Lawerence Leads Jags to His First Win Over Bengals 22-17

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Trevor Lawrence passed for 227 yards and a touchdown; Jacksonville’s defense forced two critical turnovers and the Jaguars held off the Cincinnati Bengals 22-17 on Sunday.

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Joe Burrow passed for 428 yards for the Bengals, who lost All-Pro wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase to a concussion in the second quarter. Tee Higgins had 11 receptions for 151 yards.

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Burrow, who completed 39 of 54 passes, also had two interceptions — one that Jacksonville converted into a touchdown and the other when the Bengals were in the red zone.

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The Bengals had a final chance to rally and drove to the Jaguars 21, but Chase Brown was stopped 1 yard short at the 12 after a catch on fourth-and-10, allowing the Jaguars to go 3-1 for the second straight year.

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For the second straight season, Cincinnati (2-2) has dropped two straight after winning its first two.

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Lawrence completed 18 of 23 passes to beat the Bengals for the first time in four attempts. The sixth-year quarterback, the top pick in the 2021 NFL draft, has at least one win over every AFC opponent.

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Brian Thomas Jr. and Chris Rodriguez scored for the Jaguars and Cam Little kicked three field goals.

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After going three-and-out on their opening drive, the Jaguars scored on their next four, including the last three of the first half. A pair of field goals by Little gave Jacksonville a 6-3 advantage before Jourdan Lewis picked off Burrow’s pass intended for Dohnte Meyers and returned it 45 yards up the left sideline to the Bengals 18.

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It was the ninth straight game in which the Jaguars have recorded an interception, a franchise record and the NFL’s longest active streak.

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Four plays later, Lawrence found Thomas wide open in the back of the end zone for a 7-yard touchdown to make it 13-3 with 1:23 remaining in the first half.

The Bengals got the second-half kickoff and went on a 12-play drive, culminating in Mike Gesicki’s 15-yard TD catch to get Cincinnati within a field goal.

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Little booted a 55-yard field goal before Rodriguez went 25 yards off left guard to make it 22-10. The 2-point conversion failed.

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The Bengals answered with a nine-play touchdown drive, capped by Burrow’s 1-yard sneak off right guard.

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Jacksonville got the ball and moved the ball to midfield. Parker Washington appeared to put it away for the Jaguars on third-and-10 when he caught a screen pass from Lawrence and went 39 yards to the Bengals 16. But replays showed Washington stepped out of bounds at the Bengals 48.

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After a punt, the Bengals got the ball at their own 17 with 1:44 remaining. Burrow completed three straight passes and moved Cincinnati to the Jaguars 21 but then misfired on three straight passes.

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Jaguars: Safety Caleb Ransaw went out with a knee injury in the first quarter and did not return. Safety Eric Murray was ruled out in the second half because of a concussion.