There is arguably no better way to celebrate a historic comeback victory.
There’s really no way to put into words the roller-coaster night that Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence endured on Saturday. From a historically poor first-half performance to powering Jacksonville to the third-largest comeback win in NFL playoff history, the 23-year-old probably experienced an entire range of emotions in his first postseason start.
So then the question becomes, what does someone like Lawrence do after such a wild evening? Thankfully, he seemed to give fans that answer: Go to Waffle House.
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The Jaguars comeback was even wilder inside the stadium.
It was 27-0.
It was 27-0.
I keep typing it out, yet it still doesn’t make sense.
27.
To.
0.
There were six Jaguars turnovers in the first half, four of them interceptions by QB Trevor Lawrence. At home. In front of thousands of fans.
I was one of those fans. I Ubered to TIAA Bank Field about four hours before the game started. Music was blasting everywhere, kids tossing footballs around in the parking lots, streets sectioned off.
Less than a day after celebrating a second consecutive national championship, the Georgia football program is mourning the loss of one of its players and a staff member.
Sophomore offensive lineman Devin Willock, 20, of New Milford, N.J., and Georgia athletic department staff member Chandler LeCroy, 24, have died in a car crash, the school announced Sunday morning.
Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock (77) and teammate Sedrick Van Pran leave the field after Georgia beat Vanderbilt on Oct. 15 at Sanford Stadium. Willock, 20, died in a car crash early Sunday in Athens.
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We thought Chargers vs. Jaguars would be the best game of Wild Card weekend. It was somehow better than we expected.
On Saturday night, the Jacksonville Jaguars posted the third-largest comeback in the history of the NFL playoffs after making up for a 27-0 Los Angeles Chargers lead. The rollercoaster of a game was not only defined by the tale of two halves that Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence posted but also by two crucial moments in the game that kept the momentum — and the home crowd — pushing Jacksonville through the comeback.
The redshirt sophomore offensive lineman was 20 years old.
Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock and Bulldogs staff member Chandler LeCroy were killed in a car accident early Sunday morning in Athens, Georgia. Two other passengers connected to the program were injured, the school confirmed. Willock was 20 years old.
“The entire Georgia family is devastated by the tragic loss of football student-athlete Devin Willock and football staff member Chandler LeCroy,” the school said in a statement. “Two other members of the football program were injured in the accident.
Some may have gotten a chuckle out of the notion that former Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury plans to live it up in Thailand or wherever on Michael Bidwill’s money, while also ignoring opportunities to go to work for another team as an offensive coordinator. Bidwill may be laughing for a different reason.
The broadcaster’s energy as Jacksonville closed out a historic comeback left a lot to be desired.
Play-by-play broadcaster Al Michaels made a special return to NBC on Saturday night alongside Tony Dungy for an AFC wild-card thriller between the Jaguars and the Chargers. Jacksonville mounted the third-largest comeback in NFL playoff history, capping off a 31–30 victory at home with a 36-yard field goal off the foot of kicker Riley Patterson.
Lamar Jackson will miss his sixth consecutive game.
When the Ravens play the Bengals on Sunday night, they will be doing so without Lamar Jackson, as the star quarterback will miss his sixth consecutive game with a knee injury.
Instead, Baltimore will have Tyler Huntley back from a knee injury, and rookie Anthony Brown also will be active following his first career start last week. While the Ravens have yet to announce their starter, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports the team plans to use both quarterbacks against Cincinnati.
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No time is a bad time for Waffle House
Imagine, for a moment, you are Trevor Lawrence.
In your first NFL playoff game, you manage to shrug off four first-half interceptions by throwing four touchdowns — three in the second half — to help the Jacksonville Jaguars overcome a 27-7 halftime deficit.
The Edmonton Oilers capped off their four-game road trip with a huge 4-3 victory in Vegas over the Golden Knights on Saturday night.