FULL TIME!
The referee blows the whistle. End of story. The Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Atlanta Falcons 23-7 at Wembley Stadium in London, England in the NFL.
4Q - 13:00
McManus converts a field goal and scores three more for the Atlanta Falcons: 23-7
4Q - 04:20
McManus gets a field goal and extends the Falcons' lead to 20-7.
END OF 3Q:
The Jacksonville Jaguars are running over the Atlanta Falcons 17-7 in the NFL. We're heading into the final quarter.
Q3 - 03'
London gets a touchdown and Koo kicks the extra point for the Atlanta Falcons: 17-7.
HALFTIME!
End of the second quarter and the Jaguars are leading 17-0. Halftime now.
2Q - 10'
Williams gets a touchdown and McManus converts the extra point! What a thrashing of the Jacksonville Jaguars by the Atlanta Falcons: 17-0.
2º quarter!
McManus converts a field goal to put the Jaguars up 10-0!
09'
JAGUARS AHEAD! Ridley C. gets a touchdown and McManus converts the extra point: 7-0.
START THE GAME!
Ball rolling for Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Atlanta Falcons
5 MINUTES!
Five minutes to go.
Atlanta Falcons
After a poor season, the Atlanta Falcons face the 2023 season with higher expectations than in previous years, and are aiming for a place in the National Conference playoffs. With young players on offense and a reinforcement on defense, the team sees a significant improvement in its performance over the course of the year.
Jacksonville Jaguars
After a solid season in 2022/2023, the Jacksonville Jaguars are determined to return to the American Conference playoffs. The addition of Calvin Ridley is quite promising, and the defense features Travon Walker and Josh Allen, two of the team's high draft picks who still have a lot of potential to offer. The outlook is favorable for them to make a difference and contribute significantly to the team's success.
Current form
The Jaguars go into the game with the aim of halting a run of two consecutive defeats. After an opening win against the Colts, the team suffered defeats to the Chiefs and Texans. On the other hand, the Falcons started the season with a 2-0 record, but were beaten by the Lions in Week 3.
Desmond Ridder plus 15.5 rushing yards
As the starting quarterback, Desmond Ridder is the name of the Atlanta Falcons' position. With a good height (1.91m), the player can be athletic, bringing a physical element to his game. In addition, his natural arm strength is an impressive attribute, allowing him to send the ball with speed on long passes without much effort. His ability to create vertical, explosive plays is one of the outstanding attractions of his style of play.
Atlanta Falcons
The Falcons started 2-0 and everything was lovely and wonderful after the win against the Packers, with a good turnaround and Desmond Ridder looking more comfortable. Then came the game against the Lions: a 20-6 defeat, seven sacks suffered by the quarterback and a measly 183 yards on offense.
There's no doubt that the Falcons' identity is their ground game. But when the score starts to get too high for the other side and the ground game doesn't get going, you have to find alternatives. Cordarrelle Patterson is one of them and he could make his season debut in the London game.
If the offense isn't very connected in the passing game, the defense is. The team has the fourth best defense against the pass in yards allowed. That's an excellent sign, especially against attacks that don't impose themselves on the ground game.
Jacksonville Jaguars
The season started well for the Jaguars, with a win against the Indianapolis Colts that indicated that in the division, Jacksonville was the favorite and was going to make that status count. But what happened in the following weeks contradicted that idea: losing to the Chiefs is not a shame, but only scoring nine points in a game in which the team had chances is a problem.
But the alarm went off last week. The team was favored at home against the Houston Texans, who are rebuilding after some very bad years. And the Texans not only won, they imposed themselves, with freshman C.J. Stroud adding 280 air yards and 2 TDs and Trevor Lawrence never finding his rhythm.
The team will now have a sequence of two games in London to try and find itself. The upside is that turnovers, fouls and silly drops can easily be eliminated. And the AFC South is far from a dominant force. There's still a way to recover.
1 Hour
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When is Jacksonville Jaguars vs Atlanta Falcons and how to follow LIVE?
Competition: NFL
Venue: Wembley Stadium, London, England
Time: 09:30 a.m. ET
Where to watch: Star+ and ESPN
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CURIOSITIES!
The NFL has 32 teams divided into two conferences, the National Conference (NFC) and the American Conference (AFC). Each conference is divided into four divisions and the teams compete in a series of regular season games before the playoffs.
Vince Lombardi Trophy: The trophy awarded to the Super Bowl champion is named after Vince Lombardi, one of the NFL's most legendary coaches. Lombardi is famous for his time with the Green Bay Packers.
The NFL Draft: Every year, the NFL holds a draft in which teams select the best college players to join their teams. The order of selection is based on the teams' performance in the previous season, with the team with the lowest ranking picking first.
RULES
Game length: An NFL game consists of four quarters of 15 minutes each, with breaks between the second and third quarters and at the end of the second quarter.
Scoring: Touchdowns are worth 6 points, field goals are worth 3 points, extra points (PATs) are worth one or two points, and safeties are worth two points.
Territory Advance: Teams have four plays (downs) to advance at least 10 yards. If they succeed, they win another series of four plays.
Ball possession: The attacking team tries to advance with the ball to score points, while the defensive team tries to stop the advance or regain possession.
Pass and Run: The quarterback passes the ball or the players can run with it. There are specific rules for complete passes, incomplete passes and interceptions.
Fouls and Penalties: There are various penalties, such as pass interference, holding and illegal displacement, which can result in yards being gained or gained back or further downs.
Replay: Some plays can be reviewed by coaches' challenges or automatically in the final two minutes of each half to ensure correct decisions by the referees.
Winning Conditions: The team with the most points at the end of the game wins. In the event of a draw during the regular season, there may be extra time.
CHAMPIONS!
Today, the New England Patriots, along with the Pittsburgh Steelers, are the biggest winners of the Super Bowl, with six titles each. The San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys follow with five. The teams with the most Super Bowl championship rings are the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New England Patriots, with six each.
However, the greatest Super Bowl champion is quarterback Tom Brady, with seven titles (six for the New England Patriots and one for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers). Brady is also the record holder for MVP, with five, and the only athlete to be MVP for two teams in history.
The defending champions are the Kansas City Chiefs, who beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 in the final. The Chiefs finished the season with their tenth consecutive winning record under coach Andy Reid, with a record of 14 wins and three losses. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes is the reigning MVP. The athlete broke the record for the most total yards in a season by a quarterback (passing and rushing combined) with 5,608.
THE DIVISIONS
The National Football League (NFL) is the main American soccer league in the United States and is made up of 32 teams divided into two conferences: the American Conference (AFC) and the National Conference (NFC). Each conference is subdivided into four divisions, making a total of eight divisions in the NFL. Here are the NFL divisions as of my last update in September 2021:
American Conference (AFC):
AFC East
- Buffalo Bills
- Miami Dolphins
- New England Patriots
- New York Jets
AFC North
- Baltimore Ravens
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Cleveland Browns
- Pittsburgh Steelers
AFC South
- Houston Texans
- Indianapolis Colts
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- Tennessee Titans
AFC West
- Denver Broncos
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Las Vegas Raiders
- Los Angeles Chargers
National Conference (NFC):**
NFC East
- Dallas Cowboys
- New York Giants
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Washington Football Team
NFC North
- Chicago Bears
- Detroit Lions
- Green Bay Packers
- Minnesota Vikings
NFC South
- Atlanta Falcons
- Carolina Panthers
- New Orleans Saints
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
NFC West:
- Arizona Cardinals
- Los Angeles Rams
- San Francisco 49ers
- Seattle Seahawks
The teams compete within their divisions during the regular season and then advance to the playoffs, where the winning teams from each conference compete in the Super Bowl, the final game that decides the NFL champion.
NFL
The NFL (National Football League) is the national American soccer league in the United States, with 32 teams divided into two groups, the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The league was founded on August 20, 1920, as the American Professional Football Association (APFA), but then changed to the name we know today.
In addition, in 1936, the Draft was established, which is the time when teams select players from universities in the United States to join their squads. In 1966, the NFL merged with the American Football League (AFL) to create the Super Bowl. The first winner was the Green Bay Packers, who went on to win the championship twice. It was only halted by the New York Jets and then the Kansas City Chiefs.
TIME AND PLACE!
The match between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Atlanta Falcons is valid for the 4th round of the NFL playoffs.
The Jaguars come into the match trying to avoid a run of three straight defeats. After beating the Colts in their opener, they lost to the Chiefs and Texans. The Falcons were 2-0, but lost to the Lions in Week 3.
The Jaguars have a good team, although they've yet to prove it with any consistency this season. The losses can be explained by mental lapses or having faced a unit that is underestimated by analysts (like the Chiefs' defense so far).
In London it's time to wake up and the Falcons, despite being 2-1, are an inferior team in terms of talent. The Jaguars must and should win on Sunday.
The ball rolls for Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Atlanta Falcons at 10:30 a.m. at Wembley Stadium in London, England.
WELCOME!
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Atlanta Falcons face off this Sunday (01) at 09:30 a.m. at Wembley Stadium in London, England, in an NFL clash.