They will get a chance to fine-tune things next week at Minnesota. Jacksonville allowed Green Bay to convert 50 percent on third down and managed just one sack – and it came when Rodgers scrambled for no gain.
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Jameis Winston bounced back from an early interception to throw four touchdown passes, and Tampa Bay claimed a winning record for the first since 2012 by opening the season with a 31-24 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on.
I think it is safe to say that the Packers will load the box and force whoever is the starting quarterback to beat them, and the Titans did a great job in containing RB Adrian Peterson. But on a fourth-and-1 play with 23 seconds left, Allen Hurns was tackled for a loss on a bubble screen.
“Even when we did that, there were times we got up the field too far and he extended the play”. “That’s disappointing. We gotta clean that up, we gotta get the play call in and the right personnel in and we gotta execute better”, said Aaron Rodgers.
All in all, Aaron Rodgers finished with just 199 yards, two touchdown passes and one rushing touchdown, but the offensive diversity we saw yesterday looks similar to what gave the Packers the extra edge in their 2010 Super Bowl year.
On the other side of the ball, quarterback Blake Bortles is looking to build off a supremely encouraging sophomore season where he set franchise records for touchdown passes and passing yards.
Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers warms up during the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Field on September 11, 2016 in Jacksonville. Ivory was taken by ambulance from the team hotel to a local hospital early Sunday.
GAMBLING JAGS: The Jaguars were pedestrian on third down, converting 4 of 15 attempts, but they were much better on fourth down. Ivory was previously questionable to play because of a calf injury. Ramsey was hanging onto Rodgers’ jersey, but the two-time MVP QB got enough on the pass for it to reach the goal line, where Adams made a diving catch with former Packers cornerback Davon House draped all over him.
“That is a good sign”, Bradley said. “I’ve played before and I know what it’s like”.
Jaguars receiver Allen Robinson finished with six catches for 72 yards, but there were nine more passes thrown his way. Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson (87) catches a touchdown pass behind Jacksonville Jaguars defensive back Prince Amukamara, left, during the first half of an NFL football game in Jacksonville, Fla., Sunday, Se.
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“I expect him to take care of business like he always has,” McCarthy said.
