The Denver Broncos scored a 21–17 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars after Latavius Murray ran out on a late touchdown; The Jags led 10-7 at halftime after Evan Angram’s first touchdown; Russell Wilson finishes 18/30 for 252 yards, one touchdown and one interception.
The Denver Broncos temporarily eased pressure on head coach Nathaniel Hackett when they beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 21-17 in the last London game of the season and their first at Wembley Stadium since 2019.
K’Von Williams then crowned the win by intercepting Trevor Lawrence at the 35-yard line on the first play of the Jaguars’ subsequent drive.
Denver improved to 3-5 on the season with a much-needed win coming to the UK, facing scrutiny from Russell Wilson’s splatter offense and trade speculation lingering over wide receiver Jerry Judy and star rusher Bradley Chubb.
Meanwhile, Doug Pederson’s Jags fell to 2-6 after their fifth loss in a row, leading 10-7 at halftime thanks to Evan Angram’s first touchdown and Riley Patterson’s field goal followed by Judy’s score.
Denver took the lead in the competition for the first time thanks to a one-yard touchdown from Melvin Gordon with five minutes to play in the third quarter after Wilson connected with tight end Greg Dulcic for 38 yards on a nine-game opening 98-yard drive. on my own two.
The teams then traded four shots in a row over a second-ranked Broncos defense (also tied for first in the EPA/game) and a sack from the No. 1 overall Jags Travon Walker, followed by a sloppy false start. penalty from Denver.
DJ Jones fired Lawrence for losing seven in third and ninth to wreck the Jags’ eight-game drive with 8.51 left, celebrating by pretending to sip a cup of tea in an ode to his British hosts.
Locked in his endzone at counts three and ten with seven players remaining, Wilson threatened a knockout when he spotted KJ Hamler and Dulcic two-on-one downfield, only for his pass to land between the Broncos. a duet to the relief of the Zubtsov defenders.
The Jags subsequently took the lead, launching a one-yard touchdown from Etienne at the end of a six-game march, aided by a 25-yard receiving from Christian Kirk and the second-year runner’s own run of 11.
