Connor Barth ideal in return to Tampa Bay

He wasn’t alone as a productive Tampa Bay running back, either. “His first true action, you move up…”

It was safety Earl Thomas who broke the drought for the group that includes Richard Sherman and Kam Chancellor, picking off Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton on a pass underthrown for A.J. Green in the end zone.

The Jaguars should be able to do that against their cross-conference and cross-state rival, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Lovie Smith talks to team after win Sunday.

In the fourth quarter with Tampa Bay leading 31-24, Anger punted a 50-yarder, but Rainey returned it 25 yards to the Jaguars 40.

Tampa Bay is now 2-3 going into the bye week.

Bortles passed for 303 yards and four TDs, but also threw an interception that led to a Bucs touchdown. We’ve got enough good players in that locker room do better than what we’re doing on the field today. But even in a four-pick performance against Josh Norman and Carolina, Winston still didn’t prevent Martin from topping 100 rushing yards with over 5.0 yards per carry to boot. The home side then retook the lead when Corey Grant fumbled the ball and Jacquies Smith pounced on it to recover and he rolled into the endzone for a three-yard score.

For the first time this season, Seattle intercepted a pass.

“This one is painful”. Bradley said he expects Bortles to play Sunday against the Houston Texans, but it remains to be seen whether the injury will limit his effectiveness or whether he will aggravate it when he is hit.

It looks like Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley is finally coming to the realization that the rest of the National Football League came to years ago: the Jags suck. “I think it’s the angle that he’s operating under, I think that’s what we’re looking at right now”.

Five weeks is a small sample size, but I have every reason to believe that Martin can continue to be a workhorse and the star of this offense. “We’re capable of better and we’re not showing it”.

Martin, hindered by injuries the past two seasons, also scored on a pair of 1-yard runs.

Jacksonville Jaguars backup running back Bernard Pierce might have a few explaining to do in team meetings this week.

Last week they suffered a tough 13-16 loss to the Indianapolis Colts in overtime, and this week face a third straight road trip. Seven of his 19 passes (36.8 percent) went to his running backs, the most he has targeted them in a game this season. Bradley said coaches counted 23, which led to the Jaguars allowing a season-high 183 yards rushing. And the Jaguars sacked him only twice.

“It’s my job to take care of the ball”, Winston said.