ATLANTA, Ga. – Senior author John Oehser examines 5 key performs from the Jaguars’ 31-0 victory over the Atlanta Falcons in a 2024 Preseason Week 3 recreation at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta Friday
1. Environment friendly and clean. Rookie vast receiver Brian Thomas Jr. has impressed in current weeks, and he continued that in an enormous means early Friday. The Jaguars’ first-team offense moved effectively on the Falcons’ reserve protection on the primary offensive sequence. The important thing play was an ideal cross from quarterback Trevor Lawrence to Thomas – the No. 23 general choice within the 2024 NFL Draft – for a 38-yard achieve that turned first-and-15 from the Jaguars 29 into first-and-10 on the Falcons 33. Lawrence threw to tight finish Evan Engram at the back of the tip zone for a six-yard landing that capped a nine-play, 92-yard drive and gave the Jaguars a 7-0 lead with 7:01 remaining within the first quarter. Key to this drive have been two robust runs from working again Travis Etienne Jr. for seven and 19 yards on the primary two performs. “That was one thing we made an emphasis this off season, and it is paying off,” Lawrence stated of the working recreation. “Hats off to the fellows up entrance, the working backs, the tight ends – the receivers, too. It is bodily from these guys up entrance, and the tight ends blocking, the receivers and the backs working. These guys have purchased in and made it go. You’ll be able to see the enhancements. We simply should hold getting higher, although.”