Social Media Explodes After Jaguars' Heartbreaking Loss to Texans

The Jacksonville Jaguars had to win on Sunday. They had to avoid an 0-4 start, which would mathematically put them out of the playoff race.

Their heartbreaking loss to the Texans, 24-20, might have sealed the fates of head coach Doug Pederson and general manager Trent Baalke.

This was the team that was supposed to be the best in franchise history. Owner Shad Khan said at the start of the season, "Winning now is the expectation. Make no mistake, this is the best team assembled by the Jacksonville Jaguars, ever. Best players, best coaches. But most importantly, let's prove it by winning now."

A big wrench was thrown into the works with the loss against the Texans.

Social media exploded throughout the game.

At first, things looked good for the Jaguars. Defensive coordinator Ryan Nielsen wanted more pressure this week.

"It's affecting the quarterback. That's the most important thing in the league is the effects, the hits, the harass, the hands up, things like that," Nielsen had said. "Obviously, we all want to have 25 sacks right now. It is an important thing. But it's more so our effects and the things that we're doing. It's also a defensive unit thing, also the rush and the coverage together. Again, ultimately, it falls on me. We're working on it. We'll get it done. We've got good players here. We'll have an effort, today is a third-down day. We're effort and fundamentals, technique, all on pass rushing, getting to the quarterback and covering."

Early on, Nielsen succeeded in that task.