JACKSONVILLE, Fla. _ At times, the boos were loud and so were the chants for rookie quarterback Gardner Minshew to come off the bench and contribute Sunday afternoon at TIAA Bank Field.
Nick Foles, whom the Jaguars signed to a four-year, $88 million contract last March to deliver big plays as their franchise quarterback, could not avoid fumbling, stumbling or getting picked off against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
It was enough for Coach Doug Marrone to pull the plug on Foles and reinsert Minshew as his starting quarterback after halftime.
By then, the Buccaneers had already taken control of the game on their way to a 28-11 victory after spotting themselves a 25-0 halftime lead.
It was the Jaguars' (4-8) fourth straight loss with four games left in the regular season.
Minshew, however, still showcased his magic after Foles couldn't do much of anything right.
Now, there's a chance Minshew could start next week against the Los Angeles Clippers based on his performance Sunday.
Minshew led the Jaguars to two scoring drives, which included a 3-yard touchdown pass to Dede Westbrook that cut the Buccaneers' lead to 25-11 early in the fourth quarter.
Minshew almost led the Jaguars to their third scoring drive, but on a third-and-goal from 2 play the Buccaneers intercepted his pass intended for Westbrook with 6:06 left in the game,
Still, Minshew was back scrambling. He was back connecting to open receivers like he did when he filled in for then injured Foles and had a 4-4 record as a starter.
With Minshew giving a stagnant offense some life, the crowd was back engaged and cheering throughout the second half.
Minshew complted 15 of 26 for 141 yards and he was intercepted once and lost a fumble.
Before Minshew Mania returned, Foles was a big contributor to the Jaguars disastrous start.
On three consecutive drives in the first half, Foles turned the ball over three times, all leading to Tampa Bay touchdowns and a 22-0 point lead that they extended to 25-0 at halftime after a 25-yard field goal by Matt Gay.
Foles' disastrous day began on the Jaguars' opening drive after tossed an underneath pass attempt intended for Westbrook that was intercepted by Tampa Bay linebacker Devin White.
Five plays later Tampa Bay was in the end zone � Peyton Barber went untouched up the middle for a 15-yard touchdown run.
On the Jaguars' second drive, Foles was stripped-sacked by outside linebacker Shaquil Barrett and White scoped up the loose ball to score on a 14-yard fumble recovery.
Early in the second quarter, Foles was sacked again and fumbled that was recovered by Ndamukong Suh at the Tampa Bay 17. Just over three minutes later, Tampa Bay was back in the end zone on Barber's second TD run, 1-yard up the middle.
Foles completed only 7 of 14 passes for 93 yards before he was benched.
In a season that's essentially lost, the Jaguars were still unable to keep pace with the Buccaneers. Quarterback Jameis Winston completed 21 of 233 for 268 yards.
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