Wild Card Round: Jacksonville Jaguars at New England Patriots (Gillette Stadium), the bracket opens here. Kickoff: Sat January 7, 2006 at 8:08pm. Winner advances to the divisional round. Loser starts the offseason early.[1][2]
Wild card weekend is the most chaotic football the calendar produces. Jacksonville Jaguars at New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium is the kind of game that decides whether a season was a long buildup or a quick exit. These are the games where the second-tier playoff teams have to prove they belong. Most don't. The few who do define the rest of January.
The bracket has narrowed to the teams that survived the regular season. Jacksonville Jaguars and New England Patriots are two of them; the rest of the league is in scouting mode for the offseason. What happens in Gillette Stadium shifts the rest of the tree: a road favorite winning rearranges seeding expectations; a home upset shows the bracket math underweights heart.
Jacksonville Jaguars versus New England Patriots in the Wild Card Round. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Jacksonville Jaguars-New England Patriots cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 10-6 | L1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 9-7 | W6 |
| Buffalo Bills | 5-11 | L1 |
| New York Jets | 4-12 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | 11-5 | L2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 11-5 | W4 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 6-10 | L1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 6-10 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 14-2 | W1 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 12-4 | W3 |
| Tennessee Titans | 4-12 | L3 |
| Houston Texans | 2-14 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | 13-3 | W4 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 10-6 | W2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 9-7 | L2 |
| Oakland Raiders | 4-12 | L6 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | 13-3 | L1 |
| St. Louis Rams | 6-10 | W1 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 5-11 | -- |
| San Francisco 49ers | 4-12 | W2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 11-5 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 10-6 | W5 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 9-7 | L1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 6-10 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 11-5 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 9-7 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 5-11 | L1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4-12 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | 11-5 | W1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 11-5 | W2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 8-8 | L3 |
| New Orleans Saints | 3-13 | L5 |
Jaguars vs Patriots 2005 AFC Wild Card
1/7/2006 Jacksonville Jaguars at New England Patriots AFC Wild Card Playoff
Madden NFL 06 - Jaguars vs. Patriots | 2005 AFC Wild Card
2005 Jaguars @ Patriots AFC Wild Card Highlights
2005 Wild Card - Jacksonville at New England
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 03333 |
| New England Patriots | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 07212828 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Patriots | Troy Brown 11 yard pass from Tom Brady ( Adam Vinatieri kick) | 0-7 |
| Jaguars | Josh Scobee 36 yard field goal | 3-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Patriots | David Givens 3 yard pass from Tom Brady ( Adam Vinatieri kick) | 3-14 |
| Patriots | Ben Watson 63 yard pass from Tom Brady ( Adam Vinatieri kick) | 3-21 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Patriots | Asante Samuel 73 yard interception return ( Adam Vinatieri kick) | 3-28 |
New England Patriots defeated Jacksonville Jaguars 28-3 at Gillette Stadium in the Wild Card Round. The final scoring play was Patriots: Asante Samuel 73 yard interception return ( Adam Vinatieri kick). The 25-point margin made it a one-sided afternoon. Top line of the day: Tom Brady: 201 pass yards on 15-of-27, 3 TD, 0 INT. New England Patriots advance to the divisional round.[1][2]
New England Patriots walked out of Gillette Stadium as the team that survived a Wild Card Round Jacksonville Jaguars will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 28-3. This was a 25-point margin, which is unusual for this round of the postseason and tells a story about which staff out-prepared the other from the opening series. The final scoring play came from Patriots: Asante Samuel 73 yard interception return ( Adam Vinatieri kick). Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. New England Patriots advance to the divisional round.
New England Patriots 28, Jacksonville Jaguars 3. Round: Wild Card Round. Attendance: 68756. Q2: 2 scoring plays. Q3: 2 scoring plays. Q4: 1 scoring play. Top performers:
- Tom Brady: 201 pass yards on 15-of-27, 3 TD, 0 INT
- Kevin Faulk: 51 rush yards on 6 carries
- Matt Jones: 6 catches for 94 yards
Wild Card Round, played at Gillette Stadium. Final: Jacksonville Jaguars 3, New England Patriots 28, with New England Patriots taking the result by 25. **Second quarter**
- Patriots: Troy Brown 11 yard pass from Tom Brady ( Adam Vinatieri kick)
- Jaguars: Josh Scobee 36 yard field goal
Third quarter
- Patriots: David Givens 3 yard pass from Tom Brady ( Adam Vinatieri kick)
- Patriots: Ben Watson 63 yard pass from Tom Brady ( Adam Vinatieri kick)
Fourth quarter
- Patriots: Asante Samuel 73 yard interception return ( Adam Vinatieri kick)
Top performers
- Tom Brady: 201 pass yards on 15-of-27, 3 TD, 0 INT
- Kevin Faulk: 51 rush yards on 6 carries
- Matt Jones: 6 catches for 94 yards
The 25-point margin says most of what needs saying about how the day went; the box score is the rest.
| Jaguars | Patriots | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 15 | 17 |
| Total Yards | 292 | 307 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 21/39 | 15/27 |
| Pass yards | 247 | 201 |
| Pass TD | 0 | 3 |
| Interceptions | 1 | 0 |
| Sacks taken | 6 | 4 |
| Sack yards lost | 42 | 12 |
| Net pass yards | 205 | 189 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 17 | 28 |
| Rush yards | 87 | 118 |
| Rush TD | 0 | 0 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 2 | 4 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties | 8 | 4 |
| Penalty yards | 40 | 32 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAX | |||||
| Byron Leftwich | 18/31 | 179 | 0 | 1 | |
| David Garrard | 3/8 | 68 | 0 | 0 | |
| NWE | |||||
| Tom Brady | 15/27 | 201 | 3 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAX | ||||
| Byron Leftwich | 3 | 26 | 0 | 18 |
| Fred Taylor | 8 | 24 | 0 | 7 |
| Greg Jones | 2 | 15 | 0 | 11 |
| David Garrard | 2 | 14 | 0 | 9 |
| Alvin Pearman | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| NWE | ||||
| Kevin Faulk | 6 | 51 | 0 | 19 |
| Corey Dillon | 17 | 40 | 0 | 6 |
| Andre' Davis | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Tom Brady | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| Patrick Pass | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Matt Cassel | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAX | ||||
| Matt Jones | 6 | 94 | 0 | 41 |
| Reggie Williams | 4 | 56 | 0 | 24 |
| Ernest Wilford | 4 | 53 | 0 | 17 |
| Jimmy Smith | 3 | 30 | 0 | 19 |
| Fred Taylor | 3 | 13 | 0 | 12 |
| Kyle Brady | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NWE | ||||
| Ben Watson | 5 | 91 | 1 | 63 |
| Kevin Faulk | 4 | 45 | 0 | 21 |
| Deion Branch | 2 | 36 | 0 | 20 |
| Corey Dillon | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Troy Brown | 1 | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Andre' Davis | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| David Givens | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
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