


The Jaguars gave a master class on what not to do on a punt return on national television, and the only thing missing was the “Benny Hill” theme music.
During the first quarter the Jaguars’ matchup with the Saints on “Thursday Night Football,” Jacksonville forced New Orleans to punt on fourth down from its own 45-yard line.
All had been going as expected as Jamal Agnew was back to receive and everything seemed normal until the ball was in the air.
That’s when as Agnew went to play the ball, he was leveled by his own teammate, Tevaughn Campbell, forcing him to muff the punt and allow the Saints to come up with the ball.
The Saints recovered the ball at Jacksonville’s 17-yard line and Agnew was hurt on the play, though he did return.
It was also the second Jaguars turnover in the first quarter.
The Jaguars did get lucky in the end and only gave up a field goal, which trimmed their lead to 7-3.
The muffed punt wasn’t the only oddity to occur involving a fourth-down play in this primetime game.
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The Jaguars employed a bit of trickery when Logan Cooke lined up to punt on a fourth-and-2 on New Orleans’ 46-yard line with 1:33 left in the first half.
Instead of kicking the ball, he surprised everyone — including the defense — and threw the ball to Tim Jones for the first down.
The Jaguars managed to get a field goal out of the drive to extend their lead to 17-6.
The Jaguars had entered the game with a 4-2 record and the Saints stood at 3-3 going into the Week 7 meeting.