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· collected 2026-10-04 · by Joe Reedy The Associated Press
Trevor Lawrence led the Jacksonville Jaguars to their first win against the Cincinnati Bengals, securing a 22-17 victory on Sunday. Lawrence threw for 227 yards and a touchdown while Joe Burrow passed for 428 yards but had two interceptions that turned the tide of the game. Key turnovers by the Bengals, including an interception returned for a touchdown, helped Jacksonville extend their record to 3-1 this season.
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Story summary
On Sunday, the Jacksonville Jaguars defeated the Cincinnati Bengals by a score of 22-17 in a matchup between two 2-1 teams from the AFC. Trevor Lawrence passed for 227 yards and a touchdown, while leading his team to their third victory of the season. Despite throwing for an impressive 428 yards, Joe Burrow suffered another loss against Lawrence, dropping his record against him to 1-3. The game was marked by key defensive plays from the Jaguars, including forcing two critical turnovers that prevented potential Bengals scoring opportunities. Both teams had previously won their first two games but lost their third, with this loss marking a downward trend for the Bengals who are now 2-2 after dropping consecutive matches following an initial 2-0 start.
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Trevor Lawrence passed for 227 yards and a touchdown, Jacksonville’s defense forced two critical turnovers and the Jaguars held off the Cincinnati Bengals 22-17 on Sunday.
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Jaguars → pass → Sunday
Joe Burrow passed for 428 yards for the Bengals, who lost All-Pro wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase to a concussion in the second quarter.
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who → pass → quarter
Tee Higgins had 11 receptions for 151 yards.
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Higgins → have → yards
Burrow, who completed 39 of 54 passes, also had two interceptions — one that Jacksonville converted into a touchdown and the other when the Bengals were in the red zone.
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Bengals → complete → zone
The Bengals had a final chance to rally and drove to the Jaguars 21, but Chase Brown was stopped 1 yard short at the 12 after a catch on fourth-and-10, allowing the Jaguars to go 3-1 for the second straight year.
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Jaguars → have → year
For the second straight season, Cincinnati (2-2) has dropped two straight after winning its first two.
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Cincinnati → drop → two
Lawrence completed 18 of 23 passes to beat the Bengals for the first time in four attempts.
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Lawrence → complete → attempts
The sixth-year quarterback, the top pick in the 2021 NFL draft, has at least one win over every AFC opponent.
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quarterback → have → opponent
Brian Thomas Jr. and Chris Rodriguez scored for the Jaguars and Cam Little kicked three field goals.
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Little → score → goals
After going three-and-out on their opening drive, the Jaguars scored on their next four, including the last three of the first half.
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Jaguars → go → half
A pair of field goals by Little gave Jacksonville a 6-3 advantage before Jourdan Lewis picked off Burrow’s pass intended for Dohnte Meyers and returned it 45 yards up the left sideline to the Bengals 18.
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Lewis → give → Bengals
It was the ninth straight game in which the Jaguars have recorded an interception, a franchise record and the NFL’s longest active streak.
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Jaguars → record → interception
Four plays later, Lawrence found Thomas wide open in the back of the end zone for a 7-yard touchdown to make it 13-3 with 1:23 remaining in the first half.
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1:23 → find → half
The Bengals got the second-half kickoff and went on a 12-play drive, culminating in Mike Gesicki’s 15-yard TD catch to get Cincinnati within a field goal.
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Bengals → get → goal
Little booted a 55-yard field goal before Rodriguez went 25 yards off left guard to make it 22-10.
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it → boot → guard
The 2-point conversion failed.
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conversion → fail → ?
The Bengals answered with a nine-play touchdown drive, capped by Burrow’s 1-yard sneak off right guard.
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Bengals → answer → guard
Jacksonville got the ball and moved the ball to midfield.
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Jacksonville → get → midfield
Parker Washington appeared to put it away for the Jaguars on third-and-10 when he caught a screen pass from Lawrence and went 39 yards to the Bengals 16.
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he → appear → 16
But replays showed Washington stepped out of bounds at the Bengals 48.
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Washington → show → Bengals
After a punt, the Bengals got the ball at their own 17 with 1:44 remaining.
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Bengals → get → 1:44
Burrow completed three straight passes and moved Cincinnati to the Jaguars 21, but then misfired on three straight passes.
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Burrow → complete → passes
Injuries
Jaguars: Safety Caleb Ransaw went out with a knee injury in the first quarter and did not return.
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Ransaw → go → quarter
Safety Eric Murray was ruled out in the second half because of a concussion.
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Murray → rule → concussion
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