JACKSONVILLE – The victory mattered. How it happened mattered more.

The Jaguars on Sunday beat the Carolia Panthers in the 2025 regular-season opener , a convincing and encouraging victory in Liam Coen 's first game as head coach – and one that came in the manner Coen envisioned.

It was a decidedly good start.

"Now you're on to the next one," he said.

That was a theme when Coen spoke to the media Monday, a day after a 26-10 victory over the Panthers at EverBank Stadium . Players echoed that sentiment – that while 1-0 is important and nice, more is necessary moving forward.

"We know we didn't play a perfect game and we understand where we have to go," veteran defensive end Dawuane Smoot said Monday. "We understand there's more to get. We're focused. It was a great win, but we

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