{"id":690286,"date":"2026-01-20T03:52:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T03:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/690286\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T03:52:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T03:52:26","slug":"jaguars-take-heat-for-crucial-4th-down-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/690286\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaguars take heat for crucial 4th down decision"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\/jacksonville-jaguars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> had a chance to go up seven points in the second quarter against the Buffalo Bills in their AFC wild-card round matchup on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Jaguars quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/trevor-lawrence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Trevor Lawrence<\/a> took a snap on 4th-and-2 and ran to his left. He tried to reach for the marker and officials initially ruled that he got enough for a first down. But the Bills challenged the spot of the ball and a replay showed that Lawrence was down well short.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/jaguars-trevor-lawrence-011126-3.jpg\" alt=\"Trevor Lawrence dives\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence is stopped by Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Daquan Jones during the wild-card playoff game Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Jacksonville, Florida. (AP Photo\/John Raoux)<\/p>\n<p>Jacksonville ended the drive with zero points. The Bills scored on their following drive to take a 10-7 lead.<\/p>\n<p>Super Bowl champion T.J. Ward took issue with the play-call on fourth down instead of trying to take the points.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m so sick of these coaches going for it on 4th down,&#8221; Ward wrote on X. &#8220;Take the points. The points are more than just points.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/packers-head-coaching-situation-thrust-spotlight-after-playoff-loss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">PACKERS&#8217; HEAD-COACHING SITUATION THRUST INTO SPOTLIGHT AFTER PLAYOFF LOSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/jaguars-trevor-lawrence-011126-2.jpg\" alt=\"Trevor Lawrence talks to Liam Coen\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence stands next to head coach Liam Coen during the playoff game against the Buffalo Bills Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Jacksonville, Florida. (AP Photo\/John Raoux)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They keep your momentum going! And when you fail the attempt on 4th down, you give the other team a tremendous momentum boost. Football is not rocket science.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jacksonville rushed down the field from its own 1-yard line and was able to get a field-goal attempt from 54 yards out before halftime. Cam Little missed the kick just a bit to his left.<\/p>\n<p>Lawrence was 9-of-15 for 88 yards and a touchdown pass to Brian Thomas Jr. He had 29 rushing yards on three carries.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/jaguars-trevor-lawrence-011126-1.jpg\" alt=\"Trevor Lawrence looks down field\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence looks to pass against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo\/John Raoux)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bills quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/josh-allen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Josh Allen<\/a> entered the locker room with 129 passing yards and 12 rushing yards. He scored for the Bills on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u00a0sports coverage on X<\/a> and subscribe to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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