Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019 // Regular Season Week 14
FOURNETTE GOES OVER 1,000 FOR THE SEASON: Third-year RB Leonard Fournette rushed 15 times for 50 yards and has now surpassed 1,000 rushing yards for the second time in his career (1,040 during his rookie campaign in 2017). He joins former RB Fred Taylor as the only players in Jaguars history to register multiple 1,000-yard rushing seasons through their first three years in the NFL. Fournette is the first Jaguars player since former RB Maurice Jones-Drew in 2011 to rush for at least 1,000 yards through the team’s first 13 games of the season.
MINSHEW BACK IN THE LINEUP: Making his return to the starting lineup for the first time since Week 9 against Houston, rookie QB Gardner Minshew IIcompleted 24 of 37 passes for 162 yards and one TD in today’s game. With a 12-yard TD pass to TE Nick O’Leary in the third quarter, Minshew threw his 15th TD pass of the season, the most ever by a Jaguars rookie. Minshew has thrown for 2,594 passing yards this season, the most through 11 career games in franchise history. Minshew joins Dallas QB Dak Prescott as the only players over the last seven seasons to throw for at least 15 TDs with five-or-fewer INTs through a player’s first 11 career games.
CAPTAIN CALAIS: On third-and-17 late in the first quarter, DL Calais Campbell brought down Chargers QB Philip Rivers for a 10-yard loss to increase his season sack total to 6.5. Campbell has now totaled 88.0 career sacks, including 31.5 sacks since signing with the Jaguars in 2017. By bringing down Rivers, he has now sacked 45 different QBs during his 12-year NFL career. Campbell’s 31.5 sacks rank fourth all-time in Jaguars history.
LAMBO REMAINS PERFECT AT HOME: After opening the game with a 14-play, 67-yard drive, K Josh Lambo converted a 26-yard field goal midway through the first quarter. Lambo has now made 64 of 68 FG attempts with the Jaguars since he signed with the team on Oct. 17, 2017. Overall, his 94.1 FG pct. is the highest in franchise history and the highest by any player in the NFL since 2017 (min. 10 FGA). Lambo has now made all 39 FG attempts at home since signing with the Jaguars in 2017, including all 34 tries at TIAA Bank Field. He is the only kicker in the NFL since 2017 to connect on 100 percent of their kicks in home games (min. five attempts).
CHARK ATTACK: Second-year WR DJ Chark Jr. caught nine passes on 10 targets for 75 yards, and has now totaled 956 receiving yards and eight TDs on 67 catches (14.3 rec. avg.) this season. Chark joins former WRs Jimmy Smith and Allen Robinson as the only players in franchise history to post at least 950 receiving yards and eight receiving TDs through the first 13 games of a season.
PAYNE LEADS THE TEAM WITH 16 TACKLES: LB Donald Payne totaled 16 tackles (eight solo) against the Chargers, the most by a Jaguars player since SJohnathan Cyprien posted 17 tackles (13 solo) on Dec. 18, 2016 against the Texans.
