It was exactly how the team had scripted it. A late interception and touchdown by Myles Jack in the later stages of the first game of the NFL season helped the Jacksonville Jaguars to a 20-15 win over the New York Giants.
The defense, which had been a dominant presence all season in 2017, picked up right where it left off. And everything was right in the world. It looked as though the prognostications of a run toward the playoffs and a possible Super Bowl berth could be possible because players like Telvin Smith and Jack would use speed and agility to do exactly what they did only one year earlier.