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          Travis Etienne scampers for 62-yard TD for Jaguars

          • Micheal DiRocco
          Dec 31, 2023, 07:44 PM

          Travis Etienne Jr. gave the Jaguars a little breathing room with a 62-yard touchdown run in which he broke three tackles along the sideline.

          Etienne took a pitch right, beat linebacker Yetur Gross-Matos to the edge, cut inside a block by right guard Brandon Scherff, and got to the sideline at the Carolina 45-yard line. He broke a tackle attempt by safety Xavier Woods at the 33 and another by safety Vonn Bell at the 14 before carrying linebacker Deion Jones the last 2 yards into the end zone.

          It was Etienne's longest run of the season and made him the first Jaguars player since Maurice Jones-Drew in 2009 to rush for 10 touchdowns in a season. With Etienne's run and Brandon McManus' extra point, the Jaguars took a 16-0 lead.