The Jacksonville Jaguars' playoff hopes were already crushed coming into Sunday's NFL game, thanks to the Houston Texans 34-0 demolition of the Tennessee Titans, but the 38-27 loss to the New Orleans Saints was saddening for other reasons.
Obviously, the 24-0 drumming to start the game likely "hurt" the most, but it's when you put that situation in context that it starts to really burn. Although the Jaguars are 5-10, they've competed and beaten better teams than the Saints this season, but they got thumped to start.
Whether that is due to the playoffs already being out of the question or a similar sentiment doesn't matter.