Many Jacksonville Jaguars fans have been lamenting Sunday’s 44-33 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, but in the end it was a meaningless game since anything higher than the No. 3 seed in the AFC playoffs was going to be exceedingly difficult. The game may not have been a total loss however, as a kick in the teeth could be exactly what this Jaguars team needs headed into the playoffs.
“I hate to say this, but we needed this,” Bouye told John Reid of The Florida Times-Union. “It humbled a lot of people.