London, England, has become quite the home for the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jaguars just held off the Buffalo Bills 25-20 in the Week 5 International Games contest. But how successful have the Jags been overseas?
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Jacksonville Jaguars Record in London Games
The Jaguars are well over .500 in contests at Great Britain — now owning a 7-5 overall record in London games. On top of that, Jacksonville owns the claim of being the only NFL team to have won their last two games in London.
Jacksonville began its new rare streak a week ago by beating the Atlanta Falcons 23-7 at Wembley Stadium. This time around, facing an AFC contender in the Bills, the Jaguars earned the franchise’s 10th win over Buffalo.
Jacksonville is now 10-9 overall in games versus Buffalo. But how did they get past this version of the Bills, who entered the game as the favorite?
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Jacksonville clearly took advantage of its surroundings for the second week in a room, showing no signs of lag.
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They jumped out to an early 11-point lead to end the first quarter. Even after Stefon Diggs scored on a 15-yard pass from Josh Allen, Travis Etienne Jr. extended the lead off a six-yard run.
The #Jaguars lead the #Bills by 11 with less than 8 minutes to play❕ pic.twitter.com/p41triwHzk
— Pro Football Network (@PFN365) October 8, 2023
Etienne made sure that London was going to be his place of dominance. He wasn’t through after that short-scoring scamper.
Up 18-13 late in the fourth quarter, QB Trevor Lawrence handed the ball off in what was originally appearing to be a simple off-tackle play on second down. But he rumbled for 35 yards and broke away from three different arm tackles to help seal the win.
Travis Etienne shot out of a cannon ❕ pic.twitter.com/ORHEe1mZhc
— Pro Football Network (@PFN365) October 8, 2023
Etienne ended his afternoon overseas with a season-high 136 rushing yards. Lawrence ended his day with 315 passing yards. Calvin Ridley led all receivers with seven catches for 122 yards.
Despite the Bills producing two 100-yard wide receivers in Diggs and Gabe Davis, Jacksonville stifled Buffalo’s ground game — holding them to 29 total rushing yards. And Allen was the leading rusher at just 14 yards.
Regardless of how the Jaguars’ season shakes out, they hold the rare claim of going unbeaten in London, leading to the feeling that England’s largest city is the closest second home-field advantage for the Jags.
