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3 Numbers to Know From the Jaguars’ Win Over the Bengals

The Jacksonville Jaguars secured a narrow but crucial 3-1 record after edging past the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 4, a victory built on defensive resilience and clutch offensive execution. Despite surrendering a league-high 125 penalty yards—including 10 flags of their own—the Jaguars stifled the Bengals' ground game entirely, allowing just 23 rushing yards, the fifth-fewest in franchise history.

Chase Brown managed a paltry 10 yards on nine carries, while Joe Burrow’s 428-yard outing was undermined by two interceptions and a completion rate that left him at just 7.9 yards per attempt. The Jaguars’ secondary also exposed a glaring mismatch, targeting Jarrian Jones 18 times while limiting Travis Hunter to three catches and two pass breakups, further exposing Cincinnati’s offensive vulnerabilities.

The win silenced lingering doubts about Jacksonville’s ability to close games, even as they fell short of dismantling the narrative around their passing attack. With the Bengals forced into a one-dimensional offense, the Jaguars’ defense set a franchise record by preventing any single rusher from reaching 75 yards—a streak now tied among the longest in Super Bowl-era history.

Head coach Liam Coen, who avoided postgame fines by sidestepping penalty discussions, called the first-half flag count “unlike anything” he’d witnessed, though the team’s discipline ultimately proved less consequential than their defensive dominance.

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