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The Jacksonville Jaguars kicked off this yr’s NFL worldwide collection with a snug win over the Atlanta Falcons at Wembley.
A crowd of 85,716 watched the Jaguars cost right into a 17-0 lead after two first-half touchdowns.
The Falcons replied with a landing of their very own firstly of the third quarter, earlier than the Jags stretched their lead with a discipline aim.
Atlanta quarterback Desmond Ridder recovered from a woeful first half to maintain the sport alive, steering the Falcons to Jacksonville’s six-yard line with six minutes left.
And though Drake London caught a Ridder cross excessive behind the tip zone, he was denied a landing as he didn’t handle to place each ft inbounds as he landed.
The Jaguars, who’ve performed in each London collection since 2013, then added one other discipline aim to make sure they’d the ultimate say within the tenth sport they’ve performed within the English capital.
Although the Jags earned a dramatic win over the Miami Dolphins at Tottenham in 2021, this was their first win at Wembley since battering the Baltimore Ravens 44-7 in 2017.
Owner Shahid Khan, who additionally owns Fulham FC, even attempted to buy England’s national stadium in 2018, however the Florida franchise stays dedicated to enjoying in London as they’ve already agreed to return next year.
Lawrence & Allen give Jags’ UK followers a deal with
This is the first time in 5 years that UK followers have been in a position to watch a Jaguars group that reached the earlier season’s play-offs they usually regarded each inch a play-off aspect as they dominated the first half.
During final season’s play-off run, quarterback Trevor Lawrence confirmed why he was hailed as a ‘generational expertise’ when picked first within the 2021 draft.
The 23-year-old confirmed the Wembley crowd too on Sunday, making a 22-yard run on the sport’s third drive to get his aspect into the Atlanta half. Later in that drive he escaped strain earlier than floating a pleasant 30-yard landing cross to former Atlanta receiver Calvin Ridley to open the scoring.
Brandon McManus made the first of three discipline targets to stretch the lead earlier than Darious Williams intercepted Ridder and ran it again for a 61-yard landing.
Ridder was intercepted once more from his subsequent throw and Jags linebacker Josh Allen gave him a torrid time, sacking the Falcons quarterback thrice.
And though Ridder regrouped, Jacksonville bounced again from successive defeats, leaving either side with a 2-2 document.
The Jags will goal to make it back-to-back wins in opposition to the Buffalo Bills at Tottenham subsequent week, when ‘London’s group’ will turn into the first NFL franchise to play two common season video games outdoors the US in the identical season.
