Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Russell Gage, apical right, leaps implicit Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Tyson Campbell (32) and antiaircraft extremity Dawuane Smoot, left, aft a reception during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot game, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, successful Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Cordarrelle Patterson scored doubly successful his instrumentality from an ankle injury, and the Atlanta Falcons recovered the extremity portion and the triumph file for the archetypal clip successful 3 weeks successful a 21-14 triumph implicit woeful Jacksonville connected Sunday.
The Falcons (5-6) managed conscionable a tract extremity successful their erstwhile 2 games, lopsided losses to Dallas and New England successful which they turned implicit the shot a combined 7 times and failed to people a touchdown successful consecutive games for the archetypal clip since 1987.
They enactment an accent connected playing “smarter football” against Jacksonville, and it paid off. It surely helped that the Jaguars (2-9) made each the aboriginal mistakes.
Trevor Lawrence threw an interception connected Jacksonville’s 2nd series. James Robinson fumbled connected the team’s adjacent drive.
Atlanta initially turned Robinson’s turnover into a tract goal, but Jaguars antiaircraft lineman Roy Robertson-Harris was flagged for leveraging. That gave the Falcons a caller acceptable of downs, and Patterson recovered a gaping anticipation up the mediate for a 12-yard TD run.
Patterson besides had a 7-yard people connected the game’s opening possession. He finished with 108 yards rushing and 27 much receiving.
The Falcons led 14-0 and past 21-3 connected Matt Ryan’s TD walk to Russell Gage, but the Jags clawed their mode backmost into the crippled late. Lawrence recovered Tavon Austin for a people and connected with James O’Shaughnessy for a 2-point conversion. Matt Wright added a 34-yard tract extremity successful the 4th play to marque it a one-score game.
Jacksonville forced a punt and got the shot backmost with 2:14 remaining, but Lawrence threw incomplete connected 4 consecutive downs.
KEY INJURIES
The Jaguars mislaid TE Dan Arnold (knee) and LB Damien Wilson (ankle) during the game. Jacksonville did get C Brandon Linder (knee/ankle) and O’Shaughnessy (ankle) backmost aft extended stays connected injured reserve, and some played well.
WINGARD POSTERIZED
Falcons choky extremity Keith Smith perchance turned a 10-yard summation into a memorable photo. Smith caught a abbreviated walk successful the level successful the 3rd 4th and bowled implicit Jaguars information Andrew Wingard with a operation of his 240-pound framework and a vicious stiff arm.
The determination drew a raucous solemnisation from Atlanta’s sideline. Wingard responded by slapping his hands unneurotic successful disgust. Adding to Smith’s moment, Fox replayed the posterization 3 times from varying angles.
FOWLER RETURNS
Dante Fowler got to execute his sack regular successful his instrumentality to Jacksonville. The 3rd wide prime successful the 2015 NFL draft, Fowler took down Lawrence for a 10-yard nonaccomplishment successful the 2nd 4th and forced a fumble.
Fowler bushed choky extremity Chris Manhertz connected a velocity determination astir the borderline and slapped the shot retired of Lawrence’s close hand. Although Manhertz recovered the escaped ball, Fowler got to basal successful the backfield and instrumentality a immense bow successful which helium swipes the ground. Jaguars fans got to spot it often successful his 3½ years with the franchise.
UP NEXT
Falcons: Atlanta returns location to big defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay adjacent Sunday.
Jaguars: Jacksonville travels cross-country to play the Los Angeles Rams and faces 2016 first-round draught prime Jalen Ramsey for the archetypal clip since helium was traded aboriginal successful the 2019 season.
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