Two-Minute Drill: Jaguars at Bills on MNF, Seminoles, Gators need wins
The Jaguars take on the Bills in the first of two Monday Night Football games at 7:30 p.m. The Dolphins move on without Tua. Florida, FSU need wins.
The Jacksonville Jaguars are set to take a voyage up north to take on the Buffalo Bills.
The game will be played on Monday Night Football, something the Jaguars were not a part of for 11 years before last season. This is the longest drought for a franchise that hasn’t moved away from their city since its inception.
Monday night’s game will mark the first time the Jaguars and Bills have faced off on Monday Night Football. Jacksonville has played 12 teams on Monday night, including the Ravens, Bengals, Broncos, Packers, Texans, Colts, Dolphins, Giants, Jets, Steelers, Chargers and Titans.
But, what should you know about the Jaguars and Monday Night Football?
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The Jaguars have played 16 Monday Night Football games since entering the NFL in 1995 to 2023.
That ranks as the third-fewest number of appearances by all 32 teams tied with the Arizona Cardinals. Only the Houston Texans (14) and Cleveland Browns (13) have made fewer appearances.
The Jaguars last played on Monday Night Football in 2023. They lost to the Cincinnati Bengals 34-31 after receiver Christian Kirk and quarterback Trevor Lawrence went down due to injuries.
Kirk suffered a groin injury that cost him the remainder of the season, while Lawrence suffered a high-ankle sprain, but played the following week against the Cleveland Browns.
The Jaguars currently hold an 8-8 record on Monday Night Football. The team’s .500 record on Monday Night Football ranks eighth in the AFC tied with the Los Angeles Chargers and ranks 15th overall in the NFL. The Seattle Seahawks have the best winning percentage among NFL teams at .714 (30-12).
The Jaguars played the Pittsburgh Steelers in their first appearance on Monday Night Football. The game was played at what was then known as Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville. The Jaguars defeated the Steelers 30-21.
Jacksonville beat the Steelers after defensive back Chris Hudson blocked a Norm Johnson field goal, returning the kick for a touchdown to seal the team’s win.
The play is infamous as former Steelers head coach Bill Cowher could be seen raising his fist and motioning for a punch before retracting as Hudson ran to the end zone.
Jacksonville is 3-0 against the Steelers on Monday Night Football even though Pittsburgh holds the second-best winning percentage on Monday nights at .679.
Here is the Jaguars’ full Monday Night Football history sorted by date from most recent to earliest appearances.
Demetrius Harvey is the Jacksonville Jaguars reporter for the Florida Times-Union. You can follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @Demetrius82.
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