rating over 100 fi ve times. Lawrence also ran for 359 yards with 9 rushing scores for the season. Lawrence is part of a playoff team for the second time in his fi ve-year career. “Obviously it took a lot of focus and grit throughout the season and just taking it one week at a time,” Lawrence said. “We had some ups and some downs, and you look at how we’re playing now, I feel like we’re playing our best ball at the most important time going into the playoffs. It feels awesome. It’s not easy to do.” Allen is 7-6 all-time in the playoffs in six appearances, while Lawrence is 1-1 in his lone appearance in 2022. The Bills have the No. 1 rushing offense in the NFL, led by running back James Cook, the NFL rushing champion with 1,621 rushing yards for the season. The Jaguars have the No. 1 rush defense in the NFL, giving up a franchise- low 85.6 yards per game. It’s a remarkable turnaround for a defense that ranked 31st in the league in total defense and had only 9 takeaways in 2024. This year, 11th in total defense, best in the league
