The Jacksonville Jaguars have questions to answer after a tough 35-16 blowout loss in London to the Chicago Bears on Sunday. With the defeat, the team moves to 1-5, indicating another bleak season for the Jaguars.
After the game, Jacksonville safety Andre Cisco said that he wasn’t pleased with what he saw from the team. “It was really bad,” Cisco told Action Sports JAX. “I just felt like it was, how should I say this … a lot of quit.”
The Jaguars controlled the first quarter of the game, jumping to an early 3-0 lead, but Chicago took over in the second quarter. Despite two touchdowns in the second half, the Jaguars didn’t get much going on either offense or defense in the loss.
“In a situation like that, you can feel when we’re playing as one or when we’re not. It felt very early in the game, maybe at halftime, that we weren’t playing as one,” Cisco said.
Cisco said that Jacksonville’s issues weren’t because of scheduling or practice, but from players’ current struggle to show up and get things done on game day.
“On Sunday, that’s when it counts,” Cisco said. “There’s no excuse for a lack of effort. Like, that’s literally the least you can do is come out and give effort. And I’m saying that to myself too.”
Cisco had one of the few big plays of the game for the Jaguars, nabbing Jacksonville’s first interception of the season in the second quarter and halting Chicago’s momentum. Despite getting the ball back, the Jaguars didn’t capitalize on the opportunity.
“The season’s not over by any means,” Cisco said. “The NFL’s built to play until Week 18, and we know that. So it’s not a matter of, like, ‘Oh, season’s over, let’s quit, look towards next year,’ it’s none of that, to me.
“But we understand that it’s a Sunday thing. It’s not a schedule thing anymore; that’s dead. So at this point, everybody’s just gotta understand that Sunday is the time.”
Jacksonville will play another game in London next week, taking on the New England Patriots in Wembley Stadium.