Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal
Happy holidays, Big Cat Country! With the holidays and it being a great time to be a Jacksonville Jaguars fan, I decided to compare the Jaguars’ season thus far to some of my favorite Christmas movies instead of talking about the Colts again. Potential spoilers ahead.
Week 1: Carolina Panthers// W 26-10 – Jingle All the Way
A mid-90’s classic.
Week 2: Cincinnati Bengals// L 27-31 – Gremlins
The instructions were clear, but the Jags metaphorically fed the gremlins after midnight, and at the end, the win wasn’t theirs to keep like the mogwai.
Week 3: Houston Texans// W 17-10 – National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
The Texans came for a visit that not everyone necessarily wanted, like both sides of Clarke’s and Ellen’s families. The visit was stressful, and at times, sanity was questionable. There were tense moments towards the end, but like Clarke got his Christmas bonus, the Jaguars got the win.
Week 4: San Francisco 49ers// W 26-21 – It’s a Wonderful Life
The odds were stacked against the team, and at a certain point, some of us probably felt like giving up, but in the end, you could see the team in a new light, like George.
Week 5: Kansas City Chiefs// W 31-28 – The Santa Clause
Brenton Strange’s injury changed the game plan, like Santa falling off the roof. After some adjustments, the team found a way to work together and surprised everyone on a national scale.
Week 6: Seattle Seahawks// L 12-20 – A Charlie Brown Christmas
Depressing and sad like Charles and his little tree.
Week 7: Los Angeles Rams// L 7-35 – 8-Bit Christmas
The premise of the movie is that a group of children in the 80’s work together to attempt to overcome multiple obstacles to purchase a Nintendo. While the team had the same goal and tried to achieve it, they ultimately fell short in the end, but learned an important lesson, which led to the post-bye week shift.
Week 9: Las Vegas Raiders// W 30-29 – The Christmas Chronicles
The Jaguars were away from home and had a rollercoaster of a journey in their attempt to fly home with a win. The team came together at the end to get the job done right at the buzzer, just like Kate, Teddy, and Santa.
Week 10: Houston Texans// L 29-36 – A Christmas Story
The Jaguars didn’t shoot themselves in the eye, but they did shoot themselves in the foot by blowing that lead.
Week 11: Los Angeles Chargers// W 35-6 – Home Alone
The Chargers came into the Jaguars’ house thinking they were going to get the win. After getting in, they got utterly destroyed and embarrassed, as Kevin did to Harry and Marv, and we all had a good time watching it happen.
Week 12: Arizona Cardinals// W 27-24 – Batman Returns
A hard-fought battle that ultimately ended with a win for the good guys.
Week 13: Tennessee Titans// W 25-3 – How the Grinch Stole Christmas
In a similar fashion to the Grinch going into Whoville to steal all the presents and decorations, the Jaguars went to Nashville and stole all the touchdowns and made the citizens sad.
Week 14: Indianapolis Colts// W 36-19 – The Muppet Christmas Carol
I chose this for no other reason than I enjoy the movie, and I thoroughly enjoyed watching this game.
Week 15: New York Jets// W 48-20 – Home Alone 2
Same sentiment as the Chargers game, except this one was also played at home. Since Kevin got Harry and Marv at his Uncle’s house, it still counts, right?
Week 16: Denver Broncos// W 34-20 – The Holdovers
We laughed, cried, and everything turned out for the best in the end.
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