{"id":249398,"date":"2022-12-23T02:11:34","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T08:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=249398"},"modified":"2022-12-23T14:29:03","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T20:29:03","slug":"week-16-of-the-nfl-gets-started-with-a-ho-hum-thursday-night-football-matchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/week-16-of-the-nfl-gets-started-with-a-ho-hum-thursday-night-football-matchup\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Week 16 Begins with Ho-Hum ‘Thursday Night Football’ Match"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Jacksonville Jaguars kept their playoff possibilities alive following a win in their Thursday Night Football <\/a><\/em>clash with the New York Jets. However, if they have any real aspirations of making a deep postseason run, they can’t continue to play like they did.<\/p>\n

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New York Jets running back Zonovan Knight (27) is tackled during the third quarter of the team’s “Thursday Night Football” game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jags emerged victorious, but not because of a stellar performance. (Image: Associated Press<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Jaguars remain in the fight to reach the playoffs with their 19-3 win over the Jets. It wasn’t a pretty win, and both sidelines had a lot of difficulty developing a solid cadence.<\/p>\n

The Jags fumbled the ball on the first possession, which the Jets converted for three points off a field goal. They wouldn’t score again for the rest of what was a lackluster and error-prone 60 minutes of football.<\/p>\n

Jags Find a Way to Hang On<\/h2>\n

The victory allows the Jaguars to hold on to second place in the AFC South, with seven wins and eight losses. It also gives them a shot at the postseason and a run on the division-leading Tennessee Titans.<\/p>\n

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The Jets, meanwhile, are last in the AFC East with a 7-8 record. That definitively keeps them out of postseason range. But it’s still better than their 4-13 and 2-14 records from the two previous seasons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence<\/a> gave a decent performance, putting up 229 passing and 51 rushing yards, as well as scoring the team’s only TD. While the offense got the job done, there are holes that need to be filled quickly.<\/p>\n

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Zach Wilson's stats in back to back games against the Lions and Jaguars, two of the worst defenses in the NFL:<\/p>\n

27\/53 (50.9%), 409 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT.<\/p>\n

— Zack Rosenblatt (@ZackBlatt) December 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n