Beating the Jaguars is a W just like any other. But the Jags may just be the worst team in football. And Mac Jones is not a starting QB. Hell, he may not be an NFL QB. And yet the Raiders still just managed a come-from-behind win while failing to hit 20 points.

The ramifications of the Jacksonville Jaguars‘ loss to the Las Vegas Raiders are massive for both teams. With the Raiders’ draft pick dropping from first overall to sixth, the win put their future at risk.

NFL Week 16 action continues with a matchup between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Las Vegas Raiders. Neither team are doing great this season nor will they make it to the playoffs. The Jaguars are at 3-11 in the AFC South and the Raiders are at 2-12 in the AFC West.

The Jaguars are back in the top three of the 2025 NFL draft order after their 19-14 loss in Las Vegas, while the Raiders fell from the No. 1 spot to outside the top five after beating Jacksonville in Week 16,

The Jacksonville Jaguars host the Houston Texans in a late-season AFC South battle. The Times-Union staff predicts the Week 17 matchup.