■ Thomas caught the game-winning touchdown on a 5-yard pass from quarterback Blake Bortles with 3:30 remaining in the fourth quarter.
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The Jaguars (4-6) won consecutive games for the first time since December 2013 and put themselves squarely in the hunt in the division race. With a Jaguars offense that was struggling to get to the end zone, Greene provided a huge lift by returning a Tennessee punt to the 5-yard line. They’ll need to secure their second road win of the season. I thought the punt return team did a nice job with hold-ups and the blocks down the field.
STREAK ENDS: Jaguars receiver Allen Hurns had his seven-game touchdown streak come to an end. Davon House and Colvin were both called for defensive pass interference to give up a total of 48 yards of field position. The Jags will win 4 of the next 6 games.
Mariota, the rookie quarterback from OR, ran 23 yards for the longest rushing TD by an NFL QB this season. They only went for 28 yards, but one was the winning touchdown in the area where he has been so risky throughout his career.
“I think we’ve just taken it upon ourselves [to make plays]”, said Colvin, regarding the secondary.
Myers made kicks from 31, 32, 20 and 36 yards.
“We also realize that every game is different and just because you did it one week doesn’t mean it will automatically show up the next week”. Mariota methodically moved the team downfield, completing 6-of-11 passes for 62 yards, including twice spiking the ball to stop the clock.
Simbal says that while this NFL Thursday game doesn’t have big-name appeal it will be the most popular bet on the board, drawing two times the action that Thursday’s National Basketball Association showdown between the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers will. “We always take a lot of Warriors money, because of who they are and people will just bet them blindly”. “It’s not good. We didn’t punt the ball well enough all night”. The Titans, still holding a 13-9 lead, faced fourth-and-an-inch (literally) from their own 24-yard line with 3:49 to go. But sitting just three games out in the woeful NFC East and not buried yet, Dallas believes they have a chance with Romo leading the charge.
Blake Bortles found Julius Thomas with a touchdown pass on the next play, and the game had swung.
After a win, it’s easy to pick things apart and look at certain situations where it could have been better.
Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley decided that he trusted the defense more than Bortles and his offense at that point. “But we lacked a little bit in our red-zone efficiency when we got down there”. “It’s something we can build on and talk to the players about, but more so to understand what does it take to get to that point where you do have that faith”.
Thursday night’s game was their fourth loss by a touchdown or less this season.
They play at Tennessee in two weeks and it will be interesting to see if they are favored again.
Both teams were frustrated in their attempts to drive towards the endzone in the first quarter, as Titans forced Jaguars into a three-and-out on their first drive before good coverage from Johnathan Cyprien returned the favour minutes later.
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-WR Allen Robinson continues to win the jump-ball catches against defenders.
