The Aporia · 'I lost us that game': Nick Sirianni makes decision that opened door to a Jacksonville Jaguars comeback win

Nick Sirianni, coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, took full responsibility for his team’s loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in London on Sunday. With only eight seconds left and a one-point lead, instead of kicking the ball out of bounds, the decision was made to kick it short, allowing the Jaguars’ Cam Little to return it 53 yards to the Eagles' 39-yard line with just one second remaining. The Jaguars then won with a 57-yard field goal. Sirianni admitted his mistake and took full blame for the loss in the post-game conference.

Written by AI on 2026-10-11, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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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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NFL head coaches often take responsibility for not helping their team, but usually when they seek the blame for losing, they are often covering for someone else's mistake. asserted

they → take → mistake

Then we have Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni. asserted

we → have → Sirianni

He took the blame for the Eagles' walk-off field goal loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday because, well, it was indeed ultimately on him. asserted

it → take → him

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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

Because the Eagles blew the game in London by not kicking the ball into the end zone while clinging to a 17-16 lead with only eight seconds to play. asserted

Eagles → blow → seconds

Down two points, the Jaguars returned the kick that was short of the end zone 53 yards to the Eagles' 39-yard line. asserted

that → return → line

The runback took seven seconds. asserted

runback → take → seconds

And with one second remaining left, Cam Little, who has a kicking leg like a howitzer, connected on a game-winning 57-yard field goal. asserted

who → remain → goal

That left the Eagles with their third loss of the season. asserted

That → leave → season

I lost us that game and that's what I said to our guys," Sirianni admitted in his post-game news conference. asserted

Sirianni → lose → conference

"What hurt there is that the guys fought so hard, and I don’t make the decision that I should make at the end of the game and I cost us that game, and I put that fully on me." asserted

I → hurt → me

Sirianni was not in the mood to accept other reasons the Eagles lost. " asserted

Eagles → accept → reasons

At the end of the day, I didn’t make the right decision, and it cost us the game," he said. asserted

he → make → game

"You know, and so there’s no other way around it. asserted

You → know → it

It’s just I didn’t do my job good enough in that situation. asserted

I → ’ → situation

And maybe kicker Jake Elliott should have kicked the ball into the end zone of his own accord. asserted

Elliott → kick → accord

He is a veteran and should understand the situation. asserted

He → understand → situation

But, people in Philly, raise your hand if you disagree that Sirianni had a brain lock. Waiting for a hand to rise. asserted

hand → raise → lock

Sirianni is going to carry this for a while because Eagles fans are not too forgiving. asserted

fans → go → while

"It’s just like you would feel if you missed a free throw at the end of the game, or if you had a drop," Sirianni said. asserted

Sirianni → feel → drop

And those ones stick with you, and that will stick with me for a long time. asserted

that → stick → time

Yeah, that one will hurt for a long time. asserted

one → hurt → time

I still think about those other things that have, I’ve lost games for us in the past as far as, you know, when I played. asserted

I → think → past

There are two issues with what Sirianni just said: asserted

Sirianni → be → what

First, it is the coach's job to stop the bleeding. asserted

it → stop → bleeding

His team already allowed a fourth-quarter loss to the Rams last week to become a two-week disaster and grow into a three-game losing skid overall. asserted

loss → allow → skid

Second, if Sirianni's message to his team is that this loss will stick with him a long time, that is exactly the wrong message to send. asserted

that → stick → him

A couple of weeks ago, the Dallas Cowboys blew a game against the Baltimore Ravens in the final seconds when coach Brian Schottenheimer didn't order a kickoff rocketed into the end zone. asserted

Schottenheimer → blow → zone

The crazy part of this is that Sirianni says he saw that situation on tape. asserted

he → say → tape

"I watched a ton of those situations after that Dallas game and, again, just didn’t make the right decision in this particular case," he said. asserted

he → watch → case

'I lost us that game': Nick Sirianni makes decision that opened door to a Jacksonville Jaguars comeback win

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