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Jaguars' Josh Hines-Allen ties franchise record for sacks in win against Las Vegas Raiders
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Josh Hines-Allen has etched his name into the Jacksonville Jaguars ' history books. With 1.5 sacks in the game against the Las Vegas Raiders , he has tied the franchise record for most career sacks.
Hines-Allen and Tony Brackens are tied with 55 career sacks for the Jaguars and are the only two players in franchise history with more than 38 sacks.
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"It's going to come. Keep hunting," Hines-Allen said earlier in the week when asked if he was concerned about not getting sacks. He is up to two sacks on the year through eight games, a lower number than expected for the pass rusher.
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But he's been credited with 33 pressures by Pro Football Focus entering Sunday's game against the Raiders. He's also logged 16 total tackles, 11 quarterback hits, four tackles for a loss and a pass deflection.
Hines-Allen turned it on late in Jacksonville's win, stepping up as teammate Travon Walker was ejected from the contest for throwing a punch. And it was needed as the Jaguars were able to escape Vegas with a 30-29 overtime victory to move to 5-3 this season.
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"I think if I continue to rush how I rush, they come in bunches and it's going to be effective," he said ahead of the game.
Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Josh Hines-Allen (41) runs on the field before an NFL football matchup Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]
Hines-Allen, the No. 7 overall pick by the Jaguars in the 2019 NFL Draft, has long talked about his legacy in Jacksonville . He's the owner of the franchise's single-season sack record with 17.5 in 2023 and now owns a share of the career record.
"I think my goal is to break the record and not really focus on it," he said in training camp. "Just know that if I handle what I need to handle, stay healthy, know what I'm doing, communicate, anticipate what's happening to me, anticipate pass and kind of be quicker on that, then everything's going to (pay) off the way it's supposed to."
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His next sack will put him in sole ownership of the career record. Every sack after that will set the bar as high as he can for the next player to come along and try to break his record.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jaguars' Josh Hines-Allen ties franchise record for career sacks
