Bengals Defeat Jaguars in Overtime on Monday Night Football After Trevor Lawrence’s Ankle Injury, Jake Browning Takes the Win

It took an extra quarter, but Jake Browning got the job done in Jacksonville on Sunday night.

Browning and the Cincinnati Bengals, thanks to a game-winning field goal late in overtime, got past the Jaguars 34-31 at EverBank Stadium in what was the first “Monday Night Football” game in Jacksonville in a dozen years.

The Bengals got a stop on the Jaguars’ opening drive of overtime, and then Evan McPherson hit a game-winning 48-yard field goal to seal the 3-point win.

The two teams were in a shootout the entire night, trading off touchdowns consistently until things were tied up 28-28 in the fourth quarter. That, however, is when the Jaguars lost quarterback Trevor Lawrence.

Lawrence went down late in the fourth quarter with what looked to be a brutal ankle injury. He had to be helped off the field, and was seen slamming his helmet to the turf before taking a very slow walk to the locker room.

The Jaguars then had to turn to Beathard, the former Iowa quarterback, to end the game. While they were down by three, Beathard then successfully led the Jaguars down 53 yards for a game-tying field goal with less than 30 seconds left, which forced the extra period and eventually led to the Jaguars’ win.

Lawrence went 22-of-29 for 258 yards and threw two touchdowns before he went down. Beathard went 9-of-10 for 63 yards in his absence. Travis Etienne had 45 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries, and Evan Engram had 82 yards and a touchdown on nine catches.

Browning went 32-of-37 for 354 yards in the win. He threw two touchdowns, too, and went an incredible 26-of-30 in regulation, though two of those incompletions were drops. Joe Mixon had 68 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries, and Ja’Marr Chase had 149 yards and a touchdown on 11 catches.

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Live45 updates

  • Ryan Young

    Still waiting official word on Trevor Lawrence’s injury, but he’s set for an MRI on Tuesday.

  • Ryan Young

    What a night for Jake Browning.

  • Ryan Young

    The Bengals are now 6-6 on the season with this overtime win.

  • Ryan Young

    Evan McPherson hits a game-winning field goal. This one is over.

  • Ryan Young

    The Bengals are driving, and are nearly in field goal range now with about 3 minutes left in overtime.

  • Ryan Young

    A penalty negated what would’ve been a very deep ball to Calvin Ridley, and the Bengals will get the ball back.

  • Ryan Young

    We’ve got free football coming in Jacksonville. The Jags will get the ball first.

  • Ryan Young

    It’s been a long time since C.J. Beathard’s mounted a game-winning drive.

  • Ryan Young

    The Jaguars have tied it again. The Bengals will get the ball back with 26 seconds left.

  • Ryan Young

    Well, C.J. Beathard hurt his wrist on one of the last plays before the 2-minute warning. He’s back in the game, though.

  • Ryan Young

    Evan McPherson drills a field goal for the Bengals, and they’ve taken a 31-28 lead now in Jacksonville.

    Let’s see what the Jaguars can do without Lawrence here in the final 2:28.

  • Ryan Young

    It’s officially an ankle injury for Lawrence. C.J. Beathard is warming up on the sidelines.

  • Ryan Young

    The Jags should really have a cart to take Lawrence into the locker room, because this doesn’t look good at all.

  • Trevor Lawrence is moving so slowly down the tunnel toward the locker room. His night is almost certainly done. Looks like C.J. Beathard will be coming in next for the Jags.

  • Trevor Lawrence is headed to the locker room after he went down hard with a leg injury. That did not look good.

  • Jason Owens

    We’re tied again. Jake Browning sneaks it in for a 28-28 game. Bengals drove 48 yards and converted a fourth down at the 10-yard line on the touchdown drive. 9:27 left in the fourth quarter.

  • Jason Owens

    Cincinnati’s defense holds and forces a punt from the Jacksonville end zone. Bengals take over in excellent field position near midfield trailing 28-21 early in the fourth quarter.

  • Jason Owens

    Cincinnati goes three-and-out, and the Jaguars have the ball and a 28-21 lead late in the third quarter. Parker Washington muffed the punt, but jumped on it to save possession for Jacksonville inside its 10-yard line.

  • Jason Owens

    Jacksonville converts the turnover to a touchdown on a fourth-and-goal sneak by Trevor Lawrence. Huge momentum swing for the home team, which now leads 28-21.

  • Jason Owens

    A brutal interception thrown by wide receiver Tyler Boyd on a trick play. Jake Browning’s been cooking. Why do this?

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