'Sacksonville' Jaguars lose their swagger after drubbing in Dallas

A month ago, following a victory over the New England Patriots to mark a 2-0 start, the Jacksonville Jaguars seemed to announce their staying power atop the AFC. Sure, 2017 brought them to the doorstep of the Super Bowl, but sometimes such runs can be flukes. Rebounding and taking one from the Pats, even in September, suggested a sustained fortitude. Plus, Blake Bortles throwing four touchdowns is shocking enough to seem important, even if it’s just one regular-season game. And yet here we are four weeks later, and suddenly the Jaguars are faltering. It’s one thing to have lost three of their last four. That’s bad enough. But the way they’ve lost the last two weeks has to be disconcerting for a team billed as — and proud of its status — a defensive powerhouse. One reason for the setback is the play of Bortles, which is something Jaguars fans have been conditioned to expect. In the last two weeks, however, it’s also been a surprisingly sieve-like defense that has added to their downfall. On Sunday, the Jaguar

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