CINCINNATI — 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.
Brian Thomas Jr. and Chris Rodriguez scored for the Jaguars and Cam Little kicked three field 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. It was the ninth straight game in which the Jaguars have recorded an interception, a franchise record and the NFL’s longest active streak.
Lawrence completed 18 of 23 passes to beat the Bengals for the first time in four attempts. The sixth-year quarterback, the top pick in the 2021 NFL draft, has at least one win over every AFC opponent. 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.
See ’s full NFL coverage here 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. Little booted a 55-yard field goal before Rodriguez went 25 yards off left guard to make it 22-10. The 2-point conversion failed.
