JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jaguars kick off week four of the NFL’s 2021 season in Cincinnati, against the Bengals in a prime time matchup. Thursday night’s kickoff is set for 8:20 p.m. at Paul Brown Stadium. You can watch live on Action News Jax FOX30.
The Jaguars are yet again looking for their first win of the season heading into tonight’s game 0-3. The Bengals are 2-1, coming off a 24-10 win in Pittsburgh.
Tonight, all eyes are on the two quarterbacks, Trevor Lawrence and Joe Burrow. The two will face each other for the first time on the NFL stage and being No. 1 overall picks is not the only thing they have in common.
They are also connected by Jags head coach Urban Meyer.
Meyer recruited Burrow to play at Ohio State, coaching him for three years at the university. Now it is Lawrence under Meyer’s guidance working to get the pair their first-ever NFL win.
Tonight’s game is even more significant for Lawrence, as four losses would tie the number of losses he had in his entire high school and college careers combined.
On another note, Jacksonville fans will see a new kicker on the field after Josh Lambo was ruled out for not-injury-related personal reasons. Matthew Wright, a free agent who played three games with the Steelers in 2020 joined the Jags practice squad this week and has been activated for tonight’s matchup.
Live updates on the game are below.
FINAL SCORE:
Bengals win after a 35-yard field goal. 24-21 final score. Jags move to 0-4, 19 losses in a row.
2nd half drives for Cincy:
— Brent Martineau (@BrentASJax) October 1, 2021
10 plays, 69 yards 1:48 TD
10 plays, 86 yards 6:29 TD
12 plays, 75 yards 5:28 TD
4 plays, 73 yards, 5:33 Walkoff FG
UPDATE 10:48 p.m.:
Touchdown Bengals. Burrow deep pass to Uzomah for a 31-yard touchdown. Uzomah’s 2nd TD of the night. The extra point is good. Tie game, 21-21 with 8:59.
UPDATE 10:48 p.m.:
The Jaguars have 20 first downs. 5 of 10 on third downs and 1 of 2 on fourth down.
— Brent Martineau (@BrentASJax) October 1, 2021
UPDATE 10:45 p.m.:
TOUCHDOWN JAGS! Robinson runs for 3-yards, ruled short of the goal line. Jacksonville challenged the ruling and the call was reversed. Robinson with his second touchdown for the night. The extra point is good, 21-14, Jags lead.
Seriously, @NFLOfficiating - the two calls at the goal line in this Cincy game are atrocious - the Robinson TD and Burrow no TD... what is that guy looking at? He's guessing. Refs are not supposed to guess.
— Brent Martineau (@BrentASJax) October 1, 2021
UPDATE 10:41 p.m.:
Lawrence sacked, defensive holding on the Bengals saves the Jags. 1st and goal on the 8-yard-line top of the 4th quarter.
END OF 3RD QUARTER:
Tie game, 14-14. Jags have the ball on the Bengals’ 8-yard-line.
UPDATE 10:35 p.m.:
Jags complete on 4th and 2! Lawrence with a 2-yard-pass to Robinson. Just under three minutes left in the 3rd.
Jags had 2nd and 2... now 4th and 2... they are going for it and really really need to convert.
— Brent Martineau (@BrentASJax) October 1, 2021
UPDATE 10:28 p.m.:
Touchdown Bengals. Mixon for a 1-yard-score. The extra point is good. Tie game, 14-14. 5:10 left in the 3rd quarter.
The play before Mixon’s touchdown was ruled a touchdown, then reversed.
UPDATE 10:01 p.m.:
Touchdown Bengals. Burrow to Uzomah for a 22-yard-touchdown. The extra point is good. It only took the Bengals 1:48 to cut the Jags lead in half, 14-7.
Now, it's up to Trevor and the offense to calm the waters a bit. Welcome to the NFL, complete domination and now a one score game.
— Brent Martineau (@BrentASJax) October 1, 2021
HALFTIME:
Jags lead 14-0. Bengals will receive to start the second half.
UPDATE 9:40 p.m.:
Bengals stop Lawrence’s run on 4th and goal on their own 1-yard-line. 53 seconds left in the half. Jags lead 14-0.
UPDATE 9:30 p.m.:
Lawrence deep pass to Shenault for 50 yards! Jags have the ball on Cincinnati’s 10-yard-line. Two-minute warning.
on repeat please. https://t.co/nwvVMUOl6J
— Brent Martineau (@BrentASJax) October 1, 2021
INJURY UPDATE: Jags lose Aj Cann for the game with a knee injury.
It's 14-0 in Cincy - long way to go, but the Jaguars offense has a nice rhytm - even the 3rd and 2 they didn't convert on - it was a tipped ball or would have moved the chains.
— Brent Martineau (@BrentASJax) October 1, 2021
UPDATE 9:25 p.m.:
TOUCHDOWN JAGS! Lawrence runs it in for a 7-yard touchdown. Extra point is good! 14-0 Jags lead with 4:45 left in the first half.
Trevor Lawrence with the wiggle... what a drive... almost 7 minutes long. Terrific.
— Brent Martineau (@BrentASJax) October 1, 2021
UPDATE 9:10 p.m.:
Just under 12 minutes to play in the second quarter and the Jags have the ball on their own 25-yard line.
This is where I think your offense has to go score... Defense has been good, got lucky with a missed FG, go stretch the lead to compliment the defense. Give it to James Robinson.
— Brent Martineau (@BrentASJax) October 1, 2021
UPDATE 9:00 p.m.:
Chark suffered a fractured ankle, according to Ian Rapoport.
END OF 1ST Q:
Bengals go 3-and-out to end the first quarter. Jags lead 7-0.
UPDATE 8:52 p.m.:
TOUCHDOWN JAGS! Robinson runs it in for a 6-yard touchdown. Wright’s extra point is good. Jags up 7-0. 1:28 left in the 1st quarter.
Unfortunately for the Jags, Chark has been ruled out with an ankle injury.
James Robinson touchdown - hell of a drive for the Jaguars after the missed FG - good decisions an the legs by Trevor making a lot of that work too.
— Brent Martineau (@BrentASJax) October 1, 2021
UPDATE 8:42 p.m.:
McPherson’s 43-yard-field goal attempt for the Bengals, no good. Cin took over five minutes off the clock with their first series. 0-0 with 5:21 to play.
UPDATE 8:30 p.m.:
Jaguars’ DJ Chark carted off the field.
That doesn't look good for DJ Chark - Robinson landed right into his left knee on six yard carry. Chark still down on the field.
— Brent Martineau (@BrentASJax) October 1, 2021
GAMETIME:
Bengals kick, Jags will receive to start.
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