2010 Jacksonville Jaguars season explained

Team:	Jacksonville Jaguars
Year:	2010
Record:	8–8
Division Place:	2nd AFC South
Coach:	Jack Del Rio
Owner:	Wayne Weaver
General Manager:	Gene Smith
Stadium:	EverBank Field
Playoffs:	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers:	RB Maurice Jones-Drew TE Marcedes Lewis ST Montell Owens
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The 2010 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the franchise's 16th season in the National Football League (NFL) and the 8th under head coach Jack Del Rio. The Jaguars, who were in their second year of "rebuilding" under general manager Gene Smith,^[1] improved upon their 7–9 record from 2009, but narrowly missed the playoffs with an 8–8 record. Although blackouts were a problem in 2009 for the franchise, they sold out all of their 2010 home games.

Offseason

Acquisitions

WR Kassim Osgood, free agent signed on March 6, 2010.
DE Aaron Kampman, free agent signed on March 7, 2010.
LB Kirk Morrison, acquired in trade on April 24, 2010.
LB Freddy Keiaho, free agent signed on April 30, 2010.
G Justin Smiley, acquired in trade on May 25, 2010.

Departures

WR Torry Holt, released on February 11, 2010.
OT Tra Thomas, released on February 11, 2010.
DT Rob Meier, released on February 11, 2010.
DT John Henderson, released on April 26, 2010.
LB Brian Iwuh, released on April 26, 2010.
DT Montavious Stanley, released on April 26, 2010.
LB Clint Ingram, declared free agent.
RB Allen Patrick, released on May 25, 2010.
DE Reggie Hayward, released on July 7, 2010.

Trades

DE Quentin Groves was traded to the Oakland Raiders for a 5th round pick in the 2010 NFL draft.
The Jaguars traded their 4th round pick (108 overall) to the Oakland Raiders for a 5th round pick (153 overall) and LB Kirk Morrison.
The Jaguars traded their 5th round pick (158 overall) to the New Orleans Saints for a 4th round pick in the 2011 NFL draft.

NFL draft

See main article: article and 2010 NFL draft.

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 13	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 27–28	0–1	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap
2	August 21	Miami Dolphins	L 26–27	0–2	EverBank Field	Recap
3	August 28	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 19–13	1–2	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
4	September 2	Atlanta Falcons	W 13–9	2–2	EverBank Field	Recap

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 12		W 24–17	1–0		Recap
2	September 19		L 13–38	1–1		Recap
3	September 26		L 3–28	1–2	EverBank Field	Recap
4	October 3	Indianapolis Colts	W 31–28	2–2	EverBank Field	Recap
5	October 10		W 36–26	3–2		Recap
6	October 18	Tennessee Titans	L 3–30	3–3	EverBank Field	Recap
7	October 24		L 20–42	3–4		Recap
8	October 31		W 35–17	4–4		Recap
9	Bye
10	November 14	Houston Texans	W 31–24	5–4	EverBank Field	Recap
11	November 21		W 24–20	6–4	EverBank Field	Recap
12	November 28		L 20–24	6–5		Recap
13	December 5	at Tennessee Titans	W 17–6	7–5		Recap
14	December 12		W 38–31	8–5	EverBank Field	Recap
15	December 19	at Indianapolis Colts	L 24–34	8–6		Recap
16	December 26		L 17–20 (OT)	8–7	EverBank Field	Recap
17	January 2	at Houston Texans	L 17–34	8–8		Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 17: at Houston Texans

Notes and References

Web site: Frenette. Gene. Jaguars GM Gene Smith provides hope for now and future. 24 October 2010.