Jacksonville collapses in the second half against the Denver Broncos and sees a 13-3 lead turn into a 20-13 loss, ending the Jaguars' nine-game winning streak.
All good things must come to an end.
Like the Jacksonville Jaguars' nine-game winning streak, which ended Sunday in a 20-13 road loss against the Denver Broncos.
The game was going great for Jacksonville for much of the afternoon. The Jaguars led 13-3 well into the third quarter. Bhayshul Tuten scored the opening touchdown early in the second quarter to give Jacksonville a 7-0 lead.
The Jaguars took a 10-3 advantage into halftime. A Cam Little field goal extended the lead to 10. It looked like Jacksonville was on its way to its 10th straight regular-season victory. The defense was swarming in the first half, and the offense was doing just enough to keep the momentum in Jacksonville's favor.
Then the wheels fell off.
After Denver kicked a field goal to bring the score to 13-6, Trevor Lawrence threw an interception on a pass intended for Parker Washington. It was a bad throw from Lawrence, who threw the ball to the inside of a covered Washington, right into the hands of cornerback Riley Moss.
Perhaps an outside shoulder throw could have been a completion, but it was a throw Lawrence should not have made.
Denver then drove 64 yards in 10 plays. The drive was capped off with a seven-yard touchdown pass from Bo Nix to tight end Nate Adkins.
Just like that, the game was tied.
Jacksonville had a chance to retake the lead on its next possession, but Cam Little was wide left on a 54-yard field goal attempt. Not only did the Broncos have all the momentum, but they got the ball at their own 44-yard line.
It took Denver only five plays to get into the end zone again. The drive was aided by a 22-yard pass-interference penalty on Travis Hunter, which would have given Denver the ball at the six, but an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty against a livid Liam Coen brought the ball down to the Jaguars' three.
The next play was a touchdown run by rookie running back Jonah Coleman, who was playing due to injuries to RBs J.K. Dobbins and RJ Harvey.
Just like that, a 13-3 lead was now a 20-13 deficit.
The Jaguars got the ball back, but were forced to punt after picking up only one first down. Jacksonville punted with 4:41 left in the game.
They never got the ball back as Denver was able to run out the clock. A 29-yard pass on a third-and-three on the opening set of downs was the back-breaker. A 12-yard run by Coleman on 2nd-and-11 took the clock down to the two-minute warning. With Jacksonville out of timeouts, Nix was able to line the Broncos up in victory formation.
Final Thoughts
Trevor Lawrence had his worst game in a long time, finishing 17 for 29 for 189 yards and an interception.
Washington continues to be the Jaguars' top WR. He ended the game with seven catches for 98 yards on 12 targets.
Brian Thomas Jr. had three catches for 40 yards for the second week in a row.
A week after recording five sacks against Cleveland, Jacksonville's defense was not able to get any against Denver.
The defense also gave up 392 yards of total offense to Denver, 120 more than it allowed against the Browns.
Tuten again looked good as Jacksonville's RB1, rushing 13 times for 65 yards and the team's only TD. Chris Rodriguez Jr. again had only six carries, which he turned into only 13 yards.
Jacksonville returns home next week, looking to bounce back against the defending AFC champions, the New England Patriots.


