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Jaguars vs Raiders: Staff roundtable and game picks for Week 9

Welcome to Big Cat Country’s staff roundtable!

Today, we’re previewing Week 9’s matchup between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium.

What post-bye week question about the Jaguars do you want to see answered on Sunday?

Dillon Appleman: Will the extra bye week prep time help iron out the offensive kinks? Things have been so clunky on offense this season, particularly in the passing game. The Jags’ pass catchers lead the league in drops (21), which ties directly into Trevor Lawrence’s 58.7% completion percentage. That ranks second to last in the NFL behind rookie Cam Ward. The Raiders’ defense is the perfect opportunity for a get-right game after the bye, as they are allowing nearly 26 points per game to opposing offenses and are towards the bottom of the league in takeaways as well.

Travis Holmes: With a litany of questions surrounding this team while heading into the bye, I’m curious how many of their current issues can reasonably be resolved through extra coaching, teaching, scheme adjustments, and such. With the Jaguars coming off their bye and major questions swirling surrounding the lack of screen game effectiveness, the offensive line play, struggles in the short and deep passing game, pressure on defense, and so much more, are answers truly on the way? Will the bye and getting healthier help any of these issues, or are these issues truly just roster limitations cloaked as production problems?

Gus Logue: What will Travis Hunter’s offensive deployment look like after the bye week? As Mike DiRocco wrote for ESPN, “Don’t be surprised if Hunter starts getting the WR1 treatment from the Jaguars in the season’s second half, and that’s partly due to his playmaking and run-after-the-catch ability, but also because Brian Thomas Jr hasn’t played at that level all season.” Hunter will play a lot of offensive snaps and see a lot of designed looks. His usage will be high. But will he continue to only play the Y (slot) receiver position? I’ll be closely monitoring where Hunter lines up on the field and what types of routes he runs on Sunday.

Henry Zimmer: I have harped on this in Winners and Losers, but can the Jags play cleaner football out of the bye? Regular penalties happen to every team; however, the procedural penalties need to be cut down severely if the Jags want to get back on track. That should be an easy enough task against the Raiders.

What’s a matchup you’re looking forward to watching?

Dillon: This is kind of a weird one, but since we may only see one or two opportunities for these two to collide, Travis Hunter vs. Ashton Jeanty. A year ago, they were arguably the two best college football players in the country and found themselves in a heated race for the 2024 Heisman Trophy. Hunter ended up edging Jeanty out for the honor, but many believe the voters got it wrong. Sunday will mark the first time the two have ever faced off. Something tells me if Jeanty gets to the edge and sees Hunter in space, he may look to get a small form of payback.

Travis: Brock Bowers against Jacksonville’s safeties may be a noteworthy matchup after Eric Murray was listed as a Did Not Participate (DNP) at Wednesday and Thursday’s practices. Bowers reportedly played through a posterior cruciate ligament injury suffered in the Raiders’ season opener before being shut down in Week 5. He has been a full participant this week and looks to make his return. With the Jaguars’ backend, namely Andrew Wingard, struggling mightily against tight ends over the past two weeks, increased snaps from backup Antonio Johnson at the other safety spot could provide even more potential for play-action explosives in the passing game against that unit.

Gus: Jourdan Lewis against Jakobi Meyers in the slot. They’re both dependable veterans with inside-outside versatility and high intangibles. With Bowers being slowed via injury this year, Meyers has been the Raiders’ most consistent pass-catcher — and Lewis has been the Jaguars’ most consistent defensive back. There should be a few high-quality battles between these two when Las Vegas is in “gotta have it” mode on late downs. And hey, maybe Jacksonville will like what it sees from Meyers and try to make a move for him before the Nov. 4 trade deadline.

Henry: I want to see the Jags’ defensive line bully the Raiders. Geno Smith has been sacked 19 times this year, and the run game for Vegas is spotty at best. This should be a get-right game for the defensive line. With enough pressure, Smith should be baited into throwing errant passes that turn into picks for the secondary. He has 10 interceptions so far this year.

Who will be the biggest X-factor?

Dillon: Anton Harrison vs. Maxx Crosby. Jacksonville’s offensive line has been terrible as of late. Naturally, they will be under a microscope this weekend. Right tackle Anton Harrison has been one of the more consistent(ish) pieces of the unit but he will be put to the test against one of the best pass rushers in the league in Maxx Crosby. If Harrison has a good day against Crosby, it should set the offense up for success against a pretty middling defense in Vegas.

Travis: Raiders’ DE Maxx Crosby is my X-factor for this game. We’ve clearly seen the Jaguars’ offensive line’s consistent struggles against elite-level edge talent in 2025: from Trey Hendrickson, to Jared Verse, or either Seahawks pass rusher. Well, with notably less surrounding talent than most of those named examples, can this Jaguars front limit Crosby from making those game-changing plays, or are we in for another Trey Hendrickson-like performance from Week 2?

Gus: Travis Etienne. He rushed for 50+ yards in each of the first four weeks of the season but failed to reach that mark in the past three games. That can mostly be chalked up to strength of opponent and game scripts, but Liam Coen did say Monday, “I’ve got to call more runs in general … it’s something that we’ve got to get back to being able to do a little bit more.” Jacksonville is the fourth-pass-heaviest team in the league, according to nfelo’s pass rate over expected. Look for Coen to find more balance by giving the rock to #1.

Henry: My X-Factor is Liam Coen. The first-year coach has done a commendable job taking accountability and owning his mistakes as a young coach. I want to see him put his words into practice on Sunday against a bad team and essentially take it all out on the Raiders. I think that can certainly be done.

Final score prediction?

Dillon: Jaguars 24, Raiders 23

Travis: Jaguars 16, Raiders 17

Gus: Jaguars 27, Raiders 17

Henry: Jaguars 35, Raiders 21

What are your Week 9 predictions, Jaguars fans? Let us know in the comments!

Source: https://www.bigcatcountry.com/jacks...rs-raiders-staff-roundtable-game-picks-week-9

 

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Jaguars Place WR/CB Travis Hunter on Injured Reserve

The Jacksonville Jaguars will place two-way rookie Travis Hunter on injured reserve, head coach Liam Coen said Friday.

Hunter sustained a non-contact injury during Wednesday’s practice. “We’re currently assessing the injury just to determine the best course of action moving forward for Travis and for the team,” Coen said.

The Jaguars traded up from the No. 5 pick to No. 2 during the 2025 NFL Draft to acquire Hunter. The former Heisman Trophy winner played both wide receiver and cornerback in each of his first seven NFL games. Hunter was widely expected to become a focal point of the offense following Jacksonville’s Week 8 bye.

He’ll now miss the next four games at a minimum. Coen said the team is “still waiting on further information to be able to determine how long it could be.” Based on the dispirited inflection of his voice, it doesn’t seem that Hunter will be back on the field anytime soon.

The Jaguars are in a decent position to replace his snaps at cornerback. The defense still has a solid starting trio of Jourdan Lewis, Greg Newsome, and Montaric Brown, and second-year pro Jarrian Jones is a nice depth piece.

On offense, though, Hunter will be sorely missed. Brian Thomas Jr. is in the midst of a sophomore slump, and Dymai Brown and Parker Washington are better suited as role players than secondary receiving options. Tim Patrick is the only other wideout on the current roster.

The timing of Hunter’s injury is brutal, considering that rookies tend to see a jump in performance after their bye weeks. If there’s a silver lining, it’s that Jacksonville still has time to find reinforcements before the NFL’s Nov. 4 trade deadline. Maybe the front office will try to bring in a new pass-catcher like Jakobi Meyers or Rashid Shaheed or David Njoku.

raiders are prob asking for a 3rd, but would you offer a 4th for Jakobi Meyers?

— Gus Logue (@gus_logue) October 31, 2025

Jaguars fans… sorry to be the bearer of bad news. Halloween was more of a trick than a treat this year.

Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

Source: https://www.bigcatcountry.com/jacks...-place-wr-cb-travis-hunter-on-injured-reserve

 

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Jaguars vs Raiders key matchups: can depleted secondary buck tight end trend?

The Jacksonville Jaguars head to Sin City on Sunday to take on the Las Vegas Raiders. Here are three key battles to keep an eye on:

Anton Harrison vs Maxx Crosby​

Anton Harrison is the only Jaguars starting offensive lineman who has still not given up a sack this year. pic.twitter.com/a8S7ND2VVR

— Nash Henry (@NashJagsNats22) October 21, 2025

As far as tests go, it might not get any tougher for Anton Harrison than what he’s going up against on Sunday. The Raiders’ defensive front isn’t one that strikes fear into opponents on paper. And yet despite a less than stellar supporting cast, edge rusher Maxx Crosby continues to be one of the most ferocious edge rushers in the NFL.

There’s a reason why Crosby’s name has been mentioned in trade rumors, particularly with the Dallas Cowboys; it’s because he’s incredibly consistent at pressuring the quarterback. Already with four sacks and an interception this year, it says a lot that Crosby was mentioned as a ‘bounceback candidate’ in 2025 despite registering 7.5 sacks and 45 tackles in just 12 games last year. Most defensive ends would kill for that sort of production, but for Crosby it was his worst output of his pro career.

Harrison has had his best season in a Jaguars uniform since he was drafted in 2023. The Jags’ o-line ranks in the top ten in the NFL, and Harrison is the standout member of the five. He’ll have his work cut out this weekend, but if he manages to keep Crosby quiet then the odds of a Jacksonville victory go up exponentially.

Bhayshul Tuten vs Devin White​

#Raiders HC Pete Carroll on the teams defense after the win.

“Maxx got double all day long & still got 2 sacks.”

“I don’t know anybody that can put up more numbers than what Devin White did today…Geez” pic.twitter.com/YHrynjeWEw

— Around The Shield (@aroundtheshield) October 13, 2025

The Jaguars’ ground game exploded out of the gate in 2025. Led by Travis Etienne, the running back room helped the team jump out to a 4-1 record, averaging over 137 yards per game themselves and allowing the passing game to flourish at the same time. The confidence in this position group meant that James Gladstone was content to let Tank Bigsby go to the Philadelphia Eagles after Week 1, meaning an immediate promotion to RB2 for rookie ball carrier Bhayshul Tuten.

Tuten has shown a lot of promise spelling the aforementioned Etienne. But the ground game has gone off the boil somewhat the last two contests, falling back to an average of under 77 yards. Hopefully the bye week will have allowed the group to rest up, shake off any aches or injuries, and get back to the levels they showed through the first five weeks. In that regard, I expect to see Tuten earn more of the ball and hopefully continue to grow and produce as he finds his feet at the pro level.

Devin White put the league in notice after being drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2019. The Super Bowl winner was named an All Pro in 2020 and made the Pro Bowl a year later, but subsequently lost his form after requesting to be traded following an impasse in contract talks. He signed a one-year deal with the Eagles in free agency and never played a game for them, being released in October. He then headed to the Houston Texans where he was used sparingly, but has been reborn in Las Vegas. He’s already at 64 tackles on the year, and before the bye recorded an incredible 16 takedowns despite his team being humbled by the Kansas City Chiefs. Tuten, Etienne and anyone else attempting to make gains through the middle must be wary of the Raiders’ star linebacker.

Antonio Johnson vs Brock Bowers​

Brock Bowers (knee) is practicing at "full speed", per HC Pete Carroll pic.twitter.com/QwOJCctnJ0

— B/R Gridiron (@brgridiron) October 29, 2025

An inconsistent passing game behind the arm of Geno Smith has hampered Brock Bowers’ year 2 progression after the tight end exploded onto the scene as a rookie. Bowers was named an All-Pro and finished second in the Rookie of the Year award behind only Jayden Daniels in 2024, and that talent hasn’t disappeared overnight. With Jack Beck and Tyler Lockett the primary targets on the outside in the absence of Jakobi Meyers, I imagine Bowers will be heavily targeted by his quarterback on Sunday.

The Jaguars, conversely, are suffering a mini injury crisis in the area of the field that Bowers likes to operate. Starting free safety Eric Murray did not practice on Thursday, whilst standout coverage linebacker Devin Lloyd was also limited with a calf issue. Neither look set to play, meaning it could be a big assignment for Antonio Johnson to come in and cover Bowers. The versatile Johnson provides cover at both safety positions and likes to come down into the box to get amongst the action. Despite the absence of key players, his skillset might be best suited to embrace the challenge that Bowers brings.

Despite their turnover prowess, the Jaguars’ secondary allowed 78 yards to tight ends against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 6 and 101 yards against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 7. Johnson will need to buck that trend if the Jags are to head back to Duval County with a win.

Source: https://www.bigcatcountry.com/jacks...s-can-depleted-secondary-buck-tight-end-trend

 

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Jaguars vs Raiders: How to Watch Week 9

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) shakes hands with San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey (23) after the game of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars 34-3. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]

The Jacksonville Jaguars and Las Vegas Raiders are set to square off in Week 9 of the 2025 season.

Both teams are coming off a bye, but unfortunately for Jacksonville, Travis Hunter was placed on injured reserve on Friday. The rookie WR/CB was injured during Thursday’s practice.

“It’s definitely not ideal timing,” head coach Liam Coen said, “Not that any injury is ever ideal timing. But you got to believe his mental, the makeup, his general attitude towards life and how he handles dealing with specific situations. I have a lot of belief in Travis as a person, as a competitor to come back better than ever.”

As for how the Jaguars will move forward without him, Coen said “the whole crew” of wide receivers must step up. “Go out and let’s go perform. Go back to training camp days that Travis was on defense, and it was Dyami [Brown], BT [Brian Thomas Jr.] and Parker [Washington] rolling at the receiver positions and did some really good things. So, I have a lot of confidence in these guys. It’s a great opportunity for all of us to work through a little adversity and the guys to go out and perform at a high level.”

“We’re already heavy at corner in terms of how many we carried during the game, so really it’s not going to affect that much in terms of a number standpoint at corner. We’re good there in terms of the numbers. Now receiver position, we’ll elevate a couple guys this week in terms of getting back ready to play, have a backup F and be able to supplement some of those guys.”

Obviously, the loss of Hunter is not ideal, but hopefully it won’t be a major impact against the 2-5 Raiders.

Related reads:

• Jaguars vs Raiders Matchup History
• Jaguars vs Raiders Key Matchups
• 5 questions with Black & Silver Pride
• Jaguars vs Raiders Roundtable Preview

How to Watch​

When: Sunday, November 2, at 4:05 p.m. ET

Where: Allegiant Stadium

Live Stream: FOX and Jaguars TV affiliate networks (or NFL+)

Radio Broadcast: WJXL 1010AM/92.5 FM and Jaguars radio affiliate networks

Odds: Jaguars are 2.5-point favorites, per FanDuel Sportsbook

What are you looking forward to seeing today, Jaguars fans? Let us know in the comments below!

Source: https://www.bigcatcountry.com/jacks.../78616/jaguars-vs-raiders-how-to-watch-week-9

 

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Jaguars Hit Jackpot in Vegas; move to 5-3

With five fourth quarter and overtime lead changes and 24 points scored, a game that started slow turned out to be anything but, as the Jaguars won by one point on the road on Sunday. The score in this game was 6-9 at the beginning of the fourth quarter, yet, somehow ended with nearly 60-total points. Another Trevor Lawrence “Superman” dive over the goalline, 1.5 fourth quarter and overtime sacks by Josh Hines-Allen (tying the franchise record), and a dominant 115-yards from scrimmage from Travis Etienne results in a thrilling, cardiac win by Jacksonville.

what a game lmao pic.twitter.com/PKehce7Rwm

— Gus Logue (@gus_logue) November 3, 2025

Here’s everything you need to know from Jacksonville’s Week 9 30-29 overtime victory over the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium.

Live blog:

Catch up on all the big plays and best moments from tonight’s game in our live blog!

Pregame Notes:

The following Las Vegas players did not play in this one:

• RB Zamir White
• WR Dont’e Thornton Jr.
• OL Caleb Rogers
• DT JJ Pegues
• DT Tonka Hemingway

The Raiders are as healthy as they have been all season, with Slot CB Darnay Holmes the only listed starter made inactive versus Jacksonville. WR Tyler Lockett also signed with Las Vegas before the week 9 matchup, making his Raiders debut in this one. For Jacksonville, the following players did not participate:

• WR Tim Patrick (groin)
• WR/CB Travis Hunter (knee – IR)
• TE Quinton Morris (groin)
• LB Devin Lloyd (calf)
• S Eric Murray (neck – IR)

RB Cody Schrader, OL Wyatt Milum, and DT Khalen Saunders Sr were all healthy scratches. Additionally, the team announced in pregame that QB Trevor Lawrence was ill. However, his illness did not impact his game status. The following Jacksonville players left Sunday’s game due to injury:

• WR Dyami Brown (concussion)
• WR Brian Thomas Jr (ankle) – returned
• CB Jourdan Lewis (shoulder)
• TE Hunter Long (hip and knee) – returned

1st Quarter

The Raiders opened the day with a kickoff short of the landing zone, giving Jacksonville their opening possession at the 40-yard line. However, Lawrence and Dyami Brown were unable to connect on third and six, with Brown running a curl route drifting inside, with Lawrence’s pass aimed outside to avoid the underneath linebacker. After the punt, and an early down Ashton Jeanty first down via two rushes for 17-yards, the Jacksonville defense held Geno Smith and the Raiders’ passing offense to a five yard completion, followed by second and third down incompletions to force a punt.

Jacksonville’s’ following drive started off much improved, with a first down, 10-yard Dyami Brown catch to move the chains. Following the conversion, Lawrence connected with Parker Washington (6-yards), Brian Thomas Jr (10-yards), and Brown again (16-yards), before returning to the ground game. After an Etienne 10-yard rush, and a Bhayshul Tuten 4-yard rush to convert on fourth and one, Lawrence attempted to squeeze the ball into an extremely covered Dyami Brown in the endzone. The second down pass was intercepted, as Lawrence abandoned what looked to be a called-shovel pass, resulting in a redzone turnover.

The impressive 17 play, 81 yard, 10:27 drive featuring Travis Etienne in the wildcat formation, I formation, smashmouth football, and a double pass play all came away with zero points.

2nd Quarter

After again allowing some success on the ground to Jeanty, the Jacksonville defense again held strong in the backend, while down CB Jourdan Lewis (left with a shoulder injury). After three first down conversions, two on the ground by Jeanty, the defense held the Raiders to a turnover on downs. CB Greg Newsome forced multiple incompletions early in this one, with the newly acquired CB in coverage on Raiders’ TE Michael Mayer on the fourth down incompletion (pressure by LB Dennis Gardeck).

On the following series, a holding penalty on Patrick Mekari negated an impressive, second down 25-yard Hunter Long catch. However, Lawrence converted the series one play later via a Parker Washington catch. After two illegal motion penalties wiped out gains of 8 and 17-yards, Jacksonville punted back to Las Vegas. The Raiders offense then drove 13-plays for 95-yards, as Brock Bowers brought in an impressive, one-handed touchdown on Greg Newsome to cap the drive. The Raiders missed the extra point. (Jaguars 0, Raiders 6)

BROCK BOWERS OH MY TD!

JAXvsLV on FOX/FOX Onehttps://t.co/HkKw7uXVnt pic.twitter.com/tYOezszYUv

— NFL (@NFL) November 2, 2025

With just 35-seconds remaining in the half, Jacksonville could have gone the cautious route and ran out the clock to head into halftime to reset, following a dismissal first half. However, Coach Coen and Lawrence decided to push the ball down field, completing a contested 18-yard pass to Parker Washington, which allowed Jacksonville a chance at a long field goal. Cam Little drilled the new NFL record, 68-yard field goal to close out the half. (Jaguars 3, Raiders 6)

CAM LITTLE JUST KICKED THE LONGEST FG IN NFL HISTORY! 68 YARDS! pic.twitter.com/WGZb6O9xhX

— NFL (@NFL) November 2, 2025

UNBELIEVABLE 68 yards and it’s good! Momentum shift? pic.twitter.com/ueq9XQ30fn

— Brent Martineau (@BrentASJax) November 2, 2025

Halftime Player Stats:

• QB Trevor Lawrence: 12/19 for 100-yards, 1 int (54.7 passer rating)
• RB Travis Etienne: 7 carries for 19-yards (2.7 YPC)
• Parker Washington: 4 catches for 44-yards (11.0 YPR) on 4 targets)
• QB Geno Smith: 14/20 for 113 yards, 1 TD (100.6 passer rating)
• RB Ashton Jeanty: 7 carries for 38-yards (5.4 YPC)
• TE Brock Bowers: 4 catches for 41 and 1 TD (10.3 YPR)

halftime qb update pic.twitter.com/fqJIr6Yf9q

— Gus Logue (@gus_logue) November 2, 2025

Team Stats:

• Score: Jaguars 3, Raiders 6
• First downs: Jaguars 9, Raiders 12
• Time of possession: Jaguars 18:22, Raiders 11:38
• Sacks: Jaguars 0, Raiders 0
• Turnovers forced: Jaguars 0, Raiders 1
• Rushing yards: Jaguars 36, Raiders 40
• Yards per rush: Jaguars 2.8, Raiders 5.0
• Passing yards: Jaguars 100, Raiders 113
• Passing yards per attempt: Jaguars 5.3, Raiders 5.7
• Redzone: Jaguars 0-1 (0%), Raiders 1-1 (100%)
• Penalties: Jaguars 6 for 42-yards, Raiders 5 for 35-yards
• Points off turnovers: Jaguars 0, Raiders 0

3rd Quarter

The Jacksonville defense kicked off the second half with a quick turnover, as Montaric Brown jumped in front of Raiders’ TE Michael Mayer to give the ball back to the offense on the second play of the half.

Buster Brown putting it down.@lockdown_2121 | #JAXvsLV on FOX pic.twitter.com/79OMXYpGL5

— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) November 2, 2025

Following the interception, the offense picked up one first down before another Cam Little field goal – this one just 33-yards to tie the game. (Jaguars 6, Raiders 6)

Following a 43-yard kick return to the Jacksonville 43-yard line, the Las Vegas offense again put together an effective drive featuring their running backs and tight ends on the Jaguars’ linebackers and secondary. A Jeanty 10-yard pass and a 14-yard Bowers catch, coupled with a Josh Hines-Allen roughing the passer to move the Raiders into the redzone. However, the defense held without surrendering a touchdown, following a false start on Las Vegas. A Jarrian Jones pass breakup on Tyler Lockett and a Foye Oluokun forced incompletion on Smith’s third down endzone attempt to Bowers resulted in a Raiders short field goal to regain their early lead. (Jaguars 6, Raiders 9)

Following the field goal, DE Travon Walker was ejected from the game due to throwing a punch.

4th Quarter

The Jaguars’ offense got their run game going on the next drive, after a 22-yard Parker Washington catch, 10 of Jacksonville’s 13-plays came on the ground. Travis Etienne converted a fourth and short, with Coen passing up on the short field goal attempt.

.@swaggy_t1 wouldn't be denied on 4th #JAXvsLV on FOXpic.twitter.com/kz8mBtoVX6

— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) November 2, 2025

Lawrence wrapped up the drive, running the ball into the endzone on a designed rush to take a fourth quarter lead. (Jaguars 13, Raiders 9)

4th quarter off to a good start.#JAXvsLV on FOX pic.twitter.com/7C9fLEtTMQ

— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) November 2, 2025

The Jaguars defense again struggled to get the Raiders offense off the field, allowing another extended drive of 9-plays, 69-yards, while taking off 5:12 of game clock. Vegas continued to target the Jacksonville linebackers with gains of 10, 14, and 15-yards by the Raiders’ tight ends and running backs in the passing game. Jeanty’s 15-yard gain went for a Raiders’ go-ahead touchdown. (Jaguars 13, Raider 16)

Ashton Jeanty finds the end zone!

JAXvsLV on FOX/FOX Onehttps://t.co/HkKw7uXVnt pic.twitter.com/AynhvDNcoz

— NFL (@NFL) November 2, 2025

Brian Thomas Jr came down with his biggest play of the day on the following drive, a 34-yard catch and run. He temporarily went to the sideline after having his ankle rolled up on with Dyami Brown also in the locker room being checked for a concussion. Jacksonville continued the 9-play, 74-yard touchdown with a 20-yard Etienne rush and a one-yard Tuten rush for the score. (Jaguars 20, Raiders 16)

Travis Etienne navigates traffic to put the Jaguars within striking distance! pic.twitter.com/95IG7KgfpW

— TSN (@TSN_Sports) November 2, 2025

Tuten tuddy! The @jaguars take the lead in Vegas

JAXvsLV on FOX/FOX Onehttps://t.co/HkKw7uXVnt pic.twitter.com/o08lTgu12h

— NFL (@NFL) November 2, 2025

The Raiders’ offense quickly moved down the field with ease, with 56 of Vegas’ 62-yards coming courtesy of their duo of tight ends (9, 9, 11, and 27-yards), Bower found space inside of the Jacksonville zone to score the fourth fourth quarter lead change with 1:52 remaining in the matchup. (Jaguars 20, Raiders 23)

Brock Bowers rumbles into the end zone to give the @Raiders the lead!

JAXvsLV on FOX/FOX Onehttps://t.co/HkKw7uXVnt pic.twitter.com/GwxzGpW6Qp

— NFL (@NFL) November 2, 2025

With two timeouts and 1:52 remaining, the Jaguars worked their way into field goal range via a 16-yard Travis Etienne reception and a 15-yard catch and run by Tim Jones, who was recently called up from the practice squad with Travis Hunter placed on IR. Notably, with so many receivers injured as of late, Lawrence led the team down the field for a game-tying drive with a pass catching group of Tim Jones, Parker Washington, Hunter Long, and Austin Trammel. Wrapping up the 8-play, 42-yard, 1:36 drive, Cam Little made the 48-yard kick to tie the game and Josh Hines-Allen sacked Geno Smith as time expired to force overtime. (Jaguars 23, Raiders 23)

WR Austin Trammel took the overtime opening kickoff 54-yards to the Vegas 44-yard line, setting Jacksonville up with great field position. Jacksonville remained aggressive pushing the ball down the field as Parker Washington secured a 13-yard catch. That was followed by an Etienne 10-yard rush, back to back Tuten rushes of 11 and 7-yards to get into the redzone. Jacksonville was stopped short on three downs from the one-yard line, opting to go for it on fourth-and-goal from inches out. Lawrence took it in his hands, taking the snap and reaching the ball over the goal for the games’ fifth lead change since the fourth quarter. (Jaguars 30, Raiders 23)

A game of inches.#JAXvsLV on FOXpic.twitter.com/OpqN96JABl

— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) November 3, 2025

The Raiders needed a touchdown and extra point, with 3:24 remaining in overtime and two timeouts. A 51-yard kick return by Vegas gave the Raiders the ball at Jacksonville’s 45-yard line, with Smith connecting with WR Tre Tucker for a 22-yard reception to approach the redzone. Brock Bowers then beat Dewey Wingard for the touchdown.

BROCK BOWERS WITH HIS 3RD TD!

JAXvsLV on FOX/FOX Onehttps://t.co/HkKw7uXVnt pic.twitter.com/mUFC82wGg5

— NFL (@NFL) November 3, 2025

DT Davon Hamilton came through with his play of the day, realizing he was double teamed and unlikely to get pressure, he read Geno’s eyes, jumping and deflecting the games’ final pass, securing the Jacksonville win.

The Jacksonville #Jaguars are the only NFL franchise to have never ended a game in a tie. pic.twitter.com/VpDxp54lkZ

— Daniel Griffis (@DanDGriffis) June 23, 2025

Biggest play(s) of the game:

According to rbsdm.com, the biggest play of the game by Expected Points Added (EPA) was the early Lawrence interception (-7.3 EPA).

Pola-Mao picks off Lawrence in the end zone!

JAXvsLV on FOX/FOX Onehttps://t.co/HkKw7uXVnt pic.twitter.com/o3gTg3rIjn

— NFL (@NFL) November 2, 2025

Per rbsdm.com, the biggest play of the game by Win Probability was the final play of the day.

NO GOOD! THE @JAGUARS DENY THE 2-PT ATTEMPT FOR THE WIN! pic.twitter.com/NoPht7meod

— NFL (@NFL) November 3, 2025

Notably, Tyler Lockett looked to have been wide open on the play, with Antonio Johnson trailing in coverage. The team was fortunate to walk away with a victory there.

Key stats (traditional):

• QB Trevor Lawrence: 23/34 for 220-yards, 1 int (73.2 passer rating), 9 carries for 24-yards, and 2 TD runs
• RB Travis Etienne: 22 carries for 84-yards (3.8 YPC) and 5 catches for 31-yards (6.2 YPR)
• WR Parker Washington: 8 catches for 90-yards (11.3 YPR) on 9 targets
• DE Josh Hines-Allen: 3 tackles (1 solo), 1.5 sacks, 1 tackle for loss
• LB Foye Oluokun: 11 tackles (5 solo), 1 tackle for loss, 1 pass defensed
• CB Jarrian Jones: 10 tackles (6 solo), 1 pass defensed
• CB Montaric Brown: 5 tackles (4 solo), 1 interceptions (leading to 3-points)

View the full box score here.

Game balls:

• Special Teams: K Cam Little: 3/3 with NFL record 68-yard field goal, 3/3 on extra points, and a tackle on kick return
• Defense: CB Montaric Brown: 5 tackles (4 solo), 1 interceptions (leading to 3-points)
• Offense: RB Travis Etienne: 115-yards from scrimmage (84-yards rushing on 22 carries and 31-yards receiving on 5 catches)

PFF notables:

The team over at Pro Football Focus noted the following from the game:

The Raiders ended Sunday with 208 yards after the catch to Jacksonville’s 88

Jacksonville lead in net rushing yards 153 to 51-yards

Full highlights:

• You can watch the top plays of the Week 9 matchup on the NFL’s YouTube channel here.

Post-game notables:

1. A familiar foe returns

Offensive penalties continue to plague this team, with two false start flags on second drive. This was followed by a Patrick Mekari holding penalty and two illegal motion flags on the third series. The offense had two opportunities to score wiped out via a false start at the one-yard line, which eventually resulted in an interception and two illegal motions wipe out an 8-yard and 17-yard receptions. In total, the team left Sunday’s matchup with 9 accepted penalties for 80-yards, with 10 penalties overall.

• False starts (2): Cole Van Lanen and Hunter Long
• Illegal motion (2): Trevor Lawrence and Johnny Mundt
• Holding (1): Patrick Mekari
• Pass Interference (2): Ventrell Miller and Jarrian Jones
• Unnecessary Roughness (2): Ventrell Miller and Travon Walker
• Roughing the Passer (1): Josh Hines-Allen

illegal forward motion on the QB Lawrence.. so many illegal motions/formations/shifts in the NFL.. its crazy this year pic.twitter.com/5o2Y77AfEZ

— Fitz (@LaurieFitzptrck) November 2, 2025

2. Parker Washington, next man up?

With Travis Hunter placed on IR with a knee injury and Tim Patrick sidelined on Sunday with a groin injury, receiver Parker Washington dominated in the middle of the field against the Raiders. Dyami Brown also left the field of play in the forth quarter with a concussion. While his 8 catches for 90-yards and 9 targets were the bane of Brian Thomas Jr fantasy football drafters everywhere, in “real football”, Washington was objectively, the best Jacksonville receiver on the field Sunday by a wide margin. He caught multiple balls in the middle of the field, while expecting contact, yet held on. He caught contested balls, passes thrown away from his body, and found a way to pick up the ever elusive yards after catch for this Jacksonville passing offense. If he keeps up this level of play, Jacksonville may have an answer to who will fill the Travis Hunter-sized void, offensively.

3. Recent struggles continue versus tight ends

The Jacksonville’s defensive struggles while missing Devin Lloyd, and more recently Eric Murray, continue. Since Lloyd was unable to finish the week 6 Seattle Seahawks matchup, Jacksonville has surrendered the following to a normally more muted position grouping – NFL tight ends:

• AJ Barner (Seattle Seahawks): 3 catches for 71-yards (1 first down)
• Colby Parkinson (Los Angeles Rams): 3 catches for 47-yards (2 first downs)
• Terrance Ferguson (Los Angeles Rams): 1 catch for 31-yards (1 TD)
• Brock Bowers (Las Vegas Raiders): 12 catches for 127-yards (3 TDs, 7 first downs)

The recent trend of opponents seeming to target the Jacksonville safety and linebacker groups in the passing game will be a consistent issue that Anthony Campanile will have to address, with Los Angeles Chargers’ Oronde Gadsden, Arizona Cardinals’ Trey McBride, and Indianapolis Colts’ Tyler Warren (twice) still to come on Jacksonville’s schedule. The missed tackles and coverage lapses must be cleaned up. Drives of 10 (Downs), 13 (TD), 8 (FG), 9 (TD), 5 (TD), and 8 plays (TD) simply won’t do in most winning efforts. They have to find a way to get off of the field, and that starts with limiting the passing game to the tight ends and running backs, while minimizing missed tackles.

4. Playoffs?

With this 30-29 Jaguars win, the team moves to 5-3 and second in the AFC South, behind the 7-2 Indianapolis Colts, (who lost in a not as close as the final score seems 27-20 match up to the Pittsburgh Steelers in on Sunday). Indianapolis was down by 17-points to Pittsburgh with 6:51 left in the game. With their 5-3 record, Jacksonville’s chances of a 2025 playoff birth increase from 32% to 64%, per Fox Sports, while possibly being able to catch the Colts in the AFC South race. If the playoffs started today, Jacksonville would hold the final wildcard spot, ahead of the Kansas City Chiefs.

Gotta give the guys their props ⁰⁰#DUUUVAL pic.twitter.com/rrHahZRgpq

— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) November 3, 2025

What are your thoughts from tonight’s game, Jaguars fans? Who surprised you most or disappointed you with their play tonight? Let us know in the comments.

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[Jacksonville Jaguars]

Winners & Losers from Week 9: Jaguars Escape Sin City

Happy Victory Monday to all who celebrate.

The Jacksonville Jaguars went out west again Sunday and again came out victorious with some late-game heroics, this time to the tune of a 30-29 overtime victory over the lowly Las Vegas Raiders.

Coming out of the bye, you would have expected the Jags to play a bit cleaner and have taken it to the two-win Raiders much more. That is just not what happened.

Geno Smith and Brock Bowers went off on the Jags defense while the offense had to scratch and claw its way into some leads. All that said, the Jags are 5-3 and back squarely in the playoff hunt.

If you don’t feel awesome about this win, I cannot blame you. If you are excited the Jags won a close game, or even won a game at all, I cannot blame you there either.

Someone quite famous in football once said, “Just win, baby.” That is exactly what the Jags did in Vegas.

WINNERS

Travis Etienne Jr.

With the wealth of injuries the Jags have across their skill positions, someone had to step up on offense. That guy was Travis Etienne.

Etienne had a great day with 84 yards rushing and 31 yards receiving. While he didn’t score (he came so close so many times), his output was one of the main reasons this team was able to score its most points in three games. Etienne rushed for the most he had since the 49ers win and had his season-high in receiving Sunday. According to ESPN Next Gen Stats, Etienne also forced a season-high nine missed tackles.

A special shoutout in this section should also go to the patchwork offensive line, which allowed just one sack and looked to be getting back to the form they had at the start of the year.

Due to injuries, it really might not be so far-fetched to say that Etienne is the team’s number one option moving forward.

Trevor Lawrence

It was another up-and-down day in the office for Trevor Lawrence, but the dude gutted out a win under bad circumstances. Neither of his top wide receivers was playing, his top tight end wasn’t playing, and he had to make it work with his legs a handful of times, but he did just that: make it work.

Throwing the ball 34 times for 220 yards and a pick isn’t going to jump off the page for any fan. Coupled with two rushing scores and the win, however, and it isn’t so bad.

It was Lawrence’s flu game, as head coach Liam Coen confirmed the franchise signal caller was up all night puking before the game. During that flu game, all Lawrence did was set the new franchise record for rushing scores with 18. He didn’t play great, but he did enough to win. That counts for something.

Heck of a throw by Trevor Lawrence here pic.twitter.com/ADLZ1yjzlD

— Fitz (@LaurieFitzptrck) November 2, 2025

Cam Little

Hey look, Cam Little is back!

After an abysmal past couple of weeks – where I even speculated his career in Jacksonville might be done – Little stepped up in a not-so-little way.

Not only did the second-year kicker go 3-3 on field goals, he set the new NFL record for longest made field goal at 68 yards. Little had missed two straight kicks over 50 yards and an extra point but Coen and the coaches trusted him to kick out of his slump. He did so in a fashion that has literally never been done before. Hats off to him.

CAM LITTLE JUST KICKED THE LONGEST FG IN NFL HISTORY! 68 YARDS! pic.twitter.com/WGZb6O9xhX

— NFL (@NFL) November 2, 2025

D-Line Stepping Up Late

It’s minor, but this is now twice this season that defensive tackles have made game-saving plays for the Jags.

Much has been said about how ineffective this overall group is at getting to the quarterback, a lot of it by myself. While the pressures into sacks numbers may still not be great, defensive tackles DaVon Hamilton and Arik Armstead both stepped up in huge ways out west with the game on the line.

Armstead forced a late fumble in San Francisco that his team recovered, snuffing out any chance the 49ers had to come back. Hamilton put up his hands on Vegas’ two-point conversion and knocked Smith’s pass clean out of the sky to end the game. Josh Hines-Allen can even get a nod here, as Hines-Allen getting to C.J. Stroud and tapping the back of the football while Stroud was passing caused a pick. That is now twice defensive tackles have made game-saving plays and three times the defensive line itself has stepped up. Three of the team’s five wins were secured behind big plays from the defensive line. Maybe pressures without sacks aren’t so bad after all!

Hamilton saved us from spiraling for a week https://t.co/Gfg2BAVLjX pic.twitter.com/jpMt79jdp3

— Rev. Eric Dunn (@ericvdunn) November 3, 2025

Josh Hines-Allen

Speaking of Hines-Allen, he should get some credit for his play last night.

Again, I have been critical of our franchise defensive cornerstone having just .5 sacks prior to Sunday’s game. He left Sunday with 2.0 sacks. Still not a big number, but a significant improvement.

Hines-Allen came in clutch, sacking Smith on the final drive of regular time to force OT. The Jags got the ball in overtime and immediately went down and scored. Oh, by the way, Hines-Allen also tied the franchise’s all-time sack lead Sunday. This year might not be going the way Hines-Allen or fans may have hoped in terms of overall sack production but the dude still has the juice in clutch moments.

Tweet it out JHA. You earned it.

Hey yall

— Joshua Hines-Allen (@JoshHinesAllen) November 3, 2025

LOSERS

Injuries

Football obviously takes its toll on people over time, both physically and mentally. The Jacksonville Jaguars are feeling that in a major way.

For example, take the names of who Lawrence had to pass to on the team’s final drive in regulation: Etienne, Hunter Long, Austin Trammell and Tim freaking Jones. I am not so sure I’d say that’s a star-studded group for a franchise quarterback to be throwing to let alone with all the injuries along the offensive line, like with Ezra Cleveland leaving the game Sunday.

Outside of Cleveland, receivers Brian Thomas Jr. and Dyami Brown went down. Long got banged up himself as did cornerback Jourdan Lewis. The Jags have plenty of late-round picks. They might need to start shipping those off for more guys who can actually play.

Next up for the Jags is a trip to Houston, where franchise quarterback C.J. Stroud sustained a concussion. Sportsbooks don’t even like this iteration of the Jags, given the injuries, to beat a potentially Davis Mills-led Texans team.

This team has to find a way to get healthy, or get the guys that are playing to play above their usual level. Or we will have another Bowers situation…

Covering Tight Ends Ever Again

As you read this, Bowers might still be running circles around Andrew Wingard.

So, everyone knows Bowers had a huge day Sunday, catching 12 of 13 targets for 127 yards and three scores. Bowers’ three touchdowns were more touchdowns than the Raiders have scored as a team since scoring 24 all the way back on Sept. 28.

Outside of Bowers and running back Ashton Jeanty though, the Jags didn’t allow a receiver to score. The Raiders’ receivers accounted for just seven catches for 61 yards.

It is frightening that the Jags couldn’t cover Bowers with literally anyone on defense. He may be the best tight end in football right now, but that still should raise concerns with how the Jags are going to cover other tight ends like Dalton Schultz next weekend.

Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

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