Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence Falls Down Twice, Still Manages to Get Up and Score Game-Winning TD in Wild Sequence

A nightmare scenario turned into an unlikely triumph when Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence pulled off a game-winning touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Late in Monday night’s game in Jacksonville, the Chiefs led the Jaguars 28-24 with just 30 seconds left in the fourth quarter. Thanks to a defensive pass interference penalty called on the previous play, the Jags had the ball on the Chiefs’ 1-yard line.

Lined up under center, Lawrence took the ball and turned around as if he were about to hand it off to the running back. Before he could even get all the way around, however, he tripped over the foot of one of the offensive linemen. This caused Lawrence to fall to the ground, leaving the running back visibly confused before he tried protecting his QB from oncoming defenders.

In his rush to get back up, Lawrence again lost his footing and fell back down.

When he finally got back on his feet, Lawrence noticed the left side of the field was relatively free of defenders, so he quickly made a break for the end zone, shaking off a trailing defensive lineman in the process. Then, he dove for the goal line to complete the score.

ESPN play-by-play announcer Joe Buck summarized just how extraordinary the play and its surrounding circumstances were.

“I also remind you that a kickoff out of bounds put the ball at the 40 to start this drive,” Buck told his partner Troy Aikman. “They got the call in the end zone on the pass interference on Chamarri Conner; and then Trevor Lawrence is able to take it in after falling down, getting stepped on, in one of the more exciting 1-yard touchdown runs you’ll ever see.”

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