The Falcons got more yards in the game with 344 compared to 275 by Jacksonville, but the Jaguars were just more effective when they had the ball. Also, rookie kicker Jeremy Shelley missed a field-goal and an extra point, that would have made the game 20-20 at the end of regulation. The biggest play of the game for the Falcons was a 65-yard touchdown run by Josh Vaughan to give the Falcons a 16-13 lead at the time. The other touchdown came when Jonathan Massaquoi recovered a fumble by Jacksonville quarterback Matt Scott and returned it nine yards for the score. Shelley added a 42-yard field goal to complete the scoring for Atlanta.
Dominique Davis played most of the game at quarterback for Atlanta and did good at times but overall wasn't impressive. He passed for 175 yards and threw an interception. Vaughan led the Falcons in rushing with 83 yards on five attempts. Chase Coffman had a good showing at tight end as he caught four passes for 47 yards to lead the team in both categories for the game. Linebacker Robert James led the Falcons in tackles with seven, while Massaquoi had the only sack of the game for Atlanta. Also, rookie cornerbacks Desmond Trufant and Robert Alford both picked off passes in the first half in a good showing for them.
The Jaguars won their final preseason game to give them a 1-3 record before the start of the real season next weekend. They got two field goals from kicker Josh Scobee, an 18-yard touchdown run by Jordan Todman and finally a 13-yard pass from Mike Kafka to Jeremy Ebert for the winning touchdown in the fourth quarter to complete their scoring in the game. Todman rushed the ball nine times for 60 yards to lead the Jaguars. LaRoy Reynolds had a big game on defense for Jacksonville coming up with eleven tackles. Newly acquired Will Blackmon had the interception for Jacksonville off of Davis.
The Falcons regular season opener will be on September 8th against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans. Before then, the Falcons will have to cut their roster down to the league limit of 53 by Saturday evening. They began that process by announcing linebacker Brian Banks, who was falsely accused of rape and spent five years in prison for it, was released on Friday morning. An immediate fan-favorite as fans were pulling for the man to make the team, Banks recorded only four tackles while playing in all four of the Falcons' preseason games.
Josh Vaughan points to the sky after scoring on a 65-yard touchdown run in the third quarter that gave the Falcons the lead at the time in their loss to Jacksonville.
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