The Jacksonville Jaguars lost more than a game to the Houston Texans on Sunday in London. 

They lost a chance to head into their much-deserved bye week on a high note. 

Most importantly, they lost an opportunity to put their biggest threat to them repeating as AFC South champions in the rearview mirror. 

If the Jaguars had beaten the Houston Texans, they would have opened up a four-game lead on the team many picked to surpass them in the division. With the loss, Jacksonville is only two games up on Houston, with 11 games still to play. 

Now, if anyone had offered the Jaguars a two-game lead on Houston after six games at the beginning of the season, they surely would have taken it without hesitation. 

However, this loss felt like a warning. The Texans are coming, and Jacksonville will likely have to fight them off until the season ends. 

This loss also exposed many flaws that didn’t seem to be there only a couple weeks ago. 

Where is this team’s pass rush?

Why can’t they stop committing penalties?

Is Brian Thomas Jr. a lost cause?

Despite the loss, there were still some terrific individual performances against the Texans. 

Let’s check out my three winners and five loses from Jacksonville’s deflating loss. 

1. Travis Hunter, Wide Receiver: Hunter reminded everyone what a game-changer he can be on offense. In only nine offensive snaps, Hunter caught all four of his targets for 59 yards and his second career touchdown. 

He needs to play a bigger role on offense going forward. The thought before the season was that the offense didn’t need him. 

It most certainly does. 

2. Bhayshul Tuten: Tuten had the first multi-TD game of his career on Sunday. Surprisingly, both came through the air. 

He also had another rushing score called back due to a penalty, the third time this season he has had a touchdown wiped out. 

Tuten only had 39 rushing yards on 12 attempts, his lowest output of the season, but more than made up for it as a receiver, catching four passes for 48 yards and the two scores. He continues to be a focal point of the offense and is starting to get more opportunities as a receiver. 

3. Chris Rodriguez Jr.: C-Rod came out of nowhere to lead the team with 55 rushing yards on 11 carries. Just last week, he had only two rushes for five yards and looked like an afterthought in the offense. 

On Sunday, the bruising back ran hard and moved the chains. For the first time all season, it looked like the Jaguars have a legitimate 1-2 punch in their backfield. 

1. Brian Thomas Jr.: BTJ had another nightmare game. Zero catches. A bad drop in the first half. Completely benched in thr second half. 

I said in my five takeaways from the game that it is time for Jacksonville to move on from Thomas. He remains extremely talented, but looks broken. His snaps would be better off going to Hunter and/or rookie Josh Cameron. The Jaguars no longer have the luxury of waiting for him to hopefully turn it around. 

2. Josh Hines-Allen and Travon Walker: The Jaguars’ star edge duo came up empty again against a suspect Houston offensive line. The pair have only half a sack between them since Week 1. Walker and JHA need to compensate for Jacksonville’s lack of pass-rushing depth, not be part of the problem. 

3. Travis Hunter, Cornerback: Yes, he saved a likely touchdown with his second career interception and became the first player since Brian Dawkins in 2002 to catch a TD and record an interception in the same game. 

Hunter was again Jacksonville’s best CB, but he was guilty of two penalties that really hurt his team. 

The first was a questionable pass interference call that led to a Texans touchdown. Was it a ticky-tack call? Absolutely. But it still drew a flag and gave Houston seven points. 

The other penalty was far worse. On a fourth-and-1, the Texans punted it away. However, Hunter did not get off the field before the snap, and the too-many-men penalty gave Houston a first down. A few plays later, the Texans were in the end zone. 

In a three-point, walk-off loss, both penalties had a great effect on the outcome. 

4. The rest of the CBs: Jarrian Jones gets picked on each and every week. Sunday was no different. Jourdan Lewis always seemed a step behind. 

Jacksonville’s non-Hunter cornerbacks spent the day getting burned, including on several deep shots. They allowed C.J. Stroud to throw for over 300 yards and three TDs, and couldn’t make plays to get the defense off the field. 

5. Liam Coen: What happened to this team’s discipline? After being one of the least-penalized teams over the first three weeks, the Jaguars have committed 32 penalties over their last three games. 

They were guilty of 13 penalties each in Week 4 and Week 5. Against Houston, they only committed six, but they came at the worst possible times. 

Both of Hunter’s led to Houston touchdowns. A (horrible) holding call on Brenton Strange  took a Tuten TD off the board, and Trevor Lawrence threw a pick in the end zone shortly after. 

Tje lack of discipline falls directly on Coen. He is better than this. The Jaguars are better than this. 

There is a lot to clean up over the bye week.