Monday Night Football: Jaguars Stun Ravens, 12-7
by Alfie Crow on Oct 25, 2011 8:01 AM EDT
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PrintThe Jacksonville Jaguars showed up on Monday Night Football with everyone expecting a bloodbath against the Baltimore Ravens. A bloodbath is what everyone in the country got, but of the Ravens variety. The Jaguars defense completely shutdown and stifled the Ravens offense, allowing only 146 yards on offense. Total. Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco was harassed all game long, being sacked three times and hit a total of six times. For much of the night, Flacco either couldn't hit the broadside of a barn or the Ravens receivers couldn't find a way to get open against the Jaguars secondary.
At half time, the Ravens didn't have a single first down and had just 14 net yards on offense.
Rookie quarterback Blaine Gabbert picked up his first victory, but struggled to do much in the passing game against the leagues third ranked pass defense. It was a combination of poor protection at times, dropped balls (including back to back touchdown passes), and the rookie just flat out missing guys. Thankfully for the Jaguars, running back Maurice Jones-Drew was able to grind out 105 yards on 30 carries.
Jaguars kicker Josh Scobee led the way with four field goals, including three from 50+ yards. New punter Nick Harris helped out as well in a game that was all about field position. Harris pinned the Ravens deep multiple times in the game.
Much the target of fan criticism, Rashean Mathis played his best game of the season completely blanketing both Anquan Boldin and rookie Torrey Smith. Early in the game Mathis smothered Boldin and broke up some big plays. Linebackers Daryl Smith and Paul Posluszny flew all over the field and Clint Session made an impact in his limited snaps. Defensive end Jeremy Mincey got to Joe Flacco and harassed him all night, sacking him once.
The defensive line controlled the line of scrimmage, limiting the Ravens rushing attack to just 34 rushing yards. Running back Ray Rice had just 8 carries for 28 yards as the Ravens offense was just completely smothered.
This play right here, pretty much sums up the Ravens offense on Monday Night:
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I love how
everyone in my office told me “the Jags have no chance” and “we are going to get killed”. nothing like a win you are not supposed to get. :)
MJD's gotta cure those fumbles
There’s a whole week of dissection, but I’m going to enjoy this one for a couple of days
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And a competent PUNTER as well.
No way we win this game if Turk was still punting the way he was.
Chris Harris?
FYI: Our punters name is Nick Harris not Chris
by pele272 on Oct 25, 2011 8:26 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Having our special teams back at full strength was a huge help in this one
Punt coverage and returns looked great.
I loved that win
but I think we can all agree that a WR will be our first pick in the draft. Lets keep drafting defense too so we can improve our depth and see that every week!!!! Woohoo!
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WOW!!! I lost my voice in the third quarter. What a display of man to man coverage. Where has this been? Hats off to Cox and Mathis. The Tackling! Have not seen the Jags tackling like that in a long time. Our passing offense struggled, but the o-line and Drew put up a tough 100+.
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horrible? not really.
He didn’t have a great game by no means, but horrible? If he had thrown interceptions and or fumbled that would have made it horrible. He didn’t make any huge mistakes and connected with his receivers when we needed it. Gabbert still has a ways to go, but horrible? no.
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That one MJD fumble
was on Gabbert but I’d agree, not a great game, but certainly not horrible.
Why isn't...
MJD getting any blame for that fumble? Even if it was a little high, you have to look at the ball still and he didn’t.
Running backs never look the ball in
They have their eyes ahead of them at the line always. It’s the QB’s responsibility to put the ball where it has to be.
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by Adam Stites on Oct 25, 2011 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions
I didn't know that.
Thanks for correcting me.
According to the a-holes at ESPN
Jacksonville didn’t win, Baltimore lost. And of course, what you witnessed wasn’t smothering Jaguars defense imposing their will on a hapless Ravens team, but actually sloppy offensive play. If someone that didn’t know anything about football was to listen to ESPN’s post-game analysis, Ray Rice CHOSE to allow those pesky Jacksonville defensemen to tackle him. They even went so far as to show post-game news conference clips only from Harbaugh and Flacco. Nothing from the winning team. ESPN can kiss my…
(whew) Ok, that’s off my chest. I will never speak of it again.
No - no, you're right.
I asked this last night. Will [the proverbial] “they” say that the Jags defense played great, or did the Ravens play lousy? Obviously, Flacco was awful, but that defense gave him no chance.
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On NFL radio this morning
All they could talk about was how the LOCKOUT had caused the Ravens offense to play sloppy and inconsistent. I listened for 25mins on the way to work and not one ounce of credit to the Jags in any way.
At this point I just have to laugh. It’s gotten to the point where I’m no longer offended. The lockout is the reason we blanketed the Raven’s recievers, harassed Flacco, and domintated the point of attack in the running game!
Bwahahaha!!!
by rusty904 on Oct 25, 2011 8:51 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The National Media hates us
They hated the fact we got a team. They hate the fact the team is still here. Thanks the guys like Tony kornholer and his waffle house comments we continue to get no respect. Thats ok. Last night was a big “OH YEAH?” moment and they know it. We made them look stupid.
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I don’t see what’s wrong with Waffle House. I love that place.
Covered, smothered, peppered, and chunked.
It was an "oh yeah?" MOMENT
and only a moment. Our 2-5 record is not enough to change any minds. If the Dolphins sneak a win on the Pats, everyone will say “Hmmm weird.” That doesn’t mean we all of a sudden respect that team. It was a great night, but the streak of beating winning teams must continue for any kind of respect…
by CheapSeat on Oct 25, 2011 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Totally agree.
Starting 1-5 makes this win scream “fluke” to everyone looking in. It was a hell of a win, but it’s going to take a winning streak to get us some national respect.
Honestly, I like it. Keep ignorning us, we play better that way.
by Jagtastic on Oct 25, 2011 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I agree
I dont expect great things from this team this year with our struggling offense, so to win the one we were not meant to win was a great “oh Yeah?”
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Especially considering
the amount of Raven’s awesomeness we heard about this week. Their fans were soooooo confident. It makes it that much sweeter.
Can I get a “That’s so Ravens”?!
The guys doing the game
were giving Pot Roast and the defense credit but that’s because they actually do some pre-game research on the team. The guys doing the highlight shows only see 4-1 vs 1-5 so of course it was the Raven’s fault.
Let’s win this week, come back from the BYE and win @CLE & @IND and see how they talk about us on MNF on 12/5 when we’ve won 4 straight and are 5-5.
If the s ore had been 12-7 Ravens
And the Jags hadn’t scored until 3 minutes left, alll the media would be talking about how stifling the Ranens defense was. That’s because the have that reputation. Because the Jags don’t (yet) have the same reputation, the “experts” aren’t yet willing to credit them for controlling that aspect of the game. Easier to just explain it with “Ravens had an off night.” Jags are going to have to play like that consistently (AND put together a few wins) to start getting some credit. Pretty impressive turnaround from last year’s defense — with a lot people deserving credit.
Section 442, RIP
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by unhipcat on Oct 25, 2011 10:16 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Defensive game ball??
So hard to choose! For me it would either be Daryll Smith (yet again) or Cox and Mathis as a Duo.
Now that I think about it, Mincey? Hell everyone played so well it’s hard to pick just one!
Defense was great
but Gabbert looked terrible on his accuracy and he continues to take bad sacks.He did make two decent throws in the end zone that Jones and Lewis should have caught. I am hoping it is only rookie mistakes but his accuracy is what really concerns me…
Waiting for Relevancy...
To me,
when Gabbert steps into his throws properly, he’s deadly accurate with a lightning release. We’ve seen many QB’s (rookies and vets) in the situations he’s been in, turning the ball over with bad throws, or fumbling when he’s on the run or getting sacked. He’s simply not doing anything that makes you go: “What the heck was that?” He wants to be good and I think he will be.
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wow - I'm a believer...
I said I wanted to see something from Blaine and he showed it to me. I think it was his poise – he just looked like a guy in control of his offense. wow -
and the defense – talk about a “hit’em in the mouth” football game. The Jags D bloodied them. What team can watch those tapes and not have a little fear in our D?
Great Game! (worth the missed sleep)
You're watching a different
Blaine Gabbert than everyone else is.
He has physical ability, no question. But he isn’t showing a whole lot of poise just yet.
It seems to me.
Like he made adjustments pretty well, early on he looked to shy away from pressure but as the game developed he got some more.
Also being handcuffed in the first half with fumble problems seems like it really had a negative effect on him.
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I'm not buying that Gabbert is "soft"
or consistently shies away from contact, but he really has poor mechanics at times. He was throwing off his back foot far too often last night.
Jason Hill earned his paycheck last night.
no I watched the game – last week the passes were at the toes and the asses. This week a lot better and tight spiral. If a couple of drops were catches it looks a little better.
aside from completion percentage and victories, Gabbert is putting up numbers pretty similar to Roethlisberger's first year
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wasn't piling on bro
i was making a funny about screen names being literal and my terminator like biceps
by JohnnyBiceps on Oct 25, 2011 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions
A guy in control of the offense?
he needs to learn some pocket awareness before hes in control of anything, step up, back and side to side to avoid the pass rush.
Congrats on an outstanding defensive performance
I wasn’t even going to watch the game last night and wound up seeing the whole thing and I can’t believe the type of defensive performance you guys put on. That was simply dominating from start to finish. In fact, you looked like the Ravens when they played us (Jets). Enjoy the win!!
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Gabbert
Is struggling but hes not turning it over. Its hard to ask for more then that from a rook. Especially considering the lockout. I think the d is dominant. Every pick up made an impact. Lowery, landry, poz, roth, coleman and even sessions. And cox and mathis dominated.
by caneman4 on Oct 25, 2011 9:04 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Best game I've seen Cox play
he was step for step with Smith on that deep ball that Flacco threw 65 yards downfield.
It looked like
D. Cox was the receiver and Smith was the defender on that play.
That man needs to stay healthy. Gotta love the way this Defense can play when everyone’s in the lineup.
Cox
That play took place right in front of my section and Cox was in excellent position. Smith had to play defender on it or else Cox had a very good chance of catching it. He played very well yesterday!
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A win is a win!
The defense was simply AWESOME. Now if the offense could improve that much as well this team would have playoff potential. Gabbert had no time once again, and critical passes were dropped or missed. I hate to be critical of MJD, but he needs some sticky stuff on his hands. That fumble on the 1 was really bad!
This was an enjoyable game to watch, and kept you engaged all the way through.
Great going team!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I didn't think we had a chance
I knew the defense had to start fast, but holy shit that was incredible. It’s been awhile since I’ve heard “The Smothering Jaguars secondary”, in fact I can’t remember ever hearing that. I was proud of how MoJo bounced back from his fumbles and put the offense on his shoulders.
Gabbert was bad to awful though. It looks like the Marcedes we all knew outside of last season is back, why can’t he hold onto the ball?!?!
I thought the linebackers played their best game ever.
Which brings me to a few more points.
I have a new respect for Mel Tucker and what they’ve done. I also have a new respect for MJD and his helpers getting 100+ yds. against the Ravens defense. And, another thing I mentioned last night, with just half the drops removed this season, JDR and the Jags are viewed in a whole different light.
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I don't get it with Marcedes
I really don’t. How did he regress like this? If he holds onto that one in the endzone and MJD gets a TD instead of fumbling on the 1 and the offense looks leaps and bounds better.
What makes me laugh about all this
is that Mel Tucker is going to get all the credit for the Defense, and I’m not arguing that fact, but had they laid an egg, Jack Del Rio would’ve gotten all the blame.
I see a team that is really playing hard for their head coach and I really think this team is closer to being very good than many of us thought yesterday morning.
MJD needs to hold onto the ball. And Blaine Gabbert needs to get comfortable in the pocket. Once that happens, this team can at least contend for a playoff spot.
Sure, they still need a true #1 WR and some depth/consistency along the O-Line. But they really are close.
BTW: BAL is 5-2 and everyone over at Baltimore Beatdown is calling for Cam Cameron to be fired. Fans are a funny bunch.
Yeah, fans upset with the play calling
Who would have thought?
Section 442, RIP
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by unhipcat on Oct 25, 2011 9:56 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Yep, the arrow for the Jags is point straight upwards right now.
This offense must catch up to the quality of defense next year before the defense comes down a notch. When that happens, this will be a complete, dangerous team. I would like to see enough this year for JDR to get one more chance. Aside from some of his decisions that drive me nuts, I like him.
That’s too funny about the Ravens’ fans though.
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Agreed
the coaches get too much credit/blame for everything.
Cox and Mathis are excellent last time
Mathis broke up a few passes and Cox had a better chance at catching the deep ball than the receivers he was covering a few times. The line looked energized and played great as well. Session had his best game by far. Gabbert and the recievers still aren’t on the same page, although he and hill seem to developing some chemistry. I don’t wanna call lewis a contact year player but he definitely looks like he has lost fire, not going to get the balls he was last year.
by Sylvester.The.Jaguar.fan on Oct 25, 2011 9:27 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Why don't you want to call Lewis a contract year player?
He’s been awful this year, a liability in the red zone and a reason the Jags are 2 and 5.
by JohnnyBiceps on Oct 25, 2011 10:24 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I want to give him the benefit of the doubt
But, he has been awful
by Sylvester.The.Jaguar.fan on Oct 25, 2011 11:17 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Free Agents
Gene Smith did a great job this year picking the right free agents. Poz is a beast and the Jets have to miss Coleman and Landry. They have played at a high level all year.
Now all we have to do is fix the offense.
by Bill The Thrill on Oct 25, 2011 9:30 AM EDT reply actions
Maybe that's what Wayne Weaver meant when he said
and I’m paraphrasing – “..honestly, this team is probably 1 more draft and FA period away from truly contending”
by pksiv on Oct 25, 2011 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Poz showed some nice speed
Chasing Flacco on the bounce-pass he caught. Flacco thought he had a free lane to the sideline and ended up getting ridden into the turf.
Section 442, RIP
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by unhipcat on Oct 25, 2011 9:59 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I thought that was a safety at first
he was flying toward him on that play.
Poz & Speed
Honestly, that was one of the most impressive plays of the night for me. I couldn’t believe that it was Poz flying in there like that.
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The 96 team started 2-4 and eventually 3-6. Then surged into the conference championship. Things can still happen. dont count on it but theres still possibilities for this team.
by caneman4 on Oct 25, 2011 9:36 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
It’ll have to be like the 2000 Ravens and let the defense lead us while the offense musters just enough points, but then again we have played the top defenses in the NFL so maybe its smoother treading after the bye.
by Speedy101 on Oct 25, 2011 9:49 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I am as pumped as the rest of you but
lets curb the enthusiasm when it comes to saying we still have a shot for playoffs. We played great defense but the Jags need the offense to pick up and need to piece togethor a few wins before anyone can say their turning around the season. Great monday night win, but still a lot of work to do to make this team a consistent good team.
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I think everyone knows the reality of it, but this was a great win and a great way we won. It’s exciting MAN!!!
by Speedy101 on Oct 25, 2011 9:51 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Best bonus
is I can’t wait to see Mincey, Smith and the rest of the defenses stats go up this week in Maddens update :)
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Every single player on defense did their job and i noticed them..they all made plays, alualu had a tough game being double teamed obviously
Poz,Session, Saryl Smith all played unreal games
Cox,Mathis,Lowery,Landry all played unreal games
Knighton,Mincey,Alualu,Roth, Kampman all played good games, Mincey was a beast.
Mincey is a man out there.
He really bring an all effort and I’m still impressed that he is effect from the DT position. It must suck for opposing linemen to have to guard him because he manhandles them most of the time. His bull rush and swim move is nasty, now if he could add a little finesse to his game without taking away the power, he’d easily a 10+ sack a season defensive lineman for us.
And now I see why Alualu isn’t getting home as much now. He’s getting doubled more than anyone on the line right now. It’s been that way all season, so there he is officially considered a threat by the opposing team.
Thank you, Jaguars. Thank you.
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by John Stephens on Oct 25, 2011 11:01 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I think...
last night’s defensive effort paved the way for a new style of play for this defense. Forget the zone and play straight man to man. We seen that we have the front to handle the line of scrimmage and linebackers that are good at blitzing, so that should be the way to go now. They didn’t score until we used the zone, which is a very telling sign.
It was also good to see Chick almost get his third sack in three back to back games. He didn’t get there but his explosion off of the snap is obvious and I think he has secured DPR spot. He refines his game and he is going to be a terror week in and week out. I’m interested to see how the d-line plays out next year with the return of Austen Lane and Aaron Morgan, our other designated pass rusher. I’m thinking one of them might be the odd man out should D’Anthony be able to return. But at the same time maybe not with Mincey and Roth being able to play the defensive tackle spots. It’s crazy how one of the weaknesses of the team has become a strength, much like the entire defense has this year.
They can only do that
when D. Cox is in the line up. He’s been out the past 3 games…
Awesome win
My son is a huge Jaguars fan and was simply ecstatic about last night’s win. Plus, it was televised nationally so he could watch at school. The best part was watching the ESPN crew stutter and choke on their pre-game predictions as the game wore on and the ending became inevitable. Again, awesome.
One other note is that you gotta respect the no-quit aspect of this team. If their records weren’t known, nobody could tell which team was 4-1 and which was 1-5. Unlike the quitting Colts, the Jags showed up and played like they wanted it.
Keep the faith!
NO CREDIT
As far a the Ravens loosing the game ………a bunch of balony ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, our D outplayed theirs on PRIMETIME and we hit them in the mouth all game long , a true butt whipping and we earned this W ,,,,,,,,,, Bottomline baby ……..GO JAGS !!!!
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