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Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson and safety Andrew Wingard, 42, after a one-point victory over the Ravens on Sunday. Hosted the Baltimore Ravens on the field. [Bob Self/Florida Times-Union]
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The two teams the Jaguars can face in the wild card round
The Jacksonville Jaguars defeated the Tennessee Titans 20-13 in Week 18 to complete the 2022 turnaround. The Jaggs not only finished the season with his 9-8 run, but also won the AFC Sout, making the playoffs for the first time since 2017. Safety Andrew Wingard credits head coach Doug Pederson as the man who made this possible.
Wingard met with Bucky Brooks after the win and admitted the team had improved significantly in Pederson’s first season at the helm.
“It’s good to have Doug Pederson with a general leading the way,” said Wingard. “You go into the game with a lot of confidence as a player who knows he’s leading this ship and he’s going to get us right. And out there. It’s up to us to come out and play, we can’t do better than that.”
“And winning is contagious. When they contemplate a process that produces good results, they are able to build on that process and continue it. The sky is the limit for this team,” said Wingard. rice field.
Wingard has appeared in all 17 games and started two of them this season. Although he played less than 20% of his snaps defensively for the team, he became a key contributor to special teams and a veteran presence in his locker room. Following the win, the player known as Dewey uttered his signature line, “It was always a jug!”
Doug Pederson played a big role in Jaguars success
In Pederson’s first year of work, the Jags ended several undesirable streaks. Likewise, his five-game winning streak to end the year was his longest since 2005. Additionally, they recorded his 20th straight win. He lost the skid when the NFC team defeated the Dallas Cowboys in Week 15.
Trevor Lawrence’s high level play has helped the Jaguars. The same goes for a stacked roster of offensive, defensive, and special teams talent. But as Wingard pointed out, Pederson put his players in position after the Urban Meyer debacle and helped them recover.
The Jags will next face the Baltimore Ravens or the Los Angeles Chargers (who have already won in 2022) in the wildcard round of the playoffs. And if they continue to play the way they do under Pederson, they should be able to advance to the division round.
