Jacksonville Jaguars Codexery — Data & Quality

We publish our audit record because accuracy claims should be checkable. Every entry on this site runs through an automated fact-audit pipeline (accuracy audit → source-grounded repair → visual QA); this page is generated from that pipeline's own report, not written by hand.

Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-20 · 30 entries checked · 19 flagged · 35 issues confirmed · 19 corrected · 16 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

1999 Super Bowl Appearance — The Jaguars did not start the 1999 season with a losing record in their division; they finished 5-3 in the AFC Central and were 3-1 in the division through the first four games. The claim that they were the first team to reach the AFC Championship after starti

Jimmy Smith Career — The nickname 'Thunder and Lightning' for Smith and McCardell was coined by John Jurkovic in 1996, but it was actually coined by Pete 'Boomer' Gregovich.

Maurice Jones-Drew Career — Jones-Drew did not score all four touchdowns for De La Salle in the October 5, 2001 game; he scored three touchdowns (two rushing, one receiving).

Maurice Jones-Drew Career — Jones-Drew had 2 catches for 79 yards and a touchdown in that game, not 3 catches.

Gus Bradley Tenure — Bradley's tenure ended in 2016 after 14 games, but he was actually fired after 15 games (the Jaguars played 15 games in the 2016 season before his dismissal on December 18, 2016).

1996 AFC Championship Game — The Jaguars have never appeared in a Super Bowl; Super Bowl XXXIII was played between the Denver Broncos and the Atlanta Falcons.

1996 AFC Championship Game — The Jaguars returned to the AFC Championship Game in the 1999 season, which was played in January 2000, not in 1999.

1998 AFC Championship Game Appearance — The opponent was the Denver Broncos, not the Tennessee Oilers.

1998 AFC Championship Game Appearance — The game was not played at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville; it was played at Mile High Stadium in Denver.

Jack Del Rio Head Coach of the Year (2017) — The title 'Jack Del Rio Head Coach of the Year (2017)' is factually incorrect because Jack Del Rio was not the head coach of the Jaguars in 2017; Doug Marrone was.

AFC Central Division Championship 1998 — The 'DID YOU KNOW' section incorrectly states the Jaguars were not the first expansion team since the 1970s merger to win a division title in their fourth season, citing the Seattle Seahawks (1978) and Carolina Panthers. However, the Seahawks won the AFC West

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