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The Atlanta Falcons took on the Jacksonville Jaguars tonight in their final football game on the NFL preseason schedule, with one team ready to count on its franchise quarterback to take it back to the playoffs, and the other officially opting to keep its franchise QB on the shelf for the season. The Jags say they’re starting veteran journeyman Chad Henne over first round rookie Blake Bortles, even as Bortles stated his case yet again tonight. But the final score was decided primarily by the second quarter.

Matt Ryan looked strong in his previous outing for Atlanta, and remains the team’s best hope for bouncing back from a bad season in 2013. But TJ Yates had a strong outing tonight, going fifteen for twenty with two touchdown scores, allowing the Falcons to feel safer about the backup QB position. Jacksonville sat Chad Henne tonight, but only gave Blake Bortles brief playing time as he went four for six with one touchdown score. Neither Morris nor Stanzi did much to make the case for winning the third string Jags QB job.

The Atlanta Falcons were the winner tonight over the Jacksonville Jaguars by a final score of 24-14 thanks to a pair of touchdowns before halftime. The next game on the Falcons schedule is the season opener at home against the New Orleans Saints next Sunday afternoon, while the next game on the schedule for the Jaguars is at the Philadelphia Eagles, also on Sunday.

The Atlanta Falcons and Tennessee Titans went into tonight’s crucial third NFL preseason schedule game both looking for answers, though of a very different kind. Atlanta got blown out against the Texans and didn’t look particularly good at any position, and had some soul searching to do before tonight’s game. Tennessee has a different sort of problem: both their quarterbacks have played well, giving them a potential QB controversy. The final score was decided by seven points.

The Titans are still hoping Jake Locker will emerge into the quarterback they thought they were drafting a few years back, and tonight he may have locked down the starting job. He went 12 for 17 with a touchdown score with a passer rating of 126. Tennessee rookie Zack Metterberger played adequately, going 11 for 19 with no touchdowns or interceptions, meaning the job is almost certainly Locker’s to lose this year. The Falcons saw Matt Ryan bounce back in a strong way, going 18 for 23 with two touchdown scores in extended action.

In the end the Tennessee Titans were the winner thanks to two unanswered fourth quarter scores over the Atlanta Falcons, by a final score of 24-17. The next game on the Titans schedule is at home against the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday night, while the next game on the schedule for the Falcons is at the Jacksonville Jaguars, also on Thursday night.

Atlanta Falcons vs Jacksonville Jaguars game tonight: score, schedule

Atlanta Falcons vs Tennessee Titans game: score, schedule