As Jaguars defensive coordinator Todd Wash told the media on Thursday, the game his players played last Sunday in Oakland was one of the better efforts of the season. Now, the defense must turn around and do it again against one of the better passing attacks in the league.
The Atlanta Falcons, like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, present a different challenge than many of the teams the Jaguars have faced in the second half of the 2019 season. An offense led by quarterback Matt Ryan and a group of pass-catchers who will test Jacksonville’s secondary early and often on the road.