Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Doug Martin will miss Saturday’s preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars because of bruised ribs, according to multiple reports.
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Aguayo, a second-round draft pick, went 2-for-4 on field goals with misses from 33 and 49 yards. Jameis Winston threw for 97 yards and a touchdown in 7-for-9 passes.
Jacksonville gave up, on average per-game, 268 yards, while opposing quarterbacks completed 390 of 602 pass attempts in 2015 (64.8 percent). His 24-yard touchdown pass to Hurns was a thing of beauty. – Koetter on failing to score after a long, opening drive.
The offense getting off to a fast start again could make the league take notice that this isn’t the same old Jags team, and they are looking to compete come January. “To see someone who is on his way to being an elite quarterback, it’s a great challenge for us and a different opportunity for us and to get different looks, see different routes and see different mannerisms from what we see from Blake [Bortles] and Chad [Henne]”.
The unit also only allowed their own punt returners to collect three yards on three returns.
The Jaguars next offensive drive spanned 80-yards. Storm Johnson rushed seven times for 27 yards and a touchdown and added 28 yards on two catches.
Taylor zipped a 13-yard touchdown pass over the middle to LeSean McCoy to cap his fourth and final series.
The Bills gave up on Williams, who reported to training camp out of shape and was also suspended by the NFL for violating the league’s substance abuse policy.
This week the Bucs have been in town leading up to tonight’s game running joint practices with the Jaguars.
Dareus was suspended for the first four games this season.
If there’s a saving grace for Rodgers and the Packers when facing a defense like this that has what it takes on paper to show improvement – they will face the Jags in the first game when they may not all be on the same defensive page. Beckham had one catch for 33 yards, and was targeted three times.
Ramsey also had a little fun at the Dallas Cowboys expense this past week, saying how they could have used his services (they passed on him with the #4 pick) following their preseason loss to the L.A. Rams.
Turnovers continued to plague the Giants. It was his best season since his surprising rookie turn that remains his best performance to date thanks to 11 touchdowns in addition to 1,454 yards.
Backup running back Andre Williams lost a fumble and third-string quarterback Logan Thomas threw two interceptions.
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The second half featured a lot of exciting football, too The Bucs and Jaguars initially exchanged a bunch of punts, as both receiving corps struggled to catch the ball consistently and both teams tried to heavily lean on the run.
