2006 Jacksonville Jaguars season

"at the RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana"

The Jaguars played their first road game against the Indianapolis Colts on September 24. The game started out with the Jaguars gaining 105 rushing yards in the first quarter as well as a rushing touchdown by QB Byron Leftwich. In the second quarter the Colts' Terrence Wilkins scored on an 82 yard punt return. Two missed field goal attempts by Jaguars kicker Josh Scobee hurt the team. The Jaguars scored late in the fourth quarter and stopped the Colts from running the clock down. With about a minute left to play the Jaguars tried to score but were halted after Mike Doss intercepted Leftwich's pass. The Colts took a knee and handed Jacksonville their first loss of the season.

Week 4: at Washington Redskins

"at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas"

Coming off their bye week, the Jaguars flew to Reliant Stadium for an AFC South match with the Houston Texans. After a scoreless first quarter, the Jaguars allowed a 35-yard touchdown pass from David Carr to WR Andre Johnson. Kicker Kris Brown later completed a 43-yard field goal. In the third quarter, RB Maurice Jones-Drew scored with a 1-yard TD run for the only score of the period. That would be the only score for the Jaguars, as in the fourth quarter, Houston finished the game away with rookie RB Wali Lundy's 2-yard TD run, Carr's 14-yard TD pass to rookie TE Owen Daniels, and Brown nailing a 21-yard field goal. With their loss, the Jaguars record was 3-3.

Week 8: at Philadelphia Eagles

"at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida"

Riding high on a two-game winning streak, the Jaguars went home for an AFC South rematch with the Houston Texans. In the first quarter, Jacksonville trailed early with Texans RB Wali Lundy getting a 1-yard TD run and kicker Kris Brown nailing a 25-yard field goal. In the second quarter, the Jags finally scored as kicker Josh Scobee nailed a 44-yard field goal for the only score of the period. In the third quarter, Brown responded for Houston with a 28-yard field goal for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter, Jacksonville tried to come back with RB Maurice Jones-Drew getting a 3-yard TD run. However, the Texans' defense closed things out. With getting swept by Houston for the season and QB David Garrard throwing 4 interceptions for the game, the Jaguars fell to 5-4.

Week 11: vs. New York Giants

"at Dolphin Stadium, Miami, Florida"

Trying to rebound from their road loss to the Bills, the Jaguars flew to Dolphin Stadium for a Week 13 fight with their state rival, the Miami Dolphins. In the first quarter, the Dolphins struck first with QB Joey Harrington's 17-yard TD pass to WR Marty Booker. The Jaguars would respond kicker Josh Scobee's 48-yard field goal. In the second quarter, Jacksonville turned things around with QB David Garrard completing a 15-yard TD pass to WR Matt Jones, along with a 16-yard TD pass to TE George Wrighster. After a scoreless third quarter, the Jaguars wrapped things up with RB Maurice Jones-Drew getting a 32-yard TD run. The only response left from Miami was kicker Olindo Mare's 42-yard field goal. With the win, the Jaguars improved to 7-5.

Week 14: vs. Indianapolis Colts

"at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida"

Hoping to rebound from their road loss to the Titans, the Jaguars went home for a Week 16 intraconference fight with the New England Patriots. After a scoreless first quarter, the Patriots struck first with kicker Stephen Gostkowski's 48-yard field goal. Afterwards, the Jags responded with rookie RB Maurice Jones-Drew getting an amazing 74-yard TD run. However, New England responded with RB Corey Dillon's 1-yard TD run. In the third quarter, the Patrots increased its lead with QB Tom Brady completing a 22-yard TD pass to TE David Thomas. Jacksonville would respond with Jones-Drew getting a 1-yard TD run. In the fourth quarter, New England improved its lead with RB Laurence Maroney's 27-yard TD run. Even though the Jags responded with QB David Garrard completing a 33-yard TD pass to WR Matt Jones, Jacksonville fell short of a comeback. With their second straight loss, the Jaguars fell 8-7.

Week 17: at Kansas City Chiefs

"at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri"

With one last shot at the playoffs, the Jaguars traveled to Kansas City for a game against the Chiefs. With both teams at 8-7, this was a must win for both sides. The final score was 35-30 in favor of the Chiefs. The Chiefs' win eliminated the Jaguars from playoff contention, but propelled the Chiefs to the 6th and final spot in the AFC conference.

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