In London, Jaguars end 20-game skid
The Jaguars have a championship pedigree at coach and quarterback.
However it took a software engineer-turned-kicker to finally end the misery of a 20-game losing streak.
Matthew Wright’s 53-yard field goal as time expired gave the Jags a 23-20 victory over the Dolphins on Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
“I don’t think anybody on our team ever heard him speak until about 10 minutes ago,” Jags coach Urban Meyer said.
Wright, playing just his third game for the Jags (1-5), also nailed a clutch 54-yarder to tie the game at 20 with 3:40 remaining.
“He was telling me he was like a software engineer a month and a half ago,” Trevor Lawrence said. “Just crazy, you can’t even make it up.”
Lawrence, the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft, was 25 of 41 for 319 yards and a TD as he and Meyer finally earned their first NFL wins — even if it required a trip to Europe to get it done in a “home” game.
The Dolphins lost their fifth consecutive game, spoiling the return of Tua Tagovailoa, who made his first start in a month. The second-year quarterback threw two touchdown passes to Jaylen Waddle.
Rams 38, Giants 11: Matthew Stafford threw three of his four TD passes in a 28-point second quarter. Stafford connected with Cooper Kupp on scoring passes of 3 and 13 yards. He also found Robert Woods for a 15-yard score and RB Darrell Henderson on a 25-yarder. Ravens 34, Chargers 6: Lamar Jackson threw for 167 yards and a TD, and the Ravens frustrated QB Justin
Herbert and the Chargers. Vikings 34, Panthers 28, OT: Kirk Cousins completed a 27-yard TD pass to K.J. Osborn on the first possession of OT to earn the win. Colts 31, Texans 3: Carson Wentz threw two TD passes, Jonathan Taylor ran for two more and finished with 145 yards on the ground.
Chiefs 31, Washington 13: Patrick Mahomes threw for 397 yards and engineered three second-half TD drives to make up for a pair of INTs. Bengals 34, Lions 11: Joe Burrow tied a career high with three TD passes, helping the Bengals (4-2) equal last year’s number of wins and double their victories from 2019.