One week after the Jaguars were unable to come up with key plays late in a loss to the Bengals, Jacksonville made those big plays on Sunday against the Texans.
The Jaguars‘ defense was stout the entire day, holding Houston to just 4.6 yards per play, while forcing three takeaways.
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One of those turnovers came with the game tied late on a forced fumble by Tyson Campbell. Another came on Houston’s final possession in the form of an Antonio Johnson interception.
The Jacksonville offense would take its lumps with the run game struggling to get going and Trevor Lawrence averaging 5.6 yards per attempt with an interception.
However, when a big play was needed, Lawrence connected with Brian Thomas Jr. for a 46-yard catch and run that set up the late go-ahead touchdown.
That key conversion or late stop was missing from last week’s outing, but not this time around.
“Huge ability to stay the course,” said Liam Coen via Jaguars on SI. “You’re winning the game for the majority of it. They got and tied it up but even though obviously not playing our best football offensively, defense kept us in it. They played their tails off.
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“Very proud of this group. They played their tails off and kept competing.”
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This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: Jaguars vs. Texans: Highlights, key moments from Week 3 win