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Threes Wild for Denard in Win

by loosh13 | 4 years ago | 1 Comments

The Jacksonville Jaguars, refreshed off their week 5 bye, faced off at home against the Colts Sunday, in inter-divisional matchup sure to have playoff implications down the road. The Jaguars entered the game 3-1, while the Colts entered 2-2. 

 

The story of the game would end up being the involvement of rookie quarterback Denard Robinson, who for the first time this season lined up on the line of scrimmage not under center, something the Jaguars surely worked into their offense during their bye week. Denard primarily took snaps from center, contributing on offense with his arm and his legs as usual, but also lined up as a tight end, using his breakneck speed to create mismatches with linebackers. This allowed former starter Gardner Minshew to showcase his ability, himself throwing 3 completions on 3 attempts for 46 yards and a TD (throwing a rare QB to QB touchdown). Denard would go on to log a “Football Triple Double”, throwing, rushing, and receiving a TD pass throughout the game. Denard would end with a comical stat line accounting for exactly 300 total yards of offense, including:

  • Passing: 13 for 17 for 229 and a TD
  • Rushing: 4 for 44 and a TD
  • Receiving: 2 for 27 and a TD

 

Denard’s versatility on offense somewhat overshadowed the Colts QB Colin Kaepernick, who dotted up the Jaguars defense, completing 28 of 31 attempts for 346 yards. Luckily for the Jaguars, the defense bent but did not break, holding the Colts to multiple field goals after allowing the Colts to drive all the way down the field. The Jags were unable to force a turnover, but good coverage in the secondary allowed for Jacksonville’s front four to get home, sacking Kaep 5 times on the day. The Jags front four was led by edge Josh Allen, who accounted for 2 of the 5 sacks. Their secondary was led by second year corner C.J. Henderson, who broke from his usual lurker role to secure 5 tackles on the day.

 

Ultimately the game came down to a last minute drive, with the Colts leading 21-20. The Jags were able to drive the ball down field enough to get in range of kicker Josh Lambo. Lambo has struggled throughout the season, and was put under increased pressure today as the Colts iced the young kicker from 47 yards out. Lambo didn’t get all of it, but the kick flew true and had just enough gas to sneak above the crossbar with no time remaining to win the game. Hopefully Lambo can build on his success in games to come, as kicking clearly still is a watch area for the Jaguars. Rumors around Jacksonville have circulated the idea of the Jags going kicker early in the draft, but at this point in the season Lambo still has plenty of time to prove himself if those rumors are indeed true.

 

The Jaguars will look to continue their winning ways against Russel Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks next week.