Denver Broncos at Jacksonville Jaguars Preview

By J.E. | Saturday, October 01, 2005 | ( 0 )

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The Denver Broncos (2-1) travel to Florida to face the Jacksonville Jaguars (2-1). Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00pm ET at Alltel Stadium.

Denver is coming off a short week, having just defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 30-10 on Monday night. Quarterback Jake Plummer ran the offense very efficiently and didn't make any costly mistakes. Plummer threw for 152 yards and one touchdown and added a rushing touchdown in the third quarter. He'll need to have another consistent game in order for the Broncos to continue their winning ways.

Plummer will have support in the backfield from Mike Anderson. Anderson recorded his best game of the season last week as he rushed for 98 yards, including a 44-yard touchdown run in the first quarter to put the Chiefs down 10-0. Tatum Bell and Ron Dayne could also see some action.

Jacksonville survived the Jets in a 26-20 OT victory last week. Quarterback Byron Leftwich completed 16 of 23 passes for 177 yards and 2 touchdowns, including the game-winner to Jimmy Smith. But he was also knocked around a lot and sacked twice. He can't keep taking big hits if the Jaguars want him to stay healthy for the whole season. When he throws, Leftwich will be looking primarily for Smith and wide receiver Reggie Williams. Williams caught 5 passes for 54 yards against the Jets.

The Jacksonville running game revolves around Fred Taylor. Taylor carried the ball 37 times against New York for 98 yards and a score. The Jaguars would probably like to give him a similar number of touches against Denver, but Taylor will definitely have to fight for his yards. Last week, the Broncos held the Chiefs' Priest Holmes and Larry Johnson to just 74 rushing yards combined.

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