The Jacksonville Jaguars have clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 2007. The 2007 Jaguars were coached by Jack Del Rio with David Garrard at quarterback. The 2007 Jaguars defeated the Steelers at Pittsburgh before losing in the divisional round to the Patriots.

With the win against the Texans, the Jaguars have won more than ten games in a season for the first time since 2007 when they went 11-5.

The Jaguars scored 31 points in the first half against the Texans. This is the second-most in team history the Jaguars scored 42 points in the first half during a Week 9 45-19 win against the Ravens.

With a third straight pick-less performance, the win against the Texans marks the first time Blake Bortles has gone three straight games without an interception. This was his third career game with 300+ yards, 3+ touchdowns, and 0 interceptions (he lost the other two).

The Jaguars' 51 sacks on the season are six shy of the team record held by the 1999 team which had a total of 57 sacks. The 1999 Jaguars went 14-2 and lost in the AFC Championships. Since 2002, 11 playoff teams registered 50+ sacks during the season.

The Jaguars turned it around this season with a winning percentage of .714. Jacksonville Jaguars' 2011-2016 seasons winning percentage was a low .229.

The Jaguars defense has drastically improved this season and ranks first place for sacks. Last year they ranked T-19th. They also ranked T-30th for takeaways last year and have improved to 2nd place for takeaways this season.

Since 2002, 13 playoff teams allowed less than 15 points per game. Those teams had a combined 23-8 record (.742) in the playoffs. Five of 13 teams won the Super Bowl (2013 SEA was most recent). 2017 Jaguars: 14.9 Points Per Game Allowed (best in NFL).

Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles had 51 interceptions in his first 3 seasons, 2nd-most in NFL in that span (Philip Rivers, 52). Blake Bortles has just eight interceptions this season.