2022 Jacksonville Jaguars season
The [2022 National Football League|NFL season|2022 season] was the Jacksonville Jaguars' 28th season in the National Football League and their first under head coach Doug Pederson.
Following a 3–14 season marked with on-and off-the-field issues by head coach Urban Meyer who ultimately got fired, the Jaguars were one of the most active teams in free agency during the offseason and spent a record $175.3 million in guaranteed money, with the notable additions of Christian Kirk, Zay Jones, Brandon Scherff, Evan Engram, Foyesade Oluokun, Darious Williams and Folorunso Fatukasi. They earned the first overall pick for the second straight year in the 2022 NFL draft, which they used to select defensive end Travon Walker from Georgia.
Despite a 3–7 start, the Jaguars won six of their final seven games, tripling their win total from 2021, including finishing the season on a five-game winning streak to win their fourth division title and second AFC South title after a Week 18 win over the [2022 2022 Tennessee Titans season|Tennessee Titans season|Tennessee Titans], securing their first playoff berth since 2017. They also became the second team in NFL history after the 2008 San Diego Chargers to start 4–8 and make the playoffs.
In the Wild Card round, the Jaguars rallied from a 27–0 deficit to defeat the [2022 2022 Los Angeles Chargers season|Los Angeles Chargers season|Los Angeles Chargers] 31–30. It was the largest comeback in franchise history and the third largest in NFL postseason history. However, their season would end the following week with a 27–20 loss to the eventual Super Bowl LVII champion [2022 2022 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs] in the Divisional round.
Offseason
NFL draft
'''Draft trades'''Staff
Offseason changes
Head coach
The Jacksonville Jaguars fired first-year head coach Urban Meyer on December 16, 2021, due to on-and off-the-field issues along with a 2–11 record.Preseason
On February 28, the NFL announced that the Jaguars would play the Las Vegas Raiders in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on Thursday, August 4, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio, at 8:00 p.m. EDT. The Jaguars would be represented by offensive tackle Tony Boselli, who played with the team during the franchise's first seven seasons from 1995–2001. The two teams would meet again during the regular season in Jacksonville.| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| HOF | vs. Las Vegas Raiders | L 11–27 | 0–1 | Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium | ||
| 1 | Cleveland Browns | L 13–24 | 0–2 | TIAA Bank Field | ||
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 15–16 | 0–3 | TIAA Bank Field | ||
| 3 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 12–28 | 0–4 | Mercedes Benz Stadium |
Regular season
Schedule
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.Game summaries
Week 3: at Los Angeles Chargers
The win snapped the Jaguars' 18-game road losing streak, tied for the eighth-longest in NFL history, and marked their first road victory over the Chargers, ending a five-game skid in road games against them.Week 8: vs. Denver Broncos
'''NFL London games'''Week 17: at Houston Texans
Statistics
Team
| Category | Total yards | Yards per game | NFL rank |
| Passing offense | 3,959 | 232.9 | 10th |
| Rushing offense | 2,116 | 124.5 | 14th |
| Total offense | 6,075 | 357.4 | 10th |
| Passing defense | 4,055 | 238.5 | 28th |
| Rushing defense | 1,951 | 114.8 | 12th |
| Total defense | 6,006 | 353.3 | 24th |