The 2016 season was the Jacksonville Jaguars' 22nd in the National Football League (NFL), and their fourth and final season under head coach Gus Bradley, who was fired after the Week 15 game against the Houston Texans. The Jaguars missed the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.
Offseason
Notable transactions
Acquisitions FS Tashaun Gipson, signed on March 10, 2016. RB Chris Ivory, signed on March 10, 2016. DT Malik Jackson, signed on March 10, 2016. P Brad Nortman, signed on March 10, 2016. G Mackenzy Bernadeau, signed on March 11, 2016 CB Prince Amukamara, signed on March 11, 2016 OT Kelvin Beachum, signed on March 16, 2016 QB Chad Henne, re-signed on February 18, 2016
Departures G Zane Beadles (2014–2015), released on March 3, 2016. DE Chris Clemons (2014–2015), released on March 3, 2016. P Bryan Anger (2012–2015), declared free agent on March 9, 2016. DE Andre Branch (2012–2015), declared free agent on March 9, 2016. C Stefen Wisniewski (2015), declared free agent on March 9, 2016. RB Toby Gerhart (2014–2015), released on March 10, 2016. WR Damian Copeland (2014–2015), released on March 31, 2016. LB Tyrone Holmes (2016), released on September 7, 2016.
NFL draft
Draft trades The Jaguars acquired an additional sixth-round selection in a trade that sent placekicker Josh Scobee to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Jaguars traded their second- and fifth-round selections (38th and 146th) to Baltimore for its second-round selection (36th).
Staff
Final roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 August 11 at New York Jets L 13–17 0–1 MetLife Stadium Recap 2 August 20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 21–27 0–2 EverBank Field Recap 3 August 28 Cincinnati Bengals W 26–21 1–2 EverBank Field Recap 4 September 1 at Atlanta Falcons L 15–17 1–3 Georgia Dome Recap
Regular season On November 25, 2015, the NFL announced that the Jaguars would play host to the Indianapolis Colts in the International Series at Wembley Stadium in London, England, in the fourth consecutive home game for the Jaguars in the International Series. The game occurred during Week 4 on Sunday, October 2, and was aired by CBS in the United States. The kickoff time was announced on April 14, with the Jaguars having their bye the following week. The remainder of the Jaguars' 2016 schedule, with exact dates and times, was finalized and announced on April 14.
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 11 Green Bay Packers L 23–27 0–1 EverBank Field Recap 2 September 18 at San Diego Chargers L 14–38 0–2 Qualcomm Stadium Recap 3 September 25 Baltimore Ravens L 17–19 0–3 EverBank Field Recap 4 October 2 Indianapolis Colts W 30–27 1–3 Wembley Stadium Recap 5 Bye 6 October 16 at Chicago Bears W 17–16 2–3 Soldier Field Recap 7 October 23 Oakland Raiders L 16–33 2–4 EverBank Field Recap 8 at Tennessee Titans L 22–36 2–5 Nissan Stadium Recap 9 November 6 at Kansas City Chiefs L 14–19 2–6 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 10 November 13 Houston Texans L 21–24 2–7 EverBank Field Recap 11 November 20 at Detroit Lions L 19–26 2–8 Ford Field Recap 12 November 27 at Buffalo Bills L 21–28 2–9 New Era Field Recap 13 December 4 Denver Broncos L 10–20 2–10 EverBank Field Recap 14 December 11 Minnesota Vikings L 16–25 2–11 EverBank Field Recap 15 December 18 at Houston Texans L 20–21 2–12 NRG Stadium Recap 16 Tennessee Titans W 38–17 3–12 EverBank Field Recap 17 January 1 at Indianapolis Colts L 20–24 3–13 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Week 1: vs. Green Bay Packers
Week 2: at San Diego Chargers
Week 3: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Week 4: vs. Indianapolis Colts NFL International Series
Week 6: at Chicago Bears
Week 7: vs. Oakland Raiders
Week 8: at Tennessee Titans
Week 9: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 10: vs. Houston Texans
Week 11: at Detroit Lions
Week 12: at Buffalo Bills
Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 14: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Week 15: at Houston Texans
Week 16: vs. Tennessee Titans
Week 17: at Indianapolis Colts
Standings Division
Conference
References
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