Posted at 1:17 p.m., Sunday, September 23, 2007
NFL: Jags dominate clock, crush Broncos 23-14
Associated Press
DENVER - The Jacksonville Jaguars slowed Travis Henry and the league's best offense by turning them into sideline spectators in a 23-14 win over the Denver Broncos today.
Fred Taylor rushed for 84 yards as the Jaguars (2-1) controlled the clock for nearly 39 minutes in shutting down the league's top tailback and its most prolific offense.
Henry ran just 11 times for 35 yards. The Broncos (2-1), who piled up 911 yards in their first two games, managed just 265.
The Broncos had no choice but to go to the air in the fourth quarter, and Sammy Knight sealed the win with his first interception for Jacksonville in the closing minutes.
The Jaguars led 20-14 with six minutes left and were heading in for the game-clinching touchdown on first-and-goal from the 1 when safety Nick Ferguson stripped the ball from Maurice Jones-Drew. Curome Cox, playing for the injured John Lynch, recovered.
But the Broncos went nowhere and coach Mike Shanahan, out of timeouts, decided to go for it on fourth-and-5 from his own 9 with 4:20 remaining.
Tight end Daniel Graham dropped a potential first down pass and then spiked it in frustration, giving the Jaguars the ball at the 4.
The Jaguars were turned away inside the 1 for the second time. John Carney's third short field goal, this one from 18 yards, provided the final margin.
