CONTACT: Ryan Robinson, J.P. Shad- rick, Katie Vaughn, Dan Edwards (904) 633-6590 FAX (904) 633-6055 December 18, 2012 JAGUARS BATTLE NEW ENGLAND IN HOME FINALE THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (2-11) VS. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (10-4) Sunday, December 23 ■ EverBank Field (67,246) ■ 1:00 p.m. ET Wednesday, December 19 11:00 a.m. Bill Belichick The Jaguars wrap up the home portion of their schedule on Sunday, December 23 against conference call New England at 1:00 p.m. ET. It marks the fourth consecutive game against an AFC East opponent 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Players available and the 13th time in franchise history the club will play a participant from the previous Super Bowl 12:30 p.m. Mike Mularkey available 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Practice open to media in the regular season. 3:30 p.m. Wes Welker The Jaguars own a 9-8 mark in their final regular season home game including a win in 2011 conference call against Indianapolis. The Jaguars close out the 2012 regular season schedule on the road at Ten- nessee on Sunday, December 30. It marks the sixth time in the last seven seasons the Jaguars Thursday, December 20 finish on the road and 12th time in 17 seasons. 11:20 a.m. - 11:50 p.m. Practice open to media The Jaguars dropped to 2-12 with a third consecutive loss as they fell 24-3 at Miami last 1:30 p.m. Coordinator available Sunday. The Jaguars were held scoreless following their opening possession and matched their 1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Players available season-high with 10 penalties. Three-time Pro Bowl running back Maurice Jones-Drew missed his eighth straight game since injuring his foot at Oakland on Oct. 21 and his status will be updated Friday, December 21 on Wednesday. Second-year WR Cecil Shorts, the club’s leading receiver, finished with 101 yards 11:20 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. Practice open to media 12:45 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Players available on six receptions against the Dolphins in his return from a concussion. Shorts has four 100-yard receiving games in 2012, the most by a Jaguar since 2004, and he is 75 yards shy of becoming the 2012 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE franchise’s first 1,000-yard receiver since 2005. Rookie WR Justin Blackmon continues to progress Sept. 9 at Minnesota 1:00 L, 23-26 (OT) as he leads the team with a franchise rookie record 51 receptions for 707 yards and three touch- Sept. 16 HOUSTON 1:00 L, 7-27 downs. Ninth-year DE Jason Babin was claimed off waivers from Philadelphia on Nov. 28 and he Sept. 23 at Indianapolis 1:00 W, 22-17 started the last three games. Babin, who has 55.5 career sacks, led the Eagles with 5.5 sacks in Sept. 30 CINCINNATI 4:05 L, 10-27 the first 11 games this season and has a sack/forced fumble in each of the last two games for the Oct. 7 CHICAGO 4:05 L, 3-41 Jaguars. Oct. 14 Open Date Of the 22 projected starters heading into the season, 11 of those players have missed a Oct. 21 at Oakland 4:25 L, 23-26 (OT) combined 70 games due to injuries. The Jaguars have started four different running backs and four Oct. 28 at Green Bay 1:00 L, 15-24 different left guards through 14 games due to injuries. The Jaguars have 10 players on their cur- Nov. 4 DETROIT 1:00 L, 14-31 Nov. 8 INDIANAPOLIS 8:20 L, 10-27 rent roster who were not with the team for the season-opener including two starters (Babin, Austin Nov. 18 at Houston 1:00 L, 37-43 (OT) Pasztor). Nov. 25 TENNESSEE 1:00 W, 24-19 The Jaguars rank 31st in the NFL in total defense (394.1-yard avg.) and offense with a 284.1- Dec. 2 at Buffalo 1:00 L, 18-34 yard average per game. The Jaguars rank sixth in the AFC with a plus-one turnover differential and Dec. 9 N.Y. JETS 1:00 L, 10-17 have been even or won the turnover differential in five straight games. Dec. 16 at Miami 1:00 L, 3-24 Dec. 23 NEW ENGLAND 1:00 FAN SUPPORT: The Jaguars did not have a home game blacked out in 2012 for the third Dec. 30 at Tennessee 1:00 consecutive season. The Jaguars have a current streak of 25 straight regular season games not blacked out dating back to the 2009 season finale. Through their first seven home games this HOME GAMES IN CAPS season the Jaguars’ average tickets distributed is 64,232. ALL TIMES ARE JACKSONVILLE TIME SERIES HISTORY: The Patriots have won all five regular season meetings against the Jag- JAGUARS 2012 MEDIA GUIDE: The Jaguars’ 2012 media guide is online and will be updated through- uars and own a 3-1 advantage in postseason play. The teams last met in 2009 at New England with out the season. Media can access the media guide at the Patriots winning 35-7. This will be the first meeting in Jacksonville since 2006 when the Patriots http://mediaguide.jaguars.com. held on for a 24-21 victory. NEXT UP: The Jaguars conclude the 2012 season TELEVISION: The game will be broadcast regionally on CBS, locally on WTEV CBS47 (Ch. 6 with a trip to AFC South rival Tennessee on Sunday, De- cable). Kevin Harland will handle play-by-play duties with Solomon Wilcots providing analysis. cember 30. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. ET. The Jaguars defeated the Titans, 24-19, on Nov. 25 at EverBank Field. RADIO: Sunday’s game will be broadcast on the Jaguars Radio Network which extends to 11 affiliates in Florida and Georgia, and in Spanish on WJSJ-FM (105.3). The Jaguars’ flagship stations are WOKV AM & FM (690, 106.5). Brian Sexton (play-by-play) and former Jaguars defensive end Jeff Lageman (analyst) are in their 10th season together calling all Jaguars games. Jacksonville Jaguars • One EverBank Field Drive • Jacksonville, FL 32202 jaguars ON THE AIR WEEK 16 Monday — The Mike Mularkey Show, 6:00 — 7:00 p.m., WOKV AM & FM (690, 106.5) and the Saturday, December 22 Jaguars Radio Network, with Mike Mularkey and Brian Sexton Atlanta at Detroit 8:30 — Jaguars All-Access, 7:00 - 7:30 p.m., WTEV CBS47 with Brent Martineau and Jeff Lageman with special guest Cecil Shorts Sunday, December 23 Tuesday — Jaguars Reporters, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m., WOKV AM & FM (690, 106.5) with John Oehser and Oakland at Carolina 1:00 Cole Pepper New Orleans at Dallas 1:00 Wednesday — Jaguars This Week, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., WOKV AM & FM (690, 106.5) with Brian Sexton, Tennessee at Green Bay 1:00 Jeff Lageman, Tony Boselli and John Oehser Minnesota at Houston 1:00 Sunday — Sonny’s Tailgate Show, 10:00 a.m., WOKV AM & FM (690, 106.5) New England at Jacksonville 1:00 — Mike Mularkey Show, 11:00 a.m., WTEV (Ch. 6) Indianapolis at Kansas City 1:00 — Coggin Pregame Show, 11:30 a.m., WTEV (Ch. 6) Buffalo at Miami 1:00 — Suddath Pregame Show, 12:00 p.m., WOKV AM & FM (690, 106.5) and the Washington at Philadelphia 1:00 Jaguars Radio Network Cincinnati at Pittsburgh 1:00 — Winn-Dixie Postgame Show, WOKV AM & FM (690, 106.5) and the Jaguars St. Louis at Tampa Bay 1:00 Radio Network San Diego at N.Y. Jets 1:00 Cleveland at Denver 4:05 Chicago at Arizona 4:25 N.Y. Giants at Baltimore 4:25 SOCIAL MEDIA INFORMATION San Francisco at Seattle 8:20 The Jaguars utilize Twitter (@jaguars) and Facebook to provide fans with timely information, an exclusive behind the scenes look at the organization and the opportunity to engage in conversations with players and coaches. Visit jaguars.com/connect for access. Jaguars.com senior writer John Oehser provides a blog throughout each game with updates and his analysis. Oehser can also be found on Twitter at @JohnOehser. WH AT TO LOOK FOR ■ With a win, the Jaguars would improve to 3-12 overall, 2-6 at home and 3-8 against AFC opponents. ■ WR Justin Blackmon enters the game with one 100-yard receiving game and is looking to become the first rookie in franchise history with multiple 100- yard receiving games. ■ WR Cecil Shorts enters the game with five touchdown receptions of 20-plus yards and needs one to set the club’s single-season record, surpassing Jimmy Smith (2000, 2004) and Reggie Williams (2007). ■ Shorts has a receiving touchdown in four of the last five games and has a catch of at least 25 yards in 10 of 13 games played. ■ Shorts enters the game with four 100-yard receiving games and needs one more to tie for the fourth-most in team history in a season and most since 2001 (Jimmy Smith, 6). He is looking to eclipse 100 receiving yards in back-to-back games for the first time in his career. ■ Shorts needs 75 receiving yards to reach 1,000 for the season. He would become the first Jaguar since 2005 to reach 1,000 receiving yards and join Jimmy Smith (9 seasons) and Keenan McCardell (4 seasons) as the only players in franchise history to accomplish the feat.