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The Jacksonville Jaguars (6-8) went into the game against the Dallas Cowboys (10-4) with everything on the line. After battling back from a 27-10 deficit during the second half of the contest, the Jaguars kicked a 48-yard field goal to send the game into overtime, tied at 34-34.
In stunning fashion, the Jaguars defeated the Cowboys in overtime after safety Rayshawn Jenkins picked off Cowboys QB Dak Prescott, returning the ball 52 yards for a touchdown. Jenkins ran right into the north end zone as the crowd went wild. The Jaguars punted the ball to the Cowboys in their opening drive of OT.
The win snaps an NFL-record 20-straight losses to NFC opponents, dating back to 2018.
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It was the first overtime the Jaguars have been a part of since Dec. 5, 2020, against the Minnesota Vikings when Jacksonville lost 27-24. It was the team’s first home overtime game since Dec. 26, 2010. They lost to Washington 20-17.
Though Jacksonville entered Sunday with an extensive injury report, which included quarterback Trevor Lawrence (toe) along with five other starters, they only missed one player, rookie outside linebacker Travon Walker.
He was inactive for the first time this season after suffering an ankle injury in last week’s win over the Titans.
With a huge matchup and the Cowboys in town, the Jaguars announced that 69,050 tickets were distributed for the game, just short of a record number of 69,442 set during the team’s playoff game against the Buffalo Bills during the 2017-18 season.
It was the largest number of tickets distributed during the regular season for Jacksonville since their matchup against the New England Patriots in 2018 when 68,527 tickets were distributed.
