TABLE OF CONTENTS Mile-High Miracle 9 Florida Dreaming 17 The Good Times Keep on Rolling 24 Thunder Lightning and Playoff Drama 37 Yes We Khan 43 GRIDIRON GREATS Tony the Jaguar 11 Making His Mark 14 Mr Everything 19 Face of the Franchise 26 A Blowout Win and Season 32 Historic Performance 40 Team Stats 47 Websites 47 Index 48
Jacksonville Jaguars Running back Natrone Means MILE-HIGH MIRACLE Expansion teams in the National Football League NFL usually need several seasons before they can compete with other teams The Jacksonville Jaguars began play in 1995 The team lived up or down to this expectation It won just four games The following season season started out a bit better The Jaguars won 4 of their first 11 games Then they caught fire They won their next five games In the season’s final game they beat the Atlanta Falcons by two points With a 9 7 mark Jacksonville slipped into the playoffs The Jaguars traveled to New York They played the Buffalo Bills in the Wild Card round They overcame a seven-point deficit in the fourth quarter The Jaguars stunned the Bills They won 30 27 9