LAS VEGAS, Nev. – This was wild, wacky – and ultimately worth it.

The result is the Jaguars snapped a two-game losing streak in heart-stopping fashion, and are now two games over .500 with the 2025 regular season essentially half over.

Quarterback Trevor Lawrence played through illness, and the Jaguars continued playing through key injuries. On Sunday, they preserved through it all to win a back-and-forth game in overtime – 30-29 over the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium.

Jaguars nose tackle DaVon Hamilton batted down Raiders quarterback Geno Smith’s two-point pass with :16 remaining in overtime, securing the victory. Smith had thrown his fourth touchdown pass of the game – his third to tight end Brock Bowers, this one for two yards – to make it 30-29.

Lawrence’s 1-yard run with 3:24 remaining in overtime gave the Jaguars the lead, 30-23.

Jaguars kicker Cam Little’s 48-yard field goal with :15 remaining tied the game 23-23, capping a fourth quarter in which both teams scored on all their possessions – and in which the lead changed hands four times.

Smith’s 27-yard touchdown pass to Bowers gave the Raiders a three-point lead with 1:52 remaining.

Rookie running back Bhayshul Tuten and Lawrence each ran for fourth-quarter touchdowns, with Tuten’s 1-yard run with 4:06 remaining giving the Jaguars a 20-16 lead.

A highlight for the Jaguars:

Little’s 68-yard field goal on the final play of the first half, which broke the previous NFL record of 66 yards – set by former Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker in 2021. Little had missed a 50-yard field goal in each of the last two games.

Lawrence’s 7-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter gave the Jaguars their first lead, with Smith’s second touchdown pass of the game – this one to rookie running back Ashton Jeanty – giving the Raiders the lead again, 16-13, with just under 10 minutes remaining.

The Jaguars (5-3) pulled to within a game and a half of the AFC South lead, with the division-leading Indianapolis Colts (7-2) losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 27-20, Sunday. The Raiders (2-6) lost a second consecutive game.

Lawrence completed 23 of 34 passes for 220 yards and zero touchdowns with one interception, with wide receiver Parker Washington catching eight passes for 90 yards.

The Jaguars announced that Lawrence was ill and would still start several hours before kickoff, as mandated by NFL rule. The Jaguars earlier this week placed wide receiver/defensive back Travis Hunter on injured reserve with a knee injury.

The Jaguars registered one takeaway Sunday, with cornerback Montaric Brown intercepting Smith on the second play of the second half to set up a 33-yard, game-tying field goal by Little. It marked the Jaguars’ first takeaway since a Week 5 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. They now have 14 for the season.

Smith completed 29 of 39 passes for 284 yards and four touchdowns, with Bowers catching 12 passes for 127 yards and three touchdowns in his first game after a three-game absence with a knee injury.

The Jaguars, who entered the game last in the NFL in sacks, registered three Sunday. Defensive end Josh Hines-Allen registered a sack and a half, with end Emmanuel Ogbah register .5 sacks and defensive end Dawuane Smoot registering one. The Jaguars now have 11 sacks for the season.

Hines-Allen is now tied with former defensive end Tony Brackens for the franchise’s career sacks record with 55.

2025 Week 9, Step by step:

The Jaguars controlled much of the first quarter, but Raiders safety Isaiah Pola-Mao intercepting Lawrence in the end zone with 1:04 remaining in the period to end a 17-play Jaguars drive and keep the game scoreless entering the second quarter. The Jaguars outgained the Raiders, 80-44, in the first quarter.
The teams struggled offensively through much of the second quarter, with the Jaguars again struggling with the pre-snap penalties that have been an issue at times this season. A 7-yard pass from Smith to Bowers capped a 13-play, 95-yard drive and gave the Raiders a 6-0 lead with :35 remaining in the second quarter. Little’s record-setting field goal made it 6-3 at halftime.
Little’s 33-yard field goal came seven plays after Brown’s interception, capping a 17-yard drive that included one first down and tying the game 6-6 with 9:53 remaining in the third quarter. Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson’s 24-yard field goal capped an eight-play, 37-yard drive on the ensuing possession and gave the Raiders a 9-6 lead with 6:26 remaining in the third quarter.
Lawrence’s 7-yard run capped a 13-play, 69-yard drive and gave the Jaguars a 13-9 lead with 14:50 remaining, with Smith’s 15-yard touchdown pass to Jeanty capping the ensuing drive and giving the Raiders a 16-13 lead with 9:38 remaining. Tuten’s 1-yard run that gave the Jaguars a 20-16 lead capped a nine-play, 74-yard drive to set up the wild finish.

Notable: Jaguars linebacker Devin Lloyd, the AFC Defensive Player of the Month for September, missed a second consecutive game with a calf injury Sunday. The five other Jaguars inactives Sunday: Rookie offensive lineman Wyatt Milum, tight end Quintin Morris (groin), running back Cody Schrader, wide receiver Tim Patrick (groin), defensive lineman Khalen Saunders Sr.

Injury report: Jaguars cornerback Jourdan Lewis sustained a shoulder injury in the first quarter and did not return. Tight end Hunter Long sustained a hip/knee injury in the second quarter and returned. Guard Ezra Cleveland sustained a knee/ankle injury in the fourth quarter and did not return. Wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. sustained an ankle injury in the fourth quarter. Wide receiver Dyami Brown was ruled out at the start of overtime with a concussion.