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Four Downs: Storylines to follow this week as Jaguars prepare for Falcons

The Jaguars (5-8) and Atlanta (6-7) meet Sunday for the first time in four years, when a Thursday night audience was treated to a 41-14 Falcons win over the Mel Tucker-led Jaguars. Here are four story lines to follow:

FIRST DOWN

TEST FOR THIRD-DOWN D

The Jaguars’ defense had one of their best third down games of the year in Sunday’s win over Indianapolis. The Colts were 4 of 16 (25 percent), including 0-for-7 when needing seven or more yards. The Jaguars still rank 30th (opponents are at 44.