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{{Infobox NFL single game | name = Comeback in Duvall County | image = Jagy4.jpg | caption = TIAA Bank Field, site of the game visitor = Los Angeles Chargers (5) | visitor_abbr = LAC | visitor_record = 10-7 | visitor_conf = | visitor_coach = Brandon Staley | visitor_place = | home = Jacksonville Jaguars (4) | home_record = 9-8 | home_abbr = JAX | home_conf = | home_coach = Doug Pederson | home_place = | visitor_qtr1 = 17 | visitor_qtr2 = 10 | visitor_qtr3 = 3 | visitor_qtr4 = 0 | visitor_total = 30 | home_qtr1 = 0 | home_qtr2 = 7 | home_qtr3 = 13 | home_qtr4 = 11 | home_total = 31 | date = January 14, 2023 | stadium = TIAA Bank Field | city = Jacksonville, Florida | attendance = 67,484 | odds = Jaguars by 1.5 | referee = Shawn Smith | network = NBC | announcers =
- Al Michaels (play-by-play)
- Tony Dungy (color analyst)
- Kaylee Hartung (sideline reporter)
The 2022 Los Angeles Chargers-Jacksonville Jaguars Wild Card Round playoff game was a National Football League (NFL) game held on January 14, 2023, as part of the 2022–23 NFL playoffs. The Jacksonville Jaguars defeated the visiting Los Angeles Chargers 31-30 to advance to the AFC Divisonal Round Game. The Chargers built up a 27-0 over the Jaguars and intercepted Trevor Lawrence 4 times. But as time went in the second half, the Chargers collapsed. Giving up 31 unaswered points and the Jaguars took the win when Riley Patterson made a 36-yard field goal. The win was the 3rd biggest comeback in NFL history, and the most blown lead in Charger's history.
Background
[edit]The Jaguars finished the season 9-8 after starting 3-7. The Jaguars had the top overall draft pick in the last two years and were the laughing stock for a while now. First overall pick Trevor Lawrence had a great season throwing for 4,113 yards, 25 touchdowns and only 8 interceptions while finishing with a passer rating of 95.2. The Chargers finished the season 10-7 behind third-year quarterback Justin Herbert and made it in as a wild card team. The two teams met in Week 3, with the Jaguars crushing the Chargers 38-10. The Chargers lead the series 9-4 all time.
Game Summary
[edit]First quarter
[edit]On the second play of the game, Jags QB Trevor Lawrence's pass was intercepted by Drue Tranquill, who returned it 15 yards to the Jacksonville 18-yard line. This set up Austin Ekeler's 13-yard touchdown run to give the Chargers a 7–0 lead. Then on Jacksonville's next drive, Lawrence was intercepted again, this time by Asante Samuel Jr., who returned the ball 16 yards to the LA 39. From there, quarterback Justin Herbert completed 3 passes for 40 yards on a 57-yard drive to go up 10–0 on Cameron Dicker's 22-yard field goal. Following a punt from each team, Samuel recorded his second interception, returning this one for 4 yards to the Jaguars 16-yard line. Ekeler then took the ball to the end zone with three consecutive carries, the last one a 6-yard touchdown run that gave the Chargers a 17–0 lead with 37 seconds left in the first quarter.
Second quarter
[edit]Jacksonville was quickly forced to punt and the Chargers drove back for more points, this time going 67 yards in 13 plays, including Herbert's 23-yard completion to tight end Gerald Everett to convert a 3rd and 11. On the last play, he hit Everett again for a 9-yard score, increasing the team's lead to 24–0. Jamal Agnew gave the Jags a chance to respond by returning the kickoff 52 yards to midfield. But after two incompletions, Lawrence threw his third interception of the day and fourth overall to Samuel. Then Jacksonville turned the ball over again when Chris Claybrooks muffed a Jags punt and Amen Ogbongbemiga recovered it on the Jaguars 6-yard line. Three plays later, Dicker kicked a 23-yard field goal to give LA a 27–0 lead with 4:28 left in the half. Jacksonville had to punt on their next drive, but their defense forced a crucial three-and-out that included a stop on 3rd and 1, forcing a J. K. Scott punt that went just 34 yards before Tevaughn Campbell returned it 4 yards to the LA 47-yard line. Lawrence subsequently led the Jags 47 yards in 8 plays, including his 12-yard completion to Marvin Jones on 4th and 1, to score on his 9-yard touchdown pass to Evan Engram, making the score 27–7 going into halftime.
Third quarter
[edit]LA took the second half kickoff and drove to the Jacksonville 38, but were stopped there and decided to punt. Scott's kick pinned the Jaguars on their own 11-yard line, but it didn't stop them from driving 89 yards in 17 plays. Lawrence completed 8 passes for 68 yards on the drive, the last a 6-yard touchdown completion to Jones that cut their deficit to 27–14. Herbert struck back with a pair of completions to Everett for gains of 21 and 25 yards to set up Dicker's 50-yard field goal, putting the Chargers up 30–14. Agnew returned the kickoff 36 yards to the Jaguars' 32-yard line. From there, Jacksonville drove 68 yards in 7 plays to score on Lawrence's 39-yard touchdown pass to Zay Jones, making the score 30–20 after the 2-point conversion failed. Los Angeles got the ball back with 40 seconds left in the third quarter and managed to run the clock down to under 9 minutes with a 17-play drive to the Jags 22-yard line, but came up empty when Dicker's 40-yard field goal went wide left.
Fourth quarter
[edit]Jacksonville took over and drove 64 yards in 11 plays, with Lawrence completing a 21-yard pass to Engram and 3 passes to Christian Kirk for 35 yards, the last a 9-yard touchdown catch. Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct on the play, moving the ball to the 1-yard for the point after touchdown. The Jaguars took advantage of the penalty by going for two, scoring on Lawrence's 1-yard run to cut their deficit to 30–28 with 5:30 left in the game. On the first play after the ensuing kickoff, Herbert was sacked for an 8-yard loss by Roy Robertson-Harris. He managed to complete passes on his next two plays, but they were not enough for a first down, and so the Chargers punted with 3:20 remaining. Jacksonville then put together a 10-play, 61-yard drive for the game-winning score. Three completions for 24 yards and an 8-yard run by Lawrence brought up first down at midfield. A few plays later, they faced a crucial 4th and 1 on the Chargers 41-yard line. Travis Etienne took a pitch and ran around the right side of the line for a 25-yard gain to the Chargers 16. After running the clock down to the final seconds, Patterson's 36-yard field goal gave the Jags a win as time ran out. It is the largest blown lead in Chargers history as they became the first team to lose a playoff game with a turnover margin of +5.
Statistics
[edit]Game Summary
[edit]| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chargers | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
| Jaguars | 0 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 31 |
at TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: January 14
- Game time: 8:15 p.m. EST/5:15 p.m. PST
- Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C)
- Game attendance: 70,250
- Referee: Shawn Smith
- TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Tony Dungy, and Kaylee Hartung
- Recap, Game Book
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Aftermath
[edit]The Jaguars moved on the the Divisional Round where they lose to the Kansas City Chiefs 27-20. Following the game, Los Angeles fired offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi and passing game coordinator & quarterbacks coach Shane Day. The game was the the fifth highest comeback in NFL history, behind The Comeback and the 2022 Indianapolis Colts–Minnesota Vikings game and playoff games in 2013 and 2002 (2013 Kansas City Chiefs season at 2013 Indianapolis Colts season) and (2002 New York Giants season at 2002 San Francisco 49ers season) It was the biggest comeback in Jaguars history and the biggest blown lead in Chargers history.