Big Cat Country
Happy Texans Week, Big Cat Country! The Jags and Texans have played each other 46 times, and Houston currently leads the series 31-15. Let’s take a stroll through franchise history to look at the good, the bad, and the ugly from the team’s series against the Texans.
Series results
The good
Week 14 at Alltel Stadium on December 7, 2003
Final score: Texans 0 – Jaguars 27
Attendance: 43,363
The first (and only) time the Jaguars shut out the Texans! Jimmy Smith, Fred Taylor, and LaBrandon Toefield scored touchdowns. Byron Leftwich completed 18 out of 29 attempted passes for 194 yards. Fred Taylor led the team with 163 rushing yards, and Jimmy Smith led with 58 receiving yards. Seth Marler made two out of the three attempted field goals. Paul Spicer had a two-yard interception. Tony Brackens and Rob Meier recorded sacks. Akin Ayodele led the team with seven tackles.
Week 15 at EverBank Field on December 17, 2017
Final score: Jaguars 45 – Texans 7
Attendance: 64,701
Tommy Bohanon and Jaydon Mickens both scored two touchdowns, and Keelan Cole and Corey Grant scored one touchdown. Blake Bortles completed 21 out of 29 attempted passes for 326 yards. Corey Grant led the team with 69 rushing yards, and Keelan Cole led with 186 receiving yards. Josh Lambo made the one attempted field goal and averaged 60.20 yards in kickoffs. Barry Church had one interception, and Calais Campbell recorded two sacks.
Week 17 at NRG Stadium on January 1, 2023
Final score: Jaguars 31 – Texans 3
Attendance: 64,581
The Jaguars were on a winning streak that eventually led to a division title, and football just seemed like it was fun. JaMycal Hasty, Travis Etienne, Tyson Campbell, and Snoop Conner scored touchdowns. Trevor Lawrence completed 17 out of 21 attempted passes for 152 yards. Travis Etienne led the team with 108 rushing yards, and Marvin Jones led with 61 receiving yards. Jamal Agnew averaged 20 yards in kickoff returns and nine yards in punt returns. Logan Cooke punted five times for 217 yards. Riley Patterson made the field goal attempt. Josh Allen and K’Lavon Chaisson both recorded one sack.
The bad
Week 9 at Wembley Stadium, London, England on November 3, 2019
Final score: Texans 26 – Jaguars 3
Attendance: 84,771
Gardner Minshew completed 27 out of 47 attempted passes for 309 yards and was sacked three times. Leonard Fournette led the team with 40 rushing yards, and Keelan Cole led with 80 receiving yards. Josh Lambo made the attempted field goal. Calais Campbell recorded a sack, and Myles Jack and A.J. Bouye led the team with seven combined tackles each.
The ugly
Week 16 at Alltel Stadium on December 26, 2004
Final score: Texans 21 – Jaguars 0
Attendance: 66,227
Byron Leftwich completed six out of 14 attempted passes for 35 yards, and David Garrard completed four out of seven for 19. Greg Jones led the team with 38 rushing yards, and Troy Edwards led with 24 receiving yards. Josh...
