Getting better and competing has been the goal of this past offseason, but the Jacksonville Jaguars did more than that against the New York Giants. They may have lost on paper 22-12 on Saturday night, but the final score doesn't reflect the Jaguars' encouraging performance.
There were flaws on both sides of the ball, but when it was all said and done and the starters on both sides came off, the Jaguars were up 9-3. That's not a gigantic lead, but it's better than where they were in a lot of games last year, including the 25-24 comeback win against the Giants in Week 13.