Jaguars lean on rushing attack to topple Dolphins


Jacksonville Jaguars running back Travis Etienne Jr. (1) scores a touchdown against Miami Dolphins cornerback Noah Igbinoghene (9) during the second quarter of a preseason matchup Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]

Jacksonville Jaguars running back Travis Etienne Jr. (1) scores a touchdown against Miami Dolphins cornerback Noah Igbinoghene (9) during the second quarter of a preseason matchup Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]
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Three rushers found their way to the end zone as the host Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Miami Dolphins 31-18 in a preseason game on Saturday night.

Travis Etienne Jr., D’Ernest Johnson and JaMychal Hasty each scored a rushing touchdown for Jacksonville (3-0), which accumulated 413 yards of total offense. C.J. Beathard and Trevor Lawrence each completed 8 of 10 passes, with Beathard throwing for a team-high 134 yards and a TD.

Miami’s Skylar Thompson threw for 135 yards on 15-for-24 passing, but he was intercepted twice. Tua Tagovailoa went 4-for-6 with 67 yards. Chris Brooks scored twice on the ground for the Dolphins (1-2).

Jacksonville led 24-6 after Beathard threw a 74-yard scoring strike to Tim Jones, but a pair of TDs from Brooks sandwiched Hasty’s touchdown to pull Miami within 13. The Dolphins failed to convert two-point conversions after both of Brooks’ tallies.

—Field Level Media



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