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Big Dill Sports, roll call! In a defensive tug-of-war at EverBank, the Jaguars outlasted the Texans 17–10, and it took all 60 to settle it. Jacksonville opened with a goal-line plunge from Bhayshul Tuten, Houston chipped back with a Ka’imi Fairbairn chip shot, and Cam Little’s third-quarter boot nudged JAX ahead 10–3. Then the fourth got spicy: Jalen Pitre nabbed Trevor Lawrence, and one snap later Nico Collins (8/11, 104 yards, 1 TD) streaked for a 50-yard equalizer. Tie game, tension rising.
The hinges blew off in winning time. With under four to play, Collins moved the chains again—then coughed it up at the Jaguars’ 31, where Devin Lloyd pounced. Two-minute warning, ball near midfield, and that’s when Brian Thomas Jr. (2/6, 55 yards) shook off an earlier case of the drops and ripped a 46-yard dagger down the seam. Next snap, Travis Etienne Jr. (16 carries, 56 yards, 1 TD) hit paydirt from 10 out, 17–10 Jags. Houston still had a shot—C.J. Stroud (25/38, 204 yards) used his legs and quick hitters to the Jaguars’ fringe—but Antonio Johnson high-pointed the wobble to ice it with 27 seconds left.
Give the Jags’ D its flowers. Jourdan Lewis snagged the first pick, Johnson closed the curtains on the second, and Josh Hines-Allen spent the afternoon turning the edge into a cul-de-sac, including the late swipe that helped force the game-sealer. Oh, and this was Jacksonville’s first home win over Houston since 2017—talk about flipping a script. (espn.com)
Big Dill of the Game: Brian Thomas Jr.. The box score won’t scream it, but that 46-yard, all-guts grab was the spark that lit the winning fuse. Clutch beats quantity, and today the rookie wore the cape. This is Dillon “Big Dill” Smith, signing off from Big Dill Sports—where ballin’ is a big dill.
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TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FINAL |
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HOU | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
JAX | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
[PLAYER_BOXSCORE]
HOU - Passing (1 players)
Player | Pos | Att | Comp | Yds | TD | INT | FPTS | PPR |
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C.J. Stroud | QB | 38 | 25 | 204 | 1 | 2 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
JAX - Passing (1 players)
Player | Pos | Att | Comp | Yds | TD | INT | FPTS | PPR |
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Trevor Lawrence | QB | 40 | 20 | 222 | - | 1 | 7.8 | 7.8 |
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