{"id":179007,"date":"2025-07-03T19:42:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T19:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/179007\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T19:42:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T19:42:21","slug":"jags-lose-all-3-starting-receivers-including-christian-kirk-in-30-27-loss-to-the-packers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/179007\/","title":{"rendered":"Jags lose all 3 starting receivers, including Christian Kirk, in 30-27 loss to the Packers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) \u2014 Christian Kirk may have gone from the trading block to the injury list on one play Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk seemingly dislocated his left shoulder while trying to catch a deep pass in the fourth quarter of a <a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/packers-jaguars-score-dad6975ebce885244babe6c9c460f286\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">30-27 loss to Green Bay<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk was one of six Jaguars \u2014 including all three starting wide receivers \u2014 injured in the game. Gabe Davis also hurt a shoulder, and rookie Brian Thomas Jr. left the game late with a chest injury.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk\u2019s injury appears to be the most serious. He was wearing a sling as he left the locker room. It might also keep him in Jacksonville. The seventh-year veteran has one year remaining on a four-year, $72 million contract and has been the subject of trade rumors for weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s one of the best teammates I\u2019ve ever had, ever been around, one of the smartest players I\u2019ve been around,\u201d tight end Evan Engram said. \u201cOne of the best leaders I\u2019ve been around.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou saw him cut up today, too. He was rolling. He was getting going. Just a very unfortunate event. God doesn\u2019t make mistakes; there\u2019s a plan. \u2026 He\u2019ll be just fine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Jaguars (2-6) also lost cornerback Ronald Darby (hip) and guards Ezra Cleveland (ankle) and Brandon Scherff (knee). Scherff was the only one able to return to the game.<\/p>\n<p>Jacksonville has now dropped 11 of its past 14 games. Trevor Lawrence rallied the team from a 10-point deficit late after committing two turnovers, but the defense crumbled in crunch time for the third time this season.<\/p>\n<p>With Jordan Love (groin) watching from the sideline and backup Malik Willis in the game, the Jaguars needed one stop to get the ball back or send the game into overtime. On a second-and-6 play from the 34, <a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/packers\/status\/1850630767698903515\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Willis found Jayden Reed for a 51-yard gain<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Jaguars bit on the run fake and left Reed wide open. They tried to let the Packers score two plays later, but Chris Brooks dropped to the ground and set up Brandon McManus\u2019 24-yard field goal that proved to be the difference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis one is definitely going to hurt because I feel like we had a great game defensively, special teams, offensively,\u201d defensive end Josh Hines-Allen said. \u201cI think we all made big plays when we needed them the most, but we didn\u2019t get this victory. This one really hurts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Added coach Doug Pederson: \u201cThey\u2019re devastated. They\u2019re heartbroken. They\u2019ve battled their tails off. They fought until the end quite frankly. That\u2019s all I can ask for. But I also want them to understand too that these games come down to about two plays, three plays.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pederson pointed to Lawrence\u2019s fumble at the 5-yard line in the fourth quarter that set up an easy touchdown for the Packers and his interception in the second that set up another TD.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDefinitely affected the game, so it\u2019s disappointing,\u201d said Lawrence, who completed 21 of 32 passes for 308 yards. \u201cPlaying quarterback in this league, if you don\u2019t play well, you\u2019re not probably going to have a great chance to win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Losing six starters doesn\u2019t help, either. Pederson provided no update on their short-term prognoses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t be totally dejected by the result today,\u201d Lawrence said. \u201cI do think we\u2019ve come a long way, and we are continuing to come together and become a better team. But we got to find a way to win next week. All the work is not in vain. We\u2019ve come a long way, and we just have to go find a way to win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP NFL: <a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/nfl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/nfl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 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