JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — FINAL UPDATE: Minnesota Vikings beat Jacksonville Jaguars 12-7
The hometown kid is getting the start at quarterback this Sunday.
Mac Jones is in and Trevor Lawrence is out with a shoulder injury for the Jacksonville Jaguars’ home game against the Minnesota Vikings.
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3:39 p.m.: Another field goal from the Vikings. Score is Vikings 12, Jaguars 7.
3:31 p.m.: The Vikings get another field goal. Score is now Vikings 9, Jaguars 7.
3:10 p.m.: The Vikings get a field goal. Score is now Jaguars 7, Vikings 6.
2:22 p.m.: Jaguars lead at halftime over the Vikings, 7-3.
1:28 p.m.: Mac Jones gets a 1-yard touchdown, Cam Little’s extra point is good. Jags now have the lead, 7-3.
1:14 p.m.: After the Jaguars offense gets a 3-and-out, the Vikings get on the field and get a field goal. The score is 3-0, Vikings on top.
Associated Press Game Breakdown:
The Jaguars had a chance late thanks to Travon Walker’s sack on a third-and-1 play, an odd call against a team that was doing nothing offensively.
Mac Jones, filling in for the injured Trevor Lawrence (non-throwing shoulder) and making his first start in nearly a year, was mostly ineffective. Nonetheless, he had Jacksonville on the move down the stretch and got help from a face-mask penalty against linebacker Blake Cashman.
But Jones threw his second pick with 1:49 remaining to end the rally. Jones had two more turnovers earlier in the fourth — an interception and a fumbled snap.
“The easy stuff just wasn’t good enough by me,” Jones said.
Minnesota looked as though it would have to punt in the final minute, but Walker was flagged for unnecessary roughness on third down for trying to punch the ball out of running back Aaron Jones’ hands. The Vikings took a knee from there.
Mac Jones completed 14 of 22 passes for 111 yards and a 38.3 passer rating.
Darnold’s rating was slightly better after completing 24 of 38 passes for 241 yards. He targeted his tight ends 15 times. T.J. Hockenson finished with eight receptions for 72 yards. Josh Oliver caught four passes for 52 yards.
Jacksonville’s yardage total was the fifth lowest in franchise history and another strike against Pederson, who is 3-13 in his last 16 games.
“I never expected to be here, obviously,” Pederson said. “We have five or six one-score games. It’s hard. As a team, as coaches, we’re making it hard. We’re making it too hard. The guys are frustrated, and they should be. They’re angry, and they should be. We all are.”
Injuries: RB Tank Bigsby (ankle), CB Tyson Campbell (shoulder) and LB Devin Lloyd (shoulder) left the field, but later returned. Jaguars DE Arik Armstead left in the fourth to be evaluated for a concussion.
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