#20 | 12/3/01 vs. Green Bay Packers / 28-21: The Jaguars and Packers clashed on Monday Night Football in only the second meeting between the two teams. The Jaguars held a 21-7 lead about four minutes into the 3rd quarter. But the legendary QB Brett Favre showed why he is the undisputed King of Monday Night Football. He led the Packers to 21 unanswered points, including a 6-yard touchdown run with 1:30 left in the game to defeat the Jaguars 28-21.

#19 | 12/2/07 vs. Indianapolis Colts / 28-25: The Colts had a 21-7 lead at halftime and seemed to be on their way to an easy victory. But the Jaguars battled back to make the score 21-17 shortly into the 4th quarter. The Colts managed to get a fourth passing touchdown from QB Peyton Manning to go up 28-17 with 8:30 to go in the game. QB David Garrard put the Jaguars on his shoulders and began orchestrating a thrilling comeback. But he threw his first interception of the season that killed one important 4th quarter drive. The Jaguars did manage to get one more touchdown and a two-point conversion to pull to within 28-25. But the defense allowed the Colts to convert a 3rd-and-1 for a first down late in the game, and Manning simply kneeled during the last two plays to seal the victory. The win gave the Colts a commanding lead in the AFC South, eventually winning the division.

#18 | 12/20/98 vs. Minnesota Vikings / 50-10: Jaguars starting QB Mark Brunell did not start the game due to injury, and backup QB Jonathan Quinn was thrust into the spotlight. Too bad he only threw for 88 yards on this day. The game was fairly close at halftime as the Vikings were only up 12-3. But then all hell broke loose as the Vikings scored 38 unanswered points on their way to a 50-10 shellacking of the Jaguars. The 50 points put up by the Vikings is the most the Jaguars have ever given up in one game.

#17 | 9/9/07 vs. Tennessee Titans / 13-10: The Jaguars opened the 2007 campaign with some degree of uncertainty against their biggest division rival: the Tennessee Titans. Just nine days before the start of the 2007 season, head coach Jack Del Rio made the bold decision to release QB Byron Leftwich and promote backup QB David Garrard as the starter. Jacksonville had lost the last three games of the 2006 season, and Garrard’s poor play was a key component to the Jaguars missing the playoffs. But Garrard was not the issue during the 2007 Week 1 matchup with the Titans: it was the run defense. Tennessee blistered the Jaguars for 282 yards on the ground, the worst performance ever allowed by a Jacksonville defense. The Jaguars only managed 72 yards rushing on offense. The Titans took a page out of the Jaguars’ playbook by running the ball well and stopping the run en route to a 13-10 win.

#16 | 11/23/03 vs. New York Jets / 13-10: It was dubbed “The Battle of Marshall Quarterbacks” as former Thundering Herd quarterbacks Byron Leftwich and Chad Pennington squared off against each other. The game was a huge snoozer through three quarters as each team managed only three points. The 4th quarter was a different story. After the Jets took a 6-3 lead from K Doug Brien’s 35-yard field goal with 12:49 left in the game, Leftwich and the Jaguars orchestrated a drive that lasted almost eight minutes. RB Chris Fuamatu-Ma’afala rumbled into the end zone for a 1-yard touchdown score to give the Jaguars a 10-6 lead. After two drives died quickly for both teams, the Jets took over on their own 6-yard line with 3:00 left in the game. Pennington threw on twelve straight pass plays as he moved the Jets down the field, eventually finding WR Santana Moss for a 3-yard touchdown score with :33 left in the game. The Jaguars’ ensuing drive stalled inside their own territory, and the Jets won an ugly game 13-10.

#15 | 12/1/02 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers / 25-23: The Jaguars were trailing 22-10 with about 12 minutes left in the game, but they clawed their way back to within 5 points when QB Mark Brunell found TE Kyle Brady on a 42-yard touchdown pass. Pittsburgh would tack on another field goal with about 4:30 left in the game to go up 25-17. Brunell marched the Jaguars down the field, eventually hooking up with WR Jimmy Smith for a 7-yard touchdown pass with 1:19 left in the game. But the ensuing two-point conversion failed, and Pittsburgh held on to edge Jacksonville 25-23.

#14 | 10/1/06 vs. Washington Redskins / 36-30: The Jaguars were coming off a tough road loss the week before to Indianapolis, and they were off to Washington to face their former field general: QB Mark Brunell. The thrilling game went back and forth as each team traded barbs well into the 4th quarter. With :06 left in the game, K Josh Scobee booted a 41-yard field goal to tie the game 30-30 and send it into overtime. The Jacksonville joy would be short-lived just 1:49 into the overtime period, as Brunell hit WR Santana Moss for a 68-yard touchdown pass. Washington outlasted Jacksonville 36-30, and it gave Brunell some minor satisfaction against the team that gave up on him just three years before.

#13 | 12/17/95 vs. Detroit Lions / 44-0: The Jaguars’ inaugural season was not a successful one in terms of wins. By the time Week 16 rolled around, the Jaguars were long since eliminated from the playoff hunt. However, nobody saw the thrashing that was coming courtesy of the Detroit Lions. Led by QB Scott Mitchell and RB Barry Sanders, they contributed four of the five Lions’ touchdowns in the lopsided 44-0 win over Jacksonville. It was the first time the Jaguars were shut out, and it remains the biggest margin of defeat in Jacksonville history.

#12 | 11/26/06 vs. Buffalo Bills / 27-24: The Jaguars were trailing the Buffalo Bills 24-17 with less than three minutes to go in the 4th quarter. On the drive, QB David Garrard had a huge fourth-down scramble for 16 yards to keep the drive alive. Two plays later, WR Matt Jones caught a 3-yard touchdown pass to tie the game up 24-24. But the Jaguars elected to squib kick the ball, and the Bills started at their own 40-yard line with :28 left in the game. QB J.P. Losman completed two huge pass plays to put the Bills within field goal range with :03 on the clock. K Rian Lindell booted a 42-yard field goal as time expired to lift Buffalo to a 27-24 victory.

#11 | 12/5/04 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers / 17-16: The Jaguars and Steelers have a long history of bruising gridiron battles, and this primetime Sunday night game was no different. The two teams slugged it out for 58 minutes before the Jaguars managed to take the lead 16-14 on a field goal from rookie K Josh Scobee. But Steelers’ QB Ben Roethlisberger orchestrated an outstanding two-minute drive that resulted in a 37-yard field goal from K Jeff Reed. The Jaguars tried a 60-yard field goal as time expired. The distance was there, but the kick sailed wide right, sealing Pittsburgh’s 17-16 victory.

#10 | 12/17/00 vs. Cincinnati Bengals / 17-14: The Jaguars went on the road in Week 16 of the 2000 season to play the Bengals in chilly Cincinnati. The minus-23 wind chill did not seem to bother the Jaguars at first as they held a 14-7 lead late into the 4th quarter. But with 1:15 left in the game, the Bengals tied up the score 14-14. On the ensuing kickoff, the Bengals caused Jaguars kick returner Shyrone Stith to fumble the ball, and Cincinnati recovered inside the Jacksonville 40-yard line. The Bengals ran the clock down with just seconds remaining, and K Neil Rackers booted a 27-yard field goal to give Cincinnati a 17-14 victory as time expired.

#9 | 11/19/95 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 17-16: The Jaguars had fought back from a 10-0 deficit to pull to within 17-16 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. But the Jaguars decided to pass for a two-point conversion and it failed, and the Buccaneers held on for a 17-16 win.

#8 | 9/28/03 vs. Houston Texans / 24-20: The Jaguars had a 20-17 lead with about 2:56 left in the game against the Houston Texans until QB Byron Leftwich fumbled the ball away. The Texans marched down the field to get to within inches of the goal line with :02 left in the game. The Texans could have kicked a game-tying field goal, but head coach Dom Capers decided to go for the win. QB David Carr leaped in the air on the next play, breaking the plane before fumbling the ball. The Jaguars pleaded their case about the fumble. But the referees upheld the touchdown call, giving the Texans a 24-20 victory over Jacksonville.

#7 | 12/17/06 vs. Tennessee Titans / 24-17: The Jaguars were 8-5 and seemed to be on their way to a second-straight playoff berth with only three games remaining. But Jacksonville found themselves in an episode of “The Twilight Zone” in Week 15 vs. the Tennessee Titans. The Jaguars outgained the Titans in total yardage (396-98), total first downs (23-5), time of possession (44:22-15:38), and 3rd down conversions (10-0)…and still lost 24-17. QB David Garrard had a terrible game, throwing three interceptions and losing one fumble. The Titans used two interception returns for a touchdown and a fumble return for a touchdown to generate points in the improbable win over the Jaguars. For the Jaguars, it was the beginning of a three-game freefall that would keep them out of the playoffs.

#6 | 9/7/03 vs. Carolina Panthers / 24-23: The start of the Jaguars’ New Era under first-time head coach Jack Del Rio was on the road against the Carolina Panthers, and things were positive through the first 2.5 quarters. Jacksonville had jumped out to a commanding 17-0 lead. But the joy was short-lived as the Panthers stormed back to take an 18-17 lead midway through the 4th quarter. The Jaguars battled back to take a 23-18 lead. But QB Jake Delhomme tossed a fourth down, 12-yard TD pass to WR Ricky Proehl with :16 left to give the Panthers a stunning 24-23 victory.

#5 | 11/25/01 vs. Baltimore Ravens / 24-21: The Jaguars had taken a 21-17 lead with 1:32 left in the game against the Baltimore Ravens. But Jaguars defensive coordinator Gary Moeller called for a prevent defense on the Ravens’ next offensive series, and it backfired miserably. With :09 left in the game, Ravens QB Elvis Grbac found TE Shannon Sharpe for a 3-yard TD pass. Baltimore beat Jacksonville 24-21.

#4 | 12/8/02 vs. Cleveland Browns / 21-20: The Jaguars had taken a 20-14 lead with :56 left in the game against the Cleveland Browns. Coach Tom Coughlin decided to have K Danny Boyd squib the ball, which backfired as Cleveland was able to return the ball to midfield. Three plays later with no time left on the clock, QB Tim Couch tossed a 50-yard Hail Mary touchdown pass to WR Quincy Morgan. The extra point was good, and the Browns escaped with an improbable 21-20 victory.

#3 | 1/12/97 vs. New England Patriots (AFC Championship Game) / 20-6: The Jaguars had done the unthinkable in only their second year in the NFL by winning their last five regular season games and two difficult road playoff games to reach the AFC Championship Game. But the Jaguars did not put up much of a fight, and the legendary ’96 run came to a disappointing end as the New England Patriots won 20-6.

#2 | 12/26/04 vs. Houston Texans / 21-0: The Jaguars were riding high after a huge December road win in Green Bay the previous week, and playoff fever was starting to spread among the Jacksonville faithful. But on a cold, blustery December day in Jacksonville that kept many fans away, it really was for their own good as the Jaguars were embarrassed 21-0 by the pesky Houston Texans. QB Byron Leftwich, suffering from a mild concussion sustained late in the 1st quarter, only had 35 yards passing for the game before getting yanked late in favor of backup QB David Garrard. The Jaguars managed franchise lows with just six first downs and 126 net yards gained, and the loss was instrumental in keeping the Jaguars out of the playoffs again. The 21-0 loss was only the second time the Jaguars had ever been shut out.

#1 | 1/23/00 vs. Tennessee Titans (AFC Championship Game) / 33-14: The Jaguars only had 3 losses during the entire season, and they all were at the hands of the Tennessee Titans. The Jaguars took a slim 14-10 lead into halftime of the AFC Championship Game. However, the Titans forced four turnovers and scored 23 unanswered points en route to a 33-14 victory. The loss not only kept the Jaguars out of the Super Bowl but also was the beginning of a 5-year playoff drought.