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Falcons beat Jaguars 23-17, end 6-game losing streak

Quarterback Blake Bortles already smashed the franchise record for touchdown passes in a season which was previously 23 and is now 30 and counting.

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The Jaguars’ defense has 32 sacks as a team, which ranks 14 in the NFL. After sitting a week with various injuries, teammate Allen Hurns returned to catch three passes for 105 yards and his eighth TD against Indianapolis.

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Start ’em: With T.J. Yeldon out, the Jaguars will turn to Denard Robinson, who had a great run as the starter a year ago. The Falcons lost their previous five games by an average of 4.2 points, but yielded their most points of the season while being shut out for the first time since 2004 last weekend.

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The Jaguars will look to exploit Atlanta’s porous defense, but they may have to do so without one of their top playmakers. They’ve also allowed the most receptions (88) to the position.

The Falcons haven’t yet been eliminated from a possibility at an NFC Wild Card berth, but they might as well be considering the team’s downward spiral. That’s okay for some, especially with the 2016 NFL Draft already looming, but for many others it is a painful reminder that this team was never in playoff contention even with the division lead in reach.

Atlanta’s offense has not been much better. Devonta Freeman has been playing competitively, but has been unable to find the space that he had earlier this season. We’ll have to hope that perception is not reality. A lot of that depends on Roddy White, Julio Jones, and Justin Hardy being able to get open, but it’s not an impossible task.

The hurt overall was evident after this one.

Sit “em: Why would you bother with Matt Ryan at this point?”

Bortles has been at his best lately, with 10 touchdown passes in the last three weeks.

The Jaguars have not yet played a player they listed as doubtful leading up to the game. They were without Posluszny last week, but we are unsure of his ability to play this week either.

“It was a good call by the coach, recognizing what they were going to do”. Whether it’s been Hasselbeck or Andrew Luck, the Colts’ quarterbacks have not played well.

Whereas the Falcons have had some issues getting their offense going and Ryan has been prone to some poor decisions that have led to some interceptions.

In comparison, Shoelace owns a -0.47 Rush NEP this year, but on only about one-quarter of the carries. It covered 81 yards in 11 plays with Ryan teaming with wide receiver Julio Jones from 11 yards out for the score.

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Although the win-loss record isn’t where Caldwell and company, along with Jaguars fans would like it to be, the offense has developed quicker than anyone would have believed.

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