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2018 NFL Power Rankings: Saints, Chiefs top conferences

By Russell S. Baxter

BALTIMORE, MD - DECEMBER 30: Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) runs for a touchdown in the first quarter against Cleveland Browns cornerback Briean Boddy-Calhoun (20) and strong safety Damarious Randall (23) on December 30, 2018, at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, MD. (Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD - DECEMBER 30: Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) runs for a touchdown in the first quarter against Cleveland Browns cornerback Briean Boddy-Calhoun (20) and strong safety Damarious Randall (23) on December 30, 2018, at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, MD. (Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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HOUSTON, TX – DECEMBER 30: Blake Bortles #5 of the Jacksonville Jaguars throws a pass under pressure by Whitney Mercilus #59 of the Houston Texans in the fourth quarter at NRG Stadium on December 30, 2018 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX – DECEMBER 30: Blake Bortles #5 of the Jacksonville Jaguars throws a pass under pressure by Whitney Mercilus #59 of the Houston Texans in the fourth quarter at NRG Stadium on December 30, 2018 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /

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Recap: Quarterback Blake Bortles was back at the helm for the Jaguars as they made their way to Houston to take on a Texans’ team that had defeated them in Jacksonville (20-7) back in Week 7. And despite the fact that the Jaguars’ pass rush dumped Texans’ quarterback Deshaun Watson six times, the club allowed Houston to control the football for 35:07 and watched Watson throw for 234 yards and run for another 66. The Jacksonville ground game managed a paltry 30 yards, part of an offensive attack that totaled a mere 119 yards on 47 plays. And Bortles was sacked three times and picked off once in a somewhat-fitting end to he and the club’s forgettable season.

Draft Talk: The team has pretty well in the draft when it comes to the defensive side of the football in recent years. But the franchise may want to use their first-round pick in April on a quarterback, just as was the case in 2014 when the Jaguars used the third overall pick on Bortles.

Offseason Priorities: Via ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Jaguars’ owner Shad Kahn made it clear that Marrone and general manager David Caldwell will be back in 2019. In terms of free agency, right guard A.J. Cann may be a player the team will try and retain. And one-time Colts’ wide receiver Donte Moncrief could be asked back as well.

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