The Jacksonville Jaguars were 11-5 in 1997. They finished 2nd in the AFC Central and 4th in the AFC. They fell to the Denver Broncos, 42 to 17, in the 1997 AFC Wild Card game on December 27, 1997.
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1997 Stats
See stats| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
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Team | 16 | 394 | 5,424 | 998 | 5.4 | 1,720 | 454 | 3.8 | 3,922 | 504 | 7.8 | 40 | 218 | 308 | 103 | 187 | 18 | 110 | 914 |
Team Rank | 3rd | 7th | 24th | 5th | 18th | 11th | 18th | 7th | 21st | 2nd | 15th | 23rd | 9th | 11th | 7th | 26th | 22nd | 22nd | |
Opponent | 16 | 318 | 5,238 | 1,035 | 5.1 | 1,734 | 455 | 3.8 | 3,835 | 532 | 7.2 | 48 | 331 | 318 | 107 | 190 | 21 | 90 | 800 |
Opponent Rank | 15th | 23rd | 18th | 21st | 13th | 17th | 11th | 25th | 18th | 26th | 6th | 7th | 26th | 23rd | 26th | 11th | 27th | 21st | |
Net | +76 | +186 | -37 | +0.4 | -14 | -1 | 0.0 | +87 | -28 | +0.6 | -8 | -113 | -10 | -4 | -3 | -3 | +20 | +114 | |
Net Rank | 6th | 9th | 23rd | 8th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 13th | 21st | 5th | 12th | 27th | 19th | 16th | 15th | 19th | 28th | 24th |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | |
2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 |
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Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | |
2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | |
1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | |
1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 7 | 0 | .000 |
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