The Jacksonville Jaguars may have lost their week 1 matchup, but they showed they can hang with a playoff caliber team and that they can win if a few things break their way. It can be better but it’s a far cry from where the team was last year, getting blown out by good teams on a fairly consistent basis.
The next step in establishing legitimacy as a playoff contender is to bounce back and win a road game. That test comes this week as they head to the west coast to do something they’ve shown absolutely no inkling of being able to do over the last two years – slow down Philip Rivers.