Bortles completed 20-of-29 passes for 245 passing yards and a touchdown in the third exhibition game. Look for the Lions to continue their aggressive blitzing scheme against the Jaguars’ offensive line. The 30-yard drive came at the end of the first half.
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Zenner had eight carries for 85 yards with a long run of 41 yards.
Blake Bortles looks like he is going to be a solid professional for the Jags as well, Chad Henne also was efficient in the team’s most recent loss to the New York Giants.
Scoring summary:FIRST QUARTER:Jaguars 7, Lions 0 (0:56): After driving to the Jacksonville 39, an incomplete pass from Stafford to receiver Greg Salas on third-and-10 forces Detroit to punt. Yeldon jumped and got met in midair by Travis Lewis and Stephen Tulloch.
The Lions have position battles, especially at receiver and time at tailback. On the first play, Stafford found some breathing room with a 20-yard pass to Brandon Pettigrew.
The dress rehearsal in many ways went according to script.
The Lions got off to a quick start, very similar to the Jags, this preseason.
On one of Bortles’ four runs, defender James Ihedigbo was penalized for hitting the quarterback in the head after he slid. Jacksonville will play their final home game until Week 1 of the regular season when they host the Carolina Panthers on September 13. Hunt also could be earning his way onto the roster. The first team defense absolutely crushed Washington QB Robert Griffin III, giving him a shoulder stinger and a concussion.
Lions CB Rashean Mathis, a Jacksonville native who spent his first 10 seasons with the Jaguars, had an up-and-down homecoming. Kicker Matt Prater missed the extra point making the score 14-13 with the Jaguars still carrying a lead heading into halftime. Stafford threw a good deep ball to Golden Tate, who had to track it a little bit, that resulted in a 62-yard touchdown. The second string was in, and Dan Orlovsky tried to save a 3-and-out with a high throw to Corey Fuller, who caught the ball but couldn’t hang on when bringing it down. Iowa transfer Jake Rudock and junior Shane Morris are the presumptive favorites to start at quarterback for the Wolverines. Moving back to Detroit, Matthew Stafford was 6-for-8 for 78 yards on the opening drive to Detroit in that game, which ended in a field goal. Plus the Jaguars quarterback converted his first seven third-down attempts. Orlovsky’s next drive featured a 34-yard reception by Jeremy Ross and Zach Zenner finally struggling to hold on to a couple of receptions. The Lions settled for Kyle Brindza’s field goal after failing to convert on third-and-7.
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Oh boy, here we go.
