JAGUARS ANNOUNCE 2021 SCHEDULE
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Jaguars have unveiled their 2021 preseason and regular season schedules, the team announced today. The 2021 schedules are presented by Dream Finders Homes.
NFL Kickoff Weekend begins on Thursday, Sept. 9 and the regular season ends on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022. Super Bowl LVI will take place on Feb. 13, 2022 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, while the 2022 Pro Bowl is slated for Feb. 6, 2022 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
2021 JAGUARS PRESEASON SCHEDULE
| GAME | DATE | OPPONENT | ET | TV |
| 1 | TBD | Cleveland Browns | TBD | TBD |
| 2 | Aug. 23 | at New Orleans Saints | 8 p.m. | ESPN |
| 3 | TBD | at Dallas Cowboys | TBD | TBD |
2021 JAGUARS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
| WEEK | DATE | OPPONENT | ET | TV |
| 1 | Sept. 12 | at Houston Texans | 1 p.m. | CBS |
| 2 | Sept. 19 | Denver Broncos | 1 p.m. | CBS |
| 3 | Sept. 26 | Arizona Cardinals | 1 p.m. | FOX |
| 4 | Sept. 30 | at Cincinnati Bengals | 8:20 p.m. | NFL |
| 5 | Oct. 10 | Tennessee Titans | 1 p.m. | CBS |
| 6 | Oct. 17 | Miami Dolphins (London) | 9:30 a.m. | CBS |
| 7 | BYE WEEK | |||
| 8 | Oct. 31 | at Seattle Seahawks | 4:05 p.m. | CBS |
| 9 | Nov. 7 | Buffalo Bills | 1 p.m. | CBS |
| 10 | Nov. 14 | at Indianapolis Colts | 1 p.m. | CBS |
| 11 | Nov. 21 | San Francisco 49ers | 1 p.m. | FOX |
| 12 | Nov. 28 | Atlanta Falcons | 1 p.m. | CBS |
| 13 | Dec. 5 | at Los Angeles Rams | 4:25 p.m. | CBS |
| 14 | Dec. 12 | at Tennessee Titans | 1 p.m. | CBS |
| 15 | Dec. 19 | Houston Texans | 1 p.m. | CBS |
| 16 | Dec. 26 | at New York Jets | 1 p.m. | CBS |
| 17 | Jan. 2 | at New England Patriots | 1 p.m. | CBS |
| 18 | Jan. 9 | Indianapolis Colts | 1 p.m. | CBS |
* Sunday night games in Weeks 5-17 are subject to change.
TICKET INFORMATION: Season ticket memberships, including suites and premium seats, group and single-game tickets for the 2021 season are now available for purchase by visiting www.jaguars.com/tickets. Jaguars season ticket memberships offer exclusive experiences, insider access and year-round entertainment as well as a convenient and flexible payment plan. Lower bowl 100 and 200 level season tickets are expected to sell out. Members of the Jaguars sales team are available at (904) 633-2000 or ticketing@jaguars.com following the schedule announcement to assist with fan questions.
MILES TRAVELED: The Jaguars will travel 13,284 miles during the 2021 regular season, including eight away games and one home game at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The team’s trip to London is the longest of the season (4,250 miles), followed by Seattle (2,443) and Los Angeles (2,153).
WEEK 1 IN H-TOWN: The Jaguars head to Houston to open their 2021 regular season slate on Sept. 12. The Jaguars tallied 10 sacks and forced four turnovers in a 29-7 rout the last time Jacksonville kicked off the season at Houston in 2017. LB Myles Jack was the game’s leading tackler (14), and DE Lerentee McCray posted 1.5 sacks.
THE MORE, THE MERRIER: On March 30, NFL owners approved a 17-game regular season schedule in 2021. This season, AFC teams will play host for the additional game, with the Jaguars playing the Falcons at TIAA Bank Field on Nov. 28.
Jacksonville has a 2-1 record against Atlanta at TIAA Bank Field with its last win (13-7) on Sept. 16, 2007. The Jaguars’ most memorable victory against the Falcons came during the teams’ first encounter on Dec. 22, 1996, when Atlanta K Morten Anderson missed a 30-yard field goal in the final seconds to secure the Jaguars’ first playoff appearance in their second season as a franchise. Jacksonville advanced to the AFC Championship game weeks later.
AGAINST THE EAST: The Jaguars will battle each team from the AFC East in 2021. Jacksonville hosts Miami on Oct. 17 in London and Buffalo on Nov. 7 and has back-to-back road trips to the New York Jets on Dec. 26 and New England on Jan. 2.
The Jaguars have won four of their last six contests against AFC East foes, including two wins against the Jets, one against Miami and one against New England. In addition, Jacksonville is 5-1 in its last six contests against the division at TIAA Bank Field.
The Bills last traveled to Duval County on Jan. 7, 2018 for the AFC Wild Card game in which the Jaguars advanced to the AFC Divisional round with a 10-3 victory. LB Myles Jack tallied six tackles, including 1.0 sack, and two passes defensed.
WILD, WILD WEST: The Jaguars will also compete against teams in the NFC West this season. The Jaguars have played three teams in the division – Arizona, San Francisco and the Los Angeles Rams – the fewest times (five games apiece) out of any other opponent in franchise history.
The Jaguars will visit the Seahawks on Oct. 31 and head to the City of Angels for the second time in franchise history when they battle the Rams at SoFi Stadium on Dec. 5.
THURSDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: Jacksonville travels to Cincinnati in Week 4 for a prime-time showdown with the Bengals on Thursday Night Football. The game marks Jacksonville’s 14th Thursday Night Football game and fourth on the road. The Jaguars have won four out of their last seven contests on Thursday nights.
Jacksonville defeated Cincinnati, 23-20, in the one previous prime-time game between the two teams on Sunday Night Football in 2005. 2021 marks the third consecutive season the Jaguars have had a Thursday Night Football game in September.
HOMETOWN HEROES: Several Jaguars will return to their home and college states during the 2021 season.
In Week 1, LB Dakota Allen (Humble), DT Malcom Brown (Brenham), DE/LB K’Lavon Chaisson (Houston), OL Walker Little (Houston), LS Ross Matiscik (McKinney), RB Devine Ozigbo (Sachse) and WR Laviska Shenault Jr. (DeSoto) will return to their home state. In addition, Allen (Texas Tech), Brown (Texas), WR Collin Johnson (Texas), K Josh Lambo (Texas A&M), Matiscik (Baylor) and DT Roy Roberston-Harris (Texas-El Paso) attended college in the Lonestar State. Chaisson posted four tackles for loss, including 2.0 total sacks and one strip sack, and a blocked kick to help North Shore Senior High School capture the 2015 state championship game at NRG Stadium. The Houston native sniffed out a jet-sweep pass on fourth-and-goal in overtime to seal the win.
When the Jaguars travel to the Buckeye State to play the Bengals on Thursday Night Football in Week 4, Head Coach Urban Meyer (Toledo), TE Luke Farrell (Perry), DT DaVon Hamilton (Pickerington), OL Andrew Norwell (Cincinnati), DE Aaron Patrick (Dayton), OL Austen Pleasants (Ironton), CB Josiah Scott (Hamilton), DL Dawuane Smoot (Groveport) and S Jarron Wilson (Akron) will return to their home state. DT Doug Costin (Miami), Farrell (Ohio State), Hamilton (Ohio State), RB Carlos Hyde (Ohio State), Norwell (Ohio State) and Pleasants (Ohio) competed collegiately in Ohio.
In Week 13, the Jaguars return to the West Coast to face the Rams, where several Jaguars grew up and played college football. WR Jamal Agnew (San Diego), CB Luq Barcoo (San Diego), LB Leon Jacobs (San Pedro), WR Collin Johnson (Los Angeles), WR Marvin Jones Jr. (Long Beach), CB Sidney Jones IV (West Covina), DT Roy Roberston-Harris (Oakland) and K Aldrick Rosas (Orland) all hail from The Golden State. Six Jaguars went to college in California: Agnew (San Diego State), Barcoo (San Diego State), LB Myles Jack (UCLA), Jones (California), OL Walker Little (Stanford) and DT Jay Tufele (Southern California).
In Weeks 16-17, the Jaguars will make back-to-back trips to the Northeast during the holiday season. DE Josh Allen (Montclair, N.J.), RB Ryquell Armstead (Millville, N.J.), S Andre Cisco (Queens, N.Y.), TE Tyler Davis (North Bellmore, N.Y.), TE Chris Manhertz (Bronx, N.Y.) and DT Kenny Randall (Atlantic City, N.J.) will return to the New York Metropolitan area when Jacksonville faces the Jets on Dec. 26.
STIFF COMPETITION: The Jaguars will compete in seven games – Tennessee (twice), Indianapolis (twice), Seattle, Buffalo and the L.A. Rams – against teams that qualified for the 2020 postseason.
Three of those teams include 2020 division champions: Titans, Seahawks and Bills.
LONDON CALLING: The Jaguars will return to London in 2021 to play the Dolphins in Week 6 after a brief hiatus from crossing the pond in 2020 due to COVID-19-related travel restrictions. For the eighth time in the last nine seasons, Jacksonville will play host in England.
For the first time in franchise history, the team will play at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Completed in 2019, the stadium is the third-largest football stadium (62,850) in England and the largest club stadium in London. The venue features its own football field which rests below its soccer pitch and is used exclusively for NFL games. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium debuted as a host venue for the NFL International Series when it hosted two NFL games in 2019.
JAGUARS RESULTS IN LONDON
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Site |
| 8 | 10/27/13 | San Francisco 49ers | L, 42-10 | Wembley Stadium |
| 10 | 11/9/14 | Dallas Cowboys | L, 31-17 | Wembley Stadium |
| 7 | 10/25/15 | Buffalo Bills | W, 34-31 | Wembley Stadium |
| 4 | 10/2/16 | Indianapolis Colts | W, 30-27 | Wembley Stadium |
| 3 | 9/24/17 | Baltimore Ravens | W, 44-7 | Wembley Stadium |
| 8 | 10/28/18 | Philadelphia Eagles | L, 24-18 | Wembley Stadium |
| 9 | 11/3/19 | Houston Texans | L, 26-3 | Wembley Stadium |
| 6 | 10/17/21 | Miami Dolphins | TBD | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium |
BUCKEYE REUNION: The Jaguars face off against the Titans in Weeks 5 and 14, marking the first head coaching matchup between Mike Vrabel and Urban Meyer. Vrabel served as the defensive line coach for Ohio State from 2012-13 while Meyer was the head coach.
NEW FACES, NEW PLACES: The Jaguars will face three teams with new head coaches in 2021 – Houston in Weeks 1 and 15 (David Culley), Atlanta in Week 12 (Arthur Smith) and the New York Jets (Robert Saleh) in Week 16. Jacksonville is one of seven teams in the NFL with a new head coach.
TRAVEL WITH THE TEAM: The Jaguars will continue to partner with On Location, the official hospitality partner of the NFL, to be the team’s official travel partner for this season’s International Series Game in London. Fans will be able to join the team across the pond for an incredible weekend paired with unique football and cultural experiences. Official Fan Travel Packages include deluxe hotel accommodations, pregame hospitality, verified game tickets, guided tours, full service transportation, souvenirs and more.
As the official hospitality partner of the NFL, On Location provides fans exclusive and unparalleled access to the biggest events on the NFL calendar each year, including the International Series Games in London. With expert planning and specialized experiences, fans are able to see the biggest attractions in London while enjoying an unforgettable football experience with fellow fans.
More information on official ticket packages can be found via On Location’s website, www.nflonlocation.com/london.
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