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Four Cents: Jaguars have to clean up mistakes if they want to keep winning

Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 7:44 PM · 1 min read
Four Cents: Jaguars have to clean up mistakes if they want to keep winning — News4JAX Sports, Ponte Vedra Beach Arts news
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Division games are always tough, but for three weeks now, the Jaguars have let penalties play a major role in games. Sure, there have been some bad calls along the way. But overall, the Jags have earned most of those flags.The holding call on Brenton Strange that wiped out the Bhayshul Tuten touchdown was a tough one. But one bad play can’t turn into two. Instead of finding a way to overcome the penalty and come away with points, Trevor Lawrence throws an interception. That moment changes the game.Then there’s the flag for having 12 men on the field on fourth down. It doesn’t count as a turnover in the box score, but it might as well have. Instead of getting the ball back after a punt, the Texans got a first down, which eventually led to a touchdown.Those are huge swings, and the Jaguars gave up far too many big plays against Houston.The Jags’ defense had done a great job of limiting explosive plays this season, but two of Houston’s three touchdown drives featured huge gains: a 42-yard

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