Jaguars vs Falcons: How Jacksonville Leaves Atlanta with a Victory

For the offensively-challenged Jacksonville Jaguars, picking up a win against a balanced Atlanta Falcons club in the Georgia Dome certainly won't be easy. 

But it can be done.

Here's how. 

First and foremost, Maurice Jones-Drew needs to be given somewhere in the vicinity of 30 total touches. 

An ideal distribution would be 24 carries and six catches. 

He keeps Matt Ryan, Michael Turner and Roddy White off the field and possesses the punishing running style to wear down the Falcons' respectable run defense. 

It doesn't really matter how successful Jones-Drew is. 

Blaine Gabbert doesn't have the confidence or accuracy to consistently throw the ball into the Falcons' secondary with success. 

Last week, in the Jaguars' rout of the Buccaneers, Jones-Drew received 27 carries and managed only 3.1 yards per carry. 

However, Jacksonville was dedicated to its game plan and the NFL's leading rusher had two rushing scores and two more via the pass. 

Implementing a similar game plan against the Falcons shouldn't be hard for the Jaguars' coaching staff. 

On defense, they must limit the big play from Atlanta, which will be the hardest facet of pulling off this upset. 

Julio Jones and White both have deceptive speed and Ryan likes to take shots down the field often.

They are also tremendous yards-after-the-catch guys

Turner, though quite the load, has the potential to break the occasional long run, too. 

Form tackling after completions will be imperative.

By keeping the amount of Falcons' possessions to a minimum, feeding MJD and forcing Ryan to meticulously move the ball down the field, the Jaguars will be in this game in the final minutes with a chance to emerge victorious.