Burrow’s 9-yard pass to running back Chase Brown on fourth-and-10 on the game’s deciding drive was a yard short, with safety Rayuan Lane III tackling him at the Jaguars 12 with :50 remaining to secure the victory.
“Game of inches – get it by a yard,” Coen said.
The Bengals drove from their 17 on the drive in the final two minutes.
“I saw them celebrating and I knew the game was over,” Jones said of the final play, with Hines-Allen adding, “The defense not breaking at the end, that’s huge for us. Everybody started running off the field and I was like, ‘OK, let me go celebrate.’ Shout out to Ray.”
“They have to score. If we can stop them from scoring, then we win the game,” Hines-Allen said.
The Jaguars (3-1), winners of two consecutive games and 11 of their last 12 in the regular season, remained in first place in the AFC South – one game ahead of the Indianapolis Colts (2-2). The Bengals (2-2) lost a second consecutive game. The Jaguars beat defending AFC Champion New England, 35-6, last week.
Lawrence completed 18 of 23 passes for 227 yards and one touchdown with no interceptions – and his red-zone touchdown pass to wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. late in the first half gave the Jaguars a 13-3 halftime lead after a penalty-filled, tight first half.
Burrow completed 39 of 54 passes for 428 yards and one touchdown with two interceptions.
Jaguars running back Bhayshul Tuten rushed 17 times for 73 yards and no touchdowns, with two first-half touchdown runs negated by penalty. The Jaguars committed 13 penalties for 125 yards, with 10 for 100 yards in the first half.
Rodriguez ran six times for 35 yards, with the Jaguars rushing for 111 yards overall.