JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- It's been a long time since the Jacksonville Jaguars defense forced a turnover. Since the first half of the season opener against Philadelphia, to be exact.
So when the Jaguars finally got one in the fourth quarter of their 17-9 loss to Pittsburgh at EverBank Field, it was courtesy of ... Abry Jones?
The second-year defensive tackle from Georgia sacked quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and forced a fumble that Andre Branch recovered at the Jacksonville 17-yard line. It turned out to be a waste because rookie quarterback Blake Bortles threw a pick-six that iced the game, but, hey, a turnover … finally.
"I felt through the whole game that we needed a big play because we needed something to help turn the game over to our way, so when the opportunity came I was just lucky enough to get the ball," Jones said.
The Jaguars forced three turnovers against the Eagles but hadn’t had one in 17-plus quarters until Jones’ sack with 12:24 remaining and the Jaguars trailing 10-9.
That was Jones’ second sack of the day. He had half a sack in eight games as a rookie last season.
