Jags QB laments one that got away
He completed 20 of 33 passes for 354 yards and two touchdowns against the Saints -- all career highs.
Trailing 24-17 with 9:01 remaining in the third quarter, the Jaguars faced fourth-and-4 at the Saints' 34-yard line. From shotgun formation, Gray threw toward wide receiver Ernest Wilford in front of the Jaguars' bench. Wilford turned outside, Gray threw inside and Saints cornerback Mike McKenzie turned the Jaguars inside out, returning an interception 75 yards for a touchdown.
The Jaguars never recovered, falling to the resurgent Saints 41-24.
"Mike McKenzie, he's a good friend of mine, and I've got to hear that for the next year or so," said Gray, who has been thrust into a starting role while injured starter David Garrard recovers from ankle surgery. "It was just a wrong route. Maybe, it was miscommunication on my part and the receiver, but we'll get that corrected."
The "miscommunication" proved costly for the Jaguars (5-3), who find themselves in third place in the AFC South, behind the defending Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans.
"With the exception of one throw to begin the second half -- on a busted route, that was one big mistake -- (Gray) threw the ball pretty well today and made some good decisions," Jaguars Coach Jack Del Rio said. "He gave us a chance to hang around and made some plays that kept us in it for a while. That was good to see."
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