Jaguars vs. Raiders Live Game Thread

Get all the latest regular season action with our Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Las Vegas Raiders live game updates thread.

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Las Vegas -- The Jacksonville Jaguars (3-11) are playing their first-ever game at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas today, taking on the Raiders (2-12) in a battle of the two of the NFL's most struggling teams.

Remember the rule of five. The game is over if the Jacksonville Jaguars win that key statistical battle. For those who don't remember it, it has to do with sacks and turnovers. If the Jaguars have three sacks and give up two, they are plus one. They are plus three if they get four turnovers and give up only one. That would give them a plus-four for the day. They want to get to a plus-five ratio every game. On average, teams that reach the rule of five scenarios win 91 percent of their NFL games.

There will be a large focus on two top rookies entering Sunday's contest. Raiders tight end Brock Bowers and Jaguars wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. are arguably the top rookies in the NFL in 2024, with each pacing the rest of the crowd in terms of receiving stats.

"He’s a really good athlete. Great body position in space and he has a knack of, without putting his body on the DB when he’s the receiver, getting out open," Jaguars defensive coordinator Ryan Nielsen said this week about Bowers.

"They do a good job getting him the ball. Really talented player and all, and he’s a good blocker too. He’ll turn a guy and they’ll get some runs behind him, so yeah, he’s playing really good football.”

Can the Jaguars do what few other defenses have done this season and limit Bowers? Can Thomas continue his red-hot streak and make even more game-changing plays for Mac Jones and the rest of the Jaguars' offense?

Then there is the matter of the 2025 NFL Draft. The loser of today's game could be on a crash-course for a top-three pick, while the winner may be losing out on a top prospect.

Those are the questions being asked ahead of today's kickoff. And in just a few hours, we will have our answer as the Jaguars and Raiders meet with major implications for the 2025 NFL Draft at stake.

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START OF THE FIRST QUARTER

PENALTY: Holding on the Raiders' offense.

PENALTY: Unnecessary roughness on the Raiders' punt coverage team.

CHALLENGE: The Raiders challenged K'Lavon Chaisson's dropped interception, and the ruling on the field was upheld as incomplete.

PENALTY: Pass interference on Raiders defense.

SCORE UPDATE NO. 1: Tank Bigsby punches it in from one-yard out for the first score of the game. Jaguars lead 7-0.

END OF FIRST QUARTER

START OF SECOND QUARTER

SCORE UPDATE NO. 2: Alexander Mattison scores a one-yard touchdown to tie the game up. Jaguars, Raiders tied 7-7.

PENALTY: Holding on Jaguars offense.

SCORE UPDATE NO. 3: Raiders make a 49-yard field goal to take the lead. Raiders 10, Jaguars 7.

PENALTY: Illegal formation on Jaguars offense.

SCORE UPDATE NO. 4: Raiders make a 37-yard field goal for their third scoring drive of the day, giving Las Vegas a 13-7 lead.

TURNOVER: Tank Bigsby fumbles, giving the Raiders the ball near mid-field.

PENALTY: False start on the Raiders.

PENALTY: False start on the Raiders.

PENALTY: Offsides on the Jaguars.

PENALTY: Offsides on the Jaguars.

TIMEOUT: Jaguars use timeout No. 1.

TWO-MINUTE WARNING

TIMEOUT: Jaguars use timeout No. 2

TIMEOIT: Jaguars use timeout No. 3.

TURNOVER: Brenton Strange fumbles the ball.

END OF THE FIST HALF

The Jaguars are getting out-played by one of the only teams in the NFL with a worse record. The Raiders were simply better than the Jaguars in every way in the first-half, out-gaining them 182-146 and winning the turnover battle 2-0 after fumbles by both Tank Bigsby and Brenton Strange, two players the Jaguars entered the game needing to lean on.

The Jaguars' only scoring drive of the game started on the Raiders' 29-yard line, while the Raiders crossed midfield four times in the first half. The Raiders managed three scoring drives, and the simple truth is the score should likely be even worse than 13-7.

START OF THE THIRD QUARTER

PENALTY: Pass-interference on the Jaguars' offense.

PENALTY: Holding on the Raiders' offense.

SCORE UPDATE NO. 4: Carlson makes another field goal to give the Raiders a 13-7 lead.

TURNOVER: Raiders miss a 46-yard field goal.

SCORE UPDATE NO. 5: Brian Thomas Jr. catches a 62-yard touchdown to give the Jaguars the lead back. Jaguars lead 14-13.

PENALTY: Hands to the face on Jaguars defense.

END OF THIRD QUARTER

START OF FOURTH QUARTER

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