NFL: McCoy’s big TD run against Jaguars helps keep Bills in playoff picture
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.— Once LeSean McCoy eluded two defenders and cut up the right sideline with nothing but the end zone in front of him, the Bills’ running back had time to glance up at the big screen and start celebrating.
“You can just hear the crowd yelling,” McCoy said, recalling his 75yard touchdown run on the first play from scrimmage in the second half. “You feel the guy (behind you) and then you look on the screen and I know I’ve got him beat.”
McCoy’s touchdown provided the Bills the spark they needed to persevere through a topsy-turvy second half and pull out a 28-21 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.
It was McCoy’s second touchdown of the game, the longest of his career, and breathed life into a Tyrod Taylorled offence that had managed just 63 yards of offence in the first half.
“It’s huge. It gave the entire team life,” guard Richie Incognito said.
It provided a boost to Buffalo’s defence, too.
“It’s like we’re back,” said cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman. “It’s like get back out there and do what we do. Fresh start.”
The Bills (6-5) won for the second straight week in which they’ve trailed at the half to stay in the AFC playoff picture.
And Taylor overcame a fourthquarter deficit for just the second time in 25 games.
Taylor’s 16-yard touchdown pass to Justin Hunter with 10:46 remaining put the Bills ahead for good, and he also scored on a 7-yard run.
The game was decided with four minutes left, when the Jaguars were unable to convert a fourth-and-9 at the Buffalo 46. Blake Bortles hit Marquise Lee on a crossing pattern over the middle, but he was limited to a 4-yard gain.
The Bills then took over and ran out the clock.
The Jaguars (2-9) lost for the sixth straight game — their longest skid since opening the 2014 season at 0-6.