rian ▁Wilson ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁play ▁of ▁the ▁game . ▁Left wich ▁missed ▁the ▁remaining ▁five ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁regular ▁season . ▁He ▁returned ▁against ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁Patri ots ▁in ▁the ▁A FC ▁Wild ▁Card ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁play offs . ▁The ▁Patri ots ▁won ▁ 2 8 – 3 . ▁ ▁Left wich ▁entered ▁his ▁fourth ▁NFL ▁season ▁as ▁the ▁J agu ars ' ▁starting ▁quarter back , ▁but ▁without ▁veter an ▁wide ▁receiver ▁Jimmy ▁Smith , ▁who ▁suddenly ▁retired ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Left wich ▁led ▁the ▁J agu ars ▁to ▁vict ories ▁on ▁national ▁television ▁in ▁consecutive ▁weeks ▁against ▁the ▁fav ored ▁Dallas ▁Cow bo ys ▁and ▁Pitts burgh ▁Ste el ers ▁to ▁begin ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁season . ▁Left wich ▁suffered ▁an ▁an k le ▁injury ▁in ▁a ▁week ▁ 4 ▁loss ▁to ▁the ▁Washington ▁Red sk ins . ▁ ▁Following ▁a ▁week ▁ 6 ▁loss ▁to ▁the ▁Houston ▁Tex ans , ▁Left wich ▁had ▁surg ery ▁to ▁repair ▁the ▁an k le , ▁which ▁effectively ▁ended ▁his ▁season . ▁ ▁David ▁G arr ard ▁replaced ▁Left wich ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁seven ▁games ▁as ▁Left wich ' s ▁replacement , ▁G arr ard ▁led ▁the ▁J agu ars ▁to ▁five ▁wins ▁and ▁two ▁losses ▁and ▁an ▁ 8 – 5 ▁record ▁through ▁ 1 3 ▁games . ▁G arr ard ' s ▁and ▁the ▁team ' s ▁success ▁in ▁Left wich ' s ▁absence