The Jacksonville Jaguars came back from a 27-0 deficit to defeat the Los Angeles Chargers 31-30 on Super Wild Card Weekend. After a difficult start, Trevor Lawrence and the Jags started a 24-3 run in the second half and completed the comeback with a 36-yard field goal from Riley Patterson when time was up.
It was a two-half story for the Jaguars, and Lawrence had about as bumpy a first half as one could get. Of his first 16 pass attempts, the quarterback made four for his teammates and four for the Chargers. The former No. 1 overall was caught four times in the first half – three of which were recorded by Asante Samuel Jr. Lawrence became the fifth quarterback to throw three interceptions in a playoff quarter since 1991, but he was the first to do so in a first quarter. However, Lawrence came recovered from the half-time break.
Lawrence led three straight touchdown drives and ran in a two-point conversion to reduce the deficit to just two points with over five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. After the Jaguars’ defense forced a three-and-out, Lawrence got a chance to write his own ending. With the game on the line, he led the offense 61 yards down the field in 10 games, and Patterson sent the ball through the posts when the clock hit triple zeros.
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