The Jacksonville Jaguars lost 26-23 to the Indianapolis Colts in Week 18. Both AFC South teams missed the playoffs and played out the string on Sunday. Afterward, Jaguars coach Doug Pederson was asked about his future with the team and if he could be fired.

Someone might want to cue in ESPN’s graphics department on a widely anticipated coaching change expected to transpire in the AFC South, not its NFC counterpart. When discussing several coaches on the hot seat entering the final slate of regular-season games this week on “Sunday NFL Countdown,

Many expected Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan to fire head coach Doug Pederson, offensive coordinator Press Taylor, and potentially GM Trent Baalke back in mid-November, when the Jags entered their bye week with a 2-9 record.