Jaguars vs. Rams: Week 7 Live Game Thread

The 2025 NFL season has been a strange one. Compared to the expectations coming into the year, this has been one of the most unpredictable starts to a campaign that we've had in recent memory. The Baltimore Ravens are sitting at 1-5 amid a slew of injuries, including a hamstring issue for Lamar Jackson that's cost him the last two games.

The Cincinnati Bengals are 3-4, led to two wins by Jake Browning and new quarterback Joe Flacco, with Joe Burrow only able to watch from the sidelines with turf toe that'll keep him out for several weeks. There's also been a void of dominant contenders, with juggernauts from last year, such as the Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs, and Buffalo Bills, all suffering setbacks and raising alarms about their ability to contend this season.

There have also been some pleasant surprises this season, including the Jacksonville Jaguars. At 4-2, they have a real chance to assert themselves into the title conversation with a few more statement wins. They'll be looking to notch another one by downing the Los Angeles Rams — who are also 4-2 through six weeks — in London.

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Week 7 preview: Jaguars vs. Rams

Both the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Los Angeles Rams have shown some moments of dominance this season, but neither team has been able to put it all together. They both also recently took some tough losses that threw their contenderships into question. The Jaguars fell to the Seattle Seahawks in their last game, 20-12, with several glaring holes exposed in the process.

On the other hand, the Rams couldn't beat the San Francisco 49ers in Week 5, despite their opponent fielding a depleted offense with key players Brock Purdy, Brandon Aiyuk, George Kittle, Jauan Jennings, and Ricky Persall all unavailable. They followed that up with an uninspiring win over the Baltimore Ravens, 17-3. In that game, star wideout Puka Nacua sprained his ankle, and he was unable to travel with the team to London.

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The Jaguars will be without linebacker Devin Lloyd, the NFL's interceptions leader this season. With both teams missing a linchpin on opposite sides, this battle could come down to a meeting of the minds between Jacksonville head coach Liam Coen and his former mentor Sean McVay.

This could be a huge statement win for whoever can emerge victorious. On the other hand, whichever team falls to 4-3 will have to do some serious soul-searching if they want to truly contend this year.

Live Game Thread

COIN TOSS: The Los Angeles Rams won the coin toss and elected to defer. Dyami Browns returns the kickoff to the 31-yard line.

NOT A GOOD START: On Jacksonville's first offensive play of the game, Trevor Lawrence is sacked by Jared Verse for a two-yard loss.

JAGUARS 3-AND-OUT: Lawrence extends the play and targets Parker Washington over the middle, but it's broken up on 3rd-and-8. Logan Cooke's punt bounces out near the Rams' 30-yard line.

BIG PICKUP: Matthew Stafford finds a wide-open Tyler Higbee on a crosser on 3rd-and-2 to move the chains and avoid 3-and-out.

DRIVE CONTINUES: Greg Newsome II has great coverage to force an incompletion to Davante Adams and fourth down, but Matthew Stafford finds Kyren Williams on a short gain to convert.

PENALTY: Safety Andrew Wingard is called for unnecessary roughness to bring LA to Jacksonville's 4-yard line for 1st-and-goal.

SCORING UPDATE NO. 1: Stafford finds Kanota Mumpfield in the back of the end zone for his second career catch for the first touchdown of the game. Joshua Karty's extra point is good. JAX 0-7 LAR

JAGS PENALTY NO. 2: Jacksonville opens up its second drive with a holding penalty, moving back to 1st-and-20.

JAGUARS 3-AND-OUT NO. 2: The earlier holding call leads to 3rd-and-14 for Jacksonville. Trevor Lawrence can't connect with Travis Hunter Jr. Logan Cooke's punt is brought back to LA's 20-yard line.

WINGARD AGAIN: On the Rams' first play of the game, Stafford looks deep to Tutu Atwell. Wingard gets there too early, drawing the flag to move LA to their own 47-yard line.

SCORING UPDATE NO. 2: Davante Adams shows why NFL teams still run the WR fade. He uses his height mismatch over Jourdan Lewis to pull down the jump ball in the end zone. JAX 0-14 LAR

FIRST FIRST DOWN: Travis Etienne Jr. takes it up the middle to get the Jaguars' first conversion of the game just before the end of the first quarter.

END OF 1ST QUARTER — JAX 0-14 LAR

HUGE CALL: Jaguars get to 4th-and-1 near midfield. Coen elects to go quickly to an end-around run for Parker Washington to move the chains and keep the drive alive.

SACKED AGAIN: Lawrence does a great job avoiding the initial pressure from the Rams, but the coverage holds up, he doesn't get ride of the ball, and takes his third sack of the game.

MISSED OPPORTUNITY: The sack leads to 3rd-and-13 for the Jags. Lawrence can't connect with Travis Hunter Jr. on a short cross. Logan Cooke's punt is fair caught inside the Rams' 10-yard line.

FLIP THE SCRIPT: Jaguars get great coverage on three plays in a row, including Greg Newsome blowing up a screen play behind the line of scrimmage. Jacksonville forces 3-and-out. An illegal block in the back from Jarrian Jones erases a 62-yard punt return touchdown from Parker Washington.

GET ROLLING: Facing 3rd-and-1, T-Law finds Tim Patrick in the second level after going through his progressions on a play-action pass.

DROP: T-Law finds BTJ over the middle, on 3rd-and-2, but it's dropped with the defense quickly collapsing on him.

WAYWARD: Jaguars settle for a 50-yard field goal try for Cam Little, but he missies, continuing his recent struggles.

RARE MISTAKE: Jourdan Lewis is called for pass interference to give the Rams 16 yards and a first down.

SCORING UPDATE NO. 3: Colby Parkinson takes a tight end screen to the house to put Jacksonville down three scores, but it's called back to the 1-yard line. Davante Adams is able to reel it in two plays later. JAX 0-21 LAR

SIGN OF LIFE: Lawrence climbs the pocket and finds Brian Thomas Jr. by the sideline for a 24-yard gain to start a hopeful comeback attempt.

IT MIGHT BE OVER: Jaguars go for it on 4th-and-7 in the red zone. Trevor Lawrence scrambles and comes up short of the sticks. Turnover on downs.

END OF 2ND QUARTER — JAX 0-21 LAR

DEFENSE STEPS UP: The Rams get the ball first in the second half with an opportunity to go up four scores. The Jaguars are able to force 3-and-out, though, with some aid from offsetting penalties on a would-be conversion on 3rd-and-4.

STALLED OUT: The Jaguars were driving with Trevor Lawrence finding a rhythm with Travis Hunter Jr. and drawing penalties on the Rams' defense. They wind up going for it on 4th-and-2, and Dyami Brown can't reel in a laser from T-Law over the middle. Turnover on downs.

PBU: After not taking a defensive snap in the first half, Travis Hunter Jr. breaks up a go-route try to Davante Adams to force fourth down and a punt.

COMING OUT AGGRESSIVE: The Jaguars aren't giving up. T-Law finds Dyami Brown on a 39-yard deep crosser on the first play of the drive to bring Jacksonville near midfield.

WHEELS: Trevor Lawrence tucks the ball on 2nd-and-2 and scrambles for 14 yards.

ANOTHER TURNOVER ON DOWNS: The pressure gets to Trevor Lawrence, and he's able to avoid a sack by throwing it in the dirt, but it was the Jaguars' third turnover on downs.

DEFENSE IS HERE: Pressure forces Stafford out of the pocket, and he just launches one into uncharted territory downfield. Jaguars force another 3-and-out.

OUT OF A CANNON: Quentin Lake gets to Trevor Lawrence as a free rusher to get a 13-yard sack.

OUT OF THE FINGERTIPS: On 3rd-and-15 due to a false start, Lawrence finds Parker Washington over the middle for a potential conversion, but he gives the Jaguars yet another drop. Jacksonville punts.

END OF 3RD QUARTER — JAX 0-21 LAR

WASTED OPPORTUNITIES: Foyesade Oluokun is involved on a third-down sack that would have pulled the Rams out of scoring position, but Montaric Brown is called for defensive holding, gifting LA a first down.

PENALTY: Stafford gets the Jaguars to jump on 4th-and-5, drawing a neutral zone infraction to get much closer to the line to gain.

SCORING UPDATE NO. 4: Rams go play-action on 4th-and-1. Stafford finds rookie tight end Terrance Ferguson in the end zone. JAX 0-28 LAR

SACKED AGAIN: Trevor Lawrence is sacked yet again for a loss of seven.

SCORING UPDATE NO. 5: Jaguars go uptempo and march down the field. Lawrence finds Travis Hunter Jr. for his first career NFL touchdown. JAX 7-28 LAR

SCORING UPDATE NO. 6: Stafford marches his Rams down the field, aided by more Jaguars' penalties, chewing up nearly five minutes of clock before finding Davante Adams on another fade to notch an NFL-record five passing touchdowns in an international game. JAX 7-35 LAR

STORY OF THE GAME: The Jaguars end their day the same way they've played all game, coming up short. They turn the ball over on downs, and the Rams can run out the clock to wrap up the blowout.

END OF 4TH QUARTER — JAX 7-35 LAR

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