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Crackers start in London as first kickoff return touchdown of NFL season nullified and two players ejected

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On the opening kickoff of an NFL game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Philadelphia Eagles at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Josh Cameron returned a 55-yard kick for a 90-yard touchdown, which would have been the season's first kickoff return touchdown. However, multiple penalties were called, including illegal formations from both teams and unsportsmanlike conduct by players Jeremiah Trotter Jr. and Bryan Thomas Jr., leading to their ejections and the nullification of the touchdown. The game began with chaotic officiating and player misconduct, setting a bizarre tone for the match.

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The Jacksonville Jaguars played against the Philadelphia Eagles in London at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 11, with both teams facing significant challenges. The game started dramatically when Josh Cameron returned a kickoff for a touchdown, only for it to be nullified due to penalties including a hold by Branson Combs. Moreover, Bryan Thomas Jr. of the Jaguars and Jeremiah Trotter Jr. of the Eagles were ejected after a brawl at midfield following the kickoff.

The Eagles entered the game with severe injuries: Lane Johnson had retired mid-season, Cam Jurgens was traded, Drew Kendall and Saquon Barkley were out, and Devonta Smith was listed as questionable. Despite these setbacks, they led 14-10 entering the final quarter but struggled in critical moments late in the game.

Trevor Lawrence threw a crucial fourth-down touchdown to Parker Washington with just over three minutes left, giving the Jaguars a lead they would not relinquish. In the closing seconds, Eagles kicker Jake Elliott kicked for a one-point lead instead of taking a safety. The Jaguars' Ameer Abdullah then returned the kick into Philadelphia territory, and Cam Little secured victory by successfully kicking a 57-yard field goal as time expired.

The Jacksonville Jaguars won the game 19-17, improving their record to 4-1, while the Philadelphia Eagles dropped to 2-3 after this dramatic loss. The game was filled with twists and turns, making it one of the most exciting finishes of the NFL season so far.

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If the point of playing games in London is to give the Brits a taste of, as they say over there, crackers NFL action then Sunday's game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Philadelphia Eagles at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium did that from the start.

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2026-10-11 · Fox News

Crackers start in London as first kickoff return touchdown of NFL season nullified and two players ejected · assertive framing

Claims (24 extracted, 2 hedged)

game → play → start

On the opening kickoff of this game ... Eagles kicker Jake Elliott kicked the ball 55 yards to the Jacksonville 10-yard line and Josh Cameron returned it 90 yards for a touchdown. asserted

Cameron → kick → touchdown

It marked the first kickoff return touchdown in the NFL this season. asserted

It → mark → NFL

This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. uncertain

page → contain → partners

If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. uncertain

News → sign → wager

This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom. asserted

that → create → newsroom

Back upfield, officials – they had quite a week, by the way – had thrown multiple flags on the play. asserted

they → throw → play

Two of those officials saw so much hijinks they threw their flag and then, seeing a second foul, threw their caps. asserted

they → see → caps

So, with bated breath, we waited for the official announcement. asserted

we → wait → announcement

And we learned both teams were flagged on the kickoff and players from both teams were flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct. asserted

players → learn → conduct

The touchdown was thus nullified because the Eagles lined up in an illegal formation and the Jaguars had linebacker Branson Combs called for holding. asserted

Combs → nullify → holding

Then we learned that Eagles linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr. and Jacksonville linebacker Bryan Thomas Jr. were both flagged for giving each other the business. asserted

Jr. → learn → business

It seems both men engaged in a block during the play and carried their standoff all the way to midfield where Trotter slammed Thomas to the turf after the play was over and then Thomas kicked up at Trotter while on his back. asserted

Thomas → seem → back

Both were flagged. asserted

Both → flag → ?

Both were disqualified for the rest of the game – on a play that didn't even count. asserted

that → disqualify → play

That hurt the Eagles more as Trotter was expected to get work with the starting defense while Thomas is exclusively a special teams contributor. asserted

Thomas → hurt → defense

So to recap: A season-first kickoff return touchdown was nullified by a penalty while a player from either team was ejected. asserted

player → nullify → team

It took officials a couple of minutes to sort it all. asserted

It → take → it

This game was bonkers from the beginning and then the crowd, a majority of which are Eagles fans, saw something perhaps stranger: asserted

majority → see → something

The Eagles attempted to convert a fourth-and-1 play on their first possession but did not employ the Tush Push. The team that turned the play into a major NFL play lined up in shotgun and ran the ball. asserted

that → attempt → ball

The conversion attempt failed. asserted

attempt → fail → ?

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has been nursing a calf injury recently, and the Eagles offensive line is something of a work in progress. asserted

line → nurse → progress

The Eagles are without starting center Drew Kendall this game as they traded left guard Cam Jurgens to the Baltimore Ravens last week, and right tackle Lane Johnson retired. asserted

Johnson → trade → Ravens

And all that begs the question: Why did Eagles coach Nick Sirianni go for it on fourth-and-1 in the first place? asserted

Sirianni → beg → place