There is a rare optimism surrounding the Jacksonville Jaguars, but they will face a rugged test out of the gate when two-time league MVP Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers pay a visit in Sunday’s season opener. At the end of the first quarter, the Jaguars and the Packers were tied at seven. Brandon Allen completed 17 of 26 passes for 164 yards and two touchdowns against two interceptions. Rodgers’ touchdown to Adams came as he was getting ripped down for a sack.
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Packers RB Eddie Lacy breaks through on fourth and one for a first down during Sunday’s season opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars. I wouldn’t want to count him out just yet. Hyde was there to further negate the play when he crashed through Robinson’s block. Rodgers got off to a frigid start, struggling to find Jordy Nelson and looking not on the same page with Davante Adams. He was limited in three practices this week because of a calf injury, but the team said that was not related to his hospital stay.
Aaron Rodgers’ career high for passing yardage on opening day is 333 yards in 2013 against the San Francisco 49ers. Many expect Rodgers to target rookie defensive back Jalen Ramsey, who was selected No. 5 overall, and Ramsey hopes he does just that. With newcomer Chris Ivory being a go after appearing bangged up this week, the Jaguars need to throw a mix of Chris Ivory and T.J. Yeldon at the Packers defense and wear them down.
With rain moving through Green Bay when the Packers were slated to practice Tuesday, McCarthy moved the team inside the Don Hutson Center, which was warm and humid with the air conditioning turned off.
The Packers were already going to start a new LG in Lane Taylor, who is taking over for the departed Josh Sitton, so it’s very good news that Bakhtiari is good to go. He finished with six receptions for 32 yards, including a 6-yard TD in the second quarter. Green Bay should be great right now. One play mattered for the Jaguars, one they will be replaying in their heads for days. “We put in a lot throughout this week and we put a lot into camp going into this game, but we’ve got many weeks left so we’ve got to bounce back”. After being three-for-three on fourth down, Allen Hurns was stopped for no gain on a fourth-and-1 completion at the Packer 15.
Cornerback Damarious Randall gave Robinson four yards of cushion and Micah Hyde was in press coverage against Hurns. Gus Bradley’s side added a field goal to go ahead, but the Packers notched up their second touchdown of the game midway through the second quarter. The Jaguars’ running game was bad the entire day (seven yards was their longest rush) so getting that yard was a big ask.
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Let’s forget about the first 126 plays from scrimmage.
