Ka'imi Fairbairn kicked a 49-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Houston Texans to a 34-31 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in a thriller at Wembley Stadium on Sunday. It was a game that began with referee Larry Smith being carted off with a non-contact injury in the opening seconds. A game that spent its interval staging on-field Corgi races. And a game that concluded with another dose of boot-fuelled drama following Cam Little's last-second winner against the Philadelphia Eagles at Tottenham the previous week.
Texans quarterback CJ Stroud threw for 312 yards and three touchdowns while Jaylin Noel led his side with four receptions for 107 yards and a score as Houston improved to 2-4 on the year. Stroud's first interception of the season came by way of Travis Hunter as the two-way Jags star became the first player to score a touchdown and record a pick in the same game since Brian Dawkins for the Philadelphia Eagles against the Texans on September 29, 2002.
Trevor Lawrence finished 24 of 41 for 306 yards, four touchdowns and one interception as the Jaguars slipped to 4-2 at the end of their fortnight in the UK. Hunter had derailed Houston's attempt to put the game to bed with four minutes left when he intercepted Stroud in the end zone to halt a 12-play drive. Last week's hero Little delivered again moments later when he converted a 60-yard field goal to tie the game at 31-31 with two minutes to play.
Stroud proceeded to navigate a game-winning drive that included a 19-yard connection to Woody Marks on third-and-two as Houston reached field goal range to set up Fairbairn's defining moment. He delivered on cue.
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