Texans score 26 fourth-quarter points to complete dramatic comeback victory over Jaguars

A thrilling AFC South matchup betwixt the Houston Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars ended with a 26-point 4th fourth for Houston, starring to a important come-from-behind triumph astatine home.

The 36-29 decorativeness successful favour of the Texans gave them a 4-5 grounds connected the season, portion the Jaguars fell to 5-4.

It was each Jaguars for the archetypal 3 quarters, arsenic Trevor Lawrence and institution took a 29-10 pb into the fourth. But Davis Mills, starting successful spot of the injured C.J. Stroud, ne'er backed down and came done successful the clutch implicit the last 15 minutes.

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Davis Mills of the Houston Texans drops backmost to walk against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled astatine NRG Stadium connected Nov. 9, 2025 successful Houston, Texas. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

Mills and the Texans’ discourtesy scored a touchdown connected each 3 of their fourth-quarter drives, including the seasoned backmost capping a 14-play, 93-yard thrust with a 14-yard tally to implicit the comeback and springiness Houston a 30-29 pb — its archetypal of the game.

Mills recovered rookie receiver Jayden Higgins from 12 yards retired for his archetypal fourth-quarter score, and aft a three-and-out by Jacksonville, helium connected with choky extremity Dalton Schultz to get the NRG Stadium assemblage roaring arsenic Houston chopped the shortage to 5 with plentifulness of clip near connected the clock.

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Lawrence and the Jaguars inactive had a accidental for a occurrence if they could scope tract extremity scope for Cam Little, who rewrote the NFL grounds books successful Week 9 with his 68-yard tract extremity — the longest successful league history.

Lawrence made things absorbing erstwhile helium scrambled for 21 yards to scope midfield with 21 seconds to play. Then, Parker Washington, who had scored connected some discourtesy and a punt instrumentality earlier successful the game, caught a 12-yard walk to determination into Houston territory. However, an amerciable usage of hands punishment wiped retired the play and spoiled the drive.

Trevor Lawrence of the Jacksonville Jaguars is sacked by Danielle Hunter of the Houston Texans during the 2nd fractional successful the crippled astatine NRG Stadium connected Nov. 9, 2025 successful Houston, Texas.  (Tim Warner/Getty Images)

On the precise adjacent snap, Lawrence was strip-sacked by Will Anderson Jr., and seasoned antiaircraft tackle Sheldon Rankins recovered and returned it 32 yards for a touchdown arsenic clip expired to seal the victory.

Just a fewer weeks ago, the Denver Broncos shocked the New York Giants with a 33-point 4th fourth to triumph astatine home. While Houston’s rally wasn’t rather arsenic explosive, the Texans pulled disconnected what erstwhile seemed impossible.

Mills finished 27-of-45 for 292 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 interception. On the different sideline, Lawrence went 13-for-23 for 158 yards with 1 touchdown and 1 interception.

Davis Mills of the Houston Texans is congratulated by his teammates aft moving the shot for a touchdown against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the 2nd fractional successful the crippled astatine NRG Stadium connected Nov. 9, 2025 successful Houston, Texas. (Tim Warner/Getty Images)

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For Houston, Nico Collins lived up to his No. 1 receiver status, hauling successful 7 of 15 targets for 136 yards to pb each players. For Jacksonville, Travis Etienne Jr. scored erstwhile portion rushing for 58 yards connected 16 carries, and Jakobi Meyers, making his Jaguars debut connected his 29th birthday, caught 3 passes for 41 yards.

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