LONDON (AP) Trying to seal a desperately needed win, Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud threw an interception in the end zone and gave the Jacksonville Jaguars another chance on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Jacksonville tied the game at 31-31, but Stroud didn’t stress about it.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis mindset was ‘Hey, I got you Coach, don\u2019t worry about it,\u201d Houston coach DeMeco Ryans said.<\/p>\n
With just under two minutes left, Stroud led a drive to set up Ka\u2019imi Fairbairn’s 49-yard field goal as time expired and the Texans won 34-31 on the slick grass of Wembley Stadium.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen a player tells me that, that just gives me the confidence that I need,\u201d Ryans said. \u201cHe responded in an outstanding way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stroud threw three touchdown passes and Marvin Harrison Jr. made his debut for the Texans (2-4) as Houston earned back-to-back wins to gain ground on the AFC South-leading Jaguars (4-2).<\/p>\n
Cam Little\u2019s 60-yard field goal had tied the game – a week after his 57-yarder won it for Jacksonville against the Eagles at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – after Travis Hunter intercepted Stroud\u2019s pass in the end zone.<\/p>\n
Hunter also hauled in a 7-yard touchdown pass at the other end – becoming just the fifth player in the Super Bowl era, including the playoffs, to both score a touchdown and intercept a pass in the same game.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust made a mistake,\u201d Stroud said of Hunter’s pick. \u201cI’ve learned in my life I’ve got to flush my failures and flush my successes and just move on. Our defense did a great job holding them to three points, and then gave me the ball back, and went down and had a game-winning drive.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stroud said he appreciated hearing words of support from Ryans and his teammates.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat they did for me in that moment really meant a lot,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Tight end Foster Moreau caught two touchdown passes from Stroud, who also connected with Jaylin Noel for a 13-yard score in the third quarter for a 24-14 lead.<\/p>\n
Moreau scored on a 6-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter and a 1-yarder just before the end of the half.<\/p>\n
Penalties dogged the Jaguars for a third straight week. They were flagged for too many men on the field on a Houston punt – extending a Texans drive that ended with Noel\u2019s touchdown.<\/p>\n
Trevor Lawrence threw four touchdown passes, including a pair to Bhayshul Tuten. His 1-yard pass to rookie tight end Nate Boerkircher cut Houston\u2019s lead to 24-21.<\/p>\n
Houston responded with Jawhar Jordan\u2019s 25-yard touchdown run to restore a 10-point lead, 31-21, late in the third quarter.<\/p>\n
Two-way star Hunter, who scored his first NFL touchdown at Wembley a year ago, snagged his second when he hauled in a pass over the middle to reduce Houston\u2019s lead to 31-28 in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n
Hunter’s interception led to Jacksonville’s drive and Little\u2019s game-tying field goal.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe didn\u2019t get the result we wanted,\u201d Jags coach Liam Coen said. \u201c(But) I\u2019m extremely proud of this team in the way they kept fighting today, going down 10 points … kept fighting.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stroud completed 24 of 34 passes for 312 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. The interception was his first of the season.<\/p>\n
Harrison, who joined the Texans this week in a trade with Arizona, made three catches for 34 yards. Woody Marks had 15 carries for 56 yards, the first running back to break 40 yards in a game this season against Jacksonville.<\/p>\n
Lawrence finished 24 of 41 for 306 yards, four TDs and an interception.<\/p>\n
The Texans were at 2-4 at this point last season and finished 12-5 to earn a wild-card playoff spot.<\/p>\n
Early rain made the Wembley grass slippery – and not just for players. Umpire Larry Smith slipped and hurt his knee in the first quarter. He left on a cart.<\/p>\n
Houston receiver Nico Collins changed cleats for longer spikes in first half. Tight end Dalton Schultz made a third down catch in the red zone but slipped just before the first down marker. The Texans opted for Fairbairn\u2019s 25-yard field for a 10-7 lead.<\/p>\n
Texans: LB Azeez Al-Shaair was evaluated for a concussion in the second quarter, headed to the locker room afterward, and returned in the third quarter … S Reed Blankenship also left in the first half.<\/p>\n
Jaguars: RB Ameer Abdullah was helped off after a kickoff return. He later came back into the game…. All-Pro long snapper Ross Matiscik (shoulder) had been ruled out Friday, replaced by newly signed Jacob Bobenmoyer.<\/p>\n
Texans: Host the New York Giants next Sunday before a bye in Week 8.<\/p>\n
Jaguars: Bye.<\/p>\n
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