The Jacksonville Jaguars have once again refused to give up. After facing a 27-0 deficit in the wild-card game against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday night, the Jags rallied to an improbable comeback and a 30-31 win that will see them go through to the divisional round.
The game started ugly for the Jaguars as their quarterback Trevor Lawrence threw an interception on the second play of the game. The Chargers used a great field position to score a touchdown, with running back Austin Ekeler punching the ball after a 13-yard run.
Lawrence continued to gift the Chargers the ball, throwing three more picks midway through the second quarter. The LA team converted two of them to points, which helped them to build a 27-0 lead. The Jags managed to score what seemed a futile touchdown at the time to end the half. But it wasn’t.
The second half saw a different Jacksonville team, one that takes care of the ball and plays hard on the defense. Lawrence toned down his recklessness and started carving the Chargers’ defense with timely passes. The running game also picked up steam, and the Chargers quickly found themselves with their back against the wall.
After scoring a touchdown with a successful two-point conversion midway through the fourth quarter, which cut the deficit to 30-28, Jacksonville managed to stop Justin Herbert and co. to give themselves a chance to take it all. What followed was a 10-play, 68-yard game-winning drive that saw Riley Patterson drill a 36-yard field goal as the clock ran out.
After overcoming the third-biggest deficit in NFL Playoffs history, the Jaguars are now set to face the Kansas City Chiefs in the Divisional Round. They will be heavy underdogs, but we definitely wouldn’t write them off after what we just saw.
