Recap: Tampa Bay vs. Jacksonville
Sports Network | August 23, 2008
Tampa, FL (Sports Network) - David Garrard completed 10-of-16 passes for 118 yards with two touchdowns and one interception, as the Jacksonville Jaguars defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 23-17
Fred Taylor rushed for 26 yards on seven carries for the Jaguars (2-1). Maurice Jones-Drew had just one carry for minus-four yards before leaving with a sprained ankle. The injury occurred in the opening quarter. Dennis Northcutt caught three passes for 39 yards and a touchdown.
Luke McCown completed 11-of-19 pass attempts for 104 yards with a touchdown and an interception for Tampa Bay (2-1). Jeff Garcia went 11-of-18 for 79 yards and a touchdown, but threw a pair of interceptions.
The Jaguars led 10-0 after one quarter on Josh Scobee's 23-yard field goal and Garrard's eight-yard strike to Northcutt. Tampa Bay, though, responded in the second when Garcia hooked up with Michael Clayton for a 10-yard touchdown.
Following the break, Jacksonville added to its lead with Garrard's four-yard touchdown pass to Marcedes Lewis. A 27-yard field goal by Matt Bryant trimmed the deficit to 17-10 with 5:30 remaining in the third stanza.
In the fourth, Scobee kicked a pair of field goals, from 45 and 25 yards away, to give the Jaguars a 23-10 lead. The Buccaneers made it a 23-17 game with 3:43 left in regulation on a three-yard touchdown pass from McCown to Chad Lucas and looked to take the lead in the waning seconds, but came up short on 4th-and-6 from the Jaguars' 11 yard line.
