You think the Jaguars' solid-mustard uniforms Thursday night were pretty bad? You're right! But hey, NFL history is rife with misguided design choices. Here are five of the more notable ones, one uniform element at a time:
Worst helmet: Jacksonville Jaguars, 2013-present
The Jags' uni-related problems go beyond Thursday night's solid-gold look. Their current helmet, with its inexplicably two-tone design, is easily the worst in the league. In fact, it's the worst in NFL history. Too bad, because the logo is actually quite serviceable, but it can't overcome that two-tone shell.
Worst jersey: Seattle Seahawks, 2009
Some people like the Seahawks' use of neon-green trim. Others find it too jarring. But just about everyone agrees that the team's use of full-on neon-green jerseys for a 2009 game against the Bears was a bit much. Fortunately, they lost, so they've been too superstitious to wear these jerseys a second time. Think of that as a narrow escape for all of us.
Worst pants: Cleveland Browns, 2015
Destined for a one-way trip to the "What were they thinking?" scrapheap, the Browns' current pants, unveiled to great fanfare earlier this year, are cringe-worthy. It's hard to say which is worse -- the big, honking letters down the side, which make the team look like an Arena League squad, or the little hint of traditional striping at the hip, which feels like a cruel tease.
Worst socks: Denver Broncos, 1960-61
Original Broncos owner Bob Howsam was reportedly so frugal that he gave the team second-hand uniforms that had originally been worn in the 1959 Copper Bowl. The brown-and-yellow color scheme wasn't great, but the cherry on top -- or at the bottom -- were the vertically striped socks, which became so universally loathed that the players actually torched them in a bonfire when the team received new uniforms in 1962. (This uniform, including the socks, was revived as a throwback in 2009, by which time the vertical stripes had achieved a sort of kitsch appeal: They were big sellers in the team's pro shop.)
Worst overall look: Pro Bowl, 1995-97
The Pro Bowl has long been a laboratory for regrettable uniform designs, never more so than in the mid-1990s, when the players were outfitted with bizarre jerseys that looked like -- well, they just looked like bizarre jerseys but otherwise defied description. Throw in the crazy quilt of helmets (everyone wears his regular team helmet in the Pro Bowl, so the colors usually don't match) and you have the most peculiar uniform spectacle in NFL history.
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