{"id":653608,"date":"2026-01-04T16:03:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T16:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/653608\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T16:03:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T16:03:15","slug":"reacts-survey-results-jaguars-fans-talk-potential-afc-playoff-matchups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/653608\/","title":{"rendered":"Reacts Survey Results: Jaguars fans talk potential AFC playoff matchups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">This week, we asked Jacksonville Jaguars fans which team they would least like to face in the AFC playoffs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">49% of respondents chose the Houston Texans, and another 42% chose a team from the AFC East (the Bills or the Patriots).<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/d50bd068ec84931e7d390cc7b5b9aaa0.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Jaguars and the Texans are both undefeated (7-0) since the last time they matched up against each other in Week 10. Houston backup quarterback Davis Mills pulled off a historic 19-point comeback to hand Jacksonville its worst loss under Liam Coen \u2014 yet as frustrating as the result was at the time, the current version of the Jaguars may not have come to life without that tough loss.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cPost Houston, that was a tough locker room,\u201d Coen said the week of Christmas. \u201cThat was a tough feeling and that was gut-wrenching at the time. But I do recall Josh Hines-Allen speaking very briefly. I think Arik Armstead said a few things and then we ended it. I didn\u2019t go on and on, and we didn\u2019t have a lengthy post-game. We said a few things. It was from the heart, it was real. But also, I think the guys knew in that moment some things needed to change and we had to operate differently in terms of a 60-minutes mindset football game. And so, I\u2019ll continue to look back to that game as something that has helped us and fueled us moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Texans boast one of the NFL\u2019s best defenses, if not the best outright, so I can\u2019t blame Jaguars fans for being nervous about that matchup. At least we know that the team would be highly motivated to have a different result against Houston this time around.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">As for the confidence survey, 98% of fans are confident in the direction of the team \u2014 a season high, and up from 97% last week.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8f5b5d4ae7e7dca9101ec9b86f54706c.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Top comments from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigcatcountry.com\/jacksonville-jaguars-discussion\/80981\/jaguars-reacts-survey-afc-playoff-matchups-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tuesday\u2019s post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Tuesday\u2019s post<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>5in95<\/p>\n<p>How wild is it that the statement \u201cthe two scariest teams in the AFC playoffs are from the AFC South\u201d isn\u2019t a crazy take?<\/p>\n<p>mnkman322<\/p>\n<p>Think Buffalo is the only team with a top 10 QB and a top 10 pass defense in the AFC, so they got my pick.<\/p>\n<p>JaxSouthsider<\/p>\n<p>Crazy thing to me is that I bet Vegas would have all these teams +\/- 3 points from us on a neutral field. <\/p>\n<p>Truly, wide open<\/p>\n<p>twodave<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d rather play someone we haven\u2019t matched up with yet. I feel like the more often you see another team the closer the games are. So I\u2019d really rather not see another round vs the Texans, but I wouldn\u2019t mind playing the Bills, Patriots or Steelers\/Ravens at all.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>BrevardJag321<\/p>\n<p>Patriots because their head coach used to give the Jags headaches when he was in Nashville. But I would be lying if the Texans don\u2019t also give me a twinge of anxiety. Jags are the better team, but the mental trauma of that squandered 19 point lead will do that. <\/p>\n<p>Lake11<\/p>\n<p>Goddam Texans. After they stole our lunch money and pantsed us while frenching our girlfriend right in front of us, the Texans have won 8 straight, including wins over the Bills, Chiefs and Chargers. 19 f***ing points! IN ONE F***ING QUARTER! We shouldn\u2019t see them till the AFC title game. Maybe by then the nightmares will have subsided.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Jaguardian<\/p>\n<p>I would say\/text Houston is the team that gives me the most pause, however, that selfsame trepidation, if you will, is definitely reciprocated on the Texans end, as well. Remember, after the bitter loss to them, the Jaguars have since been nothing short of a bunch of nasty hombres, as if to say \u201clet\u2019s have a rubber match.\u201d GET EM\u2019, GENTS!<\/p>\n<p>Badinfuence2832<\/p>\n<p>I want the Texans in the first round. I want to see our revenge game in person. <\/p>\n<p>#DTWFD!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This week, we asked Jacksonville Jaguars fans which team they would least like to face in the AFC&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":653609,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2060],"tags":[115,1992,1749,4133,241,346,24165,7,253,212,125,2401,213,1829,6,208,185,394,3025],"class_list":{"0":"post-653608","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville-jaguars","8":"tag-afc","9":"tag-afc-east","10":"tag-arik-armstead","11":"tag-brian-thomas-jr","12":"tag-chargers","13":"tag-chiefs","14":"tag-davis-mills","15":"tag-football","16":"tag-houston-texans","17":"tag-jacksonville","18":"tag-jacksonville-jaguars","19":"tag-jacksonvillejaguars","20":"tag-jaguars","21":"tag-josh-hines-allen","22":"tag-nfl","23":"tag-patriots","24":"tag-team","25":"tag-tennessee-titans","26":"tag-the-bills"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115837678884353362","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=653608"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653608\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/653609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=653608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=653608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=653608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}