But the former two-time Pro Bowl tight end broke a bone in the back of his right hand in the preseason opener August 14 and had surgery to help it heal three weeks later. Jaguars FS Josh Evans left the game with a concussion and did not return….
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The Chargers made it hold – thanks partly to Rivers’ fourth TD pass, which came in the fourth after he scrambled for a first down on a fourth-and-7 play. We don’t ever want to abort the run, but you’ve got to get the ball downfield and move the chains. Rivers became the 40th player with 40,000 passing yards and did it Sunday in his 159th game, the fourth fewest games it’s taken a player to reach the 40,000-yard plateau….
Hurns is in the NFL’s concussion protocol.
The Jaguars can blame their red-zone offense. “We need to continue to improve on that, especially in the red zone, for sure”.
That trend continued on Sunday, despite the rookie putting up 69 total yards on nine touches in the first half.
Bortles has to know that this is a league game and that this is not ‘Nam… there are rules. They scored just once in four trips inside the 20-yard line, settling for field goals early and trailing 21-9 at halftime. Marcus Mariota completed 17 of 37 passes for 218 yards and three touchdowns against two interceptions.
Jaguars wide receiver Allen Hurns was released from a local hospital late Sunday afternoon, about two hours after he smacked his head on the turf while trying to make a catch. Blake Bortles completed 30 of 49 passes for 329 yards and two touchdowns against one interception. If they had converted those FGs into TDs we might be starting off the week with our weekly “Fire Mike McCoy” thread, but I guess that can wait until tomorrow. From the time you start playing football, you can’t throw the ball forward past the line of scrimmage.
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Second, the Jaguars were leading with possession on two drives – Drives #2 and #3 – yet they only ran the ball on three of 10 snaps. 500 that season. They’re in a bigger hole this season and have a tough closing stretch that includes games against Denver, Kansas City and Oakland. “So I think that gives him another opportunity in itself”. Bradley was complimentary of not only Rivers, but the Chargers as a team, saying they deserve high compliments for the way they play the game. Hurns went down to attempt a diving catch and landed awkwardly, with his neck being jammed.
