The Jacksonville Jaguars quieted the noise in a big way on Sunday, moving to 6-4 on the year with a 35-6, four quarter destruction of the Los Angeles Chargers at Everbank Stadium. In LA’s first visit back
to Jacksonville since the 2022 “27-0” Wildcard comeback matchup, the ghosts of years’ past continue to haunt the Bolts.
Here’s everything you need to know from Jacksonville’s Week 11 home defeat to the Los Angeles Chargers.
Live blog:
Catch up on all the big plays and best moments from tonight’s game in our live blog!
Pregame Notes:
The following Jaguars did not play in this one:
- CB Jourdan Lewis (neck)
- WR Brian Thomas Jr. (ankle)
- OL Anton Harrison (knee/ankle)
- TE Hunter Long (hip/knee)
- DL Emmanuel Ogbah (healthy scratch)
- RB Cody Schrader (healthy scratch)
Lewis and Thomas Jr were inactive for a second consecutive game. DL Emmanuel Ogbah was labeled as a healthy scratch for the first time in 2025. Notably, Ogbah has a half sack and 12 tackles in nine games, and ranks 120th among 124 EDGE players with a 4.3% Pass-Rush Win rate via Pro Football Focus (PFF). Additionally, TE Brenton Strange was not activated from IR prior to Sunday’s matchup, after the team opened his 21-Day Practice Window on Wednesday.
For the Chargers, S Tony Jefferson, OLB Kyle Kennard, OT Bobby Hart, OL Foster Sarell, WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith, TE Will Dissly, and DT Naquan Jones were all inactive. This is in addition to running backs Najee Harris and Omarion Hampton who are both on Injured Reserve, among others.
The following Jacksonville players left Sunday’s game due to injury:
- CB Greg Newsome (ankle)
- DE Travon Walker (knee) – returned in the third quarter
- RB Bhayshul Tuten (ankle)
1st Quarter
The Jacksonville defense began the day with a quick three-and-out, courtesy of a Travon Walker forced intentional grounding on first down. However, after the punt, the Jacksonville offense put together a promising 10 play, 47-yard drive before turning the ball over on downs. Instead of attempting the 58-yard field goal attempt – well inside Cam Little’s range, the offense attempted to convert the fourth and three in the air. The ball fell incomplete, with Lawrence hitching at his first read, Parker Washington, who seemed open on the play.
Taking over near midfield, the Jacksonville defense held, forcing a 41-yard field goal after giving up two early first downs. (Jaguars 0, Chargers 3)
The Jacksonville offense picked up on the following drive, answering with a 6-play, 74-yard Bhayshul Tuten touchdown drive, buoyed by a 31-yard defensive pass interference penalty on the Chargers to move Jacksonville into the redzone. Tuten took the final three rushes of the drive for 21-yards, including a 4-yard touchdown to take the early lead. (Jaguars 7, Chargers 3)
2nd Quarter
The Jacksonville defense continued their early dominance with another three-and-out, featuring a Travon Walker, Danny Striggow shared sack on first down to force the punt. However, Lawrence surrendered his first turnover of the matchup on the following play, throwing an interception late and inside, intended for WR Tim Patrick.
The defense, again held to a field goal, following a third down Josh Hines-Allen sack, securing his franchise record 56th career sack, passing DE Tony Brakens (55.0 sacks). (Jaguars 7, Chargers 6)
Following the field goal, Jacksonville continued to dominate via the ground game, opening the drive with a 15-yard Tuten rush, followed by a 16-yard, beautifully ran delayed tight end leak out by Johnny Mundt. Travis Etienne wrapped up the drive with a WildCat, direct snap touchdown rush from the two-yard line. (Jaguars 14, Chargers 6)
After driving into Jacksonville territory, Chargers’ head coach Jim Harbaugh decided to go for it on fourth-and-seven, with 34-seconds remaining in the half. However, a terrible penalty on BJ Green for Roughing the Passer resulted in offsetting penalties, allowing Harbaugh to change his mind with his franchise quarterback on the sideline being checked on by the trainers.
Jacksonville then took their eight point lead into the half. (Jaguars 14, Chargers 6)
Halftime Stats:
- Score: Jaguars 14, Chargers 6
- First downs: Jaguars 13, Chargers 6
- Time of possession: Jaguars 13:51, Chargers 16:09
- Sacks: Jaguars 2, Chargers 0
- Turnovers forced: Jaguars 0, Chargers 1
- Rushing yards: Jaguars 86, Chargers 37
- Yards per rush: Jaguars 5.1, Chargers 3.4
- Passing yards: Jaguars 67, Chargers 63
- Passing yards per attempt: Jaguars 6.1, Chargers 3.7
- Redzone: Jaguars 2 of 2 (100%), Chargers 0 of 1 (0%)
- Penalties: Jaguars 1 for 5-yards, Chargers 3 for 51-yards
- Points off turnovers: Jaguars 0, Chargers 3
3rd Quarter
Jacksonville opened the half with a touchdown drive featuring four explosive plays (three in the air), with Lawrence getting in on the ground game fun to close out the drive. (Jaguars 21, Chargers 6)
The Jacksonville defense again forced a three-and-out after Travon Walker nearly forced a third-down Herbert fumble, resulting in an incompletion and subsequent punt. Jacksonville then ran out the remainder of the 5:56 in the third quarter working their run game body punches, at one point rushing on five straight snaps to end the quarter.
4th Quarter
As the offensive line and tight end group continued to move the LA front at will, Jacksonville wrapped up a 16-play, 76-yard, 9:18 drive featuring 10 rushes and capped by a playaction Tim Patrick pop pass touchdown. (Jaguars 28, Chargers 6)
The scoring didn’t stop, as just two plays later, Antonio Johnson intercepted a Herbert overthrow , returning the interception 43-yards.
Travis Etienne rushed in his second touchdown of the day two plays later, effectively ending the game – with Jacksonville now up by four scores in the fourth quarter. (Jaguars 35, Chargers 6)
Down 29-points in the fourth quarter, with only 81-yards passing on 18-attempts, the Chargers waived the white flag with 11:02 remaining in the game, removing Herbert from the game.
Best highlight:
A Jacksonville victory, with Josh Hines-Allen securing the career franchise sack record at homes? Yes, please.
Biggest play(s) of the game:
According to rbsdm.com, the biggest play of the game by Expected Points Added (EPA) was Antonio Johnson’s interception (-6.0 EPA).
The biggest play of the game by Win Probability was Trevor Lawrence’s second quarter interception thrown, intended for Tim Patrick (-13% win probability from 59% to 46%).
Key stats (traditional):
- QB Trevor Lawrence: 10/22 for 153-yards (7.0 YPA), 1 TD, 1 int (80.3 passer rating), 5 carries for 9-yards, and 1 rushing TD
- RB Bhayshul Tuten: 15-carries for 74-yards (4.9 YPC), 1 rushing TD
- RB Travis Etienne: 19-carries for 73-yards (3.8 YPC) and two rushing TDs
- WR Jakobi Meyers: 5 catches n 6 targets for 64-yards (12.8 YPR)
- DE Josh Hines-Allen: 4 tackles (2 solo), 1 sack, and 1 pass defensed
- S Antonio Johnson: 2 tackles (1 solo), 1 pass defensed, 1 interception
View the full box score here
Game balls:
- Special Teams: LeQuint Allen: 2 kick returns with an average of 27.5 per return
- No punt returns, punts, nor field goals for Jacksonville on Sunday
- Defense: DE Josh Hines-Allen: 4 tackles (2 solo), 1 sack, and 1 pass defensed
- Offense: RB Travis Etienne: 19-carries for 73-yards (3.8 YPC) and two rushing TDs
PFF notables:
The team over at Pro Football Focus noted the following from the game:
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Full highlights:
- You can watch the top plays of the Week 11 matchup on the NFL’s YouTube channel here.
Post-game notables:
1. The team emphatically answered this week’s questions
A dominant home win took place on Sunday, following a week of significant questions being asked about this Jacksonville team, after surrendering a 19-point fourth quarter lead to the Houston Texans. Liam Coen and Anthony Campanile’s units showed up like a team aware of what was at stake. Despite WR Brian Thomas Jr, TE Brenton Strange and Hunter Long, CB Jourdan Lewis, and RT Anton Harrison all held out with injuries this week the team looked up for the challenge early in this one. Not only was the team mentally locked in, they were disciplined. In their cleanest game of the season, Jacksonville had just one accepted penalty for five yards on Sunday.
2. Offensive line came to play
The Jaguars, while facing the NFL’s fifth sacking defense, and playing without RT Anton Harrison surrendered a total of zero sacks to the Chargers. Additionally, they were simply dominant on the ground, rushing for 192-yards on 47-carries (4.1 yards per rush), for four touchdowns. You will win most games in the NFL with a performance like that, keeping that pass rush off balance.
3. Defense Dominant
Even after losing CB Greg Newsome and DE Travon Walker (temporarily) the defense continued their full game dominance, with three three and outs, two turnover on downs, an interception, and three sacks on the day. Justin Herbert had one of the worst games of his career, going 10-18 for 81-yards (4.5 YPA), one interception, two sacks for -18-yards, and a 44.0 passer rating. Additionally, Herbert was the Chargers’ leading rusher with just 21-yards on the ground, as Campanile’s defense held LA to 2.6 yards per rush (42-total yards on 16 carries).
What are your thoughts from tonight’s game, Jaguars fans? Who surprised you most with their play tonight? Let us know in the comments.
