JAGUARS WIN: Jagaurs beat Raiders 27-20

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars kept the Las Vegas Raiders off the board in the second half, leading to a 27-20 victory at TIAA Bank Feld Sunday.

Travis Etienne ran for two touchdowns and the Jacksonville Jaguars finally won a close game, rallying from a 17-point deficit to beat the Las Vegas Raiders 27-20 on Sunday.

It was the second-biggest comeback in franchise history for the Jaguars (3-6), who climbed out of a 21-point hole to beat the New York Giants in 2014.

No one saw this one coming.

The Raiders (2-6), who were shut out last week at New Orleans and spent the week regrouping in Bradenton, Florida, dominated early. They scored on four of their first five possessions and led 20-7 just before halftime. Davante Adams was unstoppable, catching nine passes for 146 and two scores in the first 30 minutes.

But Jacksonville eventually stiffened against the five-time Pro Bowler, who had one reception for no yards after the break.

Jacksonville’s Riley Patterson hit the right upright with 3:03 remaining, giving the Raiders a chance late. But Derek Carr threw high over the middle to Hunter Renfrow on fourth down. Patterson made a 48-yarder with a minute remaining, and the Raiders failed to mount much of a challenge with their final possession.

The victory ended a five-game skid for Jacksonville, which had been 0-6 in one-score games before Sunday. Coach Doug Pederson’s team was tied or held a lead in five of those six losses.

The Jaguars play next Sunday in Kansas City against the Chiefs, where Jacksonville last won in 2007.

Tune in for Live Updates during the Jaguars V. Raiders game at TIAA Bank Field Sunday at 1:00 p.m.

Update 4:09 p.m.: Jaguars win! Score 27-20

Update 3:29 p.m.: Field goal by the Jaguars. 20-27 Jaguars are in the lead.

Update 3:10 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN by the Jaguars. 20-24 JAGUARS ARE IN THE LEAD.

Update 2:51 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN by the Jaguars. 20-17 Raiders in the lead.

Update 2:29 p.m.: Field goal by the Jaguars. 20-10 Raiders in the lead.

Update 2:20 p.m.: Field goal by the Raiders. 20-7 Raiders in the lead.

Update 2:03 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN by the Jaguars. 17-7 Raiders in the lead.

Update 1:53 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN by the Raiders. 17-0 Raiders in the lead.

Update 1:41 p.m.: Field goal for the Raiders. The score is 10-0 Raiders are in the lead.

Update 1:23 p.m.: TOUCHDOWN by the Raiders, 7-0 putting them in the lead.

Update 1:11 p.m.: Offensive fumble gives raiders possession of the ball.

Pregame Breakdown:

Zero points. Less than 200 yards. The quarterback benched down the stretch. Five-time Pro Bowl receiver a non-factor.

Coming off their ugliest game in nearly eight years, the Las Vegas Raiders spent the week regrouping in Florida and trying to get right.

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No one probably would choose to play the embarrassed and motivated Raiders right now. Jacksonville doesn’t have a choice.

The Raiders (2-5) and Jaguars (2-6) will meet Sunday with both teams reeling — Las Vegas from a 24-0 shutout at New Orleans and Jacksonville from a winless October that resulted in a five-game skid and new levels of frustration.

“I would expect a different Raiders team this weekend,” Jaguars coach Doug Pederson said.

The Raiders are counting on it. They traveled to Bradenton, Florida, to avoid two more cross-country trips and practiced all week at IMG Academy. It might serve as a chance to eliminate distractions and get back to playing the way they did while averaging 33 points in their previous three games.

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“I’ve been a part of a couple of these, and I’ve always felt like for the team it’s a good thing,” Raiders quarterback Derek Carr said. “As long as everyone’s mindset is trying to get better, not like, ‘Oh, man, I wish I was home’ — that kind of thing.

“That hasn’t been the case, so I think it’s always been a good thing for a team to get better as a football team and to be closer to one another.”

Jacksonville has its own problems. The Jags are 0-6 in one-score games, including last week’s 21-17 loss to Denver in London. It may have been a get-right game for the Broncos, who had dropped four in a row. It also may have been an eye-opener for Pederson’s team, which had plenty of conversations on the transatlantic flight home about how to break out of its slump.

“You don’t put on a smile and act like everything’s all right,” Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence said. “It’s not. We’ve lost five in a row, and everybody’s (ticked off) and frustrated, not at each other. There’s no pointing the finger. But we all understand and we’ve had that dialogue of what we need to do, and everybody knows what we need to do, and we’ve just got to go do it.”

WHERE’S DAVANTE?

When the Raiders traded for All-Pro receiver Davante Adams to team him with his old college quarterback, the hope was for a seamless transition. The duo has enjoyed highs and endured lows.

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Adams caught one pass for 3 yards last week — the third time this season he has been held to fewer than 40 yards. Coach Josh McDaniels says the Raiders need to do a better job exploiting defenses that focus coverage on Adams.

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“I’ve always felt like if a player gets double-teamed, if you’re productive away from the double teams, then that forces the defense to consider how much they want to continue to do that,” McDaniels said. “So, I think the performance and production of others, when the defense wants to put so much attention towards one player, always weigh into trying to limit how much that happens.”

BYE-BYE BYE WEEK

The Jaguars are accustomed to having a bye after playing in London. But not this time.

Jacksonville is playing the week after its annual trip across the pond for just the second time in nine years. The Jaguars lost in overtime at the New York Jets the last time they tried it, in 2017.

Pederson adjusted the team’s schedule — he essentially held two walkthroughs instead of a full practice Wednesday — in hopes of giving players a little extra rest and recovery time.

“We want them to move around a little bit to still continue to flush the travel and physicality from their system,” Pederson said.

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Four other teams played in London earlier this year and hosted games the following week. They went 3-1, with Minnesota, New Orleans and the New York Giants all winning. Green Bay lost to the Jets.

The matchup features two of the NFL’s top running backs. Vegas’ Josh Jacobs ranks fourth in the league with 676 yards and six touchdowns. Jacksonville’s Travis Etienne is sixth with 571 yards and two scores despite starting just three games. ... Raiders WR