Thousands of years ago, in a colder age, in the lands of northern France and what are now the British Isles, the Celts disguised themselves so evil spirits would leave them be.

This celebration of summer’s end, Samhain, was, in the words of a scholar, “a period of supernatural intensity, when the forces of darkness and decay were said to be abroad.” Celtic priests believed they could divine the future from the entrails of dead animals, perhaps even cats.

Darkness and decay. Dead entrails of cats.

Sounds like the Jaguars to me.

If Nick Foles' first-game, first-quarter injury were the result of the forces of darkness and decay, then maybe the Jaguars need fans to use disguises so the evil spirits (read: referees) will leave them be.

Enter the Minshew costume.

The Minshew costume can be as elaborate or as lazy as any fan wishes to make it.

There’s Sexy Minshew (jockstrap + exercise bands + shades + mustache + nothing else, per his post-practice stretching routine).

There’s Game Minshew (Jaguars jersey + headband + mustache).

And then there’s Everyday Minshew (Jaguars shirt + bandana + mustache + cut-off jorts + shades).

Note: suggested Amazon shopping carts for the three costumes are listed at the end of this article.

Being the modest person I am — and at the urging of my wife — I decided to forego an attempt at Sexy Minshew. I also feel superstitious about buying a Jaguars jersey with someone’s name on it because that feels like tempting fate and before you know it there’s a trade announced. So Everyday Minshew it is.

I’d already started growing a mustache and soul patch after Minshew’s debut in Game One, so I felt OK on that end. But just in case forces of darkness (my spouse) shaved it in my sleep, I purchased a stick on mustache and soul patch.

I struggled to pick the right bandana. At first, I was going to go with a simple headband, like he wears during games, but one of my colleagues rightly noted that after the most supernaturally intense game of the year, beating the Titans in Game Three, Minshew wore an American flag bandana. The U.S. Flag Code specifically says “no part of the flag should ever be used as a costume,” but the framers of U.S. Code Title Four, Chapter One didn’t understand the importance of winning the AFC South.

Only knockoff cheap aviator sunglasses would suffice. Luckily, Amazon specializes in knockoff cheap apparel.

Unfortunately, no shop provides cut-off jorts that quite match the kind that Minshew sports. A trip to Goodwill led to a pair of light-wash Levi’s. I cut the jeans to what I thought was an appropriate length for shorts. It turns out that I might’ve been overeager. Instead of a modest just-above-the-knees cut, I’m looking at showing a lot more of my legs than I ever have in public.

Now it’s important that as many of us as possible adopts the costume before we lose hope in this season.

To see suggested Amazon shopping carts (minus the Goodwill jeans):

bit.ly/SexyMinshewbit.ly/MinshewGamebit.ly/EverydayMinshew