CLEVELAND – David Garrard threw two touchdown passes in the second half and made a crucial scramble for a first down in the final minutes as the Jaguars rallied for their fifth straight win.
With Byron Leftwich out at least four weeks with a broken ankle, Garrard, a little-used four-year veteran, came through in the clutch against the Browns, tossing two TDs as Jacksonville overcame a 14-3 halftime deficit. He finished 11-of-20 for 116 yards and one interception.
Browns rookie quarterback Charlie Frye, making his first start in place of the injured Trent Dilfer, threw two touchdown passes in the first half to Braylon Edwards. But Frye was sacked five times after halftime, and Edwards was helped off the field in the fourth period with a right knee injury. He'll have an MRI exam today.
Jacksonville 3 0 17 0 – 20
Cleveland 0 14 0 0 – 14
First Quarter
Jac–FG Scobee 24, 4:14.
Second Quarter
Cle–Edwards 34 pass from Frye (Dawson kick), 10:41.
Cle–Edwards 17 pass from Frye (Dawson kick), :44.
Third Quarter
Jac–FG Scobee 29, 10:13.
Jac–Wrighster 9 pass from Garrard (Scobee kick), 5:04.
Jac–J.Smith 12 pass from Garrard (Scobee kick), 1:11.
A–70,941. Time–2:59.
| Jac |
Cle |
|
| FIRST DOWNS |
17 |
15 |
|
| Rushing |
7 |
4 |
|
| Passing |
8 |
9 |
|
| Penalty |
2 |
2 |
|
| THIRD DOWN EFF |
5-13 |
4-12 |
|
| FOURTH DOWN EFF |
0-0 |
0-1 |
|
| TOTAL NET YARDS |
237 |
303 |
|
| Total Plays |
59 |
57 |
|
| Avg Gain |
4.0 |
5.3 |
|
| NET YARDS RUSHING |
135 |
98 |
|
| Rushes |
36 |
32 |
|
| Avg per rush |
3.8 |
3.1 |
|
| NET YARDS PASSING |
102 |
205 |
|
| Sacked-Yds lost |
3-14 |
5-21 |
|
| Gross-Yds passing |
116 |
226 |
|
| Completed-Att. |
11-20 |
13-20 |
|
| Had Intercepted |
1 |
0 |
|
| Yards-Pass Play |
4.4 |
8.2 |
|
| KICKOFFS-EndZone-TB |
5-0-0 |
3-0-0 |
|
| PUNTS-Avg. |
4-41.3 |
6-37.2 |
|
| Punts blocked |
0 |
0 |
|
| FGs-PATs blocked |
0-0 |
0-0 |
|
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE |
101 |
84 |
|
| Punts Returns |
3-21 |
0-0 |
|
| Kickoffs Returns |
3-80 |
5-84 |
|
| Interceptions |
0-0 |
1-0 |
|
| PENALTIES-Yds |
5-50 |
7-97 |
|
| FUMBLES-Lost |
0-0 |
1-0 |
|
| TIME OF POSSESSION |
29:43 |
30:17 |
|
| |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING–Jac: G.Jones 27-103, Garrard 7-26, M.Jones 1-3, Pearman 1-3. Cle: Droughns 30-88, Frye 2-10.
PASSING–Jac: Garrard 11-20-1-116. Cle: Frye 13-20-0-226.
RECEIVING–Jac: J.Smith 3-49, Wilford 3-36, Wrighster 2-9, Brady 1-17, G.Jones 1-9, Pearman 1-(minus 4). Cle: Edwards 5-86, Bryant 3-63, F.Jackson 2-15, Northcutt 1-45, Shea 1-13, Heiden 1-4.
PUNT RETURNS–Jac: Pearman 3-21.
KICKOFF RETURNS–Jac: Wimbush 2-56, Brady 1-24. Cle: Cribbs 4-75, Shea 1-9.
DEFENSIVE LEADERS
(Tackles-Assists-Sacks)
Jac: Peterson 7-7-1, Spicer 6-1-1, Mathis 6-1-0, Stroud 5-2-0, Henderson 5-1-1, Ayodele 5-1-0. Cle: Davis 6-5-0, Taylor 9-1-0, Roye 7-3-2.
INTERCEPTIONS–Jac: None. Cle: Russell 1-0.
MISSED FIELD GOAL–Jac: None. Cle: Dawson 34 (WL).
