DETROIT (AP) — Doug Pederson has a Super Bowl ring as a player and as a coach, so he understands life at the top of the NFL. Right now, he's at the bottom. Pederson acknowledged his shaky job status Sunday after his Jacksonville Jaguars were humiliated by the Detroit Lions, losing 52-6 in one of the worst performances in team history.
Jacksonville is entering its bye week, giving owner Shad Khan time to make a move if he chooses. Pederson didn’t rule out making changes to his coaching staff during the week off, and he understands he might be gone before Jacksonville (2-9) plays the Houston Texans on Dec. 1.
“I can’t control that,” he said. “I’ve been around this sport a long time, and if it is going to happen, it is obviously going to happen. But at the same time, I have a job to do and that’s to get this team ready to face a good division.
” The 46-point margin of defeat broke the previous team record of 44, also set at Detroit. That, though, was in 1995, when the Jaguars were a first-year expansion team. Twenty-nine years later, it is hard to explain how a team can get beaten this badly.
“We’re disappointed, we’re frustrated and we’re angry,” Pederson said. “You put so much effort into a game week and then, you know, you play like this.” The Lions — a franchise playing its 95th season — set team records for margin of victory, first downs (38) and yards gained (645).
They outgained the Jaguars by 475 yards — the third-largest margin in le.
