2005 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 25, 2005 · Giants Stadium

Jacksonville JaguarsWinner

New York Jets

NYJ -2.5 upsetO 34.5 ✓Jets closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Jacksonville Jaguars 26–20.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Passing · JAX

16/23, 177 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

3.3 expected points added

Passing · NYJ

9/19, 76 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT

-12.6 expected points added

Rushing · JAX

37 att, 98 yds, 1 TD

-8.4 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NYJ

18 att, 67 yds, 0 TD

-2.5 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Byron Leftwich	16/23	177	2	1	2	3.3
Matt Jones	0/1	0	0	0	0	-0.5

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Fred Taylor	37	98	2.6	1	-8.4
Alvin Pearman	4	22	5.5	0	1.5
Byron Leftwich	2	12	6.0	0	0.7
Greg Jones	4	7	1.8	0	1.7

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Mike Peterson	3	6	0.0	0	0
Daryl Smith	2	4	0.0	0	0
Rashean Mathis	4	0	0.0	1	2
Akin Ayodele	2	2	0.0	0	0
Paul Spicer	3	0	3.0	0	1
Deke Cooper	3	0	0.0	1	2
Reggie Hayward	2	1	0.0	0	0
Kenny Wright	1	1	0.0	0	0
Deon Grant	2	0	0.0	0	0
Byron Leftwich	1	0	0.0	0	0

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Chad Pennington	9/19	76	0	2	4	-12.6
Jay Fiedler	2/3	19	0	0	0	-0.9

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Curtis Martin	18	67	3.7	0	-2.5
Chad Pennington	3	15	5.0	0	1.3
Derrick Blaylock	3	6	2.0	0	-1.0
Jerald Sowell	1	1	1.0	1	1.6

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Jonathan Vilma	6	3	0.0	0	0
Derrick Strait	5	1	0.0	0	0
Eric Barton	1	4	0.0	0	0
Ty Law	4	1	0.0	0	1
David Barrett	5	0	0.0	0	1
James Reed	2	3	0.0	0	0
Bryan Thomas	3	2	1.0	0	0
Kerry Rhodes	3	1	0.0	1	1
Shaun Ellis	4	0	0.0	0	0
John Abraham	2	2	1.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Jets closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 34.5; the game landed 46 — over by 11.5.

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