WEEK 13: @ JAGS (GameDey thread)

[claptonrocks]

Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars

were 8-3 and playing for the top seed in the AFC...

 

They now have lost

Lawrence

WR1 Christian Kirk

Both OTs..

 

Tough road ahead for wins.

[Arkansas Bengal]

Bengals stun Jaguars: Breaking down the game, plus the latest details on Trevor Lawrence's injury 

 

The Bengals pulled off one of the biggest shockers of the season Monday night with a wild 34-31 win over the Jaguars in overtime. It was Cincinnati's first road win in a Monday game since 1990, and it made the Bengals only the second team this year to win as a double-digit underdog. (The Cardinals were the other when they beat the Cowboys back in Week 3.) 

 

 

This is where we usually hand out grades, but there's a lot to go over here, so we're going to break down the game and take a look at the latest on Lawrence's injury instead: 

 

 

• Jake Browning turns into Joe Burrow. In just his second career start, Browning had one of the most impressive games of the season by ANY quarterback. Browning completed 86.7% of his passes for 352 yards, making him just the 10th QB in NFL history with a completion percentage of at least 85% while also throwing for at least 350 yards in a game. (You can see the full list here of quarterbacks who have pulled that off.) Browning's completion percentage was the third-highest in Bengals franchise history and the highest ever for any QB making his first or second career start. Browning was so good that the Bengals only punted once in the game. His biggest highlight was a 76-yard TD pass to Ja'Marr Chase in the second half that gave the Bengals a 21-14 lead (you can see the play here). With Browning running the show, the Bengals piled up a SEASON-HIGH 491 yards. 
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• Ja'Marr Chase to the rescue. One reason Browning was so good Monday was because Chase caught everything thrown his way. The aforementioned 76-yard TD was one of 11 receptions Chase had on the night for a total of 149 yards. Although the long TD was definitely a big play, Chase also came up clutch in overtime with two catches for 25 yards that help set up Evan McPherson's game-winning field goal. (Chase made a spectacular 17-yard catch in OT that you can see here.) Chase now has six career games with at least with 10 receptions, 100 yards and a receiving touchdown, which is the most by any player in NFL history through their first three seasons. 
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• Bengals might have exposed the Jaguars defense. Jaguars fans probably weren't completely surprised to see Browning have a huge game, and that's because the Jags defense has been one of the worst in the NFL at stopping the pass. Following Monday's game, the Jags are now surrendering an average of 261.7 yards per game through the air, which ranks 30th in the NFL. For Jacksonville, the biggest surprise in this game might have been the fact that it couldn't stop the run. The Bengals went into Monday with the NFL's WORST rushing attack -- they were barely averaging 75 yards per game -- but Cincinnati steamrolled the Jags for 156 yards. The Bengals averaged 5.03 yards per carry, and because the run game was working so well, the Jags had to respect it, which opened things up for Browning and the passing attack. The Jags may have been caught off-guard by a Bengals rushing attack that's done almost nothing all season. In Browning's first start last week, the Bengals only ran the ball 11 times; on Monday night, they flipped their game plan and ended up running the ball 31 times. 
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Although the Jags' defense could end up being a problem for them down the stretch, the bigger issue for Jacksonville is the health of Lawrence. Here's what we know about the quarterback's injury.  

 

• Lawrence was injured by friendly fire. Lawrence injured his ankle with just under six minutes left to play in the fourth quarter, and the injury happened after a teammate accidentally stepped on his ankle. After Lawrence went down, he tried to get up, but then he immediately fell to the ground again. Once he realized he couldn't put any pressure on the ankle, he took off his helmet and slammed it to the ground, which caused an audible gasp from the crowd (you can see the full play here). Lawrence was having an impressive game before his injury, going 22 of 29 for 258 yards and two touchdowns. The Jaguars had driven down to Cincinnati's 23-yard line before Lawrence's injury took place. 
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• Lawrence diagnosed with a high-ankle sprain. The good news for the Jags is that Lawrence did NOT break his ankle, but the bad news is that he's still dealing with a high-ankle sprain, according to head coach Doug Pederson. "Everything's stable and looks good," said Pederson, who did not rule out Lawrence for Sunday's game against the Browns. Jacksonville will see how its franchise QB progresses throughout the week.
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• C.J. Beathard would start if Lawrence is out. If Lawrence can't go, that means that Beathard would be in line to make his first start since 2020. The downside for Beathard is that the Jaguars have a brutal schedule coming up. Over the next two weeks, they'll be facing two of the top defenses in the NFL (Browns in Week 14, Ravens in Week 15). Beathard actually held his own on Monday, going 9 of 10 for 63 yards, but things won't be as easy when his opponent has an entire week to prepare for him. 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/latest-details-on-trevor-lawrence-s-injury-plus-prisco-s-power-rankings-and-breaking-down-nfl-playoff-picture/ar-AA1l2VP6?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=507486ad71464c24900478376cb3d6e6&ei=34

[Shebengal]

14 hours ago, claptonrocks said:

Blackburn women wouldn't have it though and he'll succumb to their wishes..

Mike has openly admitted that Elizabeth Blackburn scares him. 

[CincyInDC]

@Arkansas Bengal I'm a big fan of re-using the Game Dey thread for articles about the game, as you did here.  I guess it could get hairy if everyone comments, though.  But thank you for posting all the articles.  It makes You make being a Bengals Addict so much easier. 

 

You da man.

 

 

[Arkansas Bengal]

8 hours ago, CincyInDC said:

@Arkansas Bengal I'm a big fan of re-using the Game Dey thread for articles about the game, as you did here.  I guess it could get hairy if everyone comments, though.  But thank you for posting all the articles.  It makes You make being a Bengals Addict so much easier. 

 

You da man.

8 hours ago, CincyInDC said:

I'm more than happy to post articles here.  Believe or not, there are a LOT of articles I don't post--I usually ignore the repetititve stuff that's already been posted as well of some of the BS articles.

Here's an example of an article I didn't post because it's basically useless:

 

Orlando Brown Jr. explains his hilarious viral TD celebration

 

Chris Roling

Wed, Dec 6, 2023, 8:29 AM CST·1 min read

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Cincinnati Bengals offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr. went viral on Monday night for a one-liner he issued to the ESPN cameras during a touchdown celebration.

 

It turns out the “jack***” comment yelled into the camera was directed at those who picked the Jacksonville Jaguars to beat his Bengals.

 

“I was getting ready pregame,” Brown said after the game, according to CLNS Media’s Mike Petraglia. “I seen all the picks pregame, and everyone had Jacksonville out there to win. I don’t know. It just seemed right in the moment.”

 

ESPN’s panel before kickoff all picked against the Bengals. But Brown and his teammate surely saw how pretty much everyone else was picking against them, including one analyst saying the game would be a 33-0 Jaguars win.

 

Here’s the celebration, plus Brown doing it again in the locker room during the celebration: