In previous seasons, this is exactly the kind of game the Jacksonville Jaguars would have let slip away — a turnover-plagued, momentum-swinging, late-game crisis that leaves no margin for error. But these Jaguars insist they’re built differently, and on Sunday, they proved it once again.

Rookie kicker Cam Little drilled a 52-yard field goal in overtime, lifting Jacksonville to a 27–24 victory over the Arizona Cardinals and pushing the Jaguars to 7–4, winners of three of their last four and very much alive in the AFC playoff race. The kick was never in doubt. Little, who set an NFL record with a 68-yarder earlier this season, struck it cleanly and with room to spare.

Arizona (3–8), losers of eight of its last nine, still had one final chance. But facing a fourth down near midfield in overtime, coach Jonathan Gannon kept the field-goal unit on the sideline rather than attempting a 60-yarder. Jacoby Brissett’s heave toward Xavier Weaver fell incomplete, sealing Jacksonville’s resilient, chaotic win.

Trevor Lawrence delivered just about every kind of performance possible in one afternoon — brilliant strikes, head-scratching mistakes, and ultimately the poise needed when the game hung in the balance.

Lawrence finished 18 of 30 for 256 yards and three touchdowns, but also accounted for all four Jaguars turnovers: A first-quarter fumble returned for a touchdown. Two third-quarter interceptions. A fourth interception in the final period

The nadir came early when rookie defensive lineman Walter Nolen III made a spectacular one-handed grab while being blocked by Walker Little, scooping Lawrence’s fumble and rumbling 7 yards for a tying touchdown.

Still, the Jaguars quarterback battled back. After his pair of third-quarter interceptions, Lawrence redeemed himself with a perfectly timed 10-yard touchdown strike to Jakobi Meyers, beating a blitz to give Jacksonville a 17–14 lead.

In the fourth quarter, he rolled out and fired a pinpoint throw to Parker Washington at the back of the end zone, putting the Jaguars ahead 24–21 with 3:47 left.

But his late-game miscues nearly doomed Jacksonville again. On a fourth-and-1 with the chance to run out the clock, Lawrence’s pass fell incomplete, setting up Arizona’s dramatic final drive.

Brissett, continuing to start for injured Kyler Murray, played one of his best games of the season. He completed 33 of 49 passes for 317 yards and a touchdown, showing command and toughness in pressure moments.

His biggest throw came with the Cardinals out of timeouts and the clock draining: a 31-yard strike to Michael Wilson, who once again proved to be an offensive centerpiece. Wilson caught 10 passes for 118 yards, repeatedly finding holes in Jacksonville’s zone coverage.

That set up Chad Ryland’s 29-yard field goal, tying the game at 24 with three seconds left.

Arizona had missed a chance for a bigger halftime lead earlier when Ryland pushed a 33-yarder wide right. The Cardinals still carried a 14–10 lead into the break, but in a game full of missed opportunities, that one loomed large.

Despite the turnovers, Jacksonville’s defense kept them in the game and delivered in crucial moments. The Jaguars stacked six sacks, including 1.5 from Dennis Gardeck, who was facing his former team for the first time after spending seven seasons in Arizona.

The pass rush consistently rattled Brissett in overtime, helping create the unfavorable down-and-distance that led to Arizona’s final failed fourth-down attempt.

With Christian Kirk and others battling injuries, Jacksonville needed its depth to show up — and it did.

Tight end Brenton Strange, returning from a hip injury and playing for the first time since Week 5, delivered a career day with five catches for 93 yards, leading the team in receiving.

Meyers and Washington added key scoring grabs, while Travis Etienne provided steady (if unspectacular) balance on the ground.

Four turnovers. Missed opportunities. A late defensive collapse. A stalled drive that should have ended the game in regulation.

And they still won. That, players said afterward, is proof that this Jaguars team has changed. They’re flawed, yes — sometimes wildly inconsistent — but undeniably resilient.

Jaguars: Travel to face the Tennessee Titans next Sunday in a key AFC South matchup. Cardinals: Hit the road to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers next Sunday, still searching for stability in a season defined by near misses.

Jacksonville survived a roller coaster on Sunday — and in doing so, may have proven it’s ready for the late-season gauntlet ahead.