2007 Jacksonville Jaguars season

"at Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado"
*Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 75°F (Mostly Cloudy)
* Game attendance: 76,463
* Referee: Terry McAulay
* TV announcers: (CBS): Dick Enberg (play-by-play) and Randy Cross (color commentator)

Following their win at home over the Falcons, the Jaguars flew to INVESCO Field at Mile High for a Week 3 intraconference fight with the Denver Broncos. After a scoreless first quarter, the Jags drew first blood with QB David Garrard completing a 3-yard TD pass to WR Reggie Williams. The Broncos would tie the game with QB Jay Cutler completing a 1-yard TD pass to TE Nate Jackson. Fortunately, Jacksonville would start to pull away with FB Greg Jones getting a 4-yard TD run, while kicker John Carney got a 19-yard field goal.

In the third quarter, the Jaguars increased their lead with Carney kicking a 27-yard field goal for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter, Denver tried to fight back with RB Travis Henry got a 6-yard TD run. Fortunately, Jacksonville ended the game with Carney kicking a 18-yard field goal.

With the win, the Jaguars entered their bye week at 2-1.

Week 5: at Kansas City Chiefs

"at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee"
*Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
*Game weather: 62°F (Cloudy)
*Referee: Ed Hochuli
*Television announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan (play-by-play) & Rich Gannon (color commentator)
*Game attendance: 69,143

Hoping to rebound from their road loss to the Saints, the Jaguars flew to LP Field for an AFC South rematch with the Tennessee Titans. In the first quarter, Jacksonville slashed first with QB Quinn Gray completing a 2-yard TD pass to FB Greg Jones for the only score of the period. In the second quarter, the Jags increased their lead with RB Maurice Jones-Drew getting an 8-yard TD run. The Titans would end the half with kicker Rob Bironas getting a 37-yard field goal.

In the third quarter, the Jaguars went back to work with RB Fred Taylor getting a 37-yard touchdown. Tennessee managed to reply with Bironas nailing a 49-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, the Titans drew closer with QB Vince Young completing a 20-yard TD pass to WR Justin Gage. Fortunately, Jacksonville sealed Tennessee's fate with Jones getting a 3-yard TD run.

With the win, the Jaguars improved to 6-3.

In the game, Fred Taylor managed to become the 21st player in NFL history to run for at least 10,000 career yards. Also, Jacksonville's run defense held the Titans' rushing attack to a season-low 62 yards.

Week 11: vs. San Diego Chargers

"at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana"
* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: Game Played Inside (Domed Stadium)
* Referee: Terry McAulay
* Game Attendance: 57,302
* TV announcers: (CBS): Jim Nantz (play-by-play) & Phil Simms (color commentator)

Coming off their home win over the Bills, the Jaguars flew to the RCA Dome for a Week 13 AFC South rematch with the Indianapolis Colts. In the first quarter, the Jags trailed early as Colts QB Peyton Manning completed a 5-yard TD pass to TE Dallas Clark, along with a 48-yard TD pass to WR Reggie Wayne. In the second quarter, Jacksonville got on the board with RB Maurice Jones-Drew getting a 2-yard TD run. However, Indianapolis replied with Manning and Clark hooking up with each other again on a 14-yard TD pass.

In the third quarter, the Jaguars drew closer with Garrard completing a 2-yard TD pass to TE Marcedes Lewis for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter, the Jags crept closer with kicker Josh Scobee nailing a 47-yard field goal. However, the Colts answered with Manning completing a 1-yard TD pass to RB Luke Lawton. The Jags would try to get a comeback as Garrard completed a 17-yard TD pass to WR Dennis Northcutt (along with getting a 2-point conversion run). However, instead of doin an onside kick, they kicked the ball away and hoped that the defense would stop Indianapolis. In the end, the Colts came up to seal the win.

With the loss, the Jaguars fell to 8-4.

In the game, Garrard threw his first interception in 231 pass attempts.

Week 14: vs. Carolina Panthers

"at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida"
*Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 69°F (20% Chance of rain)
* Game attendance: 66,905
* Referee: Jerome Boger
* TV announcers: (CBS): Ian Eagle (play-by-play) & Solomon Wilcots (color commentator)

Week 17: at Houston Texans

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Jaguars
R1=7
R2=7
R3=7
R4=7
RT=28
Home=Texans
H1=0
H2=21
H3=14
H4=7
HT=42"at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas"
*Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 69°F (Sunny)
* Game attendance: 70,660
* Referee: Tony Corrente
* TV announcers: (CBS) Dick Enberg (play-by-play) & Randy Cross (color commentator)

Postseason

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Wild Card Round: at Pittsburgh Steelers

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HT=29"at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"
*Game time: 8:15 p.m. EST
*Game weather: 39°F (Light rain)
*TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels (play-by-play), John Madden (color commentator) and Andrea Kremer (sideline reporter)
*Referee: Scott Green
*Game Attendance: 63,629

Jacksonville gained only 239 yards of offense, but still managed to win on Josh Scobee's 25-yard field goal with 37 seconds left in the game. The Jaguars defense sacked Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger six times, intercepted three of his passes, and forced him to lose a fumble on the final drive of the game.

Pittsburgh opened up the scoring by marching 80 yards in 10 plays on their first drive and finishing it off with Najeh Davenport's 1-yard touchdown run. But Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew returned the ensuing kickoff 96 yards to the 1-yard line (the longest play in NFL postseason history that did not result in a touchdown), and Fred Taylor scored a 1-yard touchdown run on the next play.

Early in the second quarter, Jacksonville defensive back Rashean Mathis intercepted pass from Roethlisberger and returned it 63 yards for a touchdown. Then shorty after the kickoff, Mathis intercepted another pass at the Steelers 46-yard line, setting up David Garrard's 43-yard touchdown pass to Jones-Drew and making the score 21-7. Later in the second quarter, the Steelers took advantage of a missed Scobee field goal by driving all the way to the Jaguars 21-yard line. But defensive tackle Derek Landri intercepted a short pass from Roethlisberger, and the score remained 21-7 at halftime.

In the second half, the Steelers scored on their first four drives. Three plays after the opening kickoff, linebacker James Farrior's interception of a Garrard pass set up Josh Reed's 28-yard field goal. Jacksonville responded by driving 82 yards in 8 plays, with Garrard rushing for 15 yards and completing two passes to Ernest Wilford for 39, while Jones-Drew capped the drive with a 10-yard touchdown run, increasing their lead to 28-10. But the Steelers drove right back, and on the first play of the fourth quarter, facing fourth down and 12 on the Jags 37-yard line, Roethlisberger threw a 37-yard touchdown pass to Santonio Holmes. Then after a punt, Roethlisberger completed six passes for 65 yards on a 69-yard drive that ended with his 14-yard touchdown pass to Heath Miller. The Steelers attempted a two-point conversion to cut the lead to three points, and Rothlisberger initially completed a pass to Hines Ward, but the play was nullified by a holding penalty and Pittsburgh's second attempt was incomplete, keeping the score at 28-23.

Three plays after the ensuing kickoff, Steers defensive back Ike Taylor intercepted a pass from Garrard and returned it 31 yards to the Jacksonville 16-yard line. Following a pass interference penalty against the Jaguars in the end zone on a fourth down play, Davenport scored his second 1-yard touchdown run of the day. The two point conversion failed again, but the Steelers took the lead, 29-28.

Jacksonville was unable to score on their next drive, but they forced the Steelers to punt after three plays and Dennis Northcutt returned the punt 16 yards, giving the Jaguars the ball at their own 49-yard line with 1 timeout remaining and 2:38 left to play. Three plays later on fourth down and 2, Garrard dropped back to pass, but then ran back to the line and took off for a 32-yard burst to the Steelers 11-yard line. After a few more running plays, Scobee kicked a 25-yard field goal, giving his team a 31-29 lead. The Steelers got the ball back with 37 seconds left, but Jaguars defensive end Bobby McCray sealed the victory by forcing a fumble which was recovered by defensive tackle Derek Landri.

With the win, the Jaguars improved their overall record to 12-5.

*Scoring
**1st Quarter
***PIT - Najeh Davenport 1 yd TD run (Jeff Reed kick), 10:03. "Steelers 7-0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:57."
***JAC - Fred Taylor 1 yd TD run (Josh Scobee kick), 9:39. "Tied 7-7. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:24."
**2nd Quarter
***JAC - Rashean Mathis 63 yd interception return TD (Josh Scobee kick), 10:19. "Jaguars 14-7."
***JAC - Maurice Jones-Drew 43 yd TD pass from David Garrard (Josh Scobee kick), 8:34. "Jaguars 21-7. Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 0:56."
**3rd Quarter
***PIT - Jeff Reed 28 yd field goal , 9:24. "Jaguars 21-10. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards in 4:45."
***JAC - Maurice Jones-Drew 10 yd run (Josh Scobee kick), 4:39. "Jaguars 28-10. Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards in 4:45."
**4th Quarter
***PIT - Santonio Holmes 37 yd pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed kick), 14:53. "Jaguars 28-17. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards in 4:46."
***PIT - Heath Miller 14 yd pass from Ben Roethlisberger (run failed), 10:25. "Jaguars 28-23. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards in 3:49."
***PIT - Najeh Davenport 1 yd run (pass failed), 6:21. "Steelers 29-28. Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards in 2:29."
***JAC - Josh Scobee 25 yd field goal , 0:37. "Jaguars 31-29. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards in 2:01."

Divisional Round: at New England Patriots

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R2=7
R3=3
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RT=
Home=Patriots
H1=7
H2=7
H3=14
H4=3
HT="at Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts"
*Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
*Game weather: 37°F (Cloudy & cool)
*TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz (play-by-play) and Phil Simms (color commentator)
*Referee: Jerome Boger
*Game Attendance: 68,756

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady set the NFL record for completion percentage in a single game (92.9%) with 26 of 28 completions for 263 yards and 3 touchdowns, while running back Laurence Maroney added 162 total yards (122 on the ground). Overall, New England gained 401 yards and didn't punt the ball until 31 seconds remained in the fourth quarter.

Jacksonville took the opening kickoff and went 80 yards in 9 plays, featuring two receptions by Marcedes Lewis for 57 yards, on the way to David Garrard's 9-yard touchdown pass to Matt Jones. The Patriots then went on a 74-yard drive and scored with Tom Brady's 3-yard touchdown pass to Benjamin Watson. On Jacksonville's next possession, New England lineman Ty Warren forced a fumble while sacking Garrard, and linebacker Mike Vrabel recovered it at the Jaguars 29-yard line. Several plays later, Maroney scored a 1-yard touchdown run to give New England a 14-7 lead.

Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew muffed the ensuing kickoff and was downed at his own 5-yard line. The Jaguars then moved the ball 95 yards in 11 plays without even facing a third down and scoring with Garrard's 6-yard touchdown pass to Ernest Wilford. For the third time in a row, New England drove deep into Jacksonville territory. But this time the drive stalled at the 17-yard line and ended with no points when Stephen Gostkowski missed a 35-yard field goal with 53 seconds left in the first half.

On the opening drive of the second half, Brady completed 7 of 8 passes for 54 yards on an 82-yard drive. On the last play, he took a snap in shotgun formation with Kevin Faulk to his right, Brady jumped in the air with his arms raised to make it look like a play used by the Patriots before where Faulk took the direct snap. The Jaguars defense followed Faulk, leaving Wes Welker open in the end zone, and Brady threw him the ball for a touchdown to give the Patriots a 21-14 lead. Jacksonville responded with a drive to the New England 21-yard line, but receiver Dennis Northcutt dropped a pass on third down, forcing them to settle for a Josh Scobee 39-yard field goal, cutting the score to 21-17. On New England's next drive, Jacksonville's Derek Landri was assessed a roughing-the-passer penalty, turning Welker's 6-yard catch into a 21-yard gain. Maroney gained 40 yards with his next two carries, and following two more Welker receptions, Brady threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Watson giving New England a 28-17 lead.

An unnecessary roughness penalty and a 25-yard reception by Reggie Williams on the Jacksonville's next drive set up a 25-yard field goal by Scobee, which cut the Jaguars deficit to one touchdown, 28-20. On the second play after the kickoff, Brady completed a 52-yard strike to Donté Stallworth, setting up Gostkowski's second field goal attempt to put New England back up by two scores, 31-20.

Then, with 3:46 left in the game, Pats safety, Rodney Harrison, intercepted a pass from Garrard at the Patriots' 31-yard line, ending any hope of a Jacksonville comeback. Harrison's interception was his 7th career postseason pick, a Patriots record. This was also his fourth consecutive postseason game with an interception, tying an NFL record held by Aeneas Williams.

With this win, the Patriots advanced to the AFC title game for the second year in a row and extended their perfect record to 17-0, matching the final record of the 1972 Miami Dolphins.

*Scoring
**1st Quarter
***JAX - Matt Jones 8 yard pass from David Garrard (Josh Scobee kick), 10:50. "Jaguars 7-0. "'Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:10."
***NE - Benjamin Watson 3 yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 5:01. "Tied 7-7. "'Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:49."
**2nd Quarter
***NE - Laurence Maroney 1 yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 14:57. "Patriots 14-7. "'Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:33."
***JAX - Ernest Wilford 6 yard pass from David Garrard (Josh Scobee kick), 7:46. "Tied 14-14. "'Drive: 11 plays, 95 yards, 7:11."
**3rd Quarter
***NE - Wes Welker 6 yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 8:49. "Patriots 21-14. "'Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 6:11."
***JAX - Josh Scobee 39 yard field goal, 4:04. "Patriots 21-17. "'Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 4:45."
***NE - Ben Watson 9 yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 0:49. "Patriots 28-17. "'Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 3:15."
**4th Quarter
***JAX - Josh Scobee 25 yard field goal, 9:44. "Patriots 28-20. "'Drive: 13 plays, 86 yards, 6:05."
***NE - Stephen Gostowski 35 yard field goal, 6:39. "Patriots 31-20. "'Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 3:05."

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