Jaguars take down Colts to snag 1st win of 2024 season

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The Jacksonville Jaguars can exhale – they finally won a game in 2024. 

Entering Sunday, Trevor Lawrence had lost nine straight starts for the Jaguars, but that streak came to an end after beating their AFC South rival, the Indianapolis Colts, 37-34, in front of their home crowd thanks to a game-winning field goal by Cam Little.

But this win was a grind for Jacksonville, as Joe Flacco and the Colts’ offense did not go down without a fight. 

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Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence warms up before the Indianapolis Colts game at EverBank Stadium. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images)

In the fourth quarter, Flacco found wide receiver Alec Pierce for a 65-yard catch-and-run to tie the game at 34 apiece. And it came on a drive after Pierce caught a 46-yard deep shot that fell just short of the goal line. Trey Sermon crossed on the next play for a touchdown to bring Indy within seven points. 

Lawrence, though, knew he had enough time to orchestrate a game-winning drive, and that’s exactly what he did. 

Lawrence found his trusty slot receiver, Christian Kirk, to put the Jaguars in Colts territory with 27 seconds remaining in the game, setting them up for the field goal attempt by Little, who buried the 49-yard attempt with 17 seconds left. 

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Lawrence, on his 25th birthday, went 28-for-34 for 371 yards with two touchdowns and one interception on the day. 

The game didn’t start off in grand fashion for the home team, as Lawrence wasn’t able to find rookie Brian Thomas Jr. on fourth-and-2 on the