National Football League
Jacksonville 24, Denver 17
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 12, 2010
Where: EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
Temperature: 90°
Head Official: Walt Coleman
Attendance: 63636

The Jacksonville Jaguars had the luxury of owning a Marcedes.

Tight end Marcedes Lewis caught two touchdown passes and Kassim Osgood’s 24-yard touchdown reception with 8:06 remaining in the fourth quarter lifted the Jaguars to a 24-17 victory over the Denver Broncos on Sunday.

Lewis caught a 21-yard touchdown pass from David Garrard with 58 seconds left in the first half to make it 7-0. He then gave the Jaguars a 14-7 lead with a 10-yard reception on the team's opening drive of the second half for his only other catch of the game.

Jacksonville (1-0) sealed the victory when Daryl Smith intercepted Kyle Orton at the 50-yard line with 46 seconds left.

Orton finished 21-of-33 for 295 yards and a touchdown as the Broncos saw their three-game winning streak in season openers come to an end.

Garrard finished 16-of-21 for 170 yards for the Jaguars, who snapped a three-game losing streak in season openers.

Knowshon Moreno had a one-yard touchdown run in the third quarter for Denver (0-1).

Maurice Jones-Drew had 98 yards rushing for the Jaguars.

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Denver   Jacksonville
Knowshon Moreno Player Maurice Jones-Drew
15 Attempts 23
60 Yards 98
4.0 Avg Yards 4.3
1 Touchdowns 0
17 Long 18
Receiving
Denver   Jacksonville
Brandon Lloyd Player Mike Thomas
5 Receptions 6
117 Yards 89
23.4 Avg Yards 14.8
0 Touchdowns 0
41 Long 26
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sacks FF
Denver 363 89 274 2 1 0 1.0 0
Jacksonville 299 134 165 3 1 1 3.0 1