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Womens Justin Blackmon Jersey , Fla. (AP) — Cover your eyes, folks. This one could be ugly, even by late-season NFL standards.When the Washington Redskins and Jacksonville Jaguars take the field Sunday, it might look a little like a preseason game. The dreaded fourth preseason game, too.Redskins quarterback Josh Johnson, who was getting ready to play in the startup Alliance of American Football league just a couple weeks ago, will make his first start since 2011. The Jaguars (4-9) will counter with Cody Kessler, who has managed one touchdown in 22 drives — a TD pass while trailing 30-2 at Tennessee — since taking over for benched starter Blake Bortles two weeks ago.Article continues below ...And it’s far from just QB woes for these struggling offenses.The Redskins (6-7), who have lost four straight since starting quarterback Alex Smith broke his right leg against Houston, also could be without guard Tony Bergstrom (knee/ankle) and their top two receivers. Tight end Jordan Reed (ankle/foot) and Josh Doctson (concussion) missed consecutive practices. Washington already is down both starting guards, Brandon Scherff and Shawn Lauvao.“There are a lot of things when talking about losing a football game,” Redskins coach Jay Gruden said. “If we had it narrowed down to one thing, we’d fix it and be OK. Sometimes it’s defense, sometimes it’s offense Cam Robinson Jersey , sometimes its special teams, sometimes it’s coaching. It’s a combination.“It’s a matter of all of us having to step up in some key players’ absence and playing better. We haven’t done that. We haven’t taken it to the next level of coaching, the next level of playing, the level you have to take it to when you have some injuries and some voids in your offense or defense or what have you.”The Jaguars, who have dropped seven of eight since a 3-1 start, likely will be without four starters along the offensive line. Left tackle Cam Robinson, left guard Andrew Norwell and center Brandon Linder are on injured reserve, and right tackle Jermey Parnell is unlikely to play with a knee injury.Equally troubling for coach Doug Marrone, whose future with the franchise is unclear, is finding motivation for his players down the stretch in a lost season.“It is obviously a tough situation and you would hope that the love for the game takes over more than anything else,” Marrone said. “You sit there and you say it is your job, it is what you have to do. But there has to be something greater than that.“You have to go out there and play this game like when you were a little kid where no one was watching and no one was around and you were just as competitive and having fun. Those are the things you go through when you have a season like we have, which has been disappointing.”For Washington’s playoff hopes, this is pretty close to a must-win game. And some of it will fall on Johnson http://www.thejaguarslockerroom.com/authentic-myles-jack-jersey , who is 0-5 as a starter and has been with 12 NFL teams. He is the team’s fourth starting quarterback in the last five weeks.“Honestly, to me, that’s the beauty of sports,” Johnson said. “As a pro athlete, as a kid, you want to be out there. I’ve been a backup for so long I think you understand that having this opportunity is more special than the challenges that are ahead.”Here are some other things to know about the Redskins and Jaguars:HOME FINALEIt’s Jacksonville’s home finale and likely the last home game for several benched starters , including Bortles, defensive tackle Malik Jackson and safety Barry Church. All three are under contract for 2019, but realize their salaries no longer match their reduced roles.IN THE HUNTLosses by Minnesota, Philadelphia and other NFC teams have kept the Redskins on the edge of the postseason picture. There are few signs from the past month that Washington is a playoff team, but players insist they believe.“I feel like everyone in this locker room is optimistic,” tight end Vernon Davis said. “They have good faith and they want to win. If they didn’t want to win, they wouldn’t be here. I think they probably would’ve hung it up, went home Womens Yannick Ngakoue Jersey , packed their bags. I don’t feel like we have any losers on this team.”BETTER AT HOMEJacksonville has allowed 15.0 points a game at home, the lowest average in the league this season. The Jaguars have given up three touchdowns — all to Pittsburgh — in their last two games at TIAA Bank Field. Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette was in the middle of three dustups this season — and got praised for how he handled them.Fournette pulled coach Doug Marrone away from cornerback Jalen Ramsey during their heated sideline exchange in mid-September. Fournette was caught on camera two weeks later screaming at left tackle Cam Robinson after Robinson came awfully close to potentially costing Jacksonville a victory at Denver. And last week in London, Fournette yelled at safety Ronnie Harrison at the end of the game following Harrison's near-scuffle with several Houston players.Fournette was a peacemaker — no longer the instigator — in all three situations.Many believe it's a sign of growth for the fourth overall pick in the 2017 draft, a player who created more headaches and headlines last season for what he did off the field than on it."I let people down," Fournette said last month. "I don't want to do that again."The former LSU star endured the worst season in his 24 years in 2018, and it carried into the offseason. He was injured, suspended and on the bench in crunch time. He was fined, criticized and admittedly not in ideal shape late.The most telling part: The Jaguars voided the remaining guarantees in his rookie contract following his one-game suspension for fighting, and personnel chief Tom Coughlin ripped him for being "disrespectful" and "selfish" during the season finale. Adding to the chaos, Fournette was arrested in April for driving with a suspended license.He was clearly at a crossroads.He responded with a comeback.Marrone isn't ready to claim Fournette's season a total turnaround, but he does see progress."I don't want to get into where (people are saying), 'He was awful,' but has he gotten better? I think absolutely," Marrone said. "A lot of players have DJ Chark Jersey , though, from the first year or second year and having gone through injuries, which is always tough. ... You see that, and it's great growth."You go through a day and you think: 'Hey, what can I do to be a better teammate? What can I do to be a better coach?' Every day that you go through your job or your situation, you want to be better. You want to be better for everyone. ... It's not just Leonard; it's everyone. But Leonard's done a very good job, and I'm very happy in the direction that he's going."Fournette had nowhere to go but up after last season.He finished with 439 yards rushing and five touchdowns in eight games after running for 1,040 yards and nine scores as a rookie. He missed 11 games in his first two seasons, including two because of suspensions. He was more of a problem than a pro.Jacksonville reacted by completely revamping its running backs room around Fournette, firing position coach Tyrone Wheatley and parting ways with backups T.J. Yeldon, Carlos Hyde and Corey Grant. Marrone then hired 64-year-old Terry Robiskie, who, like Fournette, was born and raised in New Orleans and attended LSU http://www.thejaguarslockerroom.com/authentic-a.-j.-cann-jersey , as running backs coach.Fournette spent part of the offseason training in Dallas and then went to Wyoming to work with his college strength and conditioning coach in hopes of getting back to his "foundation." He then arrived in Jacksonville in the best shape of his NFL career, down about 15 pounds from the end of last season.And the results are showing — even though he's barely sniffed the end zone.Fournette has 831 yards rushing and 1,126 yards from scrimmage as Jacksonville (4-5) enters its bye week. Both are tops in the AFC. His scrimmage yards also are the most in team history through nine games.He's the only player in the NFL with at least 70 yards from scrimmage in every game this season, and he's one of three — Carolina running back Christian McCaffrey and Minnesota receiver Stefon Diggs are the others — with three plays of 50 or more yards this season.And he did most of it behind a shaky offensive line that includes a rookie and a first-year starter and with a rookie quarterback, Gardner Minshew. Former Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles returns next week at Indianapolis, a potential boost for the entire offense.The change also could help Fournette find the end zone, something he's done just once this season. His mounting frustration was evident in a victory against the New York Jets last month, but he's otherwise been a model teammate — equal parts peacemaker and playmaker — in his third year."I think growth," Fournette said. "The vibe is just different from last year. Despite everything that we had going on, despite what we have going on right now, the vibe is there."We're playing for each other, and that's a good thing. We've got to keep it up."