JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Three primetime games and a brutal closing stretch were the rewards for the Jaguars 13-win regular season as the NFL schedule was released on Thursday night.
Jacksonville will open the season at home against Cleveland on Sept. 13 and close it with an AFC South rival Indianapolis. Jacksonville’s first-place AFC South schedule features a wicked first six games, including four against playoff teams from last season.
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The Jaguars have their first primetime game in Week 9 at Baltimore, a Thursday night game on Amazon Prime (Nov. 5). They’re back on “Monday Night Football” for the fourth year in a row, this time against the Steelers at EverBank Stadium on Dec. 14 in Week 14. Two weeks later on Dec. 27, Jacksonville visits the Cowboys (Dec. 27 for a Sunday night football game on NBC.
There’s an imposing slate of games after Jacksonville’s back-to-back home game slate in London (Eagles on Oct. 11 in Week 5 and the Texans on Oct. 18). Jacksonville’s bye is in Week 7. The Jaguars then have to play 11 straight games to finish out the regular season.
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Week 1, Sept. 13, vs. Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m.
Week 2, Sept. 20, at Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m.
Week 3, Sept. 27, vs. New England Patriots, 1 p.m.
Week 4, Oct. 4, at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m.
Week 5, Oct. 11, vs. Philadelphia Eagles (at Tottenham Hotspur, London), 9:30 a.m.
Week 6, Oct. 18, vs. Houston Texans (at Wembley Stadium, London), 9:30 a.m.
Week 7, Oct. 25, OFF
Week 8, Nov. 1, vs. Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.
Week 9, Nov. 5, at Baltimore Ravens, Thursday Night Football, 8:15 p.m.
Week 10, Nov. 15, at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m.
Week 11, Nov. 22, at New York Giants, 1 p.m.
Week 12, Nov. 29, vs. Tennessee Titans, 4:05 p.m.
Week 13, Dec. 6, at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m.
Week 14, Dec. 14, vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, Monday Night Football, 8:15 p.m.
Week 15, Dec. 20, at Houston Texans, 1 p.m.
Week 16, Dec. 27, at Dallas Cowboys, Sunday Night Football, 8:20 p.m.
Week 17, TBD, vs. Washington Commanders, TBD
Week 18, TBD, at Indianapolis Colts, TBD