Oct 11, 2026 6:22 PM
Updated Oct 11, 2026 6:35 PM

The Jaguars played a sloppy, mistake-filled game against the Eagles, but late-game heroics allowed them to escape with a miraculous win.

I don't know how much extra money wide receiver Parker Washington earned on Sunday in the Jacksonville Jaguars' walk-off 19-17 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in London.

But it should be a lot.

Washington had a monster game, finishing with six receptions for 124 yards and a pair of touchdowns, including an unbelievable one-handed catch for a 27-yard score on fourth-and-five with 3:20 left to put the Jaguars in front 16-14.

The Jaguars lost long-snapper Ross Matiscik to an early shoulder injury, forcing defensive tackle DaVon Hamilton to take over in an emergency role.

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When Hamilton's high snap on the ensuing extra point led to a miss, it looked like it would cost the Jaguars the game.

After Eagles' kicker Jake Elliott drilled a 48-yard field goal to take a 17-16 lead with only eight seconds left, the missed extra point was going to be the difference.

Instead, running back Ameer Abdullah returned the ensuing kickoff 53 yards to the Eagles' 39 with one second remaining, which gave Hamilton a chance to redeem himself.

Hamilton nailed the snap, and Cam Little connected on a walk-off 57-yard field goal to give Jacksonville a miraculous win.

But, back to Washington.

The fourth-year WR put the team on his back to earn the tough victory in a game where Jacksonville self-destructed over and over.

Washington and the Jaguars were unable to agree to a long-term contract extension before the season. Whatever his price was before Sunday's game, it should be a lot higher now.

Jaguars Self-Destructed All Game

Give a lot of credit to the Eagles, who almost pulled off the upset despite being without several of their top players.

Superstar running back Saquon Barkley was out with a hamstring injury. His backup, Tank Bigsby, was also out after landing on IR. Star WR DeVonta Smith was also out.

Third-string RB Will Shipley was knocked out of the game, leaving Dameon Pierce, who was just signed from the practice squad to the active roster earlier this week, to handle the carries. The Eagles also had a couple of offensive linemen suffer in-game injuries as well.

The Jaguars were called for 13 penalties for 100 yards. Most of the penalties were on the offensive line, which had multiple false starts and holding calls, and contributed to a pair of delay-of-game penalties as well.

Jacksonville also had two separate first-and-goals from the one and were unable to get any points either time.

To end the first half, the Jaguars decided to go for it on fourth-and-goal from the one. A jet sweep run to Bhayshul Tuten, a very questionable play call, lost six yards and sent Jacksonville to halftime trailing 14-7.

In the fourth quarter, with the Jaguars still down 14-10, a 27-yard pass to tight end Brenton Strange set the offense up at the one-yard line once again.

A false start on Walker Little, playing after left tackle Anton Harrison was carted off with what looked like a serious knee injury, backed the Jaguars up to the six. After a two-yard run by Tuten, a delay-of-game pushed them back to the nine. On third down, another delay-of-game moved the Jaguars back another five.

After Washington picked up nine yards, Jacksonville went for it on fourth down from the five, only to have Trevor Lawrence throw it over everyone's head.

However, Lawrence would redeem himself on the fourth-down TD strike to Washington, part of his 331-yard day with the pair of TDs to Washington. Lawrence threw one interception and fumbled twice, but the Jaguars were able to recover both.

Jacksonville could not handle Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter, who sacked Lawrence twice, forcing the fumbles. He also had three tackles for loss and batted down a pass. Carter was a game-wrecking monster against Jacksonville, proving why he became the highest-paid DT in NFL history.

In the end, Jacksonville was able to overcome all the penalties and the injuries to Harrison and Matiscik to gut out possibly the toughest win of the Liam Coen-era and move to 4-1 on the season.

Final Thoughts

This was by far the worst game the Jaguars have played all year. If the Eagles had been at full strength, Jacksonville would likely have lost.

However, being able to win against a quality opponent when you don't have your A-game, or even B- or C-games, is something only really good football teams can pull off.

The opening kickoff started the game off with some fireworks. Jaguars rookie WR Josh Cameron nearly returned the kickoff for a touchdown, but offsetting penalties wiped out the return.

Meanwhile, Jaguars defensive end Bryan Thomas Jr. and Eagles starting linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr. got into a skirmish that went way past the whistle, leading to both players being ejected. It's fair to say Jacksonville got the best of that situation, losing a depth player while Philadelphia had to play without yet another starter.

It was the second heartbreaking loss in a row for the Eagles after they blew a double-digit fourth-quarter lead last week against the Rams.

The Jaguars are incredibly fortunate to escape with a win. They have a lot to clean up before next week's showdown at Wembley Stadium against the Houston Texans.

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