Jacksonville Jaguars’ Question Marks Shine in First Preseason Win

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Published: September 4, 2009

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... Jaguars, who had many young rookies playing in their first action, overpowered the Washington Redskins in a quality win to head into the regular season.

First the wide receivers: There were questions about the two wide receivers in Mike Sims-Walker and Mike Thomas. Mike and Mike played stellar football.

Thomas muffed no punts (even when obliterated by a Washington defender), had two solid reverses, and even caught a couple of passes. Sims-Walker, started slow, but finished the night with a fantastic performance, with a diving catch (shown above) and the Jags' sole offensive touchdown, as he broke through three defenders. 

Troy Williamson was very strong as well, with four catches for 35 yards, while Torry Holt added a nice 31-yard grab as well.

The offensive line played much better tonight, as David Garrard was only sacked once. Garrard had a 122.7 passer rating going 10-of-13 for 95 yards. He also lead multiple continuous drives.

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