Jaguars edge Eagles in wild 19-17 finish at Tottenham

Published at 7:46pm

The Jacksonville Jaguars edged the Philadelphia Eagles 19-17 in a wildly dramatic finish at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday, as kicker Cam Little struck a 57-yard field goal as time expired to settle the second leg of the NFL’s 2026 London triple-header.

The finale was pure chaos. Philadelphia had nudged 17-16 ahead with a field goal of their own with only eight seconds on the clock, but poor clock management left the door ajar. Jaguars return man Ameer Abdullah needed seven of those seconds to sprint 53 yards upfield, leaving a single second for Little — and the kicker made no mistake from 57 yards.

There was a brief moment of confusion when the stadium scoreboard ran down to 0:00, but replays confirmed the officials were correct to restore one second, setting up the walk-off winner.

Wide receiver Parker Washington was Jacksonville’s outstanding performer. He turned a short first-quarter pass into a spectacular 51-yard touchdown to give the Jaguars an early lead, then produced a superb catch for a 27-yard score in the fourth quarter that put his side back in front. Washington finished with six catches for 124 yards and was comfortably the best player on the field, also contributing a smart late punt return that helped Jacksonville manage the clock around the two-minute warning.

It was a messy afternoon for both teams, though. The Jaguars twice reached first-and-goal at the one-yard line and came away with nothing. At the end of the first half they ran four consecutive plays from the one — a run for no gain, two incompletions and a six-yard loss as time expired on the second quarter. In the fourth quarter came a genuinely disastrous sequence: a false start, two delay-of-game penalties, a burned timeout and finally an incomplete pass on fourth-and-goal.

Special teams brought their own drama. With regular long snapper Ross Matiscik ruled out through a shoulder injury, defensive tackle DaVon Hamilton stepped in. A high snap from Hamilton had already cost Jacksonville an extra point earlier in the game, but his snap on the 57-yard winner was true.

Injuries mounted on both sidelines. Jacksonville lost left tackle Anton Harrison to a knee injury — he was carted to the locker room — while cornerback Montaric Brown suffered a hamstring problem. The Eagles lost running back Will Shipley, leaving Dameon Pierce as their only healthy back, while guard Tyler Steen’s injury left them without four of their five week-one offensive line starters. Safety Michael Carter was also ruled out, and linebacker Jalyx Hunt walked to the locker room after what initially looked a serious knee injury.

The result leaves Jacksonville 4-1 and cruising towards the AFC South title, while the Eagles fall to 2-3. A side that began the season with Super Bowl aspirations now faces serious questions about an offence that cannot find any rhythm.

The game was the middle act of the NFL’s 2026 London triple-header. A week earlier, last week’s 30-13 win for the Indianapolis Colts over the Washington Commanders opened the series at the same venue, and the capital will host one more regular-season game before the series concludes — see our fan guide to the rest of the NFL’s London takeover.

London’s affection for the Jaguars was on show once again, with the franchise’s large British following helping to turn Tottenham into a home from home. The crowd of 61,322 set an NFL record, underlining how deeply the London games have embedded themselves in the city’s sporting calendar. Beyond the stadium, the week has been a celebration of American football across the capital, from the giant free NFL fan festival at Trafalgar Square to the NFL pop-up shop on Oxford Street.