JACKSONVILLE – The eyes remain very much on the prize.
The prize is the postseason – and as the Jaguars returned from their Week 11 bye Monday, the tone around TIAA Bank Field was clear: The prize is the goal, and it’s still attainable.
“That’s the culture we’ve built and that’s the culture we’re building,” wide receiver Christian Kirk said as the Jaguars (3-7) prepared to play the AFC North-leading Baltimore Ravens (7-3) at TIAA Bank Field Sunday at 1 p.m. “Everybody’s believing and nobody’s cashing it in.”
The Jaguars, after leading the AFC South at 2-1, lost five consecutive games before a Week 9 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders. A 27-17 Week 10 road loss to the Kansas City Chiefs a week before the bye marked the Jaguars’ lone loss this season by more than a score and was the only time in the first 10 games the Jaguars did not lead.
The Jaguars enter their final seven games…