JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Jaguars are no longer winless but can now start working on not being defenseless.

Trevor Lawrence threw for 371 yards and two touchdowns on his 25th birthday and put Jacksonville in position with 17 seconds left for Cam Little’s 49-yard field goal that gave the Jaguars their first win of the season, 37-34 over short-handed Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.

Tank Bigsby ran for 101 yards and two scores for Jacksonville (1-4), which won for the first time since December and extended its home series against division rival Indianapolis (2-3) to double digits.

“I kind of know we’re not going to lose to them, so I’m like, ‘Good timing, good timing,'” Jags defensive end Josh Hines-Allen said.

Jacksonville won its 10th straight home game in the series while wearing throwback jerseys on a day the franchise inducted retired coach Tom Coughlin into its Ring of Honor. It was a fitting tribute to the man who turned an expansion team into a contender.

But another collapse late in the game left the Jaguars searching for more answers. The Colts scored 24 points in the fourth quarter despite playing without quarterback Anthony Richardson, running back Jonathan Taylor and center Ryan Kelly. They managed 447 yards and converted 7 of 14 third downs, giving new defensive coordinator Ryan Nielsen even more headaches.

Joe Flacco, a 39-year-old veteran who beat Jacksonville in Cleveland last season, completed 33 of 44 passes for 359 yards and three touchdowns. He directed 42- and 45-second scoring drives to pull the Colts from a late 14-point deficit.

Flacco had one last chance, but Travon Walker ended the game with his third sack.

“Obviously it’s one of those games where it seems like you want the ball last,” Flacco said. “This is the NFL. “You’re going to play games like that, and you’ve got to be able to dig deep and try to find a way to win.”

The Colts haven’t won in Jacksonville since 2014, a losing streak that clearly has the team’s attention.

“I don’t have a good answer for you. “I’ve been here for two years,” coach Shane Steichen said. “I know some of the guys in the locker room were affected by it, but we definitely have to sort it out going forward.”

Lawrence ended his nine-game hiatus as a starter. He completed 28 of 34 passes despite throwing his first interception of the season. He connected with rookie Brian Thomas for an 85-yard touchdown in the second quarter and with Christian Kirk for 61 yards, setting up another TD pass.

Thomas finished the game with five receptions for 122 yards.

Lawrence, Thomas and Bigsby were the catalysts for a team seemingly on the verge of collapse. Lawrence and receiver Gabe Davis got into a sideline argument in the first quarter and had to be separated. That followed a midweek report that coach Doug Pederson had lost the locker room.

Pederson and his players denied any disagreement and will certainly point to a win against Indy as a potential turning point.

“There was some frustration. We talked back and forth a bit and sorted it out. That’s all. I love it when something like that happens. You confront problems. …Let’s talk about it and move on. We did great.”

Coughlin gets a teal jacket

The first coach in Jaguars history to be fired twice by the franchise was inducted into the Pride of the Jaguars at halftime. Coughlin donned a teal jacket as his name was revealed at the stadium.

Coughlin helped build the Jaguars from the ground up between 1995 and 2002. He led the expansion team to the AFC title game in 1996 and 1999.

Coughlin was joined on stage by fellow Pride members Tony Boselli, Fred Taylor and Jimmy Smith.

“I am humbled. “I’m very proud,” Coughlin said. “For me it’s never about the individual. It’s always about the team. And I really regret the fact that, due to lack of time, I was never able to just stand there and read the first employees and the… supporters and so on and so forth. I think you would enjoy it.

Major injuries

Colts: Right guard Will Fries broke his right leg in the third quarter and was carried off the field. Steichen said Fries will remain in Jacksonville overnight for surgery.

Jaguars: Returning man Devin Duvernay left with a hamstring injury. Safety Antonio Johnson dealt with cramps.

Next

The Colts play at Tennessee next Sunday.

The Jaguars travel to London for their first back-to-back international game against Chicago and New England.

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