This was the ideal situation for the Jacksonville Jaguars to finally get their anemic pass rush going.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow had been sacked an NFL-high 14 times and hit 31 others, just what a Jaguars pass rush that had managed just three sacks in the first three weeks needed to finally get going. Except ... it didn't.

The Jaguars didn't notch a single sack, hit Burrow only a handful of times, and let the first overall pick carve them up in a 33-25 loss at Paul Brown Stadium. Burrow passed for 300 yards and the Bengals gained 506 yards -- the third time since the start of the 2019 season the Jaguars have allowed more than 500 yards.

Defensive coordinator Todd Wash's preference is to get pressure with just four rushers, which wasn't a bad idea when he had Calais Campbell and Yannick Ngakoue on the field. Defensive ends Josh Allen and K'Lavon Chaisson had two of the Jaguars' three sacks this season (the only other sack was from linebacker Myles Jack).

When the Jaguars did blitz on Sunday, they couldn't get home. Linebacker Dakota Allen had a free run at Burrow in the fourth quarter, but Burrow easily eluded him and ran for a first down with a little more than four minutes to play.

Here's another way to illustrate just how ineffective the Jaguars' pass rush was: The Bengals had just four plays on offense of 20 or more yards in the first three games. They had seven on Sunday.

Troubling trend: A defense that couldn't afford any injuries lost three of its best players against the Bengals: CB C.J. Henderson (shoulder), Jack (ankle), and CB D.J. Hayden (ankle). It's too early to know the severity, but the fact that they did not return after leaving the game doesn't bode well for next week's game against the Houston Texans.

In addition, DE Josh Allen suffered a knee injury but remained on the field.

The Jaguars had already lost multiple key players on defense this season when NT Al Woods opted out, DL Rodney Gunter had to retire because of a heart problem, and S Jarrod Wilson was put on IR with a hamstring injury.

The Jaguars have had trouble stopping Texans QB Deshaun Watson when they were healthy, so the potential of being down three starters (plus Wilson, who has been out for several weeks) won't make snapping a four-game losing streak to the Texans any easier.

Silver lining: WR Laviska Shenault continues to impress and become a bigger part of the offense. He caught five passes for 86 yards and he made his biggest impact when the Jaguars went into the two-minute drill. Shenault caught three passes for 59 yards and made a calculated gamble in which he cut back inside to gain several extra yards on his first catch. It's becoming clearer that he, RB James Robinson, and WR D.J. Chark are the Jaguars' top three playmakers.

Pivotal play: This play didn't really influence the outcome of the game, but it was a bit of a head-scratcher. After Gardner Minshew threw his second TD pass to Chark with 6:14 to play to cut the Bengals' lead to 30-22, coach Doug Marrone opted for a 2-point conversion instead of kicking the PAT. The Jaguars failed, which meant they would have had to try for two had they managed to tie the game. Kicking the PAT to make it a seven-point game made more sense. Why put your chances to tie the game on a 2-point try?