Jaguars miraculously comeback for BCCS to get the win! Is this the end for Brandon Staley after this horrible coaching exhibition?

After one half of play for the Jacksonville Jaguars Saturday night, everyone in the NFL world started to write in the Los Angeles Chargers in the Divisional Round. Trevor Lawrence looked like a pumpkin and Jacksonville’s defense couldn’t buy a stop. While Doug Pederson seemingly had no answers in front of a shell-shocked crowd while chasing a 27-0 deficit.

My, my, how quickly matters can shift in just over 30 minutes of play. Instead of surrendering and letting the perennially cursed Chargers. cruise and advance, a 36 yard Riley Patterson field goal saw the Jaguars pull off the third-largest comeback in NFL playoff history to win 31-30 as time expired. And by the time the dust settles on this one, Brandon Staley may no longer be employed by the Chargers. That’s because it’s the first time ever an NFL team has won a playoff game despite having a -5 turnover margin:

After their forgettable first half, the Jaguars could’ve easily mailed it in and tried to regroup for the second stanza. But if you’re down by almost four scores, every possession comes at a premium, regardless of the circumstance. Fortunately, the battle-tested Pederson understood this and kept the pedal to the metal as Jacksonville took over near midfield with 1:49 left in the second quarter. Seven plays and 47 yards later, Lawrence and friends finally delivered points on the scoreboard with a laser of a nine-yard TD to Evan Engram:

To complete the third-largest comeback in NFL playoff history, a lot had to break in the Jaguars favor while down 27 points. In a different dimension, with a few bounces going against them, we’re not talking about them likely playing the Kansas City Chiefs in the Divisional Round next weekend. But, in this cosmic sense, we will now be talking about them moving on to face the Chiefs. Fortune favors … oh, well, I’m not sure who it favors.

Jacksonville never stopped plowing full steam ahead on Saturday night. Even after the face of the franchise threw four quick and devastating picks. This young team who had never been there and never done that  had no business still winning, facing such lofty odds. Their relentless persistence against an organization patently afraid of its playoff gag reflex paid off with a well earned, historic, and all-time win.

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