The Jacksonville week of jubilee at EverBank Stadium was short-lived for Jaguar fans, as 4-2 Jacksonville stumbled their way through a deflating 20-12 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. With the city ready to explode with visions of playoff dominance and future Super Bowl championships, the road warrior Seahawks poured water on those early dreams. Here’s everything you need to know from Jacksonville’s Week 6 loss to the Seahawks.

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The following Jacksonville players did not participate in Sunday’s matchup due to noted injuries throughout the week: Center Robert Hainsey and Linebacker Yasir Abdullah, both with hamstring injuries. With Hainsey officially inactive, Rookie center Jonah Monheim received his first career start after stepping in for Hainsey during the week 5 Kansas City Chiefs win, playing 17 offensive snaps at center. As mentioned on Friday, starting defensive end Travon Walker, after missing week 5, following wrist surgery, entered the matchup with no injury designation. DL Danny Striggow and OL Wyatt Milum both made their active roster season debuts with CB Greg Newsome also making his Jaguars debut, following the mid-week Tyson Campbell, player-for-player trade with the Cleveland Browns.

For the Seahawks, Seattle was without multiple defensive backs as starting safety Julian Love (knee), starting outside CB Devon Witherspoon (hamstring), and starting slot CB Tariq Woolen (concussion) were all inactive. Seattle also ruled out backup offensive tackle Josh Jones (ankle) and backup linebacker Derick Hall (oblique), with Jalen Milroe (emergency 3rd QB), and TE Nick Kallerup as healthy scratches.

Jacksonville received the ball first, with the offense going backwards on each play, after Ezra Cleveland was flagged for an early holding penalty. After getting behind the sticks early, Jacksonville’s offense was held to a quick three-and-out. Jacksonville’s defense answered the early call, following a booming 61-yard punt from Punter Logan Cooke, the Jaguars held to a quick three-and-out of their own. The Jacksonville offense then showed some life, picking up multiple first downs through their running backs, before stalling at midfield following incompletions on third and fourth down. Similar to Jacksonville’s early drive, the Seattle offense got behind the sticks early after Seattle Center Jalen Sundell tackled Devin Lloyd during a second down rush, resulting in second-and-13. Seattle then completed a third-down receiver screen, short of the sticks, as the defense rallied for tackle, forcing the punt.

On the following series, the Jaguars’ offense just missed on a passing game explosive, as Lawrence just missed a streaking Dyami Brown running open in the Seattle secondary. The offense quickly made up for the missed opportunity, continuing their 8-play, 61-yard touchdown drive featuring a Johnny Mudnt 14-yard catch, a Thomas Jr 19-yard third down conversion, and an elusive 14-yard Travis Hunter first down conversion.

The series was then capped by a Brian Thomas wide-open, 21-yard touchdown catch where Thomas initially faked blocking for the receiver screen. Cam Little missed the extra point, his first missed conversion of the season. (Jaguars 6, Seahawks 0)

The Seattle offense quickly answered with multiple explosives of their own, with completions of 18 and 32 yards to Jaxon Smith-Njigba. However, once Seattle reached the 10-yard line, the defense held with back-to-back negative rushes (Maason Smith and Josh Hines-Allen on the tackles).

Seattle made the 24-yard field goal to cut the lead to 3. (Jaguars 6, Seahawks 3)

On the following series, the Jacksonville offense took over in the shadow of their own endzone, following an illegal two-man block on the kick return. After a first down overthrow to Mudnt, Jacksonville punted it back to Seattle after Walker Little was beaten by Seattle DE Leonard Williams for the sack. One play later, recently added CB Greg Newsome, on his first snap as a Jaguar, was beaten by Smith-Njigba for a 61-yard touchdown with Wingard also trailing in coverage. (Jaguars 6, Seahawks 10)

The Jaguars’ offense continued to find room in the Seattle secondary, as Thomas Jr came down with a sideline 22-yard reception. The offense was still unable to do much with it; while still struggling with penalties and the Seattle pressure, the offense punted after three straight incompletions. Jacksonville’s defense then forced its third three-and-out in the half. Parker Washington then opened the next drive with a 17-yard catch-and-run on third-and-four. Seattle was called for a roughing the passer penalty following the play, resulting in an additional 15 yards at the end of the reception. Jacksonville’s struggles up front continued on this drive, with Seattle getting home with a late stunt.

After being stopped on the drive, Cam Little’s recent kicking woes continued as he missed the 50-yard field goal, wide right. Seattle nearly threw an interception to Travis Hunter, who deflected a pass that was almost brought in by rookie DL BJ Green.

Seattle finished out the drive conservatively, going 25 yards to add a field goal of their own to close out the first half scoring. (Jaguars 6, Seattle 13)

Score: Jaguars 6, Seahawks 13Time of possession: Jaguars 18:32, Seahawks 11:28First downs: Jaguars 10, Seahawks 5Sacks: Jaguars 0, Seahawks 3Turnovers forced: Jaguars 0, Seahawks 0Rushing yards: Jaguars 34, Seahawks 32Yards per rush: Jaguars 2.6, Seahawks 3.2Passing yards: Jaguars 118, Seahawks 140Passing yards per attempt: Jaguars 4.9, Seahawks 10.0Redzone: Jaguars 0% (None), Seahawks 0% (0/1)Penalties: Jaguars 6 for 46 yards, Seahawks 4 for 35 yardsPoints off turnovers: Jaguars 0, Seahawks 3 (1 FG off Jacksonville missed FG)

The Seattle offense opened the half with a dominant 8-play, 77-yard, 4:46 touchdown drive with little resistance given by the Jacksonville defense. The only third down conversion on the drive was the 11-yard Cooper Kupp touchdown on CB Jourdan Lewis. Seattle moved down the field with a 10-yard run, and completions of 13, 29, and 11 yards on the explosive play-filled drive. (Jaguars 6, Seattle 20)

Jacksonville’s offense nearly completed an improbable near-interception, bobbled into a Thomas Jr touchdown play on the following series. However, Travis Hunter was flagged for being offside.

On the final play of the quarter, Lawrence found Hunter Long across the field to keep the drive going.

Lawrence then converted a second fourth down conversion, using his legs to convert the fourth-and-two with a four-yard rush. Trevor then found Tim Patrick behind the defense for a 26-yard touchdown to end the drive. Jacksonville, however, missed the two-point conversion. (Jaguars 12, Seahawks 20)

The Jaguars’ defense followed the Jacksonville touchdown by forcing a timely three-and-out, with Arik Armstead and Ventrell Miller combining to sack Darnold on third down. Facing a third-and-five from their own 17-yard line, Lawrence hit Thomas Jr on a deep crosser. However, Thomas Jr committed another rough play while crossing the middle of the field – this one a drop at a key moment. The defense again held Seattle (to their fifth three-and-out of the game), pressuring Darnold on third down into a Cooper Kupp overthrow. Seattle was also flagged for holding on the play, which was declined by Jacksonville.

Chuma Edoga began the late fourth quarter drive with back-to-back penalties; after being flagged for a declined illegal man downfield penalty, he then false-started before the next snap, then was substituted out for Patrick Mekari. The offense was again forced to punt after a third-down incompletion to Parker Washington. Jacksonville’s offense, still unable to get anything going, went three-and-out for the fourth time on Sunday. The Jacksonville defense was unable to get the ball back this time, giving up a first down 61-yard completion to Seattle TE AJ Barner that effectively ended the chances of a comeback.

Trevor Lawrence’s across-the-field throw on fourth down was my best highlight, where he came through in a clutch moment where nothing seemed to be there early.

Biggest play(s) of the game:

According to rbsdm.com, the biggest play of the game by Expected Points Added (EPA) and for Win Probability was the 61-yard JSN touchdown reception (-5.2 EPA and -19% win probability).

QB Trevor Lawrence: 27/42 for 258 yards, 2 TDs (97.1 passer rating)RB Travis Etienne: 12 carries for 27 yards (2.3 YPC)WR Brian Thomas Jr: 8 catches for 90 yards (11.3 YPR), 1 TD on 10 targetsLB Foye Oluokun: 9 tackles (6 solo), 1 TFL, 1 QB hit, and 1 pass defensedLB Ventrell Miller: 6 tackles (2 solo)DE Arik Armstead: 4 tackles (1 solo), 1 sack

View the full box score here

Special Teams: P Logan Cooke averaged 49.1 yards on 8 punts, with a long of 61Defense: DE Arik Armstead: 4 tackles (1 solo), 1 sackOffense: WR Brian Thomas Jr: 8 catches for 90 yards (11.3 YPR), 1 TD on 10 targets

The team over at Pro Football Focus noted the following:

The following players left Sunday’s game due to injury:

DE Josh Hines-Allen left the game for a few playsLB Devin Lloyd left the game temporarily, but returnedYou can watch the top plays of the Week 6 matchup on the NFL’s YouTube channel here.

Post-game lingering questions:

1. Pass protection struggles

The Jacksonville offensive line and running backs struggled early on to block Seattle’s front, using many stunts and delayed blitzes. Lawrence rarely looked comfortable in the pocket in this one, yet also had trouble finding rushing lanes, unlike on Monday against Kansas City. Entering Sunday’s matchup, the Jaguars had given up six sacks on the season. Lawrence was sacked seven times against Seattle, with 33 pressures allowed, and it felt noticeable in the offensive operation. This was, objectively, one of the toughest defensive fronts that Jacksonville has faced thus far and there didn’t seem to be an issue with just one player up front. Additionally, per Next Gen stats, Trevor Lawrence’s 3.1 seconds of time to throw falls at 16th of the 19 QBs currently listed after the first slate of games. Was Sunday an issue of receivers not getting open, the offensive line struggling, or the quarterback struggling to progress past the first few reads before the pressure got home?

2. What happened to Cam Little?

The Jaguars’ special teams weapon has seemed to fall into a funk of late. Since receiving national recognition after making a pre-season 70-yard field goal, Little has struggled somewhat during key in-game scenarios, missing a kick in three of the last four games. On Sunday, Little missed both a first half 50-yard kick and an extra point.

3. A return of the penalties

Jacksonville’s issues with pre-snap and untimely penalties returned with 10 flags for 76-yards against the Seahawks on Sunday. Seven of those ten penalties were on offense:

Illegal Formation: Anton Harrison (x2)False Start: Trevor Lawrence, Chuma Edoga (declined)Offsides: Travis Hunter (negating a TD)Illegible Man Downfield: Chuma EdogaOffensive Holding: Ezra Cleveland, Hunter Long

Jacksonville was able to win against Kansas City by playing a cleaner game in drops and penalties. Unfortunately, both returned in spades on Sunday. It was a very undisciplined performance for Jacksonville.

What are your thoughts from tonight’s game, Jaguars fans? Who surprised you most or disappointed you with their play tonight? Let us know in the comments.