Josh Allen set a new Jacksonville Jaguars franchise record for sacks by a rookie this afternoon.
Here’s a post by the Jaguars on Twitter:
🚨FRANCHISE RECORD🚨@JoshAllen41_‘s 9 sacks are the most by a rookie in franchise history.
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— #DUUUVAL (@Jaguars) December 1, 2019
The Jaguars postgame report said Allen is possibly the brightest spot of a difficult season:
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3.Josh Allen remains a bright spot. On a day where positives for the Jaguars were scarce until the fourth quarter, rookie defensive end Josh Allen continued to be perhaps the brightest spot of a difficult season. He set the rookie record for sacks on Sunday with nine and set up the sack with a big-time play by chasing Buccaneers running back Dare Ogunbowale down from behind to hold what looked like a long gain on a screen pass to a six-yard gain. Allen after the game appropriately downplayed the rookie record, acknowledging that setting it was among his goals for the season but making clear he didn’t want to set it during a loss. The Jaguars have had a lot go wrong this season, and it’s clear they won’t come close to living up to expectations in the present. One positive so far this season is that Allen absolutely appears like a player around whom they can build for the future.
