Jacksonville versus Denver; A great AFC week six game. Jacksonville has a sneaky offense combined with a fierce defense, while Denver has a powerful offense and a shaky defense. So what does that mean? It means we are in store for one heck of a football game. The Jaguars pride themselves in their two-headed monster at running back that consists of seasoned veteran Fred Taylor along with touchdown hog Maurice Jones-Drew. It is an awesome combination that has put Jacksonville in prime position over the past couple of years. They also have a beastly defense that has “Big” John Henderson, Mike Peterson, and Reggie Nelson. The defense has totaled eight sacks, four forced fumbles, five interceptions, and two touchdowns so far on the season. It will be tough for Denver to break this unit down. But they will try to do so with the likes of Jay Cutler, Brandon Marshall, and Michael Pittman. Cutler has already thrown for 1,502 yards so far and 423 of them gave been collected by Marshall. They are the new Manning-Harrison connection. And if you think Jones-Drew has a nose for the end zone, Pittman must be an elephant running the ball as he has four touchdowns with none of them being over five yards long. But it is a tale of two sides as the Denver defense is totally offensive. You would think a unit consisting of Champ Bailey, D.J. Williams, and Dre’ Bly would be one of the tougher combos, but they have given up an average of 388 total yards on the season and have just recently lost to the Kansas City Chiefs because they could not stop Larry Johnson and the run game. This one looks to be a scoring fest in the Mile High City…

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The second quarter would open up with a bang as David Garrard completed a deep pass to Troy Williamson for sixty-nine yards that brought the ball all the way down to the Denver two yard line. Unfortunately though, it would be called back due to an offensive holding call on Jacksonville. Garrard would complete another pass to Dennis Northcutt, but fourth down came fast and the Jags would be forced to punt. Denver would go back on O and try to increase their four point lead. Jay Cutler would complete a fourteen yard pass to Brandon Stokley on third down, followed by a big eleven yard run by Michael Pittman. Another Cutler to Brandon Marshall pass would bring the ball down to the Jacksonville twenty-eight, but two plays later Cutler would complete a second pass to Marshall on the drive, but Marshall would end up fumbling the ball away. This would bring a start to a very important drive for the Jags; a twelve play drive that saw David Garrard pass for twenty-nine yards and Maurice Jones-Drew run for twenty-six yards (including a one yard touchdown run) would put the Jags up 10-7 with about three minutes left in the first half. Denver would again go back on offense and again try to work the best part of their team for some more points. Pittman would rush for eighteen yards and catch a nine yard pass, but failed to convert a fourth down try when he gained no yards on fourth and one. The Jags would regain possession on their own thirty and try to add another score before half-time. Garrard threw four passes for fifty yards to take it all the way to the Denver twenty-seven, but was sacked on second down and fumbled the ball back to Denver. Cutler would throw two incomplete passes, both intended for Pittman and Pittman himself would run once for two yards, but the Broncos would end up punting away with just fourteen ticks left. And with just that little of time left, Garrard would take one kneel to take the game into half-time with the Jags leading 10-7.

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