2006 Jacksonville Jaguars season

2006 Jacksonville Jaguars season
2006 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Owner	Wayne Weaver
General manager	James Harris
Head coach	Jack Del Rio
Home field	Alltel Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd AFC South
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	DT John Henderson; CB Rashean Mathis
AP All-Pros	DT John Henderson (1st team)
Uniform
	← 2005; Jaguars seasons; 2007 →;

The 2006 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the franchise's 12th season in the National Football League (NFL) and the 4th under head coach Jack Del Rio. The Jaguars failed to improve on their 12–4 record from 2005. The Jaguars finished in third place in the AFC South and finished the season at 8–8. Although the Jaguars were 8–5 after thirteen games, they lost their next three games in a row and missed the postseason for the second time in three seasons.

Offseason

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2006 Jacksonville Jaguars draft
1	28	Marcedes Lewis *	Tight end	UCLA
2	60	Maurice Jones-Drew *	Running back	UCLA
3	80	Clint Ingram	Linebacker	Oklahoma
5	160	Brent Hawkins	Defensive end	Illinois
7	213	James Wyche	Defensive end	Syracuse
7	236	Dee Webb	Cornerback	Florida
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

**2006 Jacksonville Jaguars staff**
	Front office Chairman/chief executive officer – Wayne Weaver Head coaches Head coach – Jack Del Rio Assistant head coach/secondary – Dave Campo Assistant head coach – Mike Tice Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Carl Smith Quarterbacks – Ken Anderson Running backs – Kennedy Polamalu Wide receivers – Steve Walters Tight ends – Alfredo Roberts Offensive line – Andy Heck			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Mike Smith Defensive line – Ray Hamilton Linebackers – Mark Duffner Defensive backs – Alvin Reynolds Defensive assistant/assistant defensive line – Ted Monachino Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Pete Rodriguez Assistant special teams – Mark Michaels Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Mark Asanovich Assistant strength and conditioning – Les Ebert

Roster

**2006 Jacksonville Jaguars roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 9 David Garrard 5 Quinn Gray Running backs (RB) 32 Maurice Jones-Drew KR 24 Montell Owens FB 23 Alvin Pearman PR 28 Fred Taylor 22 LaBrandon Toefield 36 Derrick Wimbush KR Wide receivers (WR) 85 Cortez Hankton 18 Matt Jones 17 Charles Sharon 19 Ernest Wilford 11 Reggie Williams Tight ends (TE) 80 Kyle Brady 89 Marcedes Lewis 87 George Wrighster		Offensive linemen (OL) 69 Khalif Barnes T 76 Richard Collier T 67 Vince Manuwai G 73 Stockar McDougle G/T 63 Brad Meester C 65 Chris Naeole G 62 Dennis Norman C/T 74 Maurice Williams T Defensive linemen (DL) 98 John Henderson DT 93 Bobby McCray DE 96 Tony McDaniel DT 92 Rob Meier DE/DT 94 Jeremy Mincey DE 91 Kenny Pettway DE 95 Paul Spicer DE 99 Marcus Stroud DT 75 Marcellus Wiley DE 90 James Wyche DE		Linebackers (LB) 58 Jorge Cordova OLB 50 Tony Gilbert MLB 56 Nick Greisen OLB 51 Clint Ingram OLB 59 Brian Iwuh MLB 52 Daryl Smith MLB/OLB Defensive backs (DB) 25 Ahmad Carroll CB 21 Terry Cousin CB 42 Jamaal Fudge SS 37 Deon Grant FS 27 Rashean Mathis CB 26 David Richardson FS 43 Gerald Sensabaugh SS 31 Scott Starks CB 23 Dee Webb CB 29 Brian Williams CB Special teams 2 Chris Hanson P 10 Josh Scobee K 88 Joe Zelenka LS				Practice squad 34 DeAndra' Cobb RB -- Kevis Coley LB 79 Walter Curry DE/DT 83 Greg Estandia TE 72 Ryan Gibbons G 70 Wayne Hunter T (IR) 30 Jamar Landrom S 68 Pete McMahon T 84 Chad Owens WR Reserve 61 Dan Connolly C (IR) 20 Donovin Darius S (IR) 57 Brent Hawkins DE (IR) 97 Reggie Hayward DE (IR) 86 Brian Jones TE (IR) 33 Greg Jones FB (IR) 7 Byron Leftwich QB (IR) 78 Elton Patterson DE (IR) 54 Mike Peterson LB (IR) 38 Chris Roberson CB (IR) 41 Nick Sorensen S (IR) 53 Pat Thomas LB (IR) -- Tony Williams DT (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 14 reserve, 8 practice squad

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site
1	August 12	at Miami Dolphins	W 31–26	1–0	Dolphin Stadium
2	August 19	Carolina Panthers	L 10–17	1–1	Alltel Stadium
3	August 26	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 29–18	2–1	Alltel Stadium
4	September 1	at Atlanta Falcons	W 20–17	3–1	Georgia Dome

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 10	Dallas Cowboys	W 24–17	1–0	Alltel Stadium	67,164
2	September 18	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 9–0	2–0	Alltel Stadium	67,164
3	September 24	at Indianapolis Colts	L 14–21	2–1	RCA Dome	57,041
4	October 1	at Washington Redskins	L 30–36 (OT)	2–2	FedEx Field	89,450
5	October 8	New York Jets	W 41–0	3–2	Alltel Stadium	66,604
6	Bye
7	October 22	at Houston Texans	L 7–27	3–3	Reliant Stadium	70,035
8	October 29	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 13–6	4–3	Lincoln Financial Field	69,249
9	November 5	Tennessee Titans	W 37–7	5–3	Alltel Stadium	66,524
10	November 12	Houston Texans	L 10–13	5–4	Alltel Stadium	65,918
11	November 20	New York Giants	W 26–10	6–4	Alltel Stadium	67,164
12	November 26	at Buffalo Bills	L 24–27	6–5	Ralph Wilson Stadium	63,608
13	December 3	at Miami Dolphins	W 24–10	7–5	Dolphin Stadium	73,160
14	December 10	Indianapolis Colts	W 44–17	8–5	Alltel Stadium	67,164
15	December 17	at Tennessee Titans	L 17–24	8–6	LP Field	69,134
16	December 24	New England Patriots	L 21–24	8–7	Alltel Stadium	67,164
17	December 31	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 30–35	8–8	Arrowhead Stadium	77,500

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Dallas Cowboys

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

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Date: September 10, 2006
Game time: 4:15 p.m. ET
Game weather: 81 °F or 27.2 °C (Rain)
Game attendance: 67,164
Referee: Gerald Austin
TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, and Pam Oliver
Game recap

Week 2: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

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

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Date: September 18, 2006
Game time: 8:40 PM EDT
Game weather: 81 °F or 27.2 °C (Cloudy)
Game attendance: 67,164
Referee: Terry McAulay
TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Joe Theismann, and Tony Kornheiser
Game recap

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

No scoring plays

Third quarter

JAC – Josh Scobee 31 yard field goal, Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:29.

Fourth quarter

JAC – Josh Scobee 32 yard field goal, Jaguars 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 4:21.
JAC – Josh Scobee 42 yard field goal, Jaguars 9–0. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:27.

Week 3: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 3: Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

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

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

Date: September 24
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: None (played indoors)
Game attendance: 57,041
Referee: Pete Morelli
TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf
Box score

Game information

First quarter

JAX – Byron Leftwich 4-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 7:31. Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 7:29.

Second quarter

IND – Terrence Wilkins 82-yard punt return (Martin Gramatica kick), 11:42. Tied 7–7.

Third quarter

IND – Dallas Clark 30-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Martin Gramatica kick), 11:55. Colts 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:05.

Fourth quarter

IND – Peyton Manning 2-yard run (Martin Gramatica kick), 8:30. Colts 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:23.
JAX – Maurice Jones-Drew 7-yard pass from Byron Leftwich (Josh Scobee kick), 3:32. Colts 21–14. Drive: 12 plays, 49 yards, 4:58.

Top passers

JAX – Byron Leftwich – 16/28, 107 yards, TD, 2 INT
IND – Peyton Manning – 14/31, 219 yards, TD

Top rushers

JAX – Maurice Jones-Drew – 13 rushes, 103 yards
IND – Dominic Rhodes – 14 rushes, 48 yards

Top receivers

JAX – Maurice Jones-Drew – 4 receptions, 32 yards, TD
IND – Marvin Harrison – 6 receptions, 94 yards

The Jaguars' defense effectively limited the Colts' offense to 66 yards and 3 first downs in the first half. However, the Jaguars could not capitalize on this strong defensive performance due to several errors. Leftwich threw an interception on their second possession while deep in Colts territory. Following that, they were forced to punt, and Colts' returner Terrence Wilkins ran back 82 yards, which resulted in the only points for the Colts in the first half. Additionally, on their final drive before halftime, Josh Scobee missed a 24–yard field goal attempt and later failed to convert a 49–yard field goal near the end of the third quarter. Ultimately, the Colts managed to score two touchdowns, securing a 21–14 victory. Manning achieved a completion rate of under 50 percent, connecting on 14 out of 31 attempts for a total of 219 yards.^[1]

Week 4: at Washington Redskins

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Jaguars	10	7	0	13	0	30
Redskins	7	6	7	10	6	36

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Week 5: vs. New York Jets

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

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Week 7: at Houston Texans

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

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

Week 8: at Philadelphia Eagles

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

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

Week 9: vs. Tennessee Titans

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

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Week 10: vs. Houston Texans

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	10	0	3	0	13
Jaguars	0	3	0	7	10

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Week 11: vs. New York Giants

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	3	0	7	0	10
Jaguars	3	7	6	10	26

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Week 12: at Buffalo Bills

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	14	0	10	24
Bills	7	10	7	3	27

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Buffalo, New York

Week 13: at Miami Dolphins

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	3	14	0	7	24
Dolphins	7	0	0	3	10

at Dolphin Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Week 14: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week 14: Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	3	7	0	7	17
Jaguars	7	17	13	7	44

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Date: December 10
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)
Game attendance: 67,164
Referee: Jerome Boger
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
Box score

Game information

First quarter

JAX – Maurice Jones-Drew 18-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 12:19. Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 94 yards, 1:00.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 41-yard field goal, 6:05. Jaguars 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 3:23.

Second quarter

IND – Dominic Rhodes 1-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 8:18. Colts 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:54.
JAX – Fred Taylor 21-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 5:45. Jaguars 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 2:33.
JAX – Maurice Jones-Drew 48-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 1:17. Jaguars 21–10. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:32.
JAX – Josh Scobee 48-yard field goal, 0:00. Jaguars 24–10. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:25.

Third quarter

JAX – Maurice Jones-Drew 93-yard kickoff return (Josh Scobee kick), 14:48. Jaguars 31–10.
JAX – Josh Scobee 34-yard field goal, 11:07. Jaguars 34–10. Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 2:50.
JAX – Josh Scobee 46-yard field goal, 0:22. Jaguars 37–10. Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 4:54.

Fourth quarter

IND – Peyton Manning 1-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 11:13. Jaguars 37–17. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:09.
JAX – Alvin Pearman 6-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 3:59. Jaguars 44–17. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 7:14.

Top passers

IND – Peyton Manning – 25/50, 313 yards, INT
JAX – David Garrard – 8/14, 79 yards, INT

Top rushers

IND – Joseph Addai – 11 rushes, 22 yards
JAX – Maurice Jones-Drew – 15 rushes, 166 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

IND – Reggie Wayne – 8 receptions, 110 yards
JAX – Marcedes Lewis – 1 reception, 19 yards

On the Jaguars' first play, Fred Taylor made a 76–yard run to Colts territory, culminating in an 18–yard rushing touchdown by rookie RB Maurice Jones-Drew. After a Colts' touchdown, Jones-Drew rushed twice for a total of 34 yards, followed by Taylor's 19–yard run and a 21–yard rushing touchdown. Following an interception thrown by Manning, Jones-Drew added a 48–yard rushing touchdown. The Jaguars capped off the first half with a field goal, leading 24–10 at halftime. During the second-half kickoff, Jones-Drew made a 93–yard return for a touchdown. He further contributed with an additional 48 rushing yards, while RB Alvin Pearman stepped in for Taylor, rushing for 73 yards, which included a 6–yard touchdown run. The running backs' collective rushing performance played a pivotal role in securing a decisive 44–17 victory against the Colts.^[2]^[3]

During this game, the Jaguars combined for 375 rushing yards, the second-most in a single game since the AFL–NFL merger. Maurice Jones-Drew had a franchise-record 302 all-purpose yards; 166 rushing yards with two touchdowns, 15 receiving yards, and 121 return yards with a kickoff return touchdown. Fred Taylor had 131 rushing yards with one touchdown. Alvin Pearman contributed 71 rushing yards on 13 carries with one touchdown.

Week 15: at Tennessee Titans

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	3	0	7	17
Titans	7	0	17	0	24

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

Week 16: vs. New England Patriots

	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	0	10	7	7	24
Jaguars	0	7	7	7	21

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Week 17: at Kansas City Chiefs

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	10	14	6	30
Chiefs	7	14	14	0	35

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

The Jaguars and Chiefs line up, Week 17

Standings

AFC South
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Indianapolis Colts	12	4	0	.750	3–3	9–3	427	360	W1
Tennessee Titans	8	8	0	.500	4–2	5–7	324	400	L1
Jacksonville Jaguars	8	8	0	.500	2–4	5–7	371	274	L3
Houston Texans	6	10	0	.375	3–3	6–6	267	366	W2

References

^ Battista, Judy (September 25, 2006). "Colts Teach the Jaguars a Lesson in Winning". New York Times. The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on August 25, 2024. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
^ Oehser, John (July 9, 2019). "Twenty-five seasons, twenty-five games: Jaguars 44, Colts 17". Jacksonville Jaguars. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
^ "Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew Run Rampant Colts vs. Jaguars (Week 14, 2006);NFL Full Game". Youtube. NFL. September 30, 2016. Archived from the original on October 7, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2024.

[1] Battista, Judy (September 25, 2006). "Colts Teach the Jaguars a Lesson in Winning". New York Times. The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on August 25, 2024. Retrieved August 25, 2024.

[JaguarsRushing-2] Oehser, John (July 9, 2019). "Twenty-five seasons, twenty-five games: Jaguars 44, Colts 17". Jacksonville Jaguars. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

[3] "Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew Run Rampant Colts vs. Jaguars (Week 14, 2006);NFL Full Game". Youtube. NFL. September 30, 2016. Archived from the original on October 7, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2024.

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