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Jacksonville Jaguars Fall to Texans in London Game
A heated Jaguars-Texans rivalry and a Travis Hunter interception highlight a dramatic finish at Wembley
Markus Miller

Markus Miller

Oct 22, 2026

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Wembley Stadium served as the backdrop for another chapter in a rivalry that keeps haunting Jacksonville.

 

The Jacksonville Jaguars London game against the Houston Texans ended in heartbreak Sunday, a 34-31 loss sealed by a walk-off 49-yard field goal as the final seconds ticked away.

 

For a team sitting atop the AFC South at 4-2, the sting of losing to Houston again cuts deeper than the scoreboard suggests.

 

The Jaguars-Texans rivalry has taken on an uncomfortable edge for Jacksonville, with Houston now holding a commanding record against Trevor Lawrence and showing a habit of finding ways to win when it matters most.

 

The Texans entered the game at 2-4 but have quietly stacked back-to-back wins, raising questions about whether their early-season struggles masked a team that still knows how to beat Jacksonville.

 

C.J. Stroud was a surgeon against the Jaguars secondary, carving through soft spots with 312 passing yards and three touchdowns in a performance that exposed real vulnerabilities in Jacksonville's defense.

 

The moment of the game, though, belonged entirely to Travis Hunter.

 

With Jacksonville trailing and the game threatening to spiral out of reach, the two-way rookie stepped into the teeth of the moment and delivered a clutch Travis Hunter interception, picking off Stroud in the end zone with under four minutes to play.

 

That play didn't just keep the Jaguars alive — it made history.

 

Hunter became just the fourth player in the modern NFL era to record both a receiving touchdown and an interception in the same game, a staggering achievement that underscores his rare, generational versatility.

 

He finished with four catches for 59 yards, a touchdown, and the pick — turning in the most complete two-way performance the Jaguars have seen from him since his arrival.

 

Cam Little answered by drilling a 60-yard field goal to knot the score at 31, briefly handing the Jaguars a lifeline that felt like momentum.

 

It wasn't enough.

 

Houston methodically worked into field goal range, capping a disciplined final drive with the winning boot to send Jacksonville home from London empty-handed.

 

Penalties proved costly throughout, with back-to-back crucial flags erasing a Tuten touchdown and flipping field position at pivotal moments — a pattern that has become a troubling trend for this team.

 

Receiver Brian Thomas Jr. continues to struggle, dropping multiple catchable balls in a performance that leaves the coaching staff with hard questions heading into the bye week.

 

Rookie tight end Nate Boerkircher offered a bright spot, hauling in his first career touchdown on a one-handed grab that drew the loudest roar from the Wembley crowd all afternoon.

 

The bye week arrives at exactly the right time — and Jacksonville's coaching staff knows it.

 

The pass rush remains dormant, the secondary needs reinforcement, and the penalty problem demands an immediate fix before the second half of the season begins.

 

Hunter gave this team and its fans a reason to believe in something special — but belief alone won't close the gap on Houston in the AFC South.

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  • J
    JagsMom52· Oct 28, 3:12 PM

    Come back strong after the bye. This team is too good to let one game in London define the season.

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    chris_beaches· Oct 27, 2:50 AM

    Boerkircher one handed grab in front of that crowd. That is the kind of stuff that gets you hyped even in a loss.

  • BC
    Brianna Cole· Oct 26, 5:23 PM

    That Tuten TD getting wiped out by a penalty was the turning point. I just knew it after that.

  • O
    oldschoolJagsfan· Oct 26, 1:59 AM

    Houston always seems to know exactly what to do against us. Respect it but hate it.

  • T
    TaylorNW· Oct 25, 5:09 PM

    Brian Thomas dropping balls has been going on for a few weeks now. At some point that has to be addressed.

  • M
    mike_m_jax· Oct 24, 3:15 PM

    Still believe in this team. One bad loss in London does not erase a 4-2 record.

  • D
    DevonJacksonville· Oct 24, 2:49 PM

    A 49 yard walk off field goal. I turned off the TV the second it went through.

  • K
    KarenS.· Oct 24, 1:21 PM

    The coaching staff better use this bye week to sort out the secondary. It was a mess out there.

  • R
    ray_cottonwood· Oct 24, 1:00 PM

    Hunter is a generational talent. We are watching something special with him right now.

  • J
    JessicaP_Jax· Oct 23, 10:26 PM

    I love this team but the penalties have been a problem all season. Same story every week.

  • P
    PhilT· Oct 23, 5:16 PM

    The pass rush has been quiet for weeks now. That has to get fixed before the second half starts.

  • N
    NorthFloridaNancy· Oct 23, 4:47 PM

    Watching this from London must have been wild. Wish I could have been there even with the loss.

  • B
    brent_duval· Oct 22, 10:04 AM

    Cam Little hitting a 60 yarder to tie it up and then we still lose. What a gut punch.

  • A
    AmyJax· Oct 22, 8:46 AM

    The Texans were 2-4 and still found a way to beat us. That is the frustrating part.

  • DK
    Donte K.· Oct 22, 6:40 AM

    Hunter doing both a receiving TD and an interception in the same game. That kid is something else.

  • L
    LisaFromOrangePark· Oct 22, 6:24 AM

    I stayed up late to watch this and that ending absolutely crushed me.

  • P
    pete_b88· Oct 22, 5:59 AM

    The bye week coming now is actually perfect timing. This team needs to figure some things out.

  • J
    JaxFanForever· Oct 22, 5:45 AM

    Stroud picked us apart like it was nothing. That secondary has some serious holes.

  • GT
    Greg Tillman· Oct 22, 5:26 AM

    4-2 is still a good spot to be in. People need to calm down a little.

  • C
    coastalCarla· Oct 22, 4:53 AM

    Nate Boerkircher catching his first TD one handed at Wembley is a moment I won't forget.

  • MW
    Marcus W.· Oct 22, 4:09 AM

    The penalties are what get me. You can't keep shooting yourself in the foot like that.

  • DL
    Debbie Larson· Oct 22, 2:17 AM

    Brian Thomas Jr. Needs to hold onto the ball. Those drops are killing us at the worst times.

  • T
    tommy_904· Oct 22, 1:58 AM

    Houston just has our number. Simple as that.

  • S
    SandraB_Jax· Oct 22, 1:51 AM

    Still can't believe we lost that one. A 60 yard field goal to tie and we still couldn't pull it off.

  • RM
    Rick M.· Oct 22, 12:40 AM

    Travis Hunter is the real deal. That interception in the end zone was unbelievable to watch.

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