Jaguars Top Five Defensive Plays

by Alfie Crow on Dec 7, 2011 2:31 PM EST in Jacksonville Jaguars News

The Jacksonville Jaguars defense has been ravaged by injuries this season and that came to head on Monday Night Football against the San Diego Chargers. The defense gave up their most yards of the season and the most points of the season against the Chargers. That doesn't mean they were without some good defensive plays, however.

While it wound up being a good play for the offense, both linebackers Daryl Smith and Paul Posluszny nearly picked off Philip Rivers early in the game.
In his first game back, defensive tackle Terrance Knighton cause what should have been ruled an intentional grounding on Philip Rivers, shooting through the line.
Linebacker Daryl Smith blew up a screen play, causing a loss of yardage.
Rookie safety Chris Prosinski came up in the box and stopped running back Mike Tolbert in his tracks.
The ease at which the Chargers offense moved the ball against the Jaguars "replacement" corners, magnifying the loss of Rashean Mathis and Derek Cox.

Poll

What was the best defensive play of the game for the Jaguars?

Near interception of Philip Rivers

1 votes

Terrance Knighton's near sack of Rivers

10 votes

Daryl Smith stopping a screen pass

31 votes

Chris Proskinski stopping Tolbert in his tracks

17 votes

The obvious loss of Mathis and Cox

27 votes

86 votes | Poll has closed

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As soon as I saw number 22 on the field

I knew it was going to be a rough game.

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by Jagtastic on Dec 7, 2011 2:49 PM EST reply actions

I loved when Prosinski came up and just Absolutely blew up Tolbert

It was as perfect as you can get as far as form tackling. Put it on the NFL training video. I really loved it bc Tolbert’s a Big Boy and Prosinski isn’t small but sure isn’t big and he just came up in the box and stuck em’.

by Jags85 on Dec 7, 2011 2:51 PM EST via mobile reply actions