The odds are stacked against the Jacksonville Jaguars this year — at least if you consider playing seven of their final 10 games on the road a difficult road to traverse.
In 2025, the first season under head coach Liam Coen, the Jaguars enjoyed a 13-4 record and an AFC South title. While the team did not advance beyond the Wild Card round of the playoffs, the foundation Coen and the Jaguars’ brass laid last year could set the stage for the 2026 season.
This year, Jacksonville will play back-to-back games in London. Both games are classified as “home” matchups, with the team playing the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 5 and the Houston Texans in Week 6. Jacksonville’s schedule also calls for a tip out west to play the Denver Broncos.
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After traveling the fourth most by miles last year, Jacksonville is set to travel 23,392 miles this year, according to Bookies analyst Bill Speros. Jacksonville ranks eighth this year with the San Francisco 49ers coming in first with a staggering 38,105 miles of expected travel during the regular season.
Let’s get into the schedule and predictions.
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Here are a few fun facts about Jacksonville’s 2026 regular season schedule:
Jaguars 2026 schedule: game-by-game, record prediction
Week 1: Cleveland Browns (1 p.m., CBS)
Sunday, Sept. 13
Jacksonville begins the year against a team without a solidified starting quarterback. It should be a continuation of the end of their regular season.
Prediction: Jaguars 28, Browns 10
Record: 1-0
Week 2: at Denver Broncos (4:05 p.m., CBS)
Sunday, Sept. 20
The first real test for Jacksonville comes early in a rematch against the Broncos on the road. The Jaguars beat Denver 34-20 last year, but the team out west has their number this time.
Prediction: Broncos 30, Jaguars 28
Record: 1-1
Week 3: New England Patriots (1 p.m., CBS)
Sunday, Sept. 27
Jacksonville likely gets to the Super Bowl if they face the Patriots in the postseason. They prove it in Week 3 at home.
Prediction: Jaguars 20, Patriots 14
Record: 2-1
Week 4: at Cincinnati Bengals (1 p.m., CBS)
Sunday, Oct. 4
Trevor Lawrence finally gets his revenge on Joe Burrow (if healthy).
Prediction: Jaguars 35, Bengals 28
Record: 3-1
Week 5: Philadelphia Eagles (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium 9:30 a.m., NFLN)
Sunday, Oct. 11
The Jaguars are used to London. Does that matter? No, but that’ll be the storyline all week come Week 5. Even still, Jacksonville edges this one out to start their journey after a letdown last year.
Prediction: Jaguars 30, Eagles 20
Record: 4-1
Week 6: Houston Texans (Wembley Stadium, 9:30 a.m., NFLN)
Sunday, Oct. 18
The Jaguars-Texans rivalry is well-documented and Houston gets the better of Jacksonville a lot of time from home.
Prediction: Texans 21, Jaguars 10
Record: 4-2
Week 7: BYE
Week 8: Indianapolis Colts (1 p.m., CBS)
Sunday, Nov. 1
Jacksonville gets back in the win column after recalibrating post BYE week.
Prediction: Jaguars 27, Colts 14
Record: 5-2
Week 9: at Baltimore Ravens (8:15 p.m., Amazon Prime)
Thursday, Nov. 5
Unless Lamar Jackson is hurt, the Ravens feel revitalized this season under new leadership. On the road, in primetime, this will be tough for Jacksonville.
Prediction: Ravens 27, Jaguars 20
Record: 5-3
Week 10: at Tennessee Titans (4:05 p.m., CBS)
Sunday, Nov. 15
Tennessee doesn’t have any primetime games yet again and they absolutely are not ready to beat Jacksonville this year.
Prediction: Jaguars 28, Titans 7
Record: 6-3
Week 11: at New York Giants (1 p.m., FOX)
Sunday, Nov. 22
The Giants have the making of a fun squad led by John Harbaugh, but they’re still green enough for Jacksonville to get one over on them. It doesn’t help that Jaxson Dart seems to play with reckless abandon and may not play.
Prediction: Jaguars 28, Giants 14
Record: 7-3
Week 12: Tennessee Titans (1 p.m., FOX)
Sunday, Nov. 29
They still aren’t ready…
Prediction: Jaguars 27, Titans 10
Record: 8-3
Week 13: at Chicago Bears (1 p.m., FOX)
Sunday, Dec. 6
The odds are stacked against the Jaguars this week on the road in Chicago with potential for snow in December.
Prediction: Bears 23, Jaguars 17
Record: 8-4
Week 14: Pittsbugh Steelers (8:15 p.m., ESPN)
Monday, Dec. 14
Aaron Rodgers is better than Phillip Rivers, but he’s not enough for Pittsburgh to beat Jacksonville at home.
Prediction: Jaguars 27, Steelers 17
Record: 9-4
Week 15: at Houston Texans (1 p.m., CBS)
Sunday, Dec. 20
The Jaguars get their revenge on Houston late in the season.
Prediction: Jaguars 24, Texans 21
Record: 10-4
Week 16: at Dallas Cowboys (8:20 p.m., NBC)
Sunday, Dec. 27
Another primetime matchup for the Jaguars. Every year Dallas is touted as being “back” and this year feels closer than ever.
Prediction: Cowboys 28, Jaguars 24
Record: 10-5
Week 17: Washington Commanders (TBD, TBD)
TBD
Jacksonville ought to hold off the Commanders who are a good, but reshaping team after a disappointing, injury-riddled 2025 campaign.
Prediction: Jaguars 30, Commanders 20
Record: 11-5
Week 18: at Indianapolis Colts (TBD, TBD)
TBD
Jacksonville finishes the regular season one win over the Colts away from winning the division. They do so, easily.
Prediction: Jaguars 28, Colts 14
Record: 12-5
Demetrius Harvey is the Jacksonville Jaguars reporter for the Florida Times-Union. You can follow him on X (formerly Twitter) at @Demetrius82 or on Bluesky at Demetrius.
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