Hot start, icy finish for Garrard

<em>Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky</em> <p>JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=3636" shape="rect" target="_new">David Garrard</a> left everyone in Northeastern Florida wondering about that $60 million contract Thursday night. He played big until things got really important, then failed his team. (Supporting cast is poor, I know. It's duly noted).</p> <p>Hank Gargiulo of ESPN Stats & Analysis shared these details of how Garrard started hot and finished on ice.<br clear="none" /> <br clear="none" /> For the first one-third of the game, Garrard was about as sharp as <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=1428" shape="rect" target="_new">Peyton Manning</a>. But he dropped off in a big way after the Jaguars took a 14-0 lead, bottoming out with <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=5574" shape="rect" target="_new">Keiwan Ratliff</a>'s interception return for a touchdown that gave the Colts the victory.</p> <table align="center" border="0"><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> <table bgcolor="#c0c0c0" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="500"><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> <table border="0" cellspacing="1" width="100%"><tr><td bgcolor="#196120" colspan="7" rowspan="1"><font color="#ffffff" face="Verdana" size="1"><strong>David Garrard: By the Numbers</strong> </font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1"><strong>Â*</strong></font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#d6d6d6" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1"><strong>Comp</strong></font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#d6d6d6" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1"><strong>Att</strong></font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#d6d6d6" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1"><strong>Yds</strong></font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#d6d6d6" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1"><strong>TD</strong></font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#d6d6d6" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1"><strong>Int</strong></font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#d6d6d6" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1"><strong>Rating</strong></font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong><font face="Verdana" size="1">1st two drives </font></strong></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">10</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1"> 11</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1"> 103</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1"> 1</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1"> 0 </font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">136.0</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong><font face="Verdana" size="1">Rest of game </font></strong></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">18 </font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">30</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1"> 226</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1"> 0</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1"> 1</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1"> 69.6</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#ffff26" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong><font face="Verdana" size="1">Total </font></strong></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffff26" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong><font face="Verdana" size="1">28</font></strong></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffff26" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong><font face="Verdana" size="1"> 41 </font></strong></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffff26" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong><font face="Verdana" size="1">329</font></strong></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffff26" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong><font face="Verdana" size="1"> 1</font></strong></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffff26" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong><font face="Verdana" size="1"> 1</font></strong></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffff26" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong><font face="Verdana" size="1"> 90.4</font></strong></td></tr></table> </td></tr></table> </td></tr></table>

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