2006 Jacksonville Jaguars season

The 2006 Jacksonville Jaguars season began with the team trying to improve on their 12-4 record in 2005.

Offseason

In the 2006 NFL Draft, the Jaguars used their first pick on UCLA TE Marcedes Lewis. They then used their next pick on UCLA RB Maurice Jones-Drew. They then used the rest of their picks on Oklahoma LB Clint Ingram, Illinois St. DE Brent Hawkins, Syracuse DE James Wyche, and Florida DB Dee Webb.

Regular season

Week 1: vs. Dallas Cowboys

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	10	0	0	7	17
Jaguars	0	10	0	14	24

The Jaguars opened the regular season against the Dallas Cowboys on September 10. After a slow start for the Jaguars, they pulled off a victory, in the process of spoiling the NFL return of WR Terrell Owens. The Jags performance was highlighted by the defense, three different players intercepting Dallas quarterback Drew Bledsoe. Byron Leftwich threw one touchdown and ran for another, while veteran running back Fred Taylor scored on a short run to effectively seal the victory early in the fourth quarter. Jags DE Reggie Hayward suffered what is considered to be a season ending Achilles injury.

Week 2: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	0	0	0	0
Jaguars	0	0	3	6	9

The Jaguars played their second game at home against the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night Football. The Jaguars won in what was the lowest scoring Monday Night game ever, 9 to 0. The Jaguar defense held the Steelers' running game to only 26 yards and allowed them to cross midfield only once. Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's passer rating at the end of the game was a measley 38.7. The defending Super Bowl champions have not been shut out since 1985. In their last meeting, the Jaguars defeated the Steelers 23-17 on October 16, 2005.

Week 3: at Indianapolis Colts

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	0	0	7	14
Colts	0	7	7	7	21

The Jaguars played their first road game against the Indianapolis Colts on September 24. The game started out with the Jaguars gaining 105 rushing yards in the first quarter as well as a rushing touchdown by QB Byron Leftwich. In the second quarter the Colts' Terrence Wilkins scores on an 82 yard punt return. Two missed field goal attempts by Jaguars kicker Josh Scobee hurt the team. The Jaguars scored late in the fourth quarter and stopped the Colts from running the clock down. With about a minute left to play the Jaguars tried to score but were halted after Mike Doss intercepted Leftwich's pass. The Colts took a knee and ended the game.

Week 4: at Washington Redskins

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	10	7	0	13	30
Redskins	7	6	7	10	30

The Jaguars played the Washington Redskins on October 1 and were defeated in overtime by a touchdown scored by Santana Moss catching a 68 yards pass from Mark Brunell, the former Jaguars' quarterback. The Jaguars had a chance to win during regulation after a fumble recovery by free safety Deion Grant. But the celebration that ensued in the end zone with Marcus Stroud cost the team a 15 yards penalty, and they had to back out of the end zone only to settle for a field goal to tie the game. At the end of the game he recognized that he cost his team the chance to win the game during regulation.

Week 5: vs. New York Jets

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	0	0	0	0	0
Jaguars	14	14	10	3	41

Following an overtime loss to the Redskins, the Jaguars went home for a Week 5 match-up against the 2-2 New York Jets. In the first quarter, RB's Maurice Jones-Drew and Fred Taylor both ran for a touchdown (6-yard and 13-yard respectively). In the second quarter, Jones-Drew ran 4 yards for his second touchdown, while TE George Wrighster caught QB Byron Leftwich's 1-yard TD pass. In the third quarter, kicker Josh Scobee kicked a 43-yard field goal, while Leftwich threw a 16-yard TD pass to WR Reggie Williams. In the fourth quarter, Scobee finished up the game with a 40-yard field goal, as the Jaguars shut-out the Jets.

Week 7: at Houston Texans

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	0	7	0	7
Texans	0	10	0	17	27

Coming off of their bye week, the Jaguars flew to Reliant Stadium for an AFC South match with the Houston Texans. After a scoreless first quarter, the Jaguars allowed a 35-yard touchdown pass from David Carr to WR Andre Johnson. Kicker Kris Brown later completed a 43-yard field goal. In the third quarter, RB Maurice Jones-Drew scored with a 1-yard TD run for the only score of the period. That would be the only score for the Jaguars, as in the fourth quarter, Houston finished the game away with rookie RB Wali Lundy's 2-yard TD run, Carr's 14-yard TD pass to rookie TE Owen Daniels, and Brown nailing a 21-yard field goal. With their loss, the Jaguars record was 3-3.

Week 8: at Philadelphia Eagles

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	0	3	3	13
Eagles	0	0	3	3	6

Hoping to rebound from their surprising divisional loss to the Texans, the Jaguars flew to Lincoln Financial Field to take on the Philadelphia Eagles. With QB Byron Leftwich out with a sore left ankle, QB David Garrard (who helped Jacksonville win their final five games of the '05 season) got the start for the game. In the first quarter, the Jaguars struck first with RB Fred Taylor getting the only score of the period, the only score of the half, and the only touchdown of the game, as he ran 15 yards towards the endzone. In the third quarter, kicker Josh Scobee nailed a 40-yard field goal, in which the Eagles responded with kicker David Akers nailing a 25-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, Scobee kicked a 27-yard field goal for Jacksonville, while Akers kicked a 28-yarder for Philadelphia. In the end, it was the Jaguars who prevailed with their defense and their four sacks on Eagles QB Donovan McNabb. With the victory, the Jaguars improved to 4-3.

Week 9: vs. Tennessee Titans

	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	0	0	0	7	7
Jaguars	14	6	17	0	37

Following their road victory over the Eagles, the Jaguars returned home for an AFC South fight with the Tennessee Titans. In the first quarter, the Jaguars started off strong with QB David Garrard completing an 11-yard TD pass to WR Ernest Wilford and a 14-yard TD pass to TE George Wrighster. In the second quarter, Jags kicker Josh Scobee would boot a 47-yard and a 21-yard field goal to give Jacksonville a 20-0 halftime lead. In the third quarter, the Jaguars would put the game out of reach, as Garrard completed a 22-yard TD pass to Wilford. Then, DB Scott Starks would return an interception 55 yards for a touchdown. Finally, Scobee would kick a 39-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, the Titans got their only score of the game, as QB Vince Young completed a 32-yard TD pass to WR Drew Bennett. With the victory, the Jaguars improved to 5-3.

Week 10: vs. Houston Texans

The Jaguars will play the Houston Texans on November 12.

Week 11: vs. New York Giants

The Jaguars will play the New York Giants on November 19.

Week 12: at Buffalo Bills

The Jaguars will travel to Buffalo to play the Buffalo Bills on November 26.

Week 13: at Miami Dolphins

The Jaguars will travel to Miami to play the Miami Dolphins on December 3.

Week 14: vs. Indianapolis Colts

The Jaguars will play the Indianapolis Colts on December 10.

Week 15: at Tennessee Titans

The Jaguars will travel to Tennessee to play the Tennessee Titans on December 17.

Week 16: vs. New England Patriots

The Jaguars will play the New England Patriots on December 24.

Week 17: at Kansas City Chiefs

The Jaguars will travel to Kansas City to play the Kansas City Chiefs on December 31.