Josh Dobbs lost the ball after being stripped of it. There is a time and a place.
The hard way is how the Jacksonville Jaguars won their division.
TheJaguars trailed for more than 57 minutes, managed just one offensive touchdown and didn't gain a single yard in the fourth quarter, but they got a huge play on defense to beat the TennesseeTitans 20-16
TheJaguars are the fourth seed in the playoffs and will play at home against the fifth seed. The last time the Jags had a winning record was in 2017!
Doug Pederson said the game symbolizes the season. We had the victory even though there were some struggles and highs. I'm so proud of the guys for the way they have persevered through all of this.
The adversity continued into the fourth quarter. The biggest defensive play of the season took place when the Jags were down 16-13 The ball was knocked out of the quarterback's hand and Allen grabbed it and returned it 37 yards for a touchdown after the whistle.
The Jags ran 47 plays, gained 222 yards and had a minus-1 yard in the fourth quarter.
Christian Kirk, who had six catches for 99 yards and a touchdown, said that the defense won the game for the Jags.
Jacksonville made the playoffs in the same season they had losing and winning streaks of five or more games, making them the fifth team in league history to do so. In October, the Jags lost five games in a row. Only the Washington team in 2020 made the playoffs after starting 3-7.
After trailing in the fourth quarter against the Las Vegas Raiders, Dallas Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens, the Jags came back to win three times and then did it again against the Tennessee.
Allen said that the team had to find a way to win. I think we weren't able to win in that moment. We capitalized when we were put back in that situation again. We won in overtime and kept the lead.
We are finding multiple ways to win at the moment.
Since the 1970 merger, five teams have won their division after posting the worst record. The last team to do it was the Miami Dolphins.
This is the second division title in the franchise's history. The season series between the two teams has been dominated by theJaguars since 2005.
Two months ago, it didn't seem like the playoffs would be a possibility for the Jags, especially after they lost to the Broncos in London. The Jags lost their fifth game in a row after Lawrence threw two picks, including one in the end zone. Lawrence said the loss made him play with a chip on his shoulder.
Through the 17th week of the season, Lawrence has been one of the best quarterbacks in the league. The previous two seasons the Jags were the worst team in the league. The franchise was in disarray after Urban Meyer left in 2021. It was turned around in a single season by Pederson.
It's just a step in the direction that we want to go, said Pederson, who has made the playoffs in four of his six years. It needs to be sustainable. I don't want to be like, okay, you were the '22 champ and not the '23 one. Every year, you want to be in this division.
It's special because of the way these guys have battled, and what they have gone through in the last two years.
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