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· collected 2026-09-27 · by Mark Long The Associated Press
Trevor Lawrence led the Jacksonville Jaguars to a dominant 35-6 win over the New England Patriots on Sunday, throwing three touchdown passes and raising concerns about Patriots quarterback Drake Maye's performance. Maye fumbled twice and threw two interceptions, adding to his struggles from previous games where he has only one touchdown pass and six interceptions in three appearances. The Jaguars’ strong defensive play also contributed to their victory, while the Patriots struggled with penalties and missed opportunities.
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Story summary
In a critical Week 3 NFL game on Sunday, the Jacksonville Jaguars defeated the New England Patriots 35-6 in Duval County, Florida. The Patriots' quarterback, Drake Maye, had another poor performance with two interceptions and a lost fumble, raising significant concerns about his play. Despite initial hopes that Maye would improve after a win against the Steelers, he struggled significantly, completing only 14 of 25 passes for 199 yards without a touchdown. This loss follows a trend where Maye has thrown six interceptions in just three games, the most by a Patriots quarterback since Drew Bledsoe's eight in 1994. The Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence shone with three touchdown passes as the team won their sixth straight home game, further highlighting the stark contrast between the teams’ current form.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Trevor Lawrence threw three touchdown passes, including one on which Parker Washington made a fingertip catch in the end zone, and the Jacksonville Jaguars bounced back from their worst offensive performance in nearly a year to dominate New England 35-6 on Sunday.
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Jaguars → throw → Sunday
Lawrence also strangely gave himself up at the 1-yard line with nearly 9 minutes to play.
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Lawrence → give → minutes
It created countless laughs on the sideline.
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It → create → sideline
Bhayshul Tuten scored on the next play, which surely will cause angst in the fantasy football world.
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which → score → world
Regardless, the Jaguars (2-1) won their sixth consecutive regular-season game at home and raised more questions about Drake Maye’s regression for the Patriots.
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Jaguars → win → Patriots
Maye fumbled twice, losing one, and threw two more interceptions before getting pulled in the fourth quarter with the game out of reach.
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Maye → fumble → reach
He now has one TD pass and six INTs in three games.
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He → have → games
He threw 31 touchdowns and eight picks last season for the AFC champion Patriots (1-2).
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He → throw → Patriots
The ball slipped out of his right hand with no one around him during one play.
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ball → slip → play
He threw into coverage on a third-and-goal play, resulting in Travis Hunter’s first career interception.
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He → throw → interception
He also threw a pass directly to cornerback Jarrian Jones that set up another score for Jacksonville.
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that → throw → Jacksonville
New England had other issues, too: Andy Borregales missed a 38-yard field goal; Kyle Williams mistakenly stepped out of bounds on a kickoff return, giving the Pats the ball at their 9-yard line; and Mack Hollins was flagged for taunting at the end of a 9-yard reception, turning a fourth-and-1 play into a field-goal situation.
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Hollins → have → situation
Lawrence completed 19 of 29 passes for 182 yards, with an interception on a tipped pass.
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Lawrence → complete → pass
He connected with Jakobi Meyers and Josh Cameron for TDs.
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He → connect → TDs
Cameron got significant snaps in place of Brian Thomas Jr., who dropped two passes in last week’s 20-13 loss at Denver.
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who → get → Denver
Tuten finished with 73 yards rushing.
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Tuten → finish → yards
Patriots pull off a crazy play
Facing a first-and-30 play after back-to-back penalties, the Patriots dialed up some trickiness in Jacksonville territory.
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Patriots → pull → territory
And it worked despite a lot of adversity.
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it → work → adversity
Maye threw a backward pass to Elton Chism III, who had to elude Jones’ tackle near the sideline.
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who → throw → sideline
Chism stayed on his feet and completed a pass to Mack Hollins that was tipped by cornerback Travis Hunter.
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that → stay → Hunter
It was far from pretty but resulted in a 16-yard gain that led to a field goal.
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that → result → goal
Little nearly hit an NFL record field goal
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Little → hit → goal
Jacksonville’s Cam Little just missed making a 70-yard field goal, which would have broken his NFL record.
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which → miss → record
Little attempted the long kick at the end of the first half and pushed it just a couple feet right.
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Little → attempt → it
Little had the distance, which was no surprise considering he made a 70-yard in a preseason game against Pittsburgh in 2025.
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he → have → 2025
He set the real NFL mark later that year with a 68-yarder at Las Vegas in early November.
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He → set → November
RG Greg Van Roten left in the first half with a thigh injury and did not return.
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Roten → leave → injury
DT Christian Barmore (shoulder) and CB Carlton Davis III also missed snaps but later returned.
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Barmore → miss → snaps
DT DaVon Hamilton stayed on the ground in pain after sacking Maye but was able to return a few plays later.
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Hamilton → stay → Maye
Up next
Patriots: Play at Buffalo next Sunday.
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Patriots → play → Buffalo
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