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How Jacksonville’s newspaper reacted to the Jaguars’ loss to the Patriots

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Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Allen Hurns leaves the field after losing the AFC championship, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018, in Foxborough, Mass. AP Photo/Steven Senne

By Hayden Bird

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How different the headlines would have been had the Jaguars not blown a 10-point fourth quarter lead in Sunday’s AFC Championship game. Instead, Tom Brady and the Patriots put together yet another playoff comeback and advanced to Super Bowl LII.

A day later, Jacksonville’s Florida Times-Union was forced to grapple with the aftermath of the Jaguars’ loss. Here’s a look at the headlines:

Interestingly, the Times-Union also chose to show how New England newspapers covered the game:

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