It finally happened!
The Jacksonville Jaguars got their first victory of the 2021 campaign with a thriller against the Miami Dolphins in London. Kicker Matthew Wright played hero in a wild finish as Trevor Lawrence gets his first NFL victory as well.
Former Colorado Buffaloes star Laviska Shenault Jr. saw much more action than he did in the week prior but was still somewhat disappointing. The speedy wideout finished the day with six catches for 54 yards on 10 targets. Shenault finished third on the team in yards behind Marvin Jones and Jamal Agnew but tied with Jones for targets.
However, Shenault was the key to Wright’s game-winning field goal with a pivotal catch with mere seconds remaining. The Jaguars looked as if they were going to attempt a hail mary, but instead Lawrence threw a quick slant to Shenault and they were able to call a timeout with one second left.
That led to the heroics of Wright and sent the Jaguars fans and London into chaos.
#DUUUVAL, this one’s for you. pic.twitter.com/5SckFN7wPg
— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) October 17, 2021
It took six weeks but they finally got it done.
On the other hand, Shenault underwhelmed for the most part and the Jags couldn’t get him going. It is still a shock that Agnew had more yards on fewer targets, but the encouraging sign is that the Jags seem determined to include Shenault heavily in the game plan.
Jacksonville will head into their bye week and have two weeks to work on things and build off of their first victory in the 2021 season and perhaps more work for Shenault is finally on the way.