It’s been a while since we’ve been able to have a Victory Monday, but the Jacksonville Jaguars went to the West Coast Sunday and handled their business against the Oakland Raiders. It was a weird game in which the Jags looked like they weren’t going to win until the fourth quarter, but thanks to some late quarterback heroics from the Mississippi Mustache, the Jags pulled off a comeback victory.
With the roller coaster ride at RingCentral Stadium in the record books, here are our good, bad and ugly tidbits of Sunday’s game:
The good
- Gardner Minshew II and Chris Conley connection: The Jags came into Sunday’s game without their best receiver, DJ Chark Jr., but that ultimately did not matter. Rookie quarterback Gardner Minshew II simply took a “next man up” mentality and utilized what he had to the best of his ability. While Keelan Cole led the team in receiving with 79 yards, Chris Conley made the most impactful plays. He especially was clicking with Minshew in the fourth quarter as both connected for two touchdown passes, including the one in the Jags’ last offensive drive to give them the lead.
- Yannick Ngakoue and the Jaguars’ pass-rush: TheJags’ pass-rush kept them in this game. Yannick Ngakoue especially came up huge as he had arguably his best game of the season. He ultimately finished the game with five tackles and two sacks. Josh Allen also had a good day and was disruptive, accumulating his tenth sack on the season.