When the Jacksonville Jaguars opened their season against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, the Browns won the coin toss and elected to receive, a rare occurrence in today's NFL.

Usually, a team will defer and take the ball to start the second half. However, Cleveland wanted its offense to take the field first and set the tone for the entire game.

It did.

Just five plays into the game, Browns' quarterback Deshaun Watson was intercepted by linebacker Foye Oluokun.

It wasn't long before Trevor Lawrence hit Parker Washington for a highlight-reel 30-yard touchdown, and the rout was on.

The Jaguars never let up and dominated the Browns from start to finish on their way to a 34-10 victory to begin the season on a high note.

The defense made life miserable for Watson and the rest of Cleveland's offense the entire game. In addition to Oluokun's interception, the Jaguars also recovered a fumble and recorded five sacks while giving up only 272 total yards, 89 of which came in the Browns' final drive, with the score at 34-3.

Edge rusher Josh Hines-Allen was a terror all game, finishing with five total tackles and 1.5 sacks.

After the game, Hines-Allen spoke about the Browns' decision to take the ball first. He was surprised that Cleveland elected to receive and said the entire defense took it personally.

Speaking to reporters, Hines-Allen talked about wanting to make Cleveland regret its choice, and the statement Oluokun's interception made and how it changed the game. 

"It was actually kinda crazy, cause, in the coin toss, when they wanted to receive it, I was like, 'oh, ok.' And so when we got that interception, for me, it was like, that was the statement right there. This is when the game is gonna turn. That fast."

JHA is right. That interception did turn the game. After returning the opening kickoff to their own 40-yard line, the Browns were actually moving the ball effectively. A pair of passes and two runs gained 32 yards, down to Jacksonville's 28. 

Then, boom, the defense took the ball away, which was its calling card all of last season.

Even though Hines-Allen and the rest of the defense may have taken offense at the Browns' choice to start with the ball, it was an understandable decision.

Watson hadn't played a real game in nearly two years. Any nerves he might have had could have intensified by standing on the sidelines longer if Jacksonville had taken the opening possession.

By having Watson get the ball immediately, it theoretically gave him the chance to just go play instead of standing around thinking about it.

Of course, the defense wound up forcing a devastating turnover, and the Jaguars never let up afterwards.

It's kind of funny hearing how personally JHA and the rest of the defense took Cleveland's decision. That extra motivation worked, though, as the defense made an early splash play that took away any early momentum the Browns had started to build.

If Jacksonville's defense continues to play as it did on Sunday, the Jaguars should have a very successful season.

They will have a much tougher opponent in Week 2 when they travel to Denver to take on the Broncos.