It was third-and-17 near midfield, and Noah Spence just wanted to get home. The Jacksonville Jaguars never gave him the chance
For a pass-rusher, home is the space occupied by the quarterback. In NFL parlance, third-and-long is when defensive linemen "pin their ears back," forget about the run and just try to get home as quickly as possible. Most attempts to convert a third-and-17 are going to take a bit to develop, making it the perfect pass-rush situation. In this case, however, the Jaguars had quarterback Blake Bortles throw a quick slant to tight end Marcedes Lewis. Predictably it came up about 10 yards short.