JAGUARS FANTASY FOOTBALL

Jaguars quarterback Byron Leftwich suffered a broken bone in his left ankle during Sunday's 24-17 win over the Cardinals and will miss at least a month of action.

"He's got a crack in the ankle," Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio told the Associated Press following the game. "The best-case scenario is about a month out, depending on how quickly he heals. It could be worse; we just won't know until we see how the injury heals."

Leftwich, having the best season of his brief career, suffered the injury when he was sacked on the Jaguars' first offensive play of the game—a play that was nullified because of a penalty on the Cardinals. However, Leftwich remained in the game for four more plays before hobbling off. He later was carted to the locker room, and the team announced he wouldn't return due to an ankle sprain.

 

Del Rio announced the bad news during his postgame interview.

With Leftwich out, the Jaguars turned to backup David Garrard, who rushed for a touchdown and 61 yards while passing for another 115. A 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and Greg Jones rushing for 78 yards and another score keyed the Jaguars' victory.

In addition to putting a serious dent in any aspirations the Jaguars had to challenge the Colts for the AFC South title, the loss of Leftwich for at least four games sucks the fantasy value right out of Jacksonville's receiving corps. Ernest Wilford and Matt Jones entered the Arizona game both on rolls, but Garrard locked in on Jimmy Smith and mustered just the 115 passing yards.

For his career, Garrard has as many rushing scores (four) as passing touchdowns and has never thrown for more than 198 yards in a game.

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