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Josh Scobee goes to great lengths to beat the Colts again

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The longest — and most painful — run of the year against the Indianapolis Colts wasn’t reflected in the statistics Sunday and came after the game clock had expired.

It was Jacksonville’s Josh Scobee racing around like a lottery winner after kicking a 59-yard field goal on the final play, lifting the Jaguars to a 31-28 victory.

That wiped out some familiar Peyton Manning magic. The Colts quarterback had led his team back in the final two minutes, forging a tie with a touchdown pass with 48 seconds remaining.

The Jaguars might have been content to play for overtime, but when the Colts challenged them by using a timeout on the final drive — thinking they could force a punt and get the ball back — Jacksonville went to the air and set up the long field goal.

Scobee has beaten the Colts with long kicks before. He booted a 51-yarder with four seconds to play to beat them in 2008, and made a 53-yarder against them in 2004 with 38 seconds left.

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