Jacksonville Jaguars

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/jacksonville-jaguars

1. What is the founding year?
2. What is the home stadium name?
3. When did the Jacksonville Jaguars start playing in the NFL?
4. How many times did the Jaguars make the playoffs in their first five seasons?

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the founding year?1995
2. What is the home stadium name?EverBank Stadium
3. When did the Jacksonville Jaguars start playing in the NFL?They began in 1995, the same year the league added the Jaguars and the Carolina Panthers.
4. How many times did the Jaguars make the playoffs in their first five seasons?They made the playoffs every year during their first five seasons.

American Football Conference (AFC): One of the two conferences that make up the National Football League.
AFC Championship Game: The final playoff game to determine the AFC champion, determining who advances to the Super Bowl.
Franchise: A business that has been granted the right to sell its products or services under the brand name of another company.
Super Bowl: The annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL), contested by the champions of the AFC and NFC.