Jaguars 19–17 Eagles: Cam Little’s last-play kick settled a chaotic London finish

Jacksonville beat Philadelphia 19–17 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 11 October 2026. Cam Little made a 57-yard field goal on the final play, one second after Ameer Abdullah’s kickoff return had given him a chance. The finish was dramatic, but it was not a simple story of one kicker rescuing one drive. Jacksonville’s two empty trips close to the Eagles’ goal line, Philadelphia’s depleted but stubborn defence, and an improvised Jaguars kicking operation made the last eight seconds unusually consequential.

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The final eight seconds

Jake Elliott’s 48-yard field goal put the Eagles ahead 17–16 with eight seconds left. Jacksonville then needed both field position and enough time for one more snap. Abdullah returned the ensuing kickoff into Philadelphia territory and was tackled with one second remaining. Little converted from 57 yards to turn a likely Eagles escape into a Jaguars victory. The Jaguars’ official report and the Eagles’ postgame account agree on the decisive sequence, even though they give different yardages for Abdullah’s return. The important verified point is that the return created the field-goal attempt with a second left.

It would be too neat to call this only a special-teams failure by Philadelphia. The Eagles had regained the lead on Elliott’s kick, and their defence had done enough over the previous three quarters to make Jacksonville chase the game. The return and Little’s accuracy decided the score; the earlier goal-line stops explain why such a narrow margin still existed.

Why Jacksonville needed a last-play escape

Trevor Lawrence found Parker Washington for a 51-yard touchdown in the first quarter, but Philadelphia answered with Will Shipley’s short rushing score and Jalen Hurts’ 62-yard touchdown pass to Darius Cooper. The Eagles led 14–7 at halftime. Their defence also denied Jacksonville on fourth down near the goal line at the end of that half: Zach Baun stopped Bhayshul Tuten for a loss. A second fourth-down chance near the Eagles’ goal line ended with Lawrence’s incompletion in the fourth quarter. Two promising Jacksonville possessions had yielded no points.

That is the counterweight to the thrilling ending. Jacksonville could move the ball—Lawrence finished with 331 passing yards and two touchdowns, according to the Jaguars—but its short-field execution repeatedly failed. Little’s 34-yard third-quarter field goal reduced the deficit before Lawrence and Washington connected again, this time for a 27-yard touchdown on fourth-and-five with 3:20 left. Washington’s two long scores were the clearest answer to Philadelphia’s goal-line resistance: the Jaguars did their most damaging work before getting trapped in the tightest part of the field.

The hidden pressure on the kicking unit

Jacksonville long snapper Ross Matiscik left with a first-quarter shoulder injury. Defensive tackle DaVon Hamilton filled in for the remaining snaps, including the winner. The NFL’s Week 5 account says an off-target snap contributed to a failed extra-point try after Washington’s late touchdown. That left the Jaguars ahead by two rather than three and made Elliott’s subsequent field goal enough to put Philadelphia in front. Hamilton’s final snap and Little’s kick therefore completed a recovery by a unit operating outside its usual personnel plan.

Philadelphia can also point to a much sturdier defensive display than the result alone suggests. Its own report credits Jalen Carter with two first-half strip-sacks and describes two goal-line stands. The NFL says the Eagles managed only 22 rushing yards, however, which limited the offence’s ability to turn defensive resistance into a secure lead. Injuries and absences complicated Philadelphia’s options, but they do not erase the final kickoff sequence or Jacksonville’s late execution.

What the result changes—and what it does not

The Jaguars moved to 4–1 with a third straight win; the Eagles fell to 2–3 with a third straight loss. Those records establish the immediate competitive consequence, not a prediction of what either team will become. Jacksonville’s 13 penalties for 100 yards, reported by the NFL, and its failed close-range chances remain warning signs despite the win. Philadelphia’s defence provided a plausible route to victory, but its running game and late-game field position left almost no cushion.

For readers following the wider Eagles roster picture, our Cam Jurgens trade analysis gives context for the line changes. The Jaguars–Eagles match page carries the verified final score. The clearest lesson from London is narrower than a sweeping verdict: Jacksonville survived its red-zone mistakes because it could still produce two explosive Washington touchdowns and execute one improbable final special-teams sequence.