DENVER, COLORADO – DECEMBER 21: Parker Washington #11 of the Jacksonville Jaguars celebrates a first quarter touchdown against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field At Mile High on December 21, 2025 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) (Matthew Stockman, 2025 Getty Images)
The Jaguars are in a slugfest and more than holding their own against the Broncos in Mile High.
Trevor Lawrence has thrown touchdown passes to Parker Washington and Brenton Strange and has the Jaguars ahead of the AFC’s No. 1 seed 17-10 at halftime.
Jacksonville (10-4) is currently the No. 3 seed in the AFC and holds a razor-thin lead over the Texans in the AFC South.
Both of Lawrence’s touchdown throws were perfect. His 12-yard throw to Washington on third down was with the defender’s back to the ball and a difficult catch to make. But Washington played the ball as well as possible and hauled in a textbook contested catch. His throw to Strange was even better, placed just outside to his right and away from the defender. Strange one-handed the ball and brought it in on a diving grab and a 14-10 lead.
Jacksonville added a 47-yard field goal by Cam Little at the second-quarter buzzer for the final margin.
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