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By MARK LONG, The Associated Press

Published: November 26, 2007

JACKSONVILLE - Fred Taylor turned his head and stared down two defenders as he strolled into the end zone.

It was the last time he looked back Sunday.

Taylor ran for a season-high 104 yards and a TD, Josh Scobee kicked five field goals and the Jacksonville Jaguars thumped Buffalo 36-14 Sunday in a game more lopsided than even the final score indicated.

Taylor and the Jaguars (8-3) wasted little time reflecting on this one. They quickly turned their attention to next week's game at Indianapolis, which could be Jacksonville's last chance to win the AFC South.

"We know what's in front of us," Taylor said. "We know what's at stake."

The Jaguars' third consecutive victory gave them extra confidence heading into next week's second meeting with the Colts. Indy won the first game 29-7.

"We're really rolling right now," linebacker Clint Ingram said. "We're steady building. Everybody is taking a step forward and we're not really taking any steps back. Not to toot our own horn right now too much, but everybody's got the same goal and we're moving toward it. We're ready for the Colts now."

The Bills (5-6), meanwhile, were left to deal with back-to-back blowouts. They were hoping to rebound from a 56-10 drubbing against New England. Instead, they got another beating that helped the Patriots clinch the AFC East.
David Garrard hooked up with Reggie Williams for a 59-yard score that put Jacksonville ahead 29-14 with 2:39 remaining, then Maurice Jones-Drew added a 17-yard scoring run with 1:43 to play.

The two plays turned an eight-point lead into a rout.

"To give up two crucial big plays, that was key to the game," Bills safety George Wilson said. "That's what this game is about: making big plays and stopping big plays. They made more plays than we did today and they got the win."

Jacksonville's struggles in the red zone allowed Buffalo to keep it close early.

The Bills actually had a chance to tie the game in the fourth quarter. They trailed 22-14 and had the ball in Jacksonville territory. But J.P. Losman threw an interception, his third turnover of the game.

His latest mistakes may have been his last for the Bills. He acknowledged earlier in the week this was a make-or-break game for him.

Jac-Taylor 50 run (Scobee kick), 9:40.

Jac-FG Scobee 46, 1:21.

Second Quarter

Jac-FG Scobee 33, 10:56.

Buf-Thomas 10 pass from Losman (Lindell kick), 6:03.

Jac-FG Scobee 22, :04.

Third Quarter

Jac-FG Scobee 23, 8:06.

Buf-Parrish 24 run (Lindell kick), 1:29.

Fourth Quarter

Jac-FG Scobee 20, 14:10.

Jac-Williams 59 pass from Garrard (Scobee kick), 2:39.

Jac-Jones-Drew 17 run (Scobee kick), 1:43.

A-64,546.

RUSHING-Buffalo, Thomas 15-46, Parrish 1-24, Jackson 5-18, Losman 3-6. Jacksonville, Taylor 14-104, Jones-Drew 10-10, Garrard 1-7, G.Jones 1-3.

PASSING-Buffalo, Losman 27-40-2-211. Jacksonville, Garrard 23-37-0-296.

RECEIVING-Buffalo, A.Thomas 8-45, Reed 6-50, Jackson 5-47, Parrish 4-26, Evans 2-19, Gaines 1-19, Royal 1-5. Jacksonville, Northcutt 5-65, Wilford 5-60, Lewis 5-57, Jones-Drew 2-16, Taylor 2-14, Wrighster 2-12, Williams 1-59, M.Jones 1-13.

MISSED FIELD GOALS-None.

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