After a 17-16 victory over the Cleveland Browns in Week 1, the Bengals are set to host the Jacksonville Jaguars in their home opener in Week 2. Jacksonville started the season with a 26-10 victory over the Carolina Panthers.

Jaguars Offense

Jacksonville brought in former Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen as the team's new head coach during the offseason, and Coen's impact was quickly felt. The Jaguars posted the 10th-best PFF offensive grade (70.7) in Week 1. Specifically, Jacksonville's rushing offense saw massive success, as the team ran for 200 yards on the ground and posted the third-highest PFF rushing grade (79.5).

RB Travis Etienne led the way, rushing for 143 yards on 16 carries, including a 71-yard burst. Etienne tied his career high with four carries of 10+ yards in the game and averaged his most yards per carry since Week 17 of 2023 (8.9). Seven players carried the ball for Jacksonville, including four running backs, two receivers and QB Trevor Lawrence.

Lawrence completed 19-of-31 passes for 178 yards, one touchdown and one interception in Week 1. His 63.0 PFF offensive grade ranked 25th among quarterbacks. While WR Brian Thomas Jr. did limited damage through the air in Week 1 (one catch for 11 yards), he found the end zone on a nine-yard end around. The 2024 first-round pick hauled in 87 receptions last season for 1,282 yards and 10 touchdowns.

2025 second-overall pick Travis Hunter played both sides of the ball in Week 1, mainly seeing time on offense. Per Next Gen Stats, Hunter played 39 snaps at receiver, hauling in six receptions for 33 yards, and six snaps at cornerback. The Jaguars plan to use Hunter on both sides of the ball all season, but how much he plays on either side could depend on the week.

Jacksonville adjusted their offensive line in the offseason, adding G Patrick Mekari and C Robert Hainsey. The Jaguars kept Lawrence clean in Week 1, not allowing a sack for the second time in franchise history in a season opener and only allowing five total pressures per PFF. Hainsey was the highest-graded offensive linemen for the Jaguars in Week 1, posting a 78.0 offensive grade on 66 snaps.

Jaguars Defense

One of the lowest-graded units in the NFL last season, the Jaguars defense had a strong first outing under new DC Anthony Campanile: Jacksonville forced three turnovers and allowed 255 yards of total offense.

The defensive line only added one sack on the day but had 15 total pressures on Panthers QB Bryce Young. DE Josh Hines-Allen provided seven of those pressures, and his 89.6 pass-rush grade ranked fourth among edge rushers in Week 1 (for reference, Bengals DE Trey Hendrickson posted a 90.2 pass-rush grade). The Jaguars pressured Young on 40% of his dropbacks in the game and held Carolina scoreless in its one red zone trip.

LB Foyesade Oluokun compiled his fourth-straight season opener with at least 10 tackles, the longest active streak in the NFL and third longest since 2000. Oluokun forced two of the defense's three turnovers, intercepting a pass and forcing a fumble. He posted a 92.5 PFF defensive grade, the third highest among all defenders in Week 1.

On the back end, CB Jourdan Lewis had an interception and recovered the fumble forced by Oluokun in his Jacksonville debut after spending the first part of his career with the Dallas Cowboys. While Lewis operated out of the slot, Tyson Campbell, Jarrian Jones and Hunter manned the outside. Campbell allowed two receptions on four targets for 16 yards in Week 1, while Hunter didn't see a target in his six defensive snaps. Jacksonville's secondary allowed a 49.0 passer rating in Week 1, the lowest the franchise has allowed in a season opener since 2007.

Jacksonville's special teams unit also had a strong performance, as K Cam Little drilled all four of his field goal attempts and both extra points, while P Logan Cooke had one of his two punts downed inside the 20-yard line. Little, a second-year player from Arkansas, has now made 31-33 field goals in his career and is a perfect 17-17 inside the 40-yard line.

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