JACKSONVILLE – This was wild, and crazy. It was gutsy, and impressive.
And it was oh-so-very memorable.
Quarterback Trevor Lawrence threw a career-high four touchdown passes and the Jaguars rallied in impressive fashion, with safety Rayshawn Jenkins returning an overtime interception for a touchdown as the Jaguars beat the Dallas Cowboys 40-34 in front of 69,038 on a sun-splashed December day at TIAA Bank Field on Sunday.
“Just happy for the guys; they never gave up,” Head Coach Doug Pederson said.
Jenkins returned an interception off Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott 52 yards with 6:52 remaining in overtime – a wild finish befitting of a wild day.
“To be the guy to make a play like that for us, that was pretty cool,” Jenkins said, adding of a road game against the New York Jets Thursday: “We’ve got another one here in four days that’s pretty important. I’m just excited to get onto the next one.”
The Jaguars, after a five-game October losing streak, have won four of their last six games and have won two consecutive games for the first time since Weeks 2 and 3. They have come from behind in their last four victories. The Cowboys slipped to 10-4.
“It feels good to win a game like this – a big game, a national game against a great team,” Lawrence said. “It feels good to show who we are. You can’t lie: It feels good to show people that. It doesn’t change anything about us. It’s the same group.
“We lost five games straight in October and everybody wrote us off. If you listen to what people say, you’re not really in a good spot. It’s the same group. We’ve just stuck together. It has been fun.”
Prescott’s third touchdown pass of the game – this one for 13 yards to wide receiver Noah Brown – gave the Cowboys a 34-31 lead with 3:02 remaining.
Lawrence’s lost fumble with 1:28 remaining ended a potential go-ahead or tying drive. The Jaguars’ defense held to give the Jaguars possession at their 29 with 1:01 remaining, with the Jaguars driving to tie it 34-34 with a 48-yard…
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