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Kicker Brandon McManus’ 24-yard field goal as time expired gave the Packers the victory. Backup quarterback Malik Willis’ 51-yard pass to wide receiver Jayden Reed gave the Packers a first down at the Jaguars 15 with 1:04 remaining.
“I do feel the team coming together but we just have to find a way to get to 3-6 and go win next week,” Lawrence said. “We can’t worry about what’s going to come after that. We just have to go take it one week at a time.
“That’s the only way we’re going to get out of the hole that we’ve put ourselves in.”
Tight end Evan Engram’s leaping, twisting catch on a 14-yard touchdown pass from Lawrence with 1:48 remaining tied it 27-27 after the Jaguars trailed by 10 early in the fourth quarter.
The Jaguars drove 87 yards for that touchdown with their three top wide receivers – Christian Kirk (shoulder), Brian Thomas Jr. (chest) and Gabe Davis (shoulder) – having left the game with injuries. The Jaguars during that drive were playing with “12” – two tight-end – personnel because Parker Washington and Tim Jones were the only healthy receivers.
“The guys battled their tails off,” Pederson said. “Hats off to those guys.”
The Jaguars (2-6) lost after winning two of their previous three games. The Packers are 6-2.
“They battled their tails off,” Pederson said. “It’s all I can ask for. But I also want them to understand, too, that these games come down to about two plays, three plays. There are some things we need to pick up if we want to get back on track.”
The Jaguars, after trailing 10-0 early, rallied to lead 20-17 with Lawrence running for a second-quarter touchdown and giving the Jaguars a third-quarter lead with a touchdown pass to Thomas.
But the Packers scored the next 14 points.
First, running back Josh Jacobs ran 38 yards to give the Packers a late third-quarter lead. Lawrence then lost a fumble – his first loss fumble of the season – three plays into the ensuing series to set up a short touchdown drive that extended the Packers’ lead to double digits –27-17 – early in the fourth quarter.
Lawrence completed 21 of 32 passes for 308 yards and two touchdowns with one interception.
Packers quarterback Jordan Love completed 14 of 22 passes for 196 yards and no touchdowns with one interception before leaving with a groin injury in the third quarter. Willis completed four of five passes for 56 yards and one touchdown with no interceptions.
