Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Arizona Cardinals: Facts, figures, series history and more
ROOKIE QB WATCH
The interceptions continued last week for Trevor Lawrence, and the Jaguars' No. 1 pick wasn't alone.
Four of the 2021 NFL Draft's five first-round quarterbacks saw action in Week 2 Sunday, while third-rounder Davis Mills made his NFL debut for the Houston Texans. Those five threw a combined eight interceptions.
Here's a look at the 10 rookie QBs and how the ones who played fared.
Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars
Clemson | Round 1, Pick 1
Lawrence got the Jaguars on the board first, leading an 11-play, 83-yard drive for a touchdown on the first drive of the game. Lawrence capped the 5 minute, 39 second drive with 25-yard pass to Marvin Jones Jr.
The rest of the game wasn't as pretty. Lawrence finished 14-for-33 for 118 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions (to Kareem Jackson and rookie Patrick Surtain II) as Denver won 23-13.
Zach Wilson, New York Jets
BYU | Round 1, Pick 2
Wilson had a day to forget, throwing four interceptions in a 25-6 loss to the Patriots. Wilson threw interceptions on three of the first four Jets drives. His first two pass attempts of the game were picked off, and he also opened the second half with an interception.
Wilson finished 19-for-33 for 210 yards, four interceptions and four sacks.
Trey Lance, San Francisco 49ers
NDSU | Round 1, Pick 3
Lance didn't get into this game, as starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was just good enough to lead the 49ers to a 17-11 win over the Eagles.
Justin Fields, Chicago Bears
Ohio State | Round 1, Pick 11
Fields was forced into action when starting QB Andy Dalton got injured in the second quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals, with Chicago up 7-0 and driving. Fields came in for a short relief, but Dalton returned to the field before getting injured again.
Fields struggled at times, finishing 6-for-13 for 60 yards and an interception. He had 30 yards rushing. The Bears still won thanks in large part to a pick-six for 53 yards by linebacker Roquan Smith.
Mac Jones, New England Patriots
Alabama | Round 1, Pick 15
The Bolles School product had a safe day, going 22-for-30 for 186 yards in a 25-6 win over the Jets. While he watched fellow rookie Wilson trying to throw deep balls and getting picked off, Jones played much more conservatively while spreading the ball around to seven different receivers.
The run game scored both touchdowns, Nick Folk was 4-for-4 on field goals against his former team, and Jones kept the mistakes to a minimum, something Bill Belichick likes to see.
Davis Mills, Houston Texans
Stanford | Round 3, Pick 67
Mills was forced into action when Tyrod Taylor got injured in Sunday's loss to the Cleveland Browns. Mills' NFL debut was OK as he played the second half: 8-for-18 for 102 yards, a touchdown and an interception.
DID NOT PLAY: Kyle Trask (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, round 2, pick 64), Kellen Mond (Minnesota Vikings, round 3, pick 66), Ian Book (New Orleans Saints, round 4, pick 133), Sam Ehlinger (Indianapolis Colts, round 6, pick 218)
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SLOW GO FOR J-ROB
After his breakthrough rookie season as an undrafted free agent in 2020, James Robinson hasn't found the opportunities as plentiful in his second season with the Jaguars. He has only 72 yards through two games — he gained 1,070 in his rookie year — although his yards-per-carry average remains 4.5.
But sophomore stat drop-offs (often affected by injury) are the norm for the Jaguars over the last quarter-century. Here's how other notable Jags rushers have fared going from year one to year two.
James Stewart
1995: 137 carries, 525 yards, 2 TD, 3.8 average
1996: 190 carries, 723 yards, 8 TD, 3.8 average
Fred Taylor
1998: 264 carries, 1,223 yards, 14 TD, 4.6 average
1999: 159 carries, 732 yards, 6 TD, 4.6 average
Maurice Jones-Drew
2006: 166 carries, 941 yards, 13 TD, 5.7 average
2007: 167 carries, 768 yards, 9 TD, 4.6 average
T.J. Yeldon
2015: 182 carries, 740 yards, 2 TD, 4.1 average
2016: 130 carries, 465 yards, 1 TD, 3.6 average
Leonard Fournette
2017: 268 carries, 1,040 yards, 9 TD, 3.9 average
2018: 133 carries, 439 yards, 5 TD, 3.3 average
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Jaguars record vs. Cardinals| SERIES HISTORY
As an NFC team on the West Coast, the Cardinals are tied with the Rams and 49ers for the title of the Jaguars' most infrequent opponent. Arizona leads the series 3-2, and the Jaguars haven't beaten them since 2005.
Past Jaguars-Cardinals series (home in ALL CAPS)
Dec. 10, 2000: JAGUARS 44, Cardinals 10
Nov. 27, 2005: Jaguars 24, CARDINALS 17
Sept. 20, 2009: Cardinals 31, JAGUARS 17
Nov. 17, 2013: Cardinals 27, JAGUARS 14
Nov. 26, 2017: CARDINALS 27, Jaguars 24
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 2021 SCHEDULE
Sept. 12 @Houston L 37-21
Sept. 19 Denver L 23-13
Sept. 26 Arizona 1 p.m.
Sept. 30 @Cincinnati 8:20 p.m.
Oct. 10 Tennessee 1 p.m.
Oct. 17 Miami* 9:30 a.m.
Oct. 24 BYE
Oct. 31 @Seattle 4:05 p.m.
Nov. 7 Buffalo 1 p.m.
Nov. 14 @Indianapolis 1 p.m.
Nov. 21 San Francisco 1 p.m.
Nov. 28 Atlanta 1 p.m.
Dec. 5 @L.A. Rams 4:25 p.m.
Dec. 12 @Tennessee 1 p.m.
Dec. 19 Houston 1 p.m.
Dec. 26 @N.Y. Jets 1 p.m.
Jan. 2 @New England 1 p.m.
Jan. 9 Indianapolis 1 p.m.
* - London game
JAGUARS 2021 ROSTER
Player # Pos HT WT Age Exp College
Rayshawn Jenkins 2 S 6-1 220 27 5 Miami
C.J. Beathard 3 QB 6-2 215 27 5 Iowa
Josh Lambo 4 K 6-0 215 30 7 Texas A&M
Rudy Ford 5 S 6-0 204 26 5 Auburn
Jihad Ward 6 DE 6-5 287 27 6 Illinois
Logan Cooke 9 P 6-5 230 26 4 Mississippi State
Laviska Shenault Jr. 10 WR 6-1 227 22 2 Colorado
Marvin Jones Jr. 11 WR 6-2 199 31 10 California
Tyron Johnson 12 WR 6-1 193 25 2 Oklahoma State
Trevor Lawrence 16 QB 6-6 213 21 R Clemson
DJ Chark Jr. 17 WR 6-4 198 24 4 LSU
Daniel Thomas 20 S 5-10 215 23 2 Auburn
CJ Henderson 23 CB 6-1 204 22 2 Florida
Carlos Hyde 24 RB 6-0 229 30 8 Ohio State
James Robinson 25 RB 5-9 219 23 2 Illinois State
Shaquill Griffin 26 CB 6-0 198 26 5 UCF
Chris Claybrooks 27 CB 5-9 179 24 2 Memphis
Tyson Campbell 32 CB 6-1 195 21 R Georgia
Dare Ogunbowale 33 RB 5-10 205 27 3 Wisconsin
Tre Herndon 37 CB 5-11 185 25 4 Vanderbilt
Andre Cisco 38 S 6-0 209 21 R Syracuse
Jamal Agnew 39 WR 5-10 190 26 5 San Diego
Brandon Rusnak 40 S 5-11 198 26 3 Michigan
Josh Allen 41 DE/LB 6-5 262 24 3 Kentucky
Andrew Wingard 42 S 6-0 209 24 3 Wyoming
Myles Jack 44 LB 6-1 244 26 6 UCLA
K'Lavon Chaisson 45 DE/LB 6-3 254 22 2 LSU
Ross Matiscik 46 LS 6-0 235 24 2 Baylor
Chapelle Russell 49 LB 6-2 236 24 2 Temple
Shaquille Quarterman 50 LB 6-0 234 23 2 Miami (Fla.)
DaVon Hamilton 52 DT 6-4 320 24 2 Ohio State
Dakota Allen 53 LB 6-1 232 25 3 Texas Tech
Damien Wilson 54 LB 6-0 243 28 7 Minnesota
Lerentee McCray 55 DE 6-3 249 31 8 Florida
A.J. Cann 60 OL 6-3 315 29 7 South Carolina
Brandon Linder 65 OL 6-6 315 29 8 Miami (Fla.)
Andrew Norwell 68 OL 6-6 325 29 8 Ohio State
Tyler Shatley 69 OL 6-3 310 30 8 Clemson
Walker Little 72 OT 6-7 309 22 R Stanford
Cam Robinson 74 OL 6-6 320 25 5 Alabama
Jawaan Taylor 75 OL 6-5 312 23 3 Florida
Will Richardson Jr. 76 OL 6-6 306 25 4 North Carolina State
Ben Bartch 78 OL 6-6 309 23 2 St. John's (Minn.)
James O'Shaughnessy 80 TE 6-4 245 29 7 Illinois State
Devin Smith 83 WR 6-1 199 29 5 Ohio State
Chris Manhertz 84 TE 6-6 255 29 6 Canisius College
Jacob Hollister 86 TE 6-4 239 27 5 Wyoming
Luke Farrell 89 TE 6-5 258 23 R Ohio State
Taven Bryan 90 DL 6-5 291 25 4 Florida
Dawuane Smoot 91 DE 6-3 264 26 5 Illinois
Jordan Smith 92 DE 6-6 255 23 R UAB
Roy Robertson-Harris 95 DL 6-5 298 28 5 Texas-El Paso
Adam Gotsis 96 DE 6-4 287 28 6 Georgia Tech
Jay Tufele 97 DT 6-3 305 22 R USC
Malcom Brown 98 DT 6-2 320 27 7 Texas
Injured Reserve
Player # Pos HT WT Age Exp College
Travis Etienne Jr. 1 RB 5-10 215 22 R Clemson
Josh Jones 29 S 6-2 220 26 5 North Carolina State
Jaguars by the numbers
3: The number of teams since the AFL-NFL merger to lose more consecutive games than the Jaguars' 17. The dismal trio: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (26, 1976-77), Detroit Lions (19, 2007-09) and Houston Oilers (18, 1972-73).
21.1: The yard line of the Jaguars' average starting field position, the most unfavorable in the NFL.
91: The yardage of the Jaguars' most recent special teams touchdown before Jamal Agnew's 102-yard kickoff return last week against Denver. Keelan Cole took a punt back 91 yards against the Packers on Nov. 15, 2020.
378: Days since the Jaguars' last NFL victory (Sept. 13, 2020 against the Colts).
419: Passing yards allowed when the Cardinals last came to Jacksonville. Carson Palmer shredded the Jaguars' defense on Nov. 17, 2013, with touchdowns of 14 yards to Larry Fitzgerald and 91 yards to Michael Floyd. No Jaguars from that game's active roster remain.
JAGUARS TIME CAPSULE
The 2021 season marks the 25-year anniversary of the Jaguars' run to the 1996 AFC Championship game in their second season of existence. As the season progresses, the Times-Union will take a week-by-week look back at that campaign.
Week 3: Raiders 17, Jaguars 3 (Sept. 15, 1996)
The Jaguars' first trip to the West Coast was no day at the beach. Aside from a 33-yard Mike Hollis field goal in the third quarter, the Jaguars found ways not to score. The enduring image from the game: 330-pound nose tackle Jerry Ball lumbering upfield with an interception from Mark Brunell, 66 yards to the end zone. Despite twice picking off Raiders quarterback Jeff Hostetler, a former Giant from Tom Coughlin's days on Bill Parcells' Super Bowl-winning staff, Jacksonville couldn't convert Oakland's many miscues into victory. The result: 1-2.
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