Parker Washington makes history with 107 yards, but a late Trevor Lawrence interception seals a 27-24 Bills win over the Jaguars in Sunday's AFC Wild Card round.
While Jaguars fans will remember Cam Little missing a 54-yard field goal attempt at the end of the first half and Trevor Lawrence's interception with less than a minute to play that gave the Buffalo Bills a 27-24 win in the AFC Wild-Card round on Sunday, the explosive plays of receiver Parker Washington will be recalled more fondly.
Although he sat out almost the entirety of the first half after being assessed for a concussion, the third-year wideout and returner out of Penn State made an immediate impact with several key catches.
Washington finished the game with a team-high seven catches for 107 yards and a touchdown in his first-career postseason game.
Jaguars WR Parker Washington hauls in a pass in the fourth quarter against the Bills in the AFC Wild Card matchup on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Jacksonville. (Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union)With the Bills leading 10-7, but the Jaguars’ defense forcing Buffalo to punt with just 1:05 left in the first half, Jacksonville had to gain at least 47 yards to get into Little’s field-goal range with the drive starting at their own 3-yard line.
Lawrence gave the offense some breathing room with his legs and arm, but the Jags had just 15 seconds left in the first half. On second-and-10, Lawrence hit Washington on a 34-yard pass for his first catch of the game. That got them to the Buffalo 41 to set up Little's attempt with one second left.
Washington was quiet for most of the third quarter, as the Bills' defense pressured Lawrence, but once again sparked the offense at the end of the third.
With Buffalo leading 13-10 and the Jaguars’ defense forcing another punt, Washington had his best drive of the game. Facing a third-and-2, Lawrence found Washington for a 14-yard completion and a first down. On the next two plays, Washington made catches of four yards and nine yards to move the Jags to the Buffalo 12. Two plays later Lawrence found Washington in the end zone for a six-yard touchdown to give Jacksonville their first lead of the game, 16-13, with 12:55 left in the fourth quarter.
Buffalo regained the lead 20-17 on its ensuing drive, but it was Washington again who was the catalyst. On second-and-10 Washington came up with a 31-yard grab to get the Jags to the Buffalo 25 with 6:57 left in the game. Jacksonville would take its last lead of the game, 24-20, four plays later on Lawrence’s 14-yard touchdown pass to Travis Etienne Jr. with 4:03 left.
Washington, who had five receiving touchdowns and averaged 14.6 yards per catch on the season, became just the second Jacksonville wide receiver to have more than 100 receiving yards in a playoff game and the first since Jimmy Smith during the 1999 season.
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