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The Jaguars just buttoned up their chin straps and beat up the Eagles. With David Garrard playing QB in place of Byron Leftwich, the offense decided to give the ball to their playmakers and see what happened. David Garrard completed 10 of 17 passes for 87 yards and ran the ball 8 times for 36 yards (4.4 ypc). Fred Taylor was almost unstoppable with 15 carries for 103 yards (6.9 ypc) and a TD. Maurice Drew carried the ball 21 times for 77 yards (3.7 ypc) and caught 3 passes for 20 yards.
The defense shut down the Eagles vaunted offense. The Jags held the Eagles to 85 yards rushing on 20 carries (4.3 ypc). The Eagles passing game never got going against the Jaguars, completing 18 of 34 passes for 142 net yards thru the air.
This was a HUGE win coming off of last weeks disappointing game.
Byron Leftwich’s ankle was clearly bothering him in the stunning loss to the Houston Texans. Leftwich is one of those throwback players that never admits when he’s hurt and tries to play through everything. Coach Del Rio was upset with Leftwich after watching game films of the Texans game, in which, Leftwich was clearly favoring his injured ankle. It looks as if David Garrard will start on Sunday. Garrard has alot more mobility than Leftwich, but he doesn’t throw the ball as well. The Jags will probably run alot more than usual if Garrard starts Sunday.
Both of these teams are coming off of tough losses. The Jags were unexpectedly destroyed by the Houston Texans 27-7 and the Eagles were beaten by a 62-yard FG at the final gun in Tampa.
When the Jaguars have the ball they will probably prefer to run it against the Eagles. Fred Taylor (451 yards rushing) is having an outstanding season and Maurice Drew (187 yards rushing) has been a perfect change of pace back for the Jags. The Eagles are allowing 104.7 yards per game rushing, so the Jags could have some success on the ground. It’s up in the air as to who will start at QB for the Jags on Sunday. Byron Leftwich had a hard time with an injured ankle last week, and David Garrard is a very capable QB. The Jags need an effective running game to open up their passing game, because the Jags WRs lack big-time, game-breaking speed!
The Eagles will attack the linebackers of the Jaguars by sending Brian Westbrook at them in the passing game. The Jaguars linebacking corps lacks experience and speed at the OLB positions. Westbrook is one of the most dynamic backs in the NFL, with 462 rushing yards and 333 receiving yards. Look for Donovan McNabb (2,151 yards passing) to attack the safeties with TE LJ Smith, who is having a great season with 28 receptions for 373 yards. As soon as the defense creeps up, look for McNabb to take shots down the field to Reggie Brown (25 rec, 489 yards), Donte’Stallworth and Greg Lewis. McNabb must always know where ReShean Mathis is on the field, because he’s a ball thief with 4 INTs so far this season.
The Eagles should feed off the home crowd and destroy the injury-depleted Jacksonville Jaguars.
The Jaguars need their offense to start being more productive. The Jags are averaging 20.8 points per game, but alot of that is set up by short fields set up by the defense. The Jags running game is ok as they average 115.7 yards rushing per game, but only 3.8 yards per carry. The passing game hasn’t been stellar either as they average 185.2 net yards passing per game an complete 59.0% of their passes.
The Jaguars defense has been pretty good most of the season. The Jags allow 98.7 yards rushing per game and only 3.6 yards per carry. The pass defense allows 193.8 yards passing per game and 56.2% completions. The Jags defense has been tough so far allowing only 16.8 points per game…..which is solid.