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The\u00a0Jacksonville Jaguars\u00a0secured a vital 32-16 victory over the\u00a0New England Patriots\u00a0in front of a record 86,651 crowd at Wembley Stadium to conclude the\u00a0NFL\u2019s 2024 trilogy of London games.<\/p>\nBoth opponents were in desperate need of a win, with identical 1-5 records to start their seasons leaving them bottom of their respective divisions.<\/p>\n
New England struck first, silencing hosts Jacksonville in the first quarter before the Jags exploded in the second, scoring 22 points with no reply, including\u00a0Parker Washington\u2019s 97-yard punt return\u00a0for the longest touchdown in NFL international games history.<\/p>\n
The hosts added three more in the third and while New England briefly narrowed the deficit in the fourth, they saw their chances slip away when Jaguars running back Tank Bigsby crossed late in the quarter for his second touchdown.<\/p>\n
Eyes were on rookie Patriots quarterback Drake Maye, who made his second NFL start and was good for 26 of his 37 pass attempts, throwing for 276 yards, including two touchdowns.<\/p>\n
Jags quarterback\u00a0Trevor Lawrence\u00a0grew into the game, completing 15 of his 20 pass attempts and throwing for 193 yards, including one touchdown.<\/p>\n
Jacksonville won the toss and elected to defend first under soggy conditions, and New England struck first with 8:32 left to go in the first quarter with their first opening drive touchdown of the season.<\/p>\n
Maye\u2019s short pass found JaMycal Hasty on the right and the running back danced around the Jacksonville defence before scoring the 16-yard touchdown, with Joey Slye adding the extra point.<\/p>\n
New England added to their lead less than 90 seconds after the start of the second quarter through Slye\u2019s successful attempt at a 41-yard field goal to make it 10-0 for the visitors with their second possession of the contest.<\/p>\n
Jacksonville began to build some momentum but made it more difficult on themselves when Lawrence scuffed a pass at first and seven.<\/p>\n
The Jags gained just a single yard on the next down, but Lawrence made up for his earlier mistake on the third down, successfully picking out wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr, who caught the ball in the end zone with 9:25 to go in the quarter, Cam Little converting.<\/p>\n
The Patriots were forced to punt on their next possession before Jacksonville took a first-time lead on the next drive, largely thanks to a brilliant 58-yard pass from their quarterback to find Thomas.<\/p>\n
The Jaguars moved 14-10 in front when Bigsby powered through for his third rushing touchdown of the season, with Little again good for the extra point.<\/p>\n