The 2004 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the tenth season in franchise history, Jack Del Rio's second year as the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Byron Leftwich's first full year as starting quarterback. In a time of transition for the franchise, Del Rio's coaching and Leftwich's play helped to pull the Jaguars out of a four season slump to a finish of 9–7, placing second in the AFC South. However, they missed the playoffs for the fifth successive season.
Offseason NFL draft
Staff
Final roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 at Miami Dolphins L 5–16 0–1 Pro Player Stadium 2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 14–6 1–1 Alltel Stadium 3 Green Bay Packers W 9–7 2–1 Alltel Stadium 4 at New England Patriots W 31–0 3–1 Gillette Stadium
Regular season
Schedule In addition to their regular games with AFC South rivals, the Jaguars played teams from the AFC West and NFC North as per the schedule rotation, and also played intraconference games against the Steelers and the Bills based on divisional positions from 2003.
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 12 at Buffalo Bills W 13–10 1–0 Ralph Wilson Stadium 72,389 2 September 19 Denver Broncos W 7–6 2–0 Alltel Stadium 69,127 3 September 26 at Tennessee Titans W 15–12 3–0 The Coliseum 68,932 4 October 3 Indianapolis Colts L 17–24 3–1 Alltel Stadium 73,114 5 October 10 at San Diego Chargers L 21–34 3–2 Qualcomm Stadium 52,101 6 October 17 Kansas City Chiefs W 22–16 4–2 Alltel Stadium 66,413 7 October 24 at Indianapolis Colts W 27–24 5–2 RCA Dome 56,615 8 October 31 at Houston Texans L 6–20 5–3 Reliant Stadium 70,502 9 Bye 10 November 14 Detroit Lions 6–3 Alltel Stadium 66,431 11 November 21 Tennessee Titans L 15–18 6–4 Alltel Stadium 69,703 12 November 28 at Minnesota Vikings L 16–276–5 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,004 13 December 5 Pittsburgh Steelers L 16–17 6–6 Alltel Stadium 76,877 14 December 12 Chicago Bears W 22–3 7–6 Alltel Stadium 67,572 15 December 19 at Green Bay Packers W 28–25 8–6 Lambeau Field 70,437 16 December 26 Houston Texans L 0–21 8–7 Alltel Stadium 66,227 17 January 2at Oakland Raiders W 13–6 9–7 Oakland Coliseum 41,112
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Week 1: at Buffalo Bills
Week 2: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 3: at Tennessee Titans
Week 4: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Week 5: at San Diego Chargers
Week 6: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week 7: at Indianapolis Colts
A fumble by Colts tight end Dallas Clark allowed the Jaguars to capitalize with a field goal, giving them a 16–14 lead as the fourth quarter began. In response, Manning led the Colts down the field to score a field goal, reclaiming the lead. On the subsequent drive, Leftwich connected with Jimmy Smith for a 25–yard touchdown and then successfully targeted wide receiver Ernest Wilford for a two–point conversion. The Colts quickly answered back, with Manning finding Marvin Harrison for a 39–yard touchdown that leveled the score. During the Jaguars next possession, Leftwich completed two passes of over ten yards, advancing into Indianapolis territory. On a 3rd–and–7, Leftwich located Wilford, which positioned the Jaguars within field goal range. KickerJosh Scobee then successfully converted a 53–yard field goal, allowing the Jaguars to take the lead with under a minute left in the game. With no timeouts left, the Colts were unable to mount a comeback, resulting in a 27–24 victory for the Jaguars, marking their first win in Indianapolis. This win propelled them to the top of the AFC South standings. This would ultimately be the Colts' sole defeat in the RCA Dome during the 2004 season.
Week 8: at Houston Texans
Week 10: vs. Detroit Lions
Week 11: vs. Tennessee Titans
Week 12: at Minnesota Vikings
Week 13: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 14: vs. Chicago Bears
Week 15: at Green Bay Packers
Week 16: vs. Houston Texans
Week 17: at Oakland Raiders
Standings Division
Conference
References
Pro Football Reference