Five key plays: Jaguars 19, Jets 3

3. Stuffed. The rain and a strong, ball control offense by the Jaguars prevented many big plays in the first half – and as much as anything, the first half was defined by one of the Jaguars’ most impressive defensive stretches of the season. First, the defense allowed just a field goal after Lawrence’s early fumble gave the Jets possession in point-blank range. The defense followed that by allowing just 66 first-half yards and three first-half first downs. The Jaguars’ defense forced punts on the three drives after the opening field goal and linebacker Devin Lloyd intercepted Wilson on the final play of the half. That allowed the Jaguars to maintain control of the game’s momentum and lead 13-3 at halftime. The Jaguars for the game allowed 227 yards and 10 first downs playing without starting outside linebacker Travon Walker and starting tackle Foley Fatukasi. “It’s always been next-man-up mentality,” Pederson said. “It was a group effort by those guys. It’s a relentless group and a resilient group and I thought they played well in the absence of Foley and Travon.”

4. Clutch kicks. The Jaguars’ moved efficiently much of the night against a defense that entered the game as one of the NFL’s best. But aside from the 96-yard second-quarter drive, the Jets’ defense managed to hold the Jaguars’ offense out of the end zone through the first three quarters. While Jaguars kicker Riley Patterson missed from 44 yards at the end of the first half, he converted his four other attempts – from 32 in the first quarter, from 45 in the second quarter, from 41 in the third quarter and from 37 in the fourth quarter. “The wind and the rain were definitely tough,” Patterson said. “It was kind of gusty. I would have liked to have made all the kicks. I hit it decent, but in wind like that you have to kick your best balls. I didn’t hit my best ball. If we were indoors, that thing goes in, but these are games you need to make them. It was good to come back and make the next two.”