Jaguars Beat Dolphins to Snap N.F.L.’s Longest Losing Streak

Jacksonville Coach Urban Meyer and also rookie quarterback won their very first video game as pros on a 53-yard field goal as time ended, ending the group's 20-game losing touch.

Twist Matthew Wright was brought by his Jaguars colleagues after kicking the game-winning 53-yard basket versus the Dolphins in London.Credit ... Matt Dunhan/Associated Press LONDON(AP)-- The Jacksonville Jaguars finished their 20-game losing streak when Matthew Wright kicked a 53-yard basket as time ended in a 23-20 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday in London.Trevor Lawrence attached on a short slant pass to Laviska Shenault Jr. and also the Jaguars (1-5) called timeout with 1 second staying after the Dolphins (1-5) wagered on a fourth-and-1 from their 46-yard line and also showed up short.Lawrence tossed for 319 yards and also a goal as he and Train Urban Meyer ultimately gained their initial N.F.L. triumphes-- even if it needed a journey to Europe to get it performed in a "home "game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.Before Sunday, the Jaguars had not won a video game given that beating Indianapolis, 27-20, in the 2020 period opener. The 20-game losing streak is the second-longest in the Super Dish age. The Dolphins lost their 5th successive video game, ruining the return of Tua Tagovailoa, that made his first start in

a month. The second-year quarterback threw 2 goal passes to Jaylen Waddle.Jacksonville's win likewise broke the London hex on rookie quarterbacks, that had been 0-5 since the N.F.L. started organizing regular-season video games there in 2007.

Currently, it is the Dolphins acquiring losses. Miami has actually not won because beating New England in the period opener, back when the Dolphins were taken into consideration a feasible playoff team after a 10-6 period in 2020. Wright had tied the game at 20 on a 54-yard basket with 3:40 staying. The Dolphins took a 20-17 lead when Tagovailoa completed a seven-play, 91-yard drive with a 2-yard touchdown pass to Waddle with 10:22 left in the video game. Waddle captured the sphere as well as stuck it over the goal line as cornerback Nevin Lawson tackled him.

Jacksonville got a 17-13 lead early in the 3rd quarter on James Robinson's 1-yard pursue he roared 24 yards on the previous play. The drive included a 29-yard function by Jamal Agnew as well as an unneeded roughness penalty on Miami safety Jevon Holland.Tagovailoa and also the Dolphins crime

began warm, racking up on their first drive, yet squandering 2 other chances from inside the Jacksonville 10-yard line, choosing field goals both times.On the opening drive, Tagovailoa finished eight of 10 passes and ended up a 75-yard opening drive with a 6-yard slant to Jaylen Waddle to put Miami in advance, 7-0. They converted 3 third downs consisting of a 20-yard reception by tight end Mike Gesicki as well as Tagovailoa's 7-yard scramble to the 6-yard line, setting up Waddle's touchdown.The Jaguars addressed with big

plays of their own, when Lawrence gotten in touch with Agnew for a 24-yard gain on their initial play from scrimmage. The drive delayed, however, when Dan Arnold dropped a third-down pass at the 16-yard line. The Jaguars opted for a 40-yard field goal from Matthew Wright-- their very first field goal of the period-- to make it 7-3. After basket of 33 and 24 yards by Jason Sanders, the Jaguars forced a three-and-out and also got the round back on the Miami 49-yard line with 1:45 left in half, down 13-3. Lawrence then lastly exploited Miami's depleted secondary, releasing a perfect pass to Marvin Jones Jr. in the long run area for a 28-yard touchdown pass with back-up cornerback Noah Igbinoghene in coverage to make the score 13-10 with 40 secs left in the fifty percent.