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Both the Jaguars and Jets have lost several close games in 2024. But as Sunday’s game entered the fourth quarter with New York up by one point, something had to give.
In a game that meant very little to the standings, the Jets found a way to win in the fourth quarter. Davante Adams and Aaron Rodgers turned back the clock. Adams finished with 198 yards and two touchdowns and set up Breece Loungegame-winning touchdown run, going ahead 32-25 with 1:05 left on another long catch and run.
The teams were tied 7-7 afterward. Mac Jones he threw a touchdown pass to the rookie Brian Tomasbut the Jets responded with a 22-yard pass from Rodgers to Garrett Wilson.
Three small camera Field goals had allowed the Jaguars to take a 16-10 lead midway through the third quarter, but the Jets captured a 17-16 lead on a pass from Rodgers to Adams.
Jacksonville regained the lead when Thomas won Kendall Sheffield for the 19-yard touchdown that made the score 22-17 with 13:37 remaining.
New York then went ahead 25-22 with 3:24 left when Rodgers hit Adams on a 71-yard deep ball for another score and then found him again for the two-point conversion, but Jacksonville came close for Little to tie the score. marker. with just under two minutes left.
Here are the key takeaways…
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The Jaguars wore down the Jets in the first half with long drives, limiting New York to just 17 offensive plays. Jones, looking for his sixth win in six starts against the Jets, had an efficient first half in a game plan that was filled with screens and drop passes.
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Security Jalen Mills‘The first quarter interception finally ended a long string of games without one for the Jets. Mills became the first person besides Brandin Echols to intercept a pass for the Jets this year. The last one was in week five against the Vikings, meaning this was the first interception since Jeff Ulbrich took over as head coach. However, it didn’t give the Jets the kind of momentum-changing impact play they craved because it came on a deep overthrow and was therefore essentially equivalent to a punt.
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Overall, it was another disappointing defensive performance from the Jets, who allowed Jacksonville to go 8 of 15 on third down while racking up over 400 yards.
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The Jets scored a rare opening touchdown to tie the game 7-7. However, this only happened after they made three and got out, but they kept the momentum alive when Ashtyn Davis He ran 21 yards on a fake punt. Rodgers then completed two passes to Wilson, including the touchdown pass, but only completed one other pass in the first half.
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Adams went without a catch in the first half with a deep ball that came off his fingers and another throw fell over the middle. However, Rodgers found him on the first play of the second half and had five receptions, including a touchdown in the third quarter. The touchdown was the 100th touchdown reception of Adams’ career and his 101st came with his deep catch from Rodgers to give him his second consecutive 100-yard game.
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New York was left without a starting tight end Tyler Conklin and they got little production from the position since they didn’t aim Jeremy Ruckert either Kenny Yeboa until Ruckert finally caught a pass with less than four minutes left. Conversely, Jacksonville was without its starting tight end after Evan Engrama He went on injured reserve during the week, but his replacement Brenton Strange He caught 11 passes.
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An unexpected source of offense was Rodgers’ legs. Rodgers, who finished with 289 passing yards and three touchdowns, was also the Jets’ leading rusher, as he racked up 45 yards on scrambles, including three first downs with an 18-yard run all season.
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The decision to score late from the goal line instead of bleeding the clock and kicking a game-winning field goal was curious, to say the least. Instead of an almost certain 28-25 victory, this gave the Jaguars 65 seconds to potentially get back into the game late with two timeouts. Fortunately, they finally got the end-game stop that had been eluding them for so long. Gardener SauceThe first interception since his rookie year iced the victory.
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What’s next?
The Jets return home next weekend when they host the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday at 1 p.m.