The Jacksonville Jaguars secured their first win of the season by defeating the Miami Dolphins 23-20 in their clash at EverBank Field.
The Jaguars took the lead off their first drive of the game when Blake Bortles moved his side down the field, and on the three-yard he fired the ball to Allen Robinson for the touchdown.
Miami got back into the match when Andrew Franks kicked a field goal from 48 yards, but the Jaguars restored their seven-point advantage as Jason Myers sent a 23-yarder through the posts.
However, at the start of the second quarter, Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill moved his side into range and Franks kicked another field goal from 41 yards.
Robinson continued to give the Dolphins problems when he raided behind their defense and Bortles found him for a 46-yard strike to hand his side an 11-point lead.
Tannehill got his side back in the game just before the break as he spun out of danger and then threw on the run to Damien Williams, who dived for the pylon to score.
Franks had the chance to put the Dolphins within a point with 22 seconds left in the half, but he sent his kick wide of the posts from close range.
The miss gave the Jags the chance to drive downfield and Myers nailed a 58-yard field goal to hand the home side a seven-point lead at the break.
Miami hit back early in the third quarter when Tannehill led his side downfield with a series of accurate passes before he found tight end Jake Stoneburner for a five-yard touchdown to level the scores.
Neither side could add to the scoreline until Bortles drove his team the length of the field following a stand from the Jaguars' defense. A penalty on Olivier Vernon handed Myers a simple kick and he delivered the score from 28 yards to seal the win for Gus Bradley's men.
Simon Sinclair
