CINCINNATI _ They gave up an embarrassing 285 yards rushing two weeks ago against Carolina. They couldn't score a touchdown last week against the Saints.
But the Jaguars came to Cincinnati Sunday and got back on track, proving they can successfully move on for good without disgruntled cornerback Jalen Ramsey, who made his debut with the Los Angeles Rams Sunday in Atlanta.
Every team this season has found their stride against the reeling Bengals (0-7). It just took the Jaguars little longer to find theirs before pulling out a 27-17 victory in front of 42,784 at Paul Brown Stadium.
The Jaguars (3-4) trailed 10-9 after three quarters before scoring 18 unanswered points in the fourth quarter, which included a 23-yard interception return by defensive end Yannick Ngkaoue, to smash the Bengals hopes for a first win celebration.
The Jaguars had only one defensive takeaway coming into the game, but they intercepted Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton twice in the fourth quarter.
The Jaguars made it clear from the outset they wanted to establish their running game and strike when needed with Gardner Minshew and the passing game. Minshew passed for 255 yards on 15 of 32 passing and running back Leonard Fournette rushed for 131 yards on 29 carries. The Jaguars churned out 461 total yards. Wide receiver Chris Conley didn't make a catch last week against the Saints but had three catches for 83 yards Sunday.
The Jaguars, however, couldn't find the end zone for a touchdown until early in the fourth quarter on Keelan Cole's 2-yard catch from Minshew put the Jaguars ahead 17-10.
It ended a six quarter stretch of not scoring a touchdown since Week 5 against Carolina.
Instead of enjoying an easy game, the Jaguars were in a physical tussle against the Bengals, who came in 0-6 and surrendering 184.5 yards rushing per game and averaged only 16.5 points per game, which ranked 29th in the league.
The Jaguars outgained the Bengals by almost 200 yards in the first half but had little to show for it.
Much to everyone's dismay, they trailed the winless Bengals 7-6 at halftime, unable to score a first half touchdown despite outgaining the Bengals 309-110.
The Jaguars didn't take their first lead until early in third quarter when they went 38 yards on 12 plays but had to settle for a Josh Lambo 37-yard field goal, his third of the game. But the Bengals weren't done making Coach Doug Marrone a nervous wreck on the sideline.
Instead of collapsing, the Bengals responded.
The Bengals have not perform with a sense of urgency this season, they did on a 10 play, 72 yards near the end of third quarter that ended on Randy Bullock's 38-yard field goal goal to regain the lead 10-9.
