The Jacksonville Jaguars struggled mightily on both sides of the ball as both teams failed to play solid football consistently. However, the Jaguars defense has been rather disappointing, especially over the past two weeks as the Jaguars have faced some of the best teams in the league.

Two weeks ago, the Jaguars allowed the Green Bay Packers to rush for 170 yards. Last week against the Philadelphia Eagles, the Jaguars allowed 237 yards on the ground. They hope to have better luck against the Minnesota Vikings than they have in the last two weeks.

The Jaguars’ inability to stop the run is undoubtedly a large part of the reason why the Jaguars have played well over the past few weeks, but still fell short losing three of their previous four games.

“Yes, of course,” Nielsen said. “The first thing is the tackle. We have to attack better, attack in space, attack in the box. And then we have to leave the blocks. That’s the problem: hitting blocks, going down blocks, and that’s exactly where we are.

“Sometimes we’re in a light box and that’s what we have to do, is stop the run in a light box. But start with the tackle. Let’s start with the tackle. Let’s make sure we’re safe tacklers at all three levels of the defense.