Jaguars, the NFL’s last winless team, sneak past Colts after nearly blowing late 14-point lead

The Jaguars started 0-4 this fall, and entered the week as the last winless team remaining in the league. (Mike Carlson/Getty Images)

It took a 49-yard field goal after they nearly handed the game over to the Indianapolis Colts down the stretch, but Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars are finally on the board.

The Jaguars, after starting the season with four straight losses, snuck out a 37-34 win over the Colts on Sunday afternoon at EverBank Stadium. Cam Little hit a 49-yard game-winning field goal with just 17 seconds left, marking the first of his career in the league.

While that only moves the Jaguars to 1-4 on the year, and they have a long way to go to salvage the season after their disastrous start, the Jaguars’ win now means that every team in the NFL has now won a game this fall.

For most of the game on Sunday afternoon, the Jaguars were a step ahead of the Colts. They jumped ahead after a deep 85-yard touchdown pass from Lawrence to Brian Thomas in the second quarter, and then pushed their lead to 14 points in the fourth quarter after a 4-yard toss to Brenton Strange and a 65-yard touchdown run from Tank Bigsby.

Bigsby’s run came with just 5:09 left in the game, too, which should have sealed their win there.

But that’s when Joe Flacco — who is starting in place of the injured Anthony Richardson — led the Colts to the win. He mounted a quick three-play touchdown drive with two deep passes to Alec Pierce to cut the game to a single touchdown.

The Colts then forced a three-and-out after Lawrence threw two incomplete passes, and the Jaguars had to punt after just 62 seconds. That gave Indianapolis the ball back and set up a 65-yard touchdown pass to Pierce to tie the game up.

Their 14 points came in a span of just five plays and 87 seconds.

Despite that, however, Lawrence marched the Jaguars down the field to set up Little’s game-winning field goal.

Flacco went 33-of-44 for 359 yards with three touchdowns in the loss for the Colts, who now sit at…

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Publish date : 2024-10-06 20:11:27

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