To win a playoff game after two consecutive years of having the NFL's worst record is a remarkable achievement

 To win a playoff game after two consecutive years of having the NFL's worst record is a remarkable achievement

The only other comparable coaching job for the Jaguars was Tom Coughlin guiding them to the AFC Championship game in 1996, the second year of franchise existence. …

What a poignant moment at the NFL Honors program Thursday to have Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who almost died on the field, on stage delivering a powerful message about hope and thankfulness, as all the medical people who saved his life stood behind him. Nothing that happens in the Super Bowl can top that visual.

It took way longer than his exemplary career deserved, but former Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Ken Riley, who lived in Jacksonville for 12 years and served as a substitute teacher at Raines High in the 1990s, was one of three senior candidates elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Riley, who has the fifth-most interceptions (65) in NFL history, waited 34 years after first becoming eligible for Canton to finally get in. It's a shame for his family that the overdue honor came almost three years after dying at age 72 in his native Bartow from a heart attack.

NFL trivia answer 

The six coaches with a .700 postseason winning percentage in a minimum 10 games are in order: Vince Lombardi, Green Bay Packers (9-1, .900); Tom Flores, Oakland Raiders (8-3, .727); Bill Walsh, San Francisco 49ers (10-4, .714); Joe Gibbs, Washington Redskins (17-7, .708); Bill Belichick, New England Patriots (31-13, .705); Sean McVay, Los Angeles Rams (7-3, .700). These coaches have won a combined 17 Super Bowls.


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