{"id":44033,"date":"2022-08-13T07:05:54","date_gmt":"2022-08-13T07:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/3-takeaways-from-jaguars-24-13-loss-vs-browns\/"},"modified":"2022-08-13T07:05:54","modified_gmt":"2022-08-13T07:05:54","slug":"3-takeaways-from-jaguars-24-13-loss-vs-browns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/3-takeaways-from-jaguars-24-13-loss-vs-browns\/","title":{"rendered":"3 takeaways from Jaguars 24-13 loss vs. browns"},"content":{"rendered":"
There were a lot of firsts during the Jaguars’ preseason Week 1 matchup against the Cleveland Browns tonight. It would be the first time that the team’s first-team offense would get a taste of football together in a game situation, while it was also the first time several of the team’s defenders would play together, too. <\/p>\n
The Jaguars fell to the Browns 24-13 to begin its preseason 0-2 after the team’s Hall of Fame game loss against the Las Vegas Raiders a week prior. <\/p>\n
It was also a first for the Browns and quarterback Deshaun Watson, who made his Cleveland debut and played in the night’s contest, his first in-game action since Week 17 during the 2020 regular season with the Houston Texans. <\/p>\n
As expected, many fans would boo Watson as he trotted onto the field, currently awaiting a ruling on the NFL’s appeal of Watson’s initial six-game suspension for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. Watson finished the contest completing just 1 out of 5 of his passes for seven yards on the day.<\/p>\n
There were 54,789 tickets distributed for tonight’s contest, the Jaguars announced during the third quarter of action. <\/p>\n
Here are 3 takeaways from tonight’s loss against the Browns: <\/em><\/p>\n The Jaguars went into today’s matchup against the Browns with their starters on offense getting a full workload after being held out of last week’s matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders. <\/p>\n The starting offense, including Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence, played 11 snaps in their opening drive after the team’s defense forced a quick three-and-out. The only players that didn’t participate tonight offensively were receivers Christian Kirk (ankle), Jamal Agnew (hip) and Laviska Shenault (undisclosed). <\/p>\n Note: Agnew is participating in full during practice, but was held out intentionally on Friday vs. Cleveland <\/em><\/p>\n During the drive, Lawrence was able to connect with receiver Zay Jones on a 32-yard completion. Their connection has been building throughout training camp, carrying over to the game.<\/p>\n Still, Jacksonville was unable to convert two premium opportunities into touchdowns for their first two drives of the game, ultimately settling for field goals. The team’s second drive would go for just two yards, unable to make much out of the opportunity the defense gave them by forcing a turnover in Cleveland territory. <\/p>\n On the starters’ third and final drive of the day, though, Lawrence was able to cap off an 11-play 63-yard drive with a nine-yard touchdown pass to tight end Evan Engram, giving Jacksonville a 13-0 lead not far into the second quarter. <\/p>\n 11-play, 63-yard drive for the #jaguars<\/a> to cap it off with a nine-yard pitch and catch touchdown from Lawrence to Engram. <\/p>\n Drive also included a 15-yard pass from Lawrence to Zay Jones: pic.twitter.com\/rBXvbscZvZ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Demetrius Harvey (@Demetrius82) August 12, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n Lawrence finished his night after playing 25 snaps, including a play that didn’t count due to illegal contact, completing 6 out of 12 of his passes for 95 yards and a touchdown. He added 11 yards on the ground with a designed run during the team’s opening possession. <\/p>\n It’s a mixed showing for the starting offense, but they made sure to end their night on a high note with the quick score to Engram. <\/p>\n Lawrence’s night included some solid passing, though, with all six of his connections on the field for first downs or, in the case of his final toss, a touchdown. A solid outing for Lawrence as he continues to develop chemistry with his teammates. <\/p>\n Here’s the passing chart for Trevor Lawrence, who had six completions, all for first downs. That includes two first-down completions on third-and-6 or longer, and a TD toss on fourth-and-2. Good stuff: pic.twitter.com\/2KgEc9AqKb<\/a><\/p>\nJaguars starting offense delivers mixed results <\/strong><\/h3>\n
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