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JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 2006 NEWS RELEASE CONTACT: Ryan Robinson, Hunter Robinson, Alisa Abbott, Dan Edwards (904) 633-6000 FAX (904) 633-6055 www.jaguars.com January 11, 2007 JAGUARS FINISH WITH 8-8 RECORD TABLE OF CONTENTS ■ 2006 Team/Individual Highlights (page 1) TEAM 6-2 AT HOME FOR 2ND STRAIGHT YEAR ■ 2006 results and 2007 opponents (page 2) ■ 2007 NFL Draft order (page 2) 2006 IN REVIEW: The Jacksonville Jaguars finished the regular season with a ■ Awards, career-high numbers and Jaguars ranked 8-8 record, including wins against five teams that advanced to the 2006 postsea- among NFL leaders (page 3) son. The Jaguars finished with a 6-2 record at home and posted two shutouts in ■ Jaguars set franchise rushing record (page 4) their eight home games. ■ Defense ranked among NFL’s best (pages 5-6) Jack Del Rio completed his fourth season as head coach with a record ■ Head Coach Jack Del Rio (page 7) of 34-30. The Jaguars rank tied for seventh in the NFL since 2004 with a 29-19 ■ Homefield Advantage (page 8) mark and are one of only eight NFL teams with a .500 record or better in all three ■ Taylor and Jones-Drew among NFL’s best rushing duos seasons. (page 9) 2006 TEAM/INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS ■ Fred Taylor’s career statistics (pages 9-10) ■ The Jaguars ranked second in total defense (4th rushing, 10th passing), the ■ The skinny on Jones-Drew (page 10-13) highest ranking in team history. The defense set a franchise-record with 20 inter- ■ Individual defensive notes headlined by Pro Bowler ceptions and finished the season with the second-fewest net yards allowed in Rashean Mathis (pages 13-14) team history. ■ Individual offensive notes (pages 14-16) ■ Allowed a NFL-low 11.0 points per game in their eight home games. Only one ■ Kicker Josh Scobee puts up career-high numbers team (New England, 24) scored 20-plus points against the Jaguars at home. (page 16) ■ Outscored their opponents 371 to 274, a plus-97 point differential which ranked ■ 2006 rookie class (page 17) fifth in the NFL. ■ Experienced group (page 18) ■ The Jaguars set a single-season franchise record for rushing yards (2,541) as ■ Tidbits from the regular season (page 19) they averaged 158.8 yards per game. In addition, the Jaguars set a franchise ■ Tidbits from the lockerroom (page 20) record with a 5.0-yard rushing average and 5.5 average per play. ■ Individual/Team records broken (pages 22-23) ■ Set a franchise-record with 375 rushing yards against Indianapolis on ■ Record under Jack Del Rio (page 24) December 10. It was one of two 200-yard rushing games for the Jaguars in 2006. ■ Cornerback Rashean Mathis was voted as a starter for the Pro Bowl. Mathis IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER: set a team single-season record with eight interceptions which tied for third in the February 4 Super Bowl XLI in South Florida NFL. February 10 Pro Bowl in Honolulu, Hawaii ■ The running back duo of Fred Taylor (231-1,146, 5 TDs) and rookie Maurice February 21-27 Scouting Combine in Indianapolis Jones-Drew (166-941, 13 TDs) ranked second in the NFL with 2,087 rushing February 22 Deadline for clubs to designate yards, the most by a duo in team history. The Jaguars came within 59 yards of franchise and transition players. becoming only the fifth team in NFL history to have two 1,000 yard rushers in a March 1 Deadline for submission of qualifying season. offers by clubs to their restricted ■ Taylor led the Jaguars in rushing for the seventh time in nine seasons. He free agents whose contracts have became one of only 22 players in NFL history with 9,000 career rushing yards as expired and to whom they desire to he finished with 9,513. retain a right of first refusal/ ■ Rookie RB/KR Maurice Jones-Drew led all rookies and ranked tied for third in compensation. the NFL with 16 touchdowns (13 rushing, 2 receiving, 1 kickoff return). Jones- March 2 Free agency signing period begins Drew finished with 2,250 all-purpose yards, the third-most by a rookie in NFL his- March 2 Trading period begins tory. He set a team-record for all-purpose yards in a season and in a game (303 April 27 Signing period ends for restricted free vs. Indianapolis, 12/10). agents ■ Jones-Drew scored a rushing touchdown in a NFL-record (by a rookie) eight April 28-29 NFL Draft consecutive games, the most in team history. He led all NFL running backs with a 5.7 average per carry, the highest in team history. MEDIA INFORMATION WEBSITE: ■ DE Bobby McCray led the team with a career-high 10 sacks, becoming only the The Jaguars provide an informational website for media fourth Jaguar in team history to have at least 10 sacks in a season. only which includes everything from weekly and daily ■ LB Daryl Smith led the club with a career-high 170 tackles while rookie LB Clint releases to quote sheets and transcripts from press con- Ingram ranked second with 117 tackles. ferences. To receive access to the media website please ■ Third-year receiver Reggie Williams led the club with 52 receptions for 616 contact the Jaguars public relations office at 904-633- yards and four touchdowns while second-year receiver Matt Jones led the team 6590. The address for the media is www.jaguars.com/pr. with 643 yards on 41 receptions. Maurice Jones-Drew set a team rookie-record with 46 receptions. Jacksonville Jaguars • One Alltel Stadium Place • Jacksonville, Florida 32202 2006 RESULTS/2007 SCHEDULE PRESEASON OPPONENT TIME TELEVISION RESULT JAGUARS 2007 OPPONENTS August 12 at Miami Dolphins 7:30 p.m. WTEV W 31-26 August 19 CAROLINA PANTHERS 7:30 p.m. WTEV L 10-17 HOME GAMES August 26 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 8:00 p.m. CBS/WTEV W 29-18 Houston Texans August 31 at Atlanta Falcons 7:30 p.m. WTEV W 20-17 Indianapolis Colts REGULAR SEASON Tennessee Titans September 10 DALLAS COWBOYS 4:15 p.m. FOX W 24-17 Oakland Raiders September 18 (Monday) PITTSBURGH STEELERS 8:30 p.m. ESPN W 9-0 San Diego Chargers September 24 at Indianapolis Colts 1:00 p.m. CBS L 14-21 Atlanta Falcons October 1 at Washington Redskins 4:15 p.m. CBS L 30-36 (OT) Carolina Panthers October 8 NEW YORK JETS 4:05 p.m. CBS W 41-0 Buffalo Bills October 15 OPEN DATE October 22 at Houston Texans 1:00 p.m. CBS L 7-27 ROAD GAMES October 29 at Philadelphia Eagles 1:00 p.m. CBS W 13-6 Houston Texans November 5 TENNESSEE TITANS 1:00 p.m. CBS W 37-7 Indianapolis Colts November 12 HOUSTON TEXANS 1:00 p.m. CBS L 10-13 Tennessee Titans November 20 (Monday) NEW YORK GIANTS 8:30 p.m. ESPN W 26-10 Denver Broncos November 26 at Buffalo Bills 1:00 p.m. CBS L 24-27 Kansas City Chiefs December 3 at Miami Dolphins 4:05 p.m. CBS W 24-10 New Orleans Saints December 10 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:00 p.m. CBS W 44-17 Tampa Bay Buccaneers December 17 at Tennessee Titans 1:00 p.m. CBS L 17-24 Pittsburgh Steelers December 24 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 1:00 p.m. CBS L 21-24 December 31 at Kansas City Chiefs 1:00 p.m. CBS L 30-35 HOME GAMES IN CAPS ALL TIMES ARE JACKSONVILLE TIME 2007 DRAFT ORDER DETERMINED: Below is the order that teams will pick in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft, held on April 28-29. The Jaguars own the 17th pick. Draft-order ties are resolved by the cumulative record of each team’s opponent. The team with the weaker opponents receives drafting priority. The Super Bowl champion will select 32nd and the runner-up 31st. Strength of Opponents # TEAM Win Loss Pct. Schedule Record 2007 SCHEDULE STORYLINES 1. Oakland 2 14 .125 .555 142-114 2. Detroit 3 13 .188 .523 134-122 ■ 3. Cleveland# 4 12 .250 .535 137-119 Features four teams that qualified for the 2006 post- 4. Tampa Bay# 4 12 .250 .535 137-119 season (Indianapolis, San Diego, Kansas City, New 5. Arizona 5 11 .313 .500 128-128 Orleans). In addition, the Jaguars will play 10 games 6. Washington 5 11 .313 .512 131-125 against teams that finished .500 or better in 2006. ■ 7. Minnesota 6 10 .375 .488 125-131 Will travel to New Orleans to play at the Louisiana 8. Houston 6 10 .375 .504 129-127 Superdome for the first time since 1996. The Jaguars 9. Miami 6 10 .375 .543 139-117 will travel to in-state rival Tampa Bay for the second time 10. Atlanta 7 9 .438 .457 117-139 in franchise history (1995). In addition, Michael Vick and 11. San Francisco 7 9 438 .500 128-128 the Atlanta Falcons along with the Carolina Panthers will 12. Buffalo 7 9 .438 .574 147-109 visit Alltel Stadium for the first time since 1996. ■ 13. St. Louis 8 8 .500 .465 119-137 The Jaguars will battle former AFC Central rival 14. Carolina 8 8 .500 .473 121-135 Pittsburgh for the 19th time with the Jaguars leading the 15. Pittsburgh 8 8 .500 .496 127-129 overall series, 10-8. The teams have met every season 16. Green Bay 8 8 .500 .500 128-128 since 1995 except for the 2003 season.