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' 6th in the

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and their sixth under

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. The Jaguars in 1999 had obtained an NFL-best record of 14–2 and thrashed the Miami Dolphins 62–7 in their divisional-round game. However, they were helped to this by an extremely easy regular-season schedule. In 2000, the Jaguars were severely hit by the loss of safety Carnell Lake for the entire season to foot surgery, and by an ultimately career-ending knee injury to right tackle

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. Further offensive line injuries, notably to left tackle

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and center John Wade, crippled the Jaguars all season, with the result that after a fair start the Jaguars fell in Week 4 to five consecutive losses and were out of the running for a postseason berth by December, and thus knocking them out of the playoffs for the first time since

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when the franchise was first established. Ultimately the team's tally of wins was halved vis-à-vis 1999. At the close of the season, the Jaguars also had problems with being $31 million over the salary cap.

Offseason

NFL draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Preseason

Schedule

Regular season

Schedule

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Awards and records

* Mark Brunell, AFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 9''NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book'', Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 202 * Mark Brunell, Franchise Record (tied), Most Touchdown Passes in One Season, 20 PassesNFL ''2001 Record and Fact Book'', Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 52 *

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, Franchise Record (tied), Most Field Goals in One Game, 5 Field Goals (September 10, 2000) *

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, PFW/PFWA All-Rookie Team''NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book'', Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 204 * Jimmy Smith, Franchise Record, Most Receiving Yards in One Game, 291 yards, September 10, 2000 * Fred Taylor, AFC Offensive Player of the Week, week 12 * Fred Taylor, Franchise Record, Most Rushing Yards in One Game, 234 Yards, November 19, 2000 * Fred Taylor, Franchise Record, Most Rushing Yards in One Season, 1,399 yards

Notes

References

External links

Jaguars on Pro Football Reference

Jaguars Schedule on jt-sw.com

Jacksonville Jaguars seasons

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