New York Jets vs Jacksonville Jaguars Second Half Thread

The first half of the New York Jets’ Week 15 game against Jacksonville Jaguars is in the books and the Jets trail the Jaguars by six points at 13 – 7.

The Jets opened the game on defense and, in classic Jets fashion, promptly gave up a touchdown to Mac Jones and a Jaguars offense that hadn’t scored more than 10 points in three of its previous four games. The key play was a Sauce Gardner holding penalty on third down in the end zone, giving the Jaguars a first down inside the three yard line when it looked like the Jaguars would be forced to kick a field goal after Mac Jones was sacked on the game.

The Jets offense responded with a touchdown drive of their own, aided by a fourth down conversion on a fake punt. Aaron Rodgers connected with Garrett Wilson on a 22-yard strike into the end zone to tie the game at 7-7 late in the first quarter.

On the Jaguars’ next drive, a Jets not named Brandin Echols intercepted a pass for the first time this season when Jalen Mills picked off a Mac Jones bomb deep in Jets territory.

The first quarter ended with the Jets on the move, facing a third-and-long near midfield. The Jets were forced to punt and the Jaguars took over inside their own 20 yard line as the second quarter got underway. The Jaguars embarked on a long, grinding drive that chewed up most of the clock in the second quarter. They took the ball inside the Jets 10-yard line before settling for a short field goal and a 10-7 lead with less than three minutes left in the first half.

The Jets went three and out on their next possession, giving the Jaguars the ball back for one final drive. The Jaguars drove deep into Jets territory, aided by another costly Sauce Gardner penalty, before settling for a short field goal as time expired. That ended another atrocious half of Jets football, as the thinking goes.

The Jets go into the locker room after a bad Jaguars team, 13 – 7.

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