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Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Indianapolis Colts

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, This Week's Matchup Report, General by dawgpounded on Friday 19 October 2007 at 11:28 pm
This game is for first place in the AFC South.  The Colts are 5-0 and the Jaguars are 4-1 on the season.  The Colts have won both of their road games this season but they’ve been close.  Also, remember what the Jags did to the Colts last season in Jacksonville…….a 44-17 Jags romp!  The game pits two teams with contrasting styles of play as the Colts are a more finesse team while the Jaguars like to bring the pain.

The Jaguars gave up a ton of rushing yards in the first game of the season against the Titans (282 yards) but they have tightened up the run D only allowing 50.0 yards rushing per game the rest of the year.  Joseph Addai will be back for Monday Night’s game so it will be strength against strength.  The Colts have only allowed 3 sacks this season so Peyton Manning could have enough time to throw the ball downfield to Reggie Wayne, Marvin Harrison and Dallas Clark.

The Jaguars are going to attack the Colts on the ground without a doubt.  Maurice Drew (307 yards rushing) and Fred Taylor (297 yards rushing) should get their yards despite the improved run defense of the Colts.  David Garrard (104.7 QB Rating) has been outstanding this season despite not having any standout receivers.  He has done a great job of spreading the football around this season and he will likely try the same thing on Monday Night.

PREDICTION:  The Jaguars will be sky high for this game and they’ll take the fight to the Colts.  JAGUARS 27, COLTS 24.

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Jacksonville Jaguars 37, Houston Texans 17

Blogged under Game Recaps, Bloglockers, Front Page, General by dawgpounded on Sunday 14 October 2007 at 9:56 pm

The Jaguars punched the Texans in the mouth all day long before they let them get a garbage TD at the end of the game.  David Garrard was his usual efficient self as he completed 22 of 34 passes for 221 yards with 2 TD passes and 0 INTs.  He also carried the ball 5 times for 26 yards (5.2 ypc).  Fred Taylor looked great until his groin acted up as he carried the ball 6 times for 90 yards (15.0 ypc).  Maurice Drew then took over as he carried the ball 12 times for 125 yards (10.4 ypc) with 2 TDs and he also caught 4 passes for 59 yards (14.8 avg).  Dennis Northcutt had another solid game with 4 catches for 46 yards (11.5 avg).  It will be interesting to see if Reggie Williams will get back in the dog house as he lost two fumbles…but he also caught 5 passes for 38 yards (7.6 avg) with a TD.  The Jags finished with 244 yards rushing on 26 carries (9.4 ypc) and they also completed 22 of 34 passes for 213 yards.

The secondary led the way for the Jags defense as the Texans kept them really busy.  Safety Sammy Knight led the way for the Jags with 12 tackles.  CBs Rashean Mathis (8 tackles) and Brian Williams (7 tackles, INT) also had solid games for the Jags.  The Texans finished up with 61 yards rushing on 24 carries (2.5 ypc) and they completed 30 of 43 passes for 329 yards.

http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=271014030

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Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Houston Texans

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, This Week's Matchup Report, General by dawgpounded on Thursday 11 October 2007 at 10:20 pm
This will be a key battle in the AFC South as the Texans are a surprising 3-2 on the season and the Jaguars are a solid 3-1.  The Texans are a little banged up still on offense and that’s not a good thing when you’re playing the Jaguars defense.

The Jags have tightened up their run defense after allowing the Titans to run for a stunning 282 yards in the season opener.  The Jags have only allowed 46.3 yards rushing per game the last three weeks.  The Texans must still attempt to run the ball or Matt Schaub will be under a siege of blitzes.  The Texans are hoping that Ahman Green can play as that might be able to help them have balance in the offense.  If Green can’t go the Texans will likely throw the ball really often.  TE Owen Daniels, Kevin Walter and Andre’ Davis will put some pressure on the Jags defense but CB Rashean Mathis is one of the best cover corners in the NFL so Schaub should steer clear of dealing with him too much on Sunday.

The Jaguars prefer to run the football and it will be interesting to see how that plays out.  The Texans run defense is much improved this season as they are allowing 91.4 yards rushing per game and 3.8 yards per carry.  Still, look for Fred Taylor (207 yards rushing), Maurice Drew (182 yards rushing) and QB David Garrard (108 yards rushing) will put a lot of pressure on the Texans’ front 7.  In the passing game look for Garrard (105.4 QB Rating) to be efficient against a defense that is allowing 213.2 yards passing per game.  The amazing thing about Garrard’s passing success this season is the fact that he’s moving the football around as only two receivers have caught 12 or more passes this season for the Jags.

PREDICTION:  The Jaguars are on a roll and look for it to continue this Sunday.  The combination of their running game and defense will be too much for the Texans.

 

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Jacksonville Jaguars 17, Kansas City Chiefs 7

Blogged under Game Recaps, Bloglockers, Front Page, General by dawgpounded on Monday 8 October 2007 at 3:05 pm

The Jaguars came into Arrowhead Stadium yesterday and they punched the Chiefs in the mouth on both sides of the football!  QB David Garrard was very efficient throwing the ball as he completed 20 of 27 passes for 218 yards with 1 TD pass and 0 INTs.  The Jags also got the running game really going as Maurice Drew had his best game of the season as he carried the ball 9 times for 82 yards (9.1 ypc) and he also caught 3 passes for 30 yards (10.0 avg).  Fred Taylor also had a decent game as he carried the ball 16 times for 51 yards (3.2 ypc).  Dennis Northcutt is also stepping up as he caught 4 passes for 73 yards (18.3 avg) including one for a TD.  The Jaguars finished up with 156 yards rushing on 35 carries (4.5 ypc) and they completed 20 of 27 passes for 201 yards.

Safety Sammy Knight led the way for the Jags on defense with 8 tackles as they were downright nasty not letting the Chiefs score until the last play of the football game.  The Jags held the Chiefs to 10 yards rushing on 10 carries (1.0 ypc) and they completed 25 of 43 passes for 261 yards.

http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=271007012

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Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, This Week's Matchup Report, General by dawgpounded on Friday 5 October 2007 at 10:33 am

This game will be a battle of two teams that prefer to run the football and play defense.  Both teams are on two game winning streaks and the Jaguars have had two weeks to get ready for this football game.  But, it’s at Arrowhead Stadium which should work big-time in the Chiefs favor.

The Chiefs run defense is soft as they allow 118.0 yards rushing per game and 4.2 yards per carry so expect the Jaguars to attack them on the ground.  Look for Fred Taylor (156 yards) rushing and Maurice Drew (100 yards rushing) to battle the solid linebacking crew of the Chiefs early and often.  The Chiefs must also spy on QB David Garrard who is not scared to run the ball.  He has 21 carries for 99 yards (4.7 ypc) so far this season.  The Chiefs have a solid pass defense as they allow 167.8 yards per game and they hold opposing QBs to a 62.6 Rating so far this season.  The dangerous thing about the passing game of the Jags is that Garrard that he spreads the football around because he doesn’t have a #1 WR.

The Chiefs would be smart to attack the Jags thru the air.  The reason for that is because the Jags have a solid run defense as they have only allowed 64.5 yards rushing per game over the last two games.  But, you just know that Edwards will give the football to Larry Johnson often as he has 263 yards rushing this season.  If the Chiefs’ offensive line gives Damon Huard time to throw the ball he should have success.  With Dwyane Bowe (18 rec, 299 yards, 3 TDs) and Eddie Kennison returning this week the Chiefs should be able to put pressure on the Jags defense down the field.  That will also open up the middle of the field for TE Tony Gonzalez (21 rec, 238 yards, TD) who should have a big game.

PREDICTION:  Look for this to be an outstanding football game.  But, I think the Chiefs will feed off of the home crowd and beat the Jaguars by a field goal.

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