Jaguars vs. Texans Live Game Thread

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Fans walk outside before an NCAA football game Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union] / Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK

Jacksonville-- The Jacksonville Jaguars (2-9) are hoping to put an end to their losing ways in Week 13, taking on a Houston Texans team (7-5) that has struggled to meet expectations in recent weeks. Which of the fierce AFC South rivals can find some positive momentum at EverBank Stadium on Synday?

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.

Each of the last two games between the Texans and Jaguars have come down to the final possession, and this week's game has even more intrigue due to the return of quarterback Trevor Lawrence.

The quarterback position is critical to success every week, but especially in this week's AFC South battle. Can Lawrence help revive a Jaguars offense that only scored 13 points in his absence? Can the Jaguars make life difficult for C.J. Stroud?

"Super important. We’re looking at this, obviously, like you said, the season hasn't gone how we wanted it to. We got to regroup and kind of reflect a little bit over the bye week. We’ve got six weeks. That's what we're guaranteed," Lawrence said on Wednesday.

"Beyond that, who knows what can happen. You see some crazy things. So, we don't feel like we're necessarily out of anything. It's definitely a challenge. It's an uphill battle, but that's what we’ve got in front of us. It's a situation we put ourselves in. Four division games, that also adds a wrinkle to a lot can happen at the end of the season. We just have to take it one week at a time though, and this is a big one."

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START OF FIRST QUARTER

PENALTY: Offsides on the Texans.

PENALTY: Offsides on the Texans, but Jaguars declined it.

START OF SECOND QUARTER

SCORING UPDATE NO. 1: Texans make a 53-yard field goal for the first points of the day. Texans lead 3-0.

TURNOVER: Trevor Lawrence is intercepted by Derek Stingley.

PENALTY: Illegal contact on the Jaguars' defense.

SCORING UPDATE NO. 2: Texans make a 30-yard field goal following Trevor Lawrence's interception. Texans lead 6-0.

PENALTY: Each team has been hit with a personal foul.

PENALTY: Texans flagged for encroachment.

PENALTY: Jaguars flagged for holding.

SCORING UPDATE NO. 3: Cam Little makes a 33-yard field goal to get the Jaguars on the board. Texans lead 6-3.

The Jaguars have a host of issues ... again. The Jaguars spent most of the first half looking absolutely woeful on offense, with Trevor Lawrence clearly looking out of sorts as a passer before the massive brawl near the end of the second quarter. Lawrence was then hit with a cheap shot and ruled out for the game with a concussion.

Now, the Jaguars' inept offense will have to rely on backup quarterback Mac Jones to get them into scoring range on multiple occasions. Considering the offense scored just three times in Jones' two starts in Weeks 10 and 11, it could be a long second half for the Jaguars in a fierce AFC South battle.

START OF THIRD QUARTER

PENALTY: Delay of game on Jacksonville.

SCORING UPDATE NO. 4: Cam Little makes another 30-yard field goal to tie the game at 6-6.

SCORING UPDATE NO. 5: Joe Mixon scores the game's first touchdown with a seven-yard run. Texans lead 13-6.

SCORING UPDATE NO. 6: Texans lead 16-6 after field goal.

START OF THE FOURTH QUARTER

SCORING UPDATE NO. 7: C.J. Stroud and Dalton Schultz connect to give the Texans a 23-6 lead.

SCORING UPDATE NO. 8: Parker Washington hauls in a touchdown pass from Mac Jones. The two-point conversion fails. Texans lead 23-12.

SCORING UPDATE NO. 9: Brian Thomas Jr. scores his seventh touchdown of the season. Parker Washington gets the two-point conversion. Texans lead 23-20.

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