St. Louis Rams 24, Jacksonville Jaguars 17
The Jaguars couldn’t stop the Rams’ passing attack or more the ball offensively, so it’s no mystery as to why they lost last night. David Garrard looked awful as he only completed 1 of 5 passes for 11 yards. Blaine Gabbert was so-so in completing 9 of 18 passes for 132 yards. Luke McCown finished up this game at QB by completing 4 of 9 passes for 47 yards with 1 TD pass and 0 INTs. Deji Karim led the way on the ground for the Jags in this game with 58 yards rushing on 8 carries (7.3 ypc). DuJuan Harris pitched in with 15 yards rushing on 5 carries (3.0 ypc) with 1 TD run. He also caught 1 pass for 17 yards. WRs Jamar Newsome (4 rec, 83 yards) and Cecil Shorts III (2 rec, 16 yards, TD) led the way in the passing game for the Jaguars. The Jaguars finished up with 104 yards rushing on 23 carries (4.5 ypc) and they also completed 14 of 32 passes (43.8%) for 188 yards as they only had the ball for 23:09.
The Jaguars didn’t play good at all against the pass but they did stuff the Rams’ running game last night. DT Nate Collins led the way for the Jags in this game with 6 tackles, 4 tackles for a loss, 2 sacks and 3 QB hits. DE Austen Lane (7 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss and 1 QB hit) and CB Terrence Wheatley (4 tackles, 1 pass defensed and 1 interception (he returned it 35 yards for a TD) also had solid games for the Jags. The Rams finished up with 68 yards rushing on 34 carries (2.0 ypc) and they also completed 25 of 36 passes (69.4%) for 351 yards. The Jaguars finished up the preseason with a 1-3 record.
