Jaguars edge Eagles on late 57-yard field goal
LONDON (Interstat) — Cam Little made a 57-yard field goal on the final play, lifting the Jacksonville Jaguars to a 19-17 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The announced attendance was 61,322. Jacksonville improved to 4-1. Philadelphia dropped to 2-3.
The Jaguars, playing as the home team, opened the scoring in the first quarter when Trevor Lawrence passed short right to Parker Washington for a 51-yard touchdown with 5:26 remaining. Cam Little made the extra point. An early kickoff return by Josh Cameron went 90 yards for an apparent touchdown, but the play was nullified by offsetting penalties. Philadelphia’s AJ Epenesa was called for illegal formation, and Jacksonville’s B. Combs was called for offensive holding. The penalties were enforced at the Philadelphia 35, and the down was replayed.
Philadelphia answered in the second quarter. Will Shipley scored on a 2-yard run up the middle with 8:46 remaining, and Jake Elliott made the extra point. Later in the quarter, Jalen Hurts connected with Darius Cooper on a deep right pass for a 62-yard touchdown with 5:31 remaining. Elliott’s extra point gave the Eagles a 14-7 lead.
Jacksonville trimmed the margin in the third quarter on Cam Little’s 34-yard field goal with 7:11 remaining. In the fourth quarter, Lawrence found Washington again, this time on a deep right pass for a 27-yard touchdown with 3:20 remaining. Little’s extra point was no good, wide left, leaving Jacksonville ahead 16-14.
Philadelphia reclaimed the lead with eight seconds remaining when Elliott made a 48-yard field goal. Jacksonville then answered on the final play. Little’s 57-yard field goal as time expired gave the Jaguars the win. The late kick capped a game that featured several long scoring plays and a dramatic finish.
Lawrence completed 24 of 39 passes for 331 yards and two touchdowns and ran three times for 25 yards. Washington caught six passes for 124 yards and two touchdowns and returned three punts for 11 yards. Brenton Strange had seven receptions for 68 yards. Bhayshul Tuten ran 22 times for 72 yards and caught two passes for 24 yards. Josh Cameron had three receptions for 43 yards, one kickoff return for 18 yards and one tackle. Jakobi Meyers caught two passes for 37 yards. Nate Boerkircher had two receptions for 20 yards. Travis Hunter caught one pass for 9 yards and made six tackles. Chris Rodriguez Jr. ran twice for 5 yards and caught one pass for 6 yards. LeQuint Allen Jr. made two tackles. Robert Hainsey also appeared for Jacksonville.
On defense for Jacksonville, Foyesade Oluokun led the Jaguars with 10 tackles. Josh Hines-Allen and Jourdan Lewis each had four tackles. Antonio Johnson had four tackles and half a sack. Rayuan Lane III had four tackles. Jarrian Jones had three tackles. Brian Thomas Jr. had one tackle. Logan Cooke punted five times for 228 yards. Cam Little made both of his field goals.
Hurts completed 21 of 40 passes for 220 yards and one touchdown and ran twice for 2 yards. Shipley ran five times for 6 yards and caught one pass for 7 yards to go with his touchdown. Cooper caught two passes for 71 yards and a score. Dontayvion Wicks had five receptions for 63 yards. Makai Lemon had five receptions for 43 yards. Dallas Goedert had six receptions for 38 yards. Dameon Pierce ran 11 times for 14 yards, caught two passes for minus-2 yards and returned one kickoff for 24 yards. Britain Covey returned three kickoffs for 92 yards and four punts for 42 yards. Jake Elliott made his only field goal. Braden Mann punted six times for 303 yards. Zach Ertz and Johnny Mundt also saw action for Philadelphia.
Jacksonville finished with more passing yards, as Lawrence threw for 331 yards. Washington was his top target with 124 yards and two scores. Strange added 68 yards, Cameron 43, Meyers 37, Boerkircher 20 and Hunter 9. Tuten led the Jaguars on the ground with 72 yards on 22 carries. Rodriguez added 5 yards on two carries, and Allen made two tackles on defense. For Philadelphia, Hurts threw for 220 yards. Cooper led the Eagles with 71 receiving yards and a touchdown. Wicks had 63 yards, Lemon 43, Goedert 38, Shipley 7 and Pierce minus-2. Pierce ran for 14 yards on 11 carries, while Shipley ran for 6 yards on five carries and scored once. Covey handled returns with 92 kickoff return yards and 42 punt return yards.
Philadelphia’s defense was led by Quinyon Mitchell, who had five tackles and one interception. Zack Baun made 11 tackles. Cooper DeJean had 10 tackles. Riq Woolen and Michael Carter II each had six tackles. Kenny Moore II had five tackles. Jalen Carter had five tackles and two sacks. Jihaad Campbell had five tackles. Jalyx Hunt, Andrew Mukuba, Arnold Ebiketie and Jordan Davis each had three tackles. Jonathan Jones had two tackles. AJ Epenesa, Kelee Ringo, Smael Mondon Jr., Nolan Smith Jr. and Byron Young each had one tackle.
Philadelphia entered the game after a loss to the Los Angeles Rams and had also lost to Chicago this season. The Eagles had wins over Tennessee and Washington. Jacksonville entered after a win at Cincinnati and had previously beaten New England and Cleveland while losing to Denver. The Jaguars improved to 4-1 with the one-point win. Philadelphia is set to host Carolina next, while Jacksonville will host Houston.
Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Jacksonville 33, Philadelphia 19. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Jacksonville with a 75.3 percent probability to win. Philadelphia had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +7.5. The total score of 36 went over the over/under line of 41.5.