The Jacksonville Jaguars are firing on all cylinders right now. They are playing the best football of the season, but one former NFL player is not sold on them.

Defensively, the Jaguars continue to generate takeaways at a very high rate. Put those two things together, plus a team that plays hard for 60 minutes, and the Jaguars are one of the hottest teams in the NFL. The sample size is large enough at this stage of the season. There shouldn't be any more skepticism around the Jaguars.

"Just thankful a small-market team like us can come into a place like Mile High and get it done," Jaguars coach Liam Coen said, circling back to Sean Payton's comment about his team. Payton previously said despite being from "a smaller market,

The Jacksonville Jaguars are at the top of the class after their stupendous performance against the Denver Broncos.

When it came to Coach of the Year, New England's Mike Vrabel was the clear-cut winner if it were up to the NFL execs. He received 13 votes. Chicago's Ben Johnson was second with six votes, while Coen was third with four votes.

On the brink of clinching the AFC South, the Jacksonville Jaguars are going to be without a key member of their secondary for the remainder of the season.

The Jacksonville Jaguars' punter had perhaps the best game of his season against the Denver Broncos in Week 17.

The NFL season continues in Week 16 when the Denver Broncos host the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. Start time, how to watch, stream and NFL TV schedule.