Texans beat Jaguars 34-31 on last kick at Wembley
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- Ka'imi Fairbairn kicked a 49-yard field goal as time expired. The Texans beat the Jaguars 34-31 at Wembley Stadium in London.
- CJ Stroud threw for 312 yards and three touchdowns. Trevor Lawrence threw for 306 yards and four touchdowns.
- The Texans moved to 2-4 with a second straight win. The Jaguars fell to 4-2 but still lead the AFC South.
The Houston Texans beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 34-31 on Sunday.
The winning kick came on the last play of the game.
Ka'imi Fairbairn kicked a 49-yard field goal as time expired.
The game took place at Wembley Stadium in London.
It was part of the NFL London Games in Week 6.
A crowd of 82,497 watched the finish live.
What happened
The final kick
Jacksonville tied the game with 1:55 left on the clock.
Cam Little kicked a 60-yard field goal to make it 31-31.
Houston then drove down the field for one last chance.
CJ Stroud found Woody Marks for a 19-yard gain on third down.
That play moved Houston into field goal range.
Fairbairn did the rest with his 49-yard kick.
The ball went through the posts as the clock hit zero.
A field goal is worth three points. The kicker kicks the ball through two tall posts.
Houston had its second win in a row.
A fast first half
Houston scored first in the opening quarter.
Stroud found Foster Moreau for a 6-yard touchdown pass.
That score gave Houston a 7-0 lead.
A touchdown is worth six points. It is the biggest score in football.
Jacksonville answered in the second quarter.
Trevor Lawrence found Bhayshul Tuten for a 27-yard touchdown.
The game stood tied at 7-7.
Fairbairn then kicked a 25-yard field goal.
Houston led 10-7 with 4:16 left in the half.
Lawrence found Tuten again from 2 yards out.
Jacksonville led 14-10 with 55 seconds left.
Houston still had time for one more score.
Stroud hit Jaylin Noel for a 50-yard pass.
One play later, Stroud found Moreau for a 1-yard touchdown.
Only eight seconds remained in the half.
Houston led 17-14 at halftime.
A wild second half
Houston opened the second half with a fast drive.
Stroud found Noel for a 13-yard touchdown pass.
The Texans led 24-14 early in the third quarter.
Jacksonville refused to go away.
Lawrence found rookie Nate Boerkircher for a 1-yard touchdown.
It was the first touchdown of the rookie's career.
The score cut the lead to 24-21.
Houston answered with a strong run.
Jawhar Jordan ran 25 yards for a touchdown.
Houston led 31-21 late in the third quarter.
The fourth quarter
Jacksonville struck back early in the fourth quarter.
Lawrence found Travis Hunter for a 7-yard touchdown pass.
The score made it 31-28 with 11:26 left.
Houston then drove toward a clinching score.
But Hunter made a huge play on defense.
He caught Stroud's pass in the end zone for an interception.
An interception means the defense takes the ball away.
That turnover gave Jacksonville one more chance.
Little tied the game at 31-31 with his 60-yard kick.
Only 1:55 remained on the clock.
Houston had the last word.
Stroud led one final drive.
Marks made the big third-down catch.
Fairbairn kicked the winner as time expired.
Why it matters
The AFC South race
Jacksonville still leads the AFC South at 4-2.
But the loss ended a three-game winning streak.
Houston improved to 2-4 with the win.
The Texans have now won two games in a row.
Division games shape the standings more than other games.
A win over a division rival lifts one team and drops the other.
The race for the division title stays wide open.
Two strong quarterbacks
Both quarterbacks played well on Sunday.
Stroud completed 24 of 34 passes for 312 yards.
He threw three touchdowns and one interception.
Lawrence completed 24 of 41 passes for 306 yards.
He threw four touchdowns and one interception.
Both men topped 300 passing yards.
Both men made big throws in key moments.
A rare night for Travis Hunter
Hunter plays on both sides of the ball.
He catches passes on offense and covers receivers on defense.
On Sunday, he did both in a big way.
He caught a touchdown pass in the fourth quarter.
Then he made an interception in the end zone.
No player had done both in one game since Brian Dawkins in 2002.
New faces step up
Jaylin Noel had the best receiving day of his young career.
He caught four passes for 107 yards and one touchdown.
Foster Moreau caught two passes on Sunday.
Both of them went for touchdowns.
Marvin Harrison Jr played his first game for Houston.
He joined the Texans in a trade from Arizona.
He caught three passes for 34 yards.
Each catch came on a scoring drive.
Why was the game in London
The NFL plays some games in London each year.
The series is called the NFL London Games.
It lets fans in the United Kingdom watch live NFL football.
Wembley Stadium is one of the most famous stadiums in the world.
It often hosts big football and music events.
The London games have become a yearly tradition for the league.
What happens next
Houston returns home for its next game.
The Texans host the New York Giants next Sunday.
After that game, Houston gets a Week 8 bye.
A bye means a week with no game.
Jacksonville also has a bye next week.
The Jaguars can rest and fix their mistakes.
Both teams will watch the rest of Week 6 closely.
The game ended before overtime could start.
Fairbairn made sure of that with his last kick.
Houston left London with a win it badly needed.
Jacksonville left with a hard lesson and a long flight home.
The two teams meet again later this season, with more on the line.
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