He doesn’t get talked about much, but let’s go back and take a look at one of the best defensive performances in Jaguars playoff history.

He joins the likes of 

-Tony Brackens sack,strip, fumble recovery, TD in 1999 vs Miami. All the guys went off that game.

-Aaron Beasley picking off Dan Marino twice in 1999 playoffs. He jumped started the blowout that would ensue.

-Jalen Ramsey vs the Buffalo Bills when he sealed the game with an interception. A great individual effort play.

-Clyde Simmons @ Buffalo in 1996. As a DE, He had an INT for a TD and added another 2 sacks.

- In the same game Landri had the game of his life, Rashean Mathis also had the game of his life. He picked Ben Rothlisberger off twice in back to back drives, and ran 1 back for a TD.

Now let’s look at Derek Landri. He was a 5th round draft selection out of Notre Dame. He played behind one of the best Jaguar DTs of all time in Big John Henderson. Landri was a undersized DT with a Dad-Bod, but he played with reckless abandonment. 

In the 2007 playoff game @ Pittsburgh that was dubbed Steelers Massive Comeback on Utube, Derek Landri had a game for the ages. 

Maurice Jones-Drew returned a kickoff 96 yards, MJD picked up a key block that sprung him for another 25+ yards...that key block was #66 Derek Lan. 

Big Hen pulled up with a leg injury after he sacked Rothlisberger and had to go in the locker room. In comes Landri. He was firing off the ball so hard and so quick that it appeared like he was jumping off sides. Landri made one of the most hustle plays in Jaguars history shortly after. Big Ben faked a screen pass to the left, but Landri sniffed it out so quickly that Ben had to pull it back and take off running backside to the right...Landri literally busted through the line, ran to the left and then turned and ran all that way back towards the other sideline and made the sack! Now that’s football right there boys! To this day it was the best hustle play in Jaguars history. Actually I take that back, Tony Brackens has the best hustle play vs the Falcons in 1996. Landri has the 2nd best.

Early in the 1st quarter Paul Spicer had a sack on Rothlisberger, but I sincerely think Paul was going to get tossed, but Landri is the guy that actually sacked him. They didn’t even credit Landri with a .5 sack. 

Just before halftime the Steelers were on the 30 yard line with a chance to score with :51 seconds until half. On 2nd down Big attempts to throw a middle screen because Landri was killing the Steelers up the middle, however Landri reads it and intercepts the pass. The Score was 21-7 Jags!

Fast forward to the 4th quarter the Score is 31-29 Jags. Steelers have the ball with about :29 seconds to go. They needed to get into FG range for the win. Ben dropped back and McCray stripped the ball, and guess who recovers the fumble? Yup! Derek Landri

He finished that playoff game:

Sack - 1
Int - 1 for 3 yards
FR - 1
Key Block on kickoff return - 1
Killing the Steelers interior line - all game

*note - he should have been credited with atleast a half sack on the Paul Spicer sack.

I watched the entire game last night with John Madden and Al Michaels. Treat yourself and go watch it. Landri was playing with his hair on fire.

With that said, can you guys think of any other all time great playoff performances on defense in Jags history?

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