Lawrence, Mahomes have big rushing performances

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      Michael DiRocco is an NFL Nation newsman astatine ESPN and covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He antecedently covered the University of Florida for implicit a decennary for ESPN and the Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is simply a aggregate APSE grant winner.

Oct 6, 2025, 11:45 PM ET

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Jaguars won a thriller implicit the Kansas City Chiefs, 31-28, astatine EverBank Stadium connected Monday night.

Jaguars' backmost Trevor Lawrence had an businesslike night, going 18-for-25 for 221 yards with 3 scores (one passing and 2 rushing).

Chiefs' backmost Patrick Mahomes threw for 318 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception. He besides led the rushing onslaught with 60 yards and 1 people connected the ground.

Here are the astir important things to cognize from Monday nighttime for some teams:

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Travis Hunter jukes his mode down sideline for awesome catch

Travis Hunter celebrates with teammates aft fooling Chiefs defenders connected his mode down the sideline.

Jacksonville Jaguars (4-1)

The Jaguars' last-second triumph implicit the Chiefs snapped an eight-game losing streak successful the bid (including playoffs).

It besides sent a connection to the remainder of the AFC: The Jaguars definite look similar morganatic contenders.

Jacksonville got different turnover and large play from its defence -- Devin Lloyd's 99-yard interception instrumentality for a TD -- and Lawrence scored connected a stumbling 1-yard TD tally with 23 seconds to play to bushed Kansas City for the archetypal clip since 2009.

At 4-1, the Jaguars and rookie manager Liam Coen are tied with the Buffalo Bills and Indianapolis Colts for the champion grounds successful the AFC 1 play aft finishing 4-13.

What to marque of the QB performance: The walk crippled and discourtesy were struggling early, truthful Trevor Lawrence got things jump-started with his legs. On the Jaguars' archetypal TD drive, Lawrence had runs of 16 and 14 yards -- the 14-yarder converted a 3rd down -- and finished the thrust with a 3-yard walk to WR Parker Washington. Lawrence didn't tally the shot connected the Jaguars' 2nd TD thrust until the last play, erstwhile helium took it 10 yards for a score. Lawrence hadn't tally the shot overmuch successful the archetypal 3 weeks of the play but ran it 7 times for 7 ...

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