The Jaguars are sitting at 4-1 again, and owner Shad Khan isn’t hiding how good that feels. Asked about the start and whether it can turn into something bigger, especially when the playoffs arrive, Khan pointed to both the team and the city around it.
“I feel great,” Khan told Ryan O’Halloran. “Obviously, the season we had last year and you love stuff coming together as a football team but I also love what’s happening in the city, which is the development and promise of Jacksonville all happening at the same time.”
In Houston, the math is rough. At 1-4, the Texans’ playoff odds are in the single digits.
But the mood inside the building hasn’t cracked. Texans DE Will Anderson Jr. said the group has stayed steady through the early stretch and kept showing up with the same energy.
“I think everybody’s keeping their composure,” Texans DE Will Anderson Jr. said via Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer. “Not even just today.
I think you look at the last four or five weeks, you see a bunch of guys having joy every day, bringing joy to the building. Nobody felt like the season was over.
Everybody’s still staying up. Everybody’s still coming to work with positive energy and just having joy.
And that’s what you’ve seen today. No matter the outcome, this team has persevered and been able to bring joy every day.
And that’s why we’ve been able to be a really great team.”
Tennessee got a lift from Carnell Tate, who found the end zone in the team’s first win of the season. Tate said the key was simple: stay locked in during the week, trust the routine, and be ready when the moment showed up.
“I feel like it all comes down to preparation throughout the week,” Tate said, via TitansWire.com. “Watching film, getting my reps in, and making sure I’m ready for whatever comes my way.
Before the game, I like listening to music and getting in my zone. Once it’s time to play, I just trust the work I’ve put in and go out there and do my job.”
“Just understanding that everything takes time and you have to put the work in,” Tate added. “Nothing is going to be handed to you, so you have to stay patient and trust the process.
I’ve learned that consistency is everything. You have to keep showing up, keep getting better, and when your opportunity comes, make the most of it.”
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