The Jaguars earned another signature win in Week 5 by coming back to beat the Chiefs 31–28 on Monday Night Football. The Jaguars fell down 14–0 early, but rallied back to win the game, thanks to a brilliant final drive late in the fourth quarter.
The comeback victory did not come without some comical gaffes, including on quarterback Trevor Lawrence's game-winning touchdown run. On first-and-goal at the Chiefs' one-yard line, a Jaguars offensive lineman inadvertently stepped on Lawrence's foot, causing him to fall to the ground. He managed to get up, and somehow weaved his way through a sea of bodies to find the end zone for a touchdown.
Just like we drew it up! 🤌@trevorlawrence | #KCvsJAX on ESPNpic.twitter.com/qwhgOasi8S
— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) October 7, 2025
Jaguars head coach Liam Coen admitted after the game he was initially hoping Lawrence would throw the ball away when he got back to his feet after falling to the ground.
“Throw it away!" Coen said to reporters of what he was thinking in that moment. "He got stepped on and he's coming out of it and you're like, 'Oh my gosh, throw it away so we can have another down.' Tough moment, I can only imagine where he was at in that moment on the ground, but to get up, break three tackles, shed some dude off and go running in. That's an unbelievable individual effort. Yeah, we'd love it to be cleaner and make it a nice executed play, but at the end of the day it's about winning. I'm proud of the toughness he showed at the end of the game."
“throw it away!”
— Jason Hamby (@Jason_Hamby14) October 7, 2025
Come on Trevor Lawrence’s unbelievable effort to score the #Jaguars game-winning TD. 16 got it done against all odds.@ActionSportsJax pic.twitter.com/9RcUWi2sXC
Lawrence himself said he was feeling "sheer panic" when he fell to the ground, especially since the Jaguars didn't have any timeouts remaining. He planned to get up and throw the ball away, but when he saw he had an opportunity, he ran it in.
Lawrence went 18-25 for 221 yards, a touchdown and a pick. Although the performance certainly came with some mistakes, Lawrence delivered when trailing, and on the game-winning drive.
On that final drive, Lawrence completed a brilliant pass down the field to Brian Thomas Jr., which put the Jaguars in position to score that final, go-ahead touchdown. He also used his legs when needed to get the win, adding 54 yards and two touchdowns on the ground.
Lawrence to Thomas Jr. for 33 yards!
— NFL (@NFL) October 7, 2025
KCvsJAX on ESPN/ABC
Stream on @NFLPlus and ESPN App pic.twitter.com/v0Sj6ufjvO
Coen said, "I've known the competitor, in terms of being with him for a short time and then going back to some of the games where he's made comebacks, and have a lot of respect for that, but to see him tonight use the legs the way he did, takes some shots while he running. ... Yeah it's a goofy finish, but what a tough moment for him to be able to say he just wasn't gonna lose. That's what it comes down to, he wasn't gonna lose."
"He wasn't gonna lose."
— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) October 7, 2025
Coach Coen on @trevorlawrence's "unbelievable individual effort" to close out #KCvsJAX. pic.twitter.com/AA3fX6DqvG
The Jags take on the Seahawks in Week 6 on Sunday, Oct. 12, hopeful of improving to 5-1 on the year.
More NFL on Sports Illustrated
This article was originally published on www.si.com as Jaguars Coach Reveals What He Was Thinking During Trevor Lawrence's Wacky TD Run .
