Jaguars, Saints Tie in Week 2 Preseason Thriller

The Jacksonville Jaguars took to the Big Easy in their first road trip of the 2025 preseason, coming away with a dress rehearsal, tying effort in New Orleans. However, Jacksonville’s starting units have many positives to hang their hats on after dominating the Saints backups in nearly every area of the early portions of the matchup. Here’s everything you need to know from Jacksonville’s Preseason Week 2 17-to-17 tie to the New Orleans Saints.

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Game Recap:

The following Saints did not play in this one, as New Orleans would rest a few players due to injury, precaution, or veteran rest:

• RB Alvin Kamara
• C Erik McCoy
• Trevor Penning (turf toe)
• TE Juwan Johnson
• TE/QB Taysom Hill (knee) – PUP
• WR Brandin Cooks
• NT Davon Godchaux
• DE Cam Jordan
• DE Bryan Bresee
• LB Chase Young
• LB Carl Granderson
• LB Demario Davis
• LB Pete Werner
• CB Kool-Aid McKinstry
• CB Alontae Taylor (groin)
• S Justin Reid
• S Julian Blackmon

Jacksonville would also have a few players out this week, namely at the offensive line and rookie CB/WR Travis Hunter:

• WR Dyami Brown
• WR/CB Travis Hunter (undisclosed upper-body injury)
• RT Anton Harrison (undisclosed)
• OG/OT Chuma Edoga (undisclosed)
• OL Cole Van Lanen (shoulder)
• DL Arik Armstead (back)
• DL Maason Smith
• LB Dennis Gardeck
• LB Jalen McLeod (lower-body)
• CB Tyson Campbell (undisclosed)
• CB Montaric Brown (lower-leg)
• S Caleb Ransaw (lower-body)

1st Quarter

The Jaguars starting offense kicked the game off with the ball, putting together a drive buoyed by a Brenton Strange first down catch to get the team back on schedule after a second-down Brian Thomas Jr drop. Strange wouldn’t be done, however, as he would pick up consecutive first down catches on the drive. Tank Bigsby would then move the team into the redzone with a triple-cutback screen play.

However, the series would end in heartbreak as the offense would turn the ball over via a redzone turnover as Lawrence would trip as Ezra Cleveland would step on his foot. Trevor would lose control of the ball while falling, attempting to hand it off to Bigsby.

The Jaguars’ defense would come to play, quickly getting the ball back to the Jacksonville offense after an early Andrew Wingard sack, followed by an intentional grounding call, forced by Travon Walker and Dawuane Smoot, who nearly collected the sack on Tyler Shough.

The following offensive drive would start with a heavy dose of Travis Etienne, who would catch a check down for eight yards on first down before picking up the conversion on the following snap with a 15-yard rush.

After another Strange reception the offense would cap the 8-play, 55-yard, 4:19 drive with a Parker Washington 7-yard touchdown catch from Lawrence. This would be Washington’s second catch of...