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JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS WEEKLY GAME RELEASE 1 TIAA BANK FIELD DRIVE | JACKSONVILLE, FL | 32202 WWW.JAGUARS.COM | (904) 633-6000 | @JAGUARS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, AUG. 13, 2018 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS SATURDAY, AUG. 18, 2018 • 1 P.M. EDT • U.S. Bank Stadium (66,860) Tad Dickman - Director of Public Relations • Amanda Holt - Director of Communications • Alex Brooks - Manager of Public Relations Andy Esworthy - Public Relations Assistant • David Wolf - Public Relations Assistant • Dan Edwards - Senior Vice President, Communications THE OVERVIEW QB PLAY IN PRESEASON OPENER The Jacksonville Jaguars travel to Minnesota to face the Vikings in Week The Jaguars QBs finished the preseason opener 24 of 34 (70.5 pct.) for 2 of the preseason at U.S. Bank Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 18 at 1 p.m. 229 yards and two total TDs (one passing and one rushing). QB Blake EDT. Bortles played in just one drive, throwing for 53 yards and rushing for a TD, before QB Cody Kessler led the offense until the fourth quarter. The Jaguars will arrive in Minneapolis on Tuesday for joint practices with the Vikings on Wednesday, Aug. 15 and Thursday, Aug. 16. In 2017, the Kessler finished with a 120.3 QB rating after completing 14 of 17 Jaguars participated in joint practices with the Patriots and Buccaneers attempts for 139 yards, including a 7-yard TD pass to TE Scott Orndoff. during training camp. The third-year NFL veteran was acquired by the Jaguars in a trade with the Cleveland Browns in the 2018 offseason. FIRST-TEAM ‘O’ FINDS THE END ZONE Rookie QB Tanner Lee played in the fourth quarter for Jacksonville and In its first preseason contest on Aug. 9, Jacksonville outscored New threw for 37 yards on 4 of 8 passing. Orleans, 20-10, through the first three quarters, before eventually falling, 24-20. “You kind of find out who you are as a player when you go play against live competition. I thought he was awesome. He’s had a really good The first-team offense set the tone with a 15-play, 79-yard drive (nine camp. He’s a smart kid and he’s picked up everything extremely quickly passes, six runs) that was capped by a 2-yard rushing TD on a QB Blake and to watch him go out there and run the offense and move the ball Bortles bootleg. In Bortles’ lone series of the game, he completed 6 of the way he did, it was fun to watch.” 9 passes (66.7 pct.) for 53 yards, including 2 of 2 on third down. RB Leonard Fournette carried the ball five times for 24 yards (4.8 rush - QB Blake Bortles on QB Cody Kessler’s performance vs. N.O. avg.), including a long rush of 8 yards. WR Dede Westbrook (2-28) and WR Donte Moncrief (2-15) each caught two passes on the opening KEY CONNECTIONS drive. • Jaguars LB Telvin Smith Sr. (2010-13) and Vikings CB Xavier Rhodes BATTLE OF THE TOP TWO (2009-12) played together at Florida State. In 2013, Jaguars CB Jalen Ramsey and Smith Sr. won a BCS National Championship with the ‘Noles. The Vikings and Jaguars finished the 2017 season as the No. 1 and No. 2 Vikings RB Dalvin Cook played with Ramsey at FSU in 2014 and 2015. ranked defenses in both total defense and points allowed, respectively. In addition, Jacksonville recorded the second-most sacks (55) and INTs • Jaguars CB Jalen Myrick played collegiately at the University of (21) in the league last year. Minnesota, while Jaguars OL Chris Reed played with Vikings WR Adam Thielen at Minnesota State from 2011-12. Together, the two teams combined for 11 defensive Pro Bowlers in 2017 and each franchise appeared in its respective conference championship games. MEDIA SCHEDULE Tuesday, August 14 2018 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE 9:15 a.m. ................... HC Doug Marrone available 10:30 a.m - 1 p.m. ....... Practice open to media Date Opponent Time/Result 1 p.m. ........................ Players available on the field Sun. Sept. 9 at New York Giants 1 p.m. (FOX) SUN. SEPT. 16 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 4:25 P.M. (CBS) Wednesday, August 15 (Joint Practice at Minnesota) SUN. SEPT. 23 TENNESSEE TITANS 1 P.M. (CBS) 2 p.m. ........................ HC Doug Marrone available SUN. SEPT. 30 NEW YORK JETS 1 P.M. (FOX) 2:45-5:15 p.m. ............ Practice open to media Sun. Oct. 7 at Kansas City Chiefs 1 p.m. (CBS) 5:15 p.m. .................... Players available following practice Sun. Oct. 14 at Dallas Cowboys 4:25 p.m. (CBS) Sun. Oct. 21 HOUSTON TEXANS 1 p.m. (CBS) Thursday, August 16 (Joint Practice at Minnesota) 2 p.m. ........................ HC Doug Marrone available SUN. Oct. 28 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES* 9:30 A.M. (NFLN) 2:45-5:15 p.m. ............ Practice open to media Sun. Nov. 4 BYE WEEK 5:15 p.m. .................... Players available following practice Sun. Nov. 11 at Indianapolis Colts 1 p.m. (CBS) SUN. Nov. 18 PITTSBURGH STEELERS 8:20 P.M. (NBC) Friday, August 17 Sun. Nov. 25 at Buffalo Bills 1 p.m. (CBS) No scheduled media availability SUN. Dec. 2 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1 P.M. (CBS) Thurs. Dec. 6 at Tennessee Titans 8:20 p.m. (FOX) Saturday, August 18 SUN. Dec. 16 WASHINGTON REDSKINS 1 P.M. (FOX) Noon CT/1 p.m. ET ..........Kickoff at Minnesota Sat/Sun. Dec. 22/23 at Miami Dolphins TBD Sun. Dec. 30 at Houston Texans 1 p.m. (CBS) JAGUARS MEDIA SITE For more information and to access the 2018 Jaguars Media Guide, please visit: www.jaguars.com/media All Game Times Eastern • Bold games: HOME • *Game played at Wembley Stadium 2018 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS MEDIA INFORMATION ON THE CALL PRONUNCIATION GUIDE TV BROADCAST INFORMATION: Jaguars TV programming, which includes Eli Ankou EE-lee ANN-koo preseason game broadcasts and ancillary programs, can be found on A.J. Bouye BOY-yay CBS47 and FOX30. In addition, almost every regular season game is Taven Bryan TAY-ven broadcast on Action News. Calais Campbell kuh-LAY-us A.J. Cann CAN Senior Correspondent Brian Sexton handles the play-by-play duties for Marcell Dareus DAR-ee-us the preseason games alongside the team’s all-time leading rusher, RB Tashaun Gipson tuh-SHAWN Fred Taylor (11,271 career rushing yards with Jacksonville). Rounding David Grinnage GRINN-edge out the broadcast team are Action News Jax Sports Director Brent Manase Hungalu muh-nah-seh HOONG-ah-lu Martineau and Digital Reporter and Host Ashlyn Sullivan who report Abry Jones A-bree from the sidelines. Allen Lazard luh-ZARD Lerentee McCray luh-REN-tay The game at Minnesota will also be simulcast on NFL Network. Jaydon Mickens jay-DON Dorren Miller DOOR-ee-in RADIO BROADCAST INFORMATION: Jaguars games and official team Andrew Motuapuaka mo-TOO-uh-poo-WAH-kuh radio programming air live on 1010 XL AM and 92.5 FM, the team’s Yannick Ngakoue yah NEEK in GAH kway flagship radio partner. In addition, the games are simulcast on 99.9 James O’Shaughnessy O-SEAN-uh-see Gator Country. Jeremy Parnell Jeremy NFL PRESEASON WEEK 2 SCHEDULE William Poehls pails Austin Seferian-Jenkins suh-FAIR-ee-un Thursday, August 16 Sealver Siliga silver suh-LING-UH Philadelphia at New England ............7:30 p.m. Dawuane Smoot duh-WAHN Pittsburgh at Green Bay ......................8 p.m. Jarrod Wilson Jared New York Jets at Washington................8 p.m. Friday, August 17 2018 OPPONENTS Kansas City at Atlanta .........................7 p.m. The Jaguars 2018 schedule features six teams that qualified for the 2017 New York at Detroit ............................7 p.m. postseason, and they’ll face seven teams in 2018 that finished .500 or Buffalo at Cleveland .......................7:30 p.m. better last season. Miami at Carolina ...........................7:30 p.m. Arizona at New Orleans .......................8 p.m. Below is a look at the Jaguars’ 2018 opponents: Saturday, August 18 2017 DIVISION Jacksonville at Minnesota ................. 1 p.m. HOME GAMES RECORD FINISH Oakland at Los Angeles Rams ...............4 p.m. New England* 13-3 (.813) 1st, AFC East Cincinnati at Dallas ............................7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Tennessee ......................8 p.m. Tennessee* 9-7 (.563) 2nd, AFC South San Francisco at Houston ....................8 p.m. New York Jets 5-11 (.313) 4th, AFC East Chicago at Denver ..........................9:05 p.m. Houston 4-12 (.250) 3rd (tied), AFC South Seattle at Los Angeles Chargers .......... 10 p.m. Philadelphia* (London) 13-3 (.813) 1st, NFC East Los Angeles Chargers at Arizona ......... 10 p.m. Pittsburgh* 13-3 (.813) 1st, AFC North Indianapolis 4-12 (.250) 3rd (tied), AFC South Monday, August 20 Washington 7-9 (.438) 3rd, NFC East Baltimore at Indianapolis ....................8 p.m. 68-60 (.532) All Game Times Eastern 2017 DIVISION AWAY GAMES RECORD FINISH JAGUARS NFL PRESEASON SCHEDULE New York Giants 3-13 (.188) 4th, NFC East Jacksonville travels to Minnesota for Week 2 of the 2018 NFL preseason. Kansas City* 10-6 (.625) 1st, AFC West Saturday’s matchup marks the second meeting in preseason history Dallas 9-7 (.563) 2nd, NFC East between the two teams. Indianapolis 4-12 (.250) 3rd (tied), AFC South Buffalo* 9-7 (.563) 2nd, AFC East 2018 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS PRESEASON SCHEDULE Tennessee* 9-7 (.563) 2nd, AFC South Miami 6-10 (.375) 1st, AFC North WEEK DATE TEAM/LOCATION TIME Houston 4-12 (.250) 3rd (tied), AFC South 1 Thursday, Aug.9 vs. New Orleans L, 24-20 54-74 (.422) 2 Saturday, Aug. 18 at Minnesota 1 p.m. 3 Saturday, Aug.