LONDON \u2013 This was tough and gritty again, this time with an international flavor.<\/p>\n
This one had an unreal flavor, too.<\/p>\n
Jaguars kicker Cam Little<\/a>‘s 57-yard field goal on the game’s final play capped a wild, back-and-forth final eight seconds and gave the Jaguars a 19-17 victory over an equally gutty Philadelphia Eagles team in front of 61,322 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium<\/a> Sunday.<\/p>\n “Nobody flinched, nobody blinked, nobody blamed,” Jaguars Head Coach Liam Coen<\/a> said, with Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence<\/a> calling it, “The craziest game I’ve ever been a part of.”<\/p>\n “Guys stayed the course and we ended up squeaking away with a win,” Coen said, adding, “It ain’t pretty, but it’s gritty. That’s what it comes down to. It’s what this team has been. It’s what the team is. I love that group. I have a lot of faith in that group.<\/p>\n “We’re talented, but we’re tough. I really appreciate that about this team.”<\/p>\n Kicker Jake Elliott’s 48-yard field goal with :08 remaining gave the Eagles a 17-16 lead, but Jaguars veteran running back Ameer Abdullah<\/a> returned the ensuing kickoff 53 yards to set up Little’s field goal.<\/p>\n “So many things had to happen right,” Lawrence said. “I felt like we finally got a break at the end of the game. That play went our way after we had some bad stuff that we\u00a0have\u00a0to clean up.<\/p>\n “Just keep playing. It’s not always going to be pretty. It’s tough to win.”<\/p>\n One second remained after Abdullah’s return, with the 12th-year veteran saying afterward he “literally counted [time] in my head” during the return to ensure time remained for the field-goal attempt.<\/p>\n “We’re a team that no matter what happens, we’re just going to respond,” Abdullah said. “We’re going to continue to fight.”<\/p>\n The Jaguars played the final three-plus quarters without long snapper Ross Matiscik, who sustained a first-quarter shoulder injury. Defensive tackle DaVon Hamilton<\/a> snapped in Matiscik’s absence, including Little’s game-winning kick.<\/p>\n Lawrence’s 27-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Parker Washington<\/a> on fourth-and-5 gave the Jaguars a 16-14 lead \u2013 their first lead of the second half \u2013 with 3:20 remaining.<\/p>\n “A phenomenal play by Trevor and Parker,” Coen called it.<\/p>\n The Jaguars (4-1) won a third consecutive game to maintain their early-season lead in the AFC South. The Eagles (2-3), who led by a touchdown at halftime, lost a third consecutive game.<\/p>\n “Do you want to make it easier? Absolutely. We all do,” Coen said. “But at the end of the day being 4-1 is 4-1.”<\/p>\n Washington’s 51-yard touchdown from Lawrence late in the first quarter gave the Jaguars an early touchdown lead, with the Eagles scoring touchdowns on back-to-back possessions \u2013 a short run by running back Will Shipley and a long touchdown pass from quarterback Jalen Hurts to wide receiver Darius Cooper \u2013 to take a 14-7 lead with just over five minutes remaining in the first half.<\/p>\n The Jaguars drove inside the Eagles 5 without scoring twice \u2013 once on the final series of the first half and once midway through the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n The Jaguars drove to the Eagles 1 in the final seconds of the half, with Eagles linebacker Zach Baun stopping Jaguars running back Bhayshul Tuten<\/a> for a six-yard loss on fourth-and-goal on the final play of the half.<\/p>\n The Jaguars drove to the Eagles 2 in the fourth quarter, with Lawrence throwing incomplete on fourth-and-goal from the 5.<\/p>\n “We need to make some of those plays that we had opportunities to make in the red zone that we didn’t,” Coen said.<\/p>\n Lawrence completed 24 of 39 passes for 331 yards and two touchdowns with an interception. Hurts completed 21 of 40 passes for 220 yards and one touchdown with no interceptions.<\/p>\n “I thought Trevor actually played really, really well,” Coen said. “I never felt him waver. I never felt him get\u00a0nerved up\u00a0or anxious.”<\/p>\n The Jaguars, who entered Sunday No. 2 in the NFL in scoring defense, registered one sack \u2013 shared by safety Antonio Johnson and defensive end Travon Walker. They now have 11 sacks this season. They forced no turnovers for the first time this season.<\/p>\n