# 2011 Jacksonville Jaguars season

The 2011 season was the Jacksonville Jaguars' 17th in the National Football League (NFL). It was also their ninth season under head coach Jack Del Rio, but he was fired on November 29 after going 3–8 in the team's first 11 games and replaced on an interim basis by defensive coordinator Mel Tucker. Del Rio finished his tenure in Jacksonville with an overall 69–73 record in the regular season and 1–2 in the playoffs. He was also just 4 wins shy of surpassing his predecessor, Tom Coughlin, as the winningest head coach in Jaguars history. The Jaguars had hoped to improve on their 8–8 record from 2010, but exceeded their loss total in Week 13, and were officially eliminated from postseason contention. With the 10th pick in the 2011 NFL draft, they selected quarterback Blaine Gabbert from the University of Missouri, and Gabbert would replace Luke McCown as the starting quarterback in Week 3.
The 2011 season saw a dramatic increase in production from the Jaguars defense. This was due in part to offseason acquisitions Dwight Lowery, Dawan Landry and Drew Coleman in the secondary; linebackers Clint Session and Paul Posluszny; and defensive linemen Matt Roth and John Chick. The development of players such as Terrance Knighton, Tyson Alualu, and Jeremy Mincey also helped improve the pass rush. Even after suffering a multitude of injuries, the Jaguars defense managed to finish with the sixth-ranked overall defense in the NFL (The team had finished 28th overall in 2010). Jacksonville's offense, however, was not as efficient. The Jaguars finished last in the NFL in passing yards and total offensive yards gained in 2011.

## Offseason
### NFL draft

2011 Jacksonville Jaguars draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 10 | Blaine Gabbert | Quarterback | Missouri |
| 3 | 76 | Will Rackley | Guard | Lehigh |
| 4 | 114 | Cecil Shorts III | Wide receiver | Mount Union |
| 4 | 121 | Chris Prosinski | Safety | Wyoming |
| 5 | 147 | Rod Issac | Safety | Middle Tennessee |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||
    The Jaguars acquired this first-round selection in a trade that sent a 2011 first-round and a second-round selection to the Washington Redskins.
    The Jaguars acquired this third-round selection in a trade that sent a 2011 third-round and a sixth-round selection to the San Francisco 49ers.
    The Jaguars acquired this fourth-round selection in a trade that sent a 2010 fifth-round selection to the New Orleans Saints.
    The Jaguars traded their seventh-round selection to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for G Justin Smiley.

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | August 11 | at New England Patriots | L 12–47 | 0–1 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | August 19 | Atlanta Falcons | W 15–13 | 1–1 | EverBank Field | Recap |
| 3 | August 27 | at Buffalo Bills | L 32–35 (OT) | 1–2 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | September 1 | St. Louis Rams | L 17–24 | 1–3 | EverBank Field | Recap |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | September 11 | Tennessee Titans | W 16–14 | 1–0 | EverBank Field | Recap |
| 2 | September 18 | at New York Jets | L 3–32 | 1–1 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | September 25 | at Carolina Panthers | L 10–16 | 1–2 | Bank of America Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | October 2 | New Orleans Saints | L 10–23 | 1–3 | EverBank Field | Recap |
| 5 | October 9 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 20–30 | 1–4 | EverBank Field | Recap |
| 6 | October 16 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 13–17 | 1–5 | Heinz Field | Recap |
| 7 | October 24 | Baltimore Ravens | W 12–7 | 2–5 | EverBank Field | Recap |
| 8 | October 30 | at Houston Texans | L 14–24 | 2–6 | Reliant Stadium | Recap |
| 9 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 10 | November 13 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 17–3 | 3–6 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Recap |
| 11 | November 20 | at Cleveland Browns | L 10–14 | 3–7 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | Recap |
| 12 | November 27 | Houston Texans | L 13–20 | 3–8 | EverBank Field | Recap |
| 13 | December 5 | San Diego Chargers | L 14–38 | 3–9 | EverBank Field | Recap |
| 14 | December 11 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 41–14 | 4–9 | EverBank Field | Recap |
| 15 | December 15 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 14–41 | 4–10 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
| 16 | December 24 | at Tennessee Titans | L 17–23 | 4–11 | LP Field | Recap |
| 17 | January 1 | Indianapolis Colts | W 19–13 | 5–11 | EverBank Field | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: vs. Tennessee Titans

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Titans | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Jaguars | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
* Date: September 11, 2011
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C)
* Game attendance: 61,619
* Referee: Mike Carey
* TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
* Game Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew 21-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 6:49. Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 6:10.
Second quarter
JAC – Josh Scobee 48-yard field goal, 5:55. Jaguars 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 6:50.
Third quarter
JAC – Josh Scobee 21-yard field goal, 2:33. Jaguars 13–0. Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, 7:47.
TEN – Kenny Britt 80-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Rob Bironas kick), 2:18. Jaguars 13–7. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:15.
Fourth quarter
JAC – Josh Scobee 45-yard field goal, 12:22. Jaguars 16–7. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 4:56.
TEN – Kenny Britt 2-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Rob Bironas kick), 3:34. Jaguars 16–14. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:42.
Top passers
TEN – Matt Hasselbeck – 21/34, 263 yards, 2 TD, INT
JAC – Luke McCown – 17/24, 175 yards
Top rushers'
TEN – Chris Johnson – 9 rushes, 24 yards
JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew – 24 rushes, 97 yards, TD
Top receivers
TEN – Kenny Britt – 5 receptions, 136 yards, 2 TD
JAC – Mike Thomas – 8 receptions, 55 yards
Top tacklers
TEN – Barrett Ruud – 8 tackles, 6 assists
JAC – Dawan Landry – 6 tackles, 2 assists :

#### Week 2: at New York Jets

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jets | 9 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 32 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: September 18, 2011
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Clear, 66 °F (19 °C)
* Game attendance: 78,834
* Referee: Scott Green
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf
* Game Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
NYJ – Santonio Holmes 17-yard pass from Mark Sanchez (Nick Folk kick), 11:37. Jets 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 3:23.
NYJ – Luke McCown sacked in end zone by Muhammad Wilkerson for a safety, 10:33. Jets 9–0.
JAC – Josh Scobee 55-yard field goal, 3:02. Jets 9–3. Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 2:52.
Second quarter
NYJ – Nick Folk 38-yard field goal, 13:28. Jets 12–3. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 4:34.
NYJ – Nick Folk 45-yard field goal, 0:26. Jets 15–3. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:54.
Third quarter
NYJ – Dustin Keller 11-yard pass from Matt Sanchez (Nick Folk kick), 3:50. Jets 22–3. Drive: 8 plays, 92 yards, 5:18.
NYJ – Shonn Greene 1-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 1:30. Jets 29–3. Drive: 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:38.
Fourth quarter
NYJ – Nick Folk 23-yard field goal, 14:03. Jets 32–3. Drive: 6 plays, 13 yards, 2:18.
Top passers
JAC – Luke McCown – 6/19, 59 yards, 4 INT
NYJ – Mark Sanchez – 17/24, 182 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew – 18 rushes, 88 yards
NYJ – Shonn Greene – 16 rushes, 49 yards
Top receivers
JAC – Mike Thomas – 3 receptions, 29 yards
NYJ – Dustin Keller – 6 receptions, 101 yards
Top tacklers
JAC – Paul Posluszny – 4 tackles, 4 assists
NYJ – Mike DeVito – 5 tackles :

#### Week 3: at Carolina Panthers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Panthers | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
* Date: September 25, 2011
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 71,704
* Referee: Bill Leavy
* TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Steve Beuerlein
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
CAR – Blaine Gabbert sacked in end zone by Greg Hardy for a safety, 7:33. Panthers 2–0.
Second quarter
CAR – Olindo Mare 35-yard field goal, 14:12. Panthers 5–0. Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 3:11.
JAC – Josh Scobee 53-yard field goal, 7:41. Panthers 5–3. Drive: 12 plays, 45 yards, 6:31.
JAC – Mike Thomas 36-yard pass from Blaine Gabbert (Josh Scobee kick), 0:00. Jaguars 10–5. Drive: 3 plays, 77 yards, 0:53.
Third quarter
CAR – Olindo Mare 32-yard field goal, 2:24. Jaguars 10–8. Drive: 7 plays, 24 yards, 4:07.
Fourth quarter
JAC – Greg Olsen 16-yard pass from Cam Newton (pass succeeded), 4:20. Panthers 16–10. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:24.
Top passers
JAC – Blaine Gabbert – 12/21, 139 yards, TD, INT
CAR – Cam Newton – 18/34, 158, TD
Top rushers
JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew – 24 rushes, 122 yards
CAR – Jonathan Stewart – 10 rushes, 59 yards
Top receivers
JAC – Mike Thomas – 4 receptions, 55 yards, TD
CAR – Greg Olsen – 7 receptions, 57 yards, TD
Top tacklers
JAC – Daryl Smith – 5 tackles, 4 assists
CAR – James Anderson – 8 tackles, 1 assist :

#### Week 4: vs. New Orleans Saints

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Saints | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
| Jaguars | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
* Date: October 2, 2011
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C)
* Game attendance: 62,471
* Referee: Ed Hochuli
* TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen and Chad Pennington
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
NO – Jed Collins 1-yard run (John Kasay kick), 7:59. Saints 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:49.
NO – Jimmy Graham 1-yard pass from Drew Brees (John Kasay kick), 12:37. Saints 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 96 yards, 6:24.
Second quarter
JAC – Zach Miller 14-yard pass from Blaine Gabbert (Josh Scobee kick), 7:29. Saints 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:08.
JAC – Josh Scobee 31-yard field goal, 0:34. Saints 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:18.
Third quarter
NO – John Kasay 38-yard field goal, 10:45. Saints 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:15.
NO – John Kasay 39-yard field goal, 4:11. Saints 20–10. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:55.
Fourth quarter
NO – John Kasay 21-yard field goal, 12:46. Saints 23–10. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:24.
Top passers
NO – Drew Brees – 31/44, 351 yards, TD, 2 INT
JAC – Blaine Gabbert – 16/42, 196 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
NO – Darren Sproles – 7 rushes, 75 yards
JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew – 11 rushes, 84 yards
Top receivers
NO – Jimmy Graham – 10 receptions, 132 yards, TD
JAC – Mike Thomas – 11 receptions, 73 yards
Top tacklers
NO – Roman Harper – 5 tackles, 3 assists, 1 sack
JAC – Paul Posluszny – 9 tackles, 4 assists, 1 sack :

#### Week 5: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 7 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 30 |
| Jaguars | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
* Date: October 9, 2011
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 61,799
* Referee: Alberto Riveron
* TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew 6-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:25.
CIN – A. J. Green 37-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), Tied 7–7. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 6:18.
Second quarter
JAC – Josh Scobee 19-yard field goal, Jaguars 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:33.
JAC – Josh Scobee 20-yard field goal, Jaguars 13–7. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:08.
CIN – Jermaine Gresham 37-yard pass from Andy Dalton (kick failed), Tied 13–13. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 3:42.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
CIN – Mike Nugent 47-yard field goal, Bengals 16–13. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:26.
JAC – Jason Hill 74-yard pass from Blaine Gabbert (Josh Scobee kick), Jaguars 20–16. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:17.
CIN – Bernard Scott 2-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), Bengals 23–20. Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 3:18.
CIN – Geno Atkins 10-yard fumble return (Mike Nugent kick), Bengals 30–20.
Top passers
CIN – Andy Dalton – 21/33, 179 yards, 2 TD, INT
JAC – Blaine Gabbert – 15/28, 221 yards, TD
Top rushers
CIN – Cedric Benson – 24 rushes, 53 yards
JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew – 19 rushes, 85 yards, TD
Top receivers
CIN – A. J. Green – 5 receptions, 90 yards, TD
JAC – Jason Hill – 5 receptions, 118 yards, TD
Top tacklers
CIN – Rey Maualuga – 3 tackles, 3 assists, 1 pass defended
JAC – Daryl Smith – 7 tackles, 2 assists, 1 pass defended :

#### Week 6: at Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| Steelers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: October 16, 2011
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 58 °F (14 °C)
* Game attendance: 62,934
* Referee: Ron Winter
* TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
PIT – Rashard Mendenhall 8-yard run (Shaun Suisham kick), 4:23. Steelers 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 5:57.
Second quarter
PIT – Mike Wallace 28-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham kick), 13:40. Steelers 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 4:15.
PIT – Shaun Suisham 21-yard field goal, 10:58.. Steelers 17–0. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yard, 1:25.
JAC – Josh Scobee 46-yard field goal, 8:44. Steelers 17–3. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yard, 2:14.
Third quarter
JAC – Jason Hill 14-yard pass from Blaine Gabbert (Josh Scobee kick), 1:46. Steelers 17–10. Drive: 17 plays, 80 yards, 9:35.
Fourth quarter
JAC – Josh Scobee 45-yard field goal, 4:17. Steelers 17–13. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 2:56.
Top passers
JAC – Blaine Gabbert – 12/26, 109 yards, TD
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 12/23, 200 yards, TD
Top rushers
JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew – 22 rushes, 96 yards
PIT – Rashard Mendenhall – 23 rushes, 146 yards, TD
Top receivers
JAC – Mike Thomas – 4 receptions, 36 yards
PIT – Mike Wallace – 2 receptions, 76 yards, TD
Top tacklers
JAC – Paul Posluszny – 9 tackles, 7 assists
PIT – James Farrior – 6 tackles, 5 assists, 1 sack :

#### Week 7: vs. Baltimore Ravens

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ravens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Jaguars | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
* Date: October 24, 2011
* Game time: 8:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 62,976
* Referee: Carl Cheffers
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden, and Sal Paolantonio
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
JAC – Josh Scobee 54-yard field goal, 1:42. Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, −3 yards, 1:22.
Second quarter
JAC – Josh Scobee 54-yard field goal, 5:58. Jaguars 6–0. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 2:40.
Third quarter
JAC – Josh Scobee 22-yard field goal, 6:30. Jaguars 9–0. Drive: 17 plays, 76 yards, 8:30.
Fourth quarter
BAL – Anquan Boldin 5-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Billy Cundiff kick), 2:02. Jaguars 9–7. Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 3:20.
JAC – Josh Scobee 51-yard field goal, 1:43. Jaguars 12–7. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 0:19.
Top passers
BAL – Joe Flacco – 21/38, 137 yards, TD, INT
JAC – Blaine Gabbert – 9/20, 93 yards
Top rushers
BAL – Ray Rice – 8 rushes, 28 yards
JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew – 30 rushes, 105 yards
Top receivers
BAL – Anquan Boldin – 4 receptions, 40 yards, TD
JAC – Jason Hill – 4 receptions, 62 yards
Top tacklers
BAL – Ray Lewis – 6 tackles, 2 assists
JAC – Daryl Smith – 6 tackles, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble :

#### Week 8: at Houston Texans

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Texans | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
* Date: October 30, 2011
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 68 °F (20 °C)
* Game attendance: 71,412
* Referee: Scott Green
* TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
HOU – Matt Schaub 2-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 8:21. Texans 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:39.
Second quarter
JAC – Jason Hill 5-yard pass from Blaine Gabbert (Josh Scobee kick), 5:41. Tied 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:47.
Third quarter
HOU – Joel Dreessen 6-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Neil Rackers kick), 9:10. Texans 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:07.
Fourth quarter
HOU – Arian Foster 4-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 12:32. Texans 21–7. Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 2:21.
JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew 2-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 5:15. Texans 21–14. Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 3:58.
HOU – Neil Rackers 39-yard field goal, 0:18. Texans 24–14. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:57.
Top passers
JAC – Blaine Gabbert – 10/30, 97 yards, TD, 2 INT
HOU – Matt Schaub – 16/30, 225 yards, TD
Top rushers
JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew – 18 rushes, 63 yards, TD
HOU – Arian Foster – 33 rushes, 112 yards, TD
Top receivers
JAC – Marcedes Lewis – 4 receptions, 45 yards
HOU – Kevin Walter – 5 receptions, 70 yards
Top tacklers
JAC – Dawan Landry – 9 tackles, 2 assists, 1 forced fumble
HOU – Brian Cushing – 3 tackles, 4 assists, 1 pass defended, INT :

#### Week 10: at Indianapolis Colts

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Colts | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
* Date: November 13, 2011
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 64,619
* Referee: Jeff Triplette
* TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Steve Beuerlein
* Game Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
JAC – Josh Scobee 44-yard field goal, 2:44. Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 4:44.
Second quarter
IND – Adam Vinatieri 42-yard field goal, 14:20. Tied 3–3. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:24.
Third quarter
JAC – Jarrett Dillard 11-yard pass from Blaine Gabbert (Josh Scobee kick), 1:49. Jaguars 10–3. Drive: 16 plays, 86 yards, 9:40.
Fourth quarter
JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew 3-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 3:52. Jaguars 17–3. Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, 0:56.
Top passers
JAC – Blaine Gabbert – 14/21, 118 yards, TD, INT
IND – Curtis Painter – 13/19, 94 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew – 25 rushes, 114 yards, TD
IND – Donald Brown – 14 rushes, 53 yards
Top receivers
JAC – Chastin West – 3 receptions, 39 yards
IND – Jacob Tamme – 6 receptions, 75 yards
Top tacklers
JAC – Daryl Smith – 5 tackles, 5 assists, 1 pass defended
IND – David Caldwell – 4 tackles, 6 assists :

#### Week 11: at Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Browns | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
* Date: November 20
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 57 °F (14 °C)
* Game attendance: 63,498
* Referee: Terry McAulay
* TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker
* Game Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew 6-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 10:50. Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 18 plays, 92 yards, 9:53.
CLE – Chris Ogbonnaya 1-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 3:21. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, 4:32.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
CLE – Joshua Cribbs 3-yard pass from Colt McCoy (Phil Dawson kick), 12:15. Browns 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 6:22.
JAC – Josh Scobee 42-yard field goal, 5:39. Browns 14–10. Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 6:36.
Top passers
JAC – Blaine Gabbert – 22/41, 210 yards
CLE – Colt McCoy – 17/24, 199 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew – 21 rushes, 87 yards, TD
CLE – Chris Ogbonnaya – 21 rushes, 115 yards, TD
Top receivers
JAC – Marcedes Lewis – 7 receptions, 64 yards
CLE – Greg Little – 5 receptions, 59 yards
Top tacklers
JAC – Daryl Smith – 5 tackles, 3 assists
CLE – Usama Young – 6 tackles, 4 assists :

#### Week 12: vs. Houston Texans

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texans | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Jaguars | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
* Date: November 27, 2011
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 62,004
* Referee: Walt Coleman
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
JAC – Ashton Youboty 38-yard fumble return (Josh Scobee kick), 13:38. Jaguars 7–0.
HOU – Arian Foster 1-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 6:15. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:59.
Second quarter
JAC – Josh Scobee 21-yard field goal, 10:41. Jaguars 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:49.
HOU – Joel Dreessen 20-yard pass from Matt Leinart (Neil Rackers kick), 6:24. Texans 14–10. Drive: 2 plays, 26 yards, 0:49.
HOU – Neil Rackers 53-yard field goal, 4:13. Texans 17–10. Drive: 4 plays, −1 yard, 1:37.
HOU – Neil Rackers 33-yard field goal, 0:02. Texans 20–10. Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 1:43.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
JAC – Josh Scobee 35-yard field goal, 4:15. Texans 20–13. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:48.
Top passers
HOU – T. J. Yates – 8/15, 70 yards
JAC – Blaine Gabbert – 13/29, 136 yards, INT
Top rushers
HOU – Arian Foster – 22 rushes, 65 yards, TD
JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew – 18 rushes, 99 yards
Top receivers
HOU – Arian Foster – 7 receptions, 24 yards
JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew – 4 receptions, 67 yards
Top tacklers
HOU – Conner Barwin – 7 tackles, 3 assists, 4 sacks
JAC – Ashton Youboty – 8 tackles, 1 fumble recovered, TD :

#### Week 13: vs. San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Jaguars | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
* Date: December 5, 2011
* Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C)
* Game attendance: 62,743
* Referee: Walt Anderson
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden, and Sal Paolantonio
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
SD – Mike Tolbert 13-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 6:51. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 6:05.
SD – Nick Novak 29-yard field goal, 0:41. Chargers 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:37.
Second quarter
JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew 9-yard pass from Blaine Gabbert (Josh Scobee kick), 7:55. Chargers 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 7:46.
JAC – Cecil Shorts 5-yard pass from Blaine Gabbert (Josh Scobee kick), 2:32. Jaguars 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:42.
SD – Vincent Brown 22-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 1:26. Chargers 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 1:06.
SD – Vincent Jackson 35-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 0:16. Chargers 24–14. Drive: 3 plays, 59 yards, 0:37.
Third quarter
SD – Malcom Floyd 52-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 12:04. Chargers 31–14. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:56.
Fourth quarter
SD – Ryan Mathews 31-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 10:48. Chargers 38–14. Drive: 1 play, 31 yards, 0:09.
Top passers
SD – Philip Rivers – 22/29, 294 yards, 3 TD
JAC – Blaine Gabbert – 19/33, 195 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
SD – Ryan Mathews – 13 rushes, 112 yards, TD
JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew – 20 rushes, 97 yards
Top receivers
SD – Antonio Gates – 6 receptions, 70 yards
JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew – 6 receptions, 91 yards, TD
Top tacklers
SD – Takeo Spikes – 6 tackles, 3 assists
JAC – Paul Posluszny – 7 tackles, 4 assists :

#### Week 14: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buccaneers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Jaguars | 0 | 28 | 0 | 13 | 41 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
* Date: December 11, 2011
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C)
* Game attendance: 62,562
* Referee: Jerome Boger
* TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen and Chad Pennington
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
TB – LeGarrette Blount 1-yard run (Connor Barth kick), 9:24. Buccaneers 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:36.
Second quarter
TB – Josh Freeman 13-yard run (Connor Barth kick), 14:09. Buccaneers 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 3:02.
JAC – Colin Cloherty 8-yard fumble return (Josh Scobee kick), 7:36. Buccaneers 14–7.
JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew 1-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 2:05. Tied 14–14. Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 2:27.
JAC – Nate Collins fumble recovery in end zone (Josh Scobee kick), 1:53. Jaguars 21–14.
JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew 5-yard pass from Blaine Gabbert (Josh Scobee kick), 0:04. Jaguars 28–14. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 0:58.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew 5-yard pass from Blaine Gabbert (Josh Scobee kick), 10:22. Jaguars 35–14. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:31..
JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew 1-yard run (run failed), 2:31. Jaguars 41–14. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:55.
Top passers
TB – Josh Freeman – 16/30, 181 yards, 2 INT
JAC – Blaine Gabbert – 19/33, 217 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
TB – LeGarrette Blount – 18 rushes, 74 yards, TD
JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew – 27 rushes, 85 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
TB – Mike Williams – 3 receptions, 35 yards
JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew – 6 receptions, 51 yards, 2 TD
Top tacklers
TB – Tanard Jackson, 7 tackles
JAC – Russell Allen, 6 tackles, 1 assist, 1 pass defended, 1 forced fumble :

#### Week 15: at Atlanta Falcons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Falcons | 10 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 41 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
* Date: December 15, 2011
* Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 68,856
* Referee: Ron Winter
* TV announcers (NFLN): Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock, and Alex Flanagan
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
ATL – Julio Jones 29-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 10:51. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:09.
ATL – Matt Bryant 33-yard field goal, 3:18. Falcons 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 5:33.
Second quarter
ATL – Michael Turner 5-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 13:03. Falcons 17–0. Drive: 1 plays, 5 yards, 0:04.
ATL – Roddy White 6-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 1:49. Falcons 24–0. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 3:55.
ATL – Matt Bryant 31-yard field goal, 0:00. Falcons 27–0. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:46.
Third quarter
ATL – Corey Peters 13-yard fumble return (Matt Bryant kick), 13:33. Falcons 34–0.
ATL – Roddy White 29-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 6:38. Falcons 41–0. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 5:07.
JAC – Zach Potter 46 yard return of blocked punt (Josh Scobee kick), 2:12. Falcons 41–7.
Fourth quarter
JAC – Chastin West 16-yard pass from Blaine Gabbert (Josh Scobee kick), 0:59. Falcons 41–14. Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 2:14.
Top passers
JAC – Blaine Gabbert – 12/22, 141 yards, TD, INT
ATL – Matt Ryan – 19/26, 224 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew – 17 rushes, 112 yards
ATL – Michael Turner – 19 rushes, 61 yards, TD
Top receivers
JAC – Chastin West – 3 receptions, 38 yards, TD
ATL – Roddy White – 10 receptions, 135 yards, 2 TD
Top tacklers
JAC – Ashton Youboty – 7 tackles, 1 assist, 1 pass defended
ATL – Curtis Lofton – 6 tackles, 2 assists, 1 fumble recovered :

#### Week 16: at Tennessee Titans

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Titans | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: December 24, 2011
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny, 44 °F (7 °C)
* Game attendance: 69,143
* Referee: Gene Steratore
* TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
TEN – Rob Bironas 51-yard field goal, 7:05. Titans 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 1:48.
TEN – Jared Cook 55-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Rob Bironas kick), 4:39. Titans 10–0. Drive: 1 play, 55 yards, 0:07.
JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew 10-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 0:19. Titans 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 4:20.
Second quarter
TEN – Jamie Harper 1-yard run (Rob Bironas kick), 12:03. Titans 17–7. Drive: 78 plays, 76 yards, 3:16.
JAC – Josh Scobee 39-yard field goal, 0:31. Titans 17–10. Drive: 12 plays, 43 yards, 1:53.
Third quarter
TEN – Rob Bironas 51-yard field goal, 6:16. Titans 20–10. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 3:22.
Fourth quarter
TEN – Rob Bironas 35-yard field goal, 12:29. Titans 23–10. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:19.
JAC – Greg Jones 1-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 3:41. Titans 23–17. Drive: 10 plays, 35 yards, 1:57.
Top passers
JAC – Blaine Gabbert – 21/42, 198 yards, INT
TEN – Matt Hasselbeck – 24/40, 340 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew – 24 rushes, 103 yards, TD
TEN – Chris Johnson – 15 rushes, 56 yards
Top receivers
JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew – 6 receptions, 21 yards
TEN – Jared Cook – 8 receptions, 169 yards, TD
Top tacklers
JAC – Akwasi Owusu-Ansah – 7 tackles, 1 assist
TEN – Derrick Morgan – 7 tackles :

#### Week 17: vs. Indianapolis Colts

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colts | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Jaguars | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
* Date: January 1, 2012
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 62,481
* Referee: John Parry
* TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Steve Beuerlein
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
JAC – Chastin West 23-yard pass from Blaine Gabbert (Josh Scobee kick), 3:10. Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 3:19.
Second quarter
IND – Adam Vinatieri 48-yard field goal, 12:03. Jaguars 7–3. Drive: 14 plays, 54 yards, 6:07.
JAC – Josh Scobee 25-yard field goal, 1:01. Jaguars 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:49.
Third quarter
IND – Adam Vinatieri 20-yard field goal, 9:07. Jaguars 10–6. Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 5:53.
JAC – Josh Scobee 32-yard field goal, 7:33. Jaguars 13–6. Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 1:34.
JAC – Josh Scobee 47-yard field goal, 5:47. Jaguars 16–6. Drive: 4 plays, −10 yards, 0:48.
Fourth quarter
JAC – Josh Scobee 39-yard field goal, 6:30. Jaguars 19–6. Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 4:08.
JAC – Austin Collie 12-yard pass from Dan Orlovsky (Adam Vinatieri kick), 3:22. Jaguars 19–13. Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 3:08.
Top passers
IND – Dan Orlovsky – 27/40, 264 yards, TD, 2 INT
JAC – Blaine Gabbert – 11/19, 92 yards, TD
Top rushers
IND – Donald Brown – 8 rushes, 24 yards
JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew – 25 rushes, 169 yards
Top receivers
IND – Austin Collie – 9 receptions, 96 yards, TD
JAC – Marcedes Lewis – 3 receptions, 33 yards
Top tacklers
IND – Antoine Bethea, 8 tackles, 2 assists
JAC – Kevin Rutland, 9 tackles :

### Standings
#### Division

AFC South :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(3)}$ Houston Texans | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–2 | 8–4 | 381 | 278 | L3 |
| Tennessee Titans | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 7–5 | 325 | 317 | W2 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 3–3 | 4–8 | 243 | 329 | W1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 2–4 | 2–10 | 243 | 430 | L1 |

#### Conference

AFC
viewtalkedit :
| # | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
| Division winners ||||||||||||
| 1 | New England Patriots | East | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 5–1 | 10–2 | .449 | .423 | W8 |
| 2 | Baltimore Ravens | North | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 6–0 | 9–3 | .477 | .484 | W2 |
| 3 | Houston Texans | South | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .453 | .413 | L3 |
| 4 | Denver Broncos | West | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .520 | .445 | L3 |
| Wild cards ||||||||||||
| 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .492 | .411 | W2 |
| 6 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .492 | .326 | L1 |
| Did not qualify for the postseason ||||||||||||
| 7 | Tennessee Titans | South | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .461 | .396 | W2 |
| 8 | New York Jets | East | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .500 | .395 | L3 |
| 9 | San Diego Chargers | West | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .516 | .430 | W1 |
| 10 | Oakland Raiders | West | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .504 | .438 | L1 |
| 11 | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–3 | 4–8 | .512 | .464 | W1 |
| 12 | Miami Dolphins | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .504 | .417 | W1 |
| 13 | Buffalo Bills | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .520 | .510 | L1 |
| 14 | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 3–3 | 4–8 | .500 | .363 | W1 |
| 15 | Cleveland Browns | North | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 0–6 | 3–9 | .531 | .313 | L6 |
| 16 | Indianapolis Colts | South | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 2–4 | 2–10 | .539 | .594 | L1 |
| Tiebreakers ||||||||||||
| 1 2 Baltimore clinched the AFC North title based on a head-to-head sweep over Pittsburgh. 1 2 3 Denver clinched the AFC West title instead of San Diego or Oakland based on record versus common opponents (5–5 to San Diego's and Oakland's 4–6). 1 2 Cincinnati clinched the AFC 6 seed instead of Tennessee based on a head-to-head victory. 1 2 New York Jets finished ahead of San Diego based on head-to-head victory. 1 2 San Diego finished ahead of Oakland in the AFC West based on better conference record (7–5 to 6–6). 1 2 Miami finished in third place in the AFC East based on a head-to-head sweep over Buffalo. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division. ||||||||||||

## Awards and records

* Maurice Jones-Drew, Franchise Record, Most Rushing Yards in One Season (1,606).
* Maurice Jones-Drew, 2011 NFL Rushing Yards Leader.