Final
Still searching for first win, Lions host Jaguars
Nov 4, 2008 - 8:10 PM JACKSONVILLE (3-5) AT DETROIT (0-8), 1:00 pm ESTDETROIT (Ticker) -- The Detroit Lions can clinch their eighth consecutive losing season this Sunday.
The Lions will try to avoid their third 0-9 start in franchise history when they face the Jacksonville Jaguars, who lost to the previously winless Cincinnati Bengals last week.
This could be the best chance to avoid a winless season for Detroit, which does not play a team with losing record the rest of the way.
The Lions squandered a 10-point halftime lead last week, suffering a 27-23 loss to the rival Chicago Bears. Detroit also is shorthanded at quarterback with Dan Orlovsky joining Jon Kitna on the injury report.
Former Pro Bowl quarterback Daunte Culpepper did agree to a two-year deal with the Lions this week, but he likely will not be ready for this Sunday's game.
That leaves second-round pick Drew Stanton, who has not thrown an NFL pass, to be the starter.
The bright spot for Detroit continues to be Calvin Johnson, who has hauled in a touchdown reception in four straight games. The second-year pro has 37 catches for 682 yards and six scores.
Coming out of their bye week three weeks ago, the Jaguars appeared to be in perfect position to make a run at the playoffs. They were sitting at .500 and their next three opponents had two combined wins.
Jacksonville is learning that there are no guarantees in the NFL. The Jaguars followed a home defeat to the Cleveland Browns with an embarrassing 21-19 loss to the lowly Bengals last Sunday.
David Garrard passed for 229 yards with an interception as Jacksonville nearly overcame an 18-point fourth-quarter deficit but failed on a late 2-point conversion.
The Jaguars' woes can be linked to their running game. Jacksonville had the second-ranked rushing attack in 2007 at 149.4 yards per game, but have managed just 110 yards per game this season, which is 17th-best in league.
- NFL
FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
JACKSONVILLE 3 21 7 7 38
DETROIT 7 0 0 7 14 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: JAC - FG, JOSH SCOBEE 34 YD, 2:23. Drive: 4
plays, 7 yards in 1:24. Key plays:
Mathis 14-yard interception return
to Detroit 23. JACKSONVILLE 3-0
DET - TD, JOHN OWENS 1 YD PASS FROM DREW
STA
Nov 9 3:54 PM - NFL
TD DET
KEVIN SMITH 1 YD RUN
(JASON HANSON KICK)
JACKSONVILLE 38
DETROIT 14 6:02 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Jaguars 38, Lions 14 4th - 6:02Nov 9 3:35 PM
TD JAC TROY WILLIAMSON 10 YD PASS FROM DAVID GARRARD (JOSH SCOBEE KICK)
Jaguars 38, Lions 7 4th - 14:56Nov 9 3:14 PM
TD JAC TROY WILLIAMSON 10 YD PASS FROM DAVID GARRARD (JOSH SCOBEE KICK)
Jaguars 38, Lions 7 4th - 14:56Nov 9 3:14 PM
TD JAC TROY WILLIAMSON 10 YD PASS FROM DAVID GARRARD (JOSH SCOBEE KICK)
Jaguars 38, Lions 7 4th - 14:56Nov 9 3:14 PM
TD JAC TROY WILLIAMSON 10 YD PASS FROM DAVID GARRARD (JOSH SCOBEE KICK)
Jaguars 38, Lions 7 4th - 14:56Nov 9 3:14 PM
TD JAC TROY WILLIAMSON 10 YD PASS FROM DAVID GARRARD (JOSH SCOBEE KICK)
Jaguars 38, Lions 7 4th - 14:56Nov 9 3:14 PM
TD JAC TROY WILLIAMSON 10 YD PASS FROM DAVID GARRARD (JOSH SCOBEE KICK)
Jaguars 38, Lions 7 4th - 14:56Nov 9 3:14 PM- NFL
TD JAC
TROY WILLIAMSON 10 YD PASS FROM DAVID GARRARD
(JOSH SCOBEE KICK)
JACKSONVILLE 38
DETROIT 7 14:56 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Jaguars 38, Lions 7 4th - 14:56Nov 9 3:14 PM - NFL
END, 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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JACKSONVILLE 3 21 7 31
DETROIT 7 0 0 7 END, 3RD QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: JAC - FG, JOSH SCOBEE 34 YD, 2:23. Drive: 4
plays, 7 yards in 1:24. Key plays:
Mathis 14-yard interception return
to Detroit 23. JACKSONVILLE 3-0
DET - TD, JOHN OWENS 1 YD PASS FROM DR
Nov 9 3:10 PM
TD JAC JERRY PORTER 7 YD PASS FROM DAVID GARRARD (JOSH SCOBEE KICK)
Jaguars 31, Lions 7 3rd - 5:40Nov 9 2:54 PM
TD JAC JERRY PORTER 7 YD PASS FROM DAVID GARRARD (JOSH SCOBEE KICK)
Jaguars 31, Lions 7 3rd - 5:40Nov 9 2:54 PM
TD JAC JERRY PORTER 7 YD PASS FROM DAVID GARRARD (JOSH SCOBEE KICK)
Jaguars 31, Lions 7 3rd - 5:40Nov 9 2:54 PM
TD JAC JERRY PORTER 7 YD PASS FROM DAVID GARRARD (JOSH SCOBEE KICK)
Jaguars 31, Lions 7 3rd - 5:40Nov 9 2:54 PM
TD JAC JERRY PORTER 7 YD PASS FROM DAVID GARRARD (JOSH SCOBEE KICK)
Jaguars 31, Lions 7 3rd - 5:40Nov 9 2:54 PM
TD JAC JERRY PORTER 7 YD PASS FROM DAVID GARRARD (JOSH SCOBEE KICK)
Jaguars 31, Lions 7 3rd - 5:40Nov 9 2:54 PM- NFL
TD JAC
JERRY PORTER 7 YD PASS FROM DAVID GARRARD
(JOSH SCOBEE KICK)
JACKSONVILLE 31
DETROIT 7 5:40 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Jaguars 31, Lions 7 3rd - 5:40Nov 9 2:54 PM - NFL
HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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JACKSONVILLE 3 21 24
DETROIT 7 0 7 HALFTIME
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: JAC - FG, JOSH SCOBEE 34 YD, 2:23. Drive: 4
plays, 7 yards in 1:24. Key plays:
Mathis 14-yard interception return
to Detroit 23. JACKSONVILLE 3-0
DET - TD, JOHN OWENS 1 YD PASS FROM DREW
Nov 9 2:24 PM - NFL
TD JAC
MAURICE JONES-DREW 8 YD RUN
(JOSH SCOBEE KICK)
JACKSONVILLE 24
DETROIT 7 0:39 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Jaguars 24, Lions 7 2nd - 0:39Nov 9 2:20 PM - NFL
TD JAC
MAURICE JONES-DREW 1 YD RUN
(JOSH SCOBEE KICK)
JACKSONVILLE 17
DETROIT 7 8:03 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Jaguars 17, Lions 7 2nd - 8:03Nov 9 2:02 PM - NFL
TD JAC
MAURICE JONES-DREW 6 YD RUN
(JOSH SCOBEE KICK)
JACKSONVILLE 10
DETROIT 7 14:15 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Jaguars 10, Lions 7 2nd - 14:15Nov 9 1:43 PM - NFL
END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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JACKSONVILLE 3 3
DETROIT 7 7 END, 1ST QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: JAC - FG, JOSH SCOBEE 34 YD, 2:23. Drive: 4
plays, 7 yards in 1:24. Key plays:
Mathis 14-yard interception return
to Detroit 23. JACKSONVILLE 3-0
DET - TD, JOHN OWENS 1 YD PASS FROM DR
Nov 9 1:40 PM - mark wait, drew stanton? did they bench culpepper already?
Jaguars 3, Lions 7 1st - 3:33Nov 9 1:33 PM
TD DET JOHN OWENS 1 YD PASS FROM DREW STANTON (JASON HANSON KICK)
Jaguars 3, Lions 7 1st - 3:33Nov 9 1:33 PM
TD DET JOHN OWENS 1 YD PASS FROM DREW STANTON (JASON HANSON KICK)
Jaguars 3, Lions 7 1st - 3:33Nov 9 1:33 PM
TD DET JOHN OWENS 1 YD PASS FROM DREW STANTON (JASON HANSON KICK)
Jaguars 3, Lions 7 1st - 3:33Nov 9 1:33 PM
TD DET JOHN OWENS 1 YD PASS FROM DREW STANTON (JASON HANSON KICK)
Jaguars 3, Lions 7 1st - 3:33Nov 9 1:33 PM
TD DET JOHN OWENS 1 YD PASS FROM DREW STANTON (JASON HANSON KICK)
Jaguars 3, Lions 7 1st - 3:33Nov 9 1:33 PM
TD DET JOHN OWENS 1 YD PASS FROM DREW STANTON (JASON HANSON KICK)
Jaguars 3, Lions 7 1st - 3:33Nov 9 1:33 PM- NFL
TD DET
JOHN OWENS 1 YD PASS FROM DREW STANTON
(JASON HANSON KICK)
JACKSONVILLE 3
DETROIT 7 3:33 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Jaguars 3, Lions 7 1st - 3:33Nov 9 1:33 PM - NFL
FG JAC
JOSH SCOBEE 34 YD
JACKSONVILLE 3
DETROIT 0 12:37 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Jaguars 3, Lions 0 1st - 12:37Nov 9 1:08 PM - NFL
JACKSONVILLE 0
DETROIT 0 14:54 LEFT, 1ST QTR
DET BALL ON DET 21 YD LINE
1ST AND 10
Jaguars 0, Lions 0 1st - 14:54Nov 9 1:04 PM
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