Quarterback Mac Jones made his first appearance of the 2024 season on Monday night, and it was the first off the bench for the former Alabama All-American in his NFL career.
Jones relieved starter Trevor Lawrence with the Buffalo Bills running away to a 47-10 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.
In the NFL’s other Monday night game, Washington rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels completed 21-of-23 passes for 254 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions and ran 12 times for 39 yards and one touchdown in a 38-33 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals. The game was the first in the NFL without a turnover or a punt since 1940.
Jacksonville lifted Trevor Lawrence with the Jaguars trailing 40-10 after he completed 21-of-38 passes for 178 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
Jones played Jacksonville’s last two series and completed 5-of-8 passes for 22 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions.
Jones’ first possession ended when he lost a fumble on a sack by former Troy standout Javon Solomon, who made his NFL debut on Monday night.
On the next series, the Jaguars moved from their 30-yard line to the Buffalo 10, where Jones’ fourth-and-8 pass into the end zone went incomplete with 44 seconds to play.
Buffalo scored a touchdown on all five of its first-half possessions, with quarterback Josh Allen tossing four TD passes.
“There have to be changes,” Jacksonville coach Doug Pederson said about his winless team after the game. “Whether it’s personnel, play design, everything’s on the table. Let’s call it. And those are all things that I have to look at, we have to look at as a staff and make the adjustments.”
A first-round selection in the 2021 NFL Draft, Jones served as the New England Patriots’ starting quarterback until being benched with six games remaining in the 2023 season. The Jaguars obtained Jones in a trade in March.
Nineteen players from Alabama high schools and colleges got on the field during the NFL’s Monday night games:
Jacksonville Jaguars running back Tank Bigsby carries the football during an NFL game against the Buffalo Bills on Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y.(AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
Buffalo Bills 47, Jacksonville Jaguars 10
· Jaguars running back Tank Bigsby (Auburn) ran for 9 yards on two carries.
· Jaguars defensive end DJ Coleman (Jacksonville State) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
· Bills offensive tackle Tylan Grable (Jacksonville State) did not record any stats.
· Josh Hines-Allen (Abbeville) started at defensive end for the Jaguars. Hines-Allen made three tackles.
· Bills safety Kareem Jackson (Alabama) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
· Bills linebacker Nicholas Morrow (Huntsville) did not record any stats.
· Cam Robinson (Alabama) started at left offensive tackle for the Jaguars.
· Jaguars running back Keilan Robinson (Alabama) is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.
· Bills wide receiver Tyrell Shavers (Alabama) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
· Bills defensive end Javon Solomon (Troy) recorded a strip sack in his NFL debut, which Buffalo recovered at the Jacksonville 21-yard line with 6:21 remaining to set up a touchdown.
· Jaguars safety Daniel Thomas (Lee-Montgomery, Auburn) made one tackle.
Jacksonville (0-3) plays the Houston Texans at noon CDT Sunday at NRG Stadium in Houston. Buffalo (3-0) plays the Baltimore Ravens at 7:20 p.m. Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.
Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. carries the football during an NFL game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati.(AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
Washington Commanders 38, Cincinnati Bengals 33
· Jonathan Allen (Alabama) started at defensive end for the Commanders. Allen made one tackle and registered one quarterback hit.
· Bengals safety Jordan Battle (Alabama) did not record any stats.
· Bengals wide receiver Jermaine Burton (Alabama) did not record any stats.
· Noah Igbinoghene (Hewitt-Trussville, Auburn) started at cornerback for the Commanders. Returned a kickoff 25 yards. Igbinoghene made five tackles, recorded one tackle for loss and returned a kickoff 25 yards in his first start since Dec. 17, 2022.
· Bengals defensive end Cedric Johnson (Davidson) made two tackles in his NFL debut.
· Bengals guard Tashawn Manning (Auburn) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
· Commanders defensive tackle Phidarian Mathis (Alabama) did not record any stats.
· Bengals kicker Evan McPherson (Fort Payne) made field goals of 28 and 31 yards and hit three extra points. He also missed a 48-yard field-goal attempt that snapped a streak of 29 consecutive successful kicks from 50 or fewer yards.
· Daron Payne (Shades Valley, Alabama) started at defensive tackle for the Commanders. Payne made one tackle and registered one quarterback hit.
· Commanders safety Jeremy Reaves (South Alabama) made one tackle on special teams.
· Brian Robinson Jr. (Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa, Alabama) started at running back for the Commanders. Robinson ran for 33 yards and one touchdown on 16 carries and caught a 4-yard pass. Robinson scored on a 1-yard run as Washington tied the game at 7-7 with 5:25 left in the first quarter.
· Bengals defensive tackle Justin Rogers (Auburn) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
· Commanders offensive tackle Trent Scott (Lee-Huntsville) caught a 1-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jayden Daniels as Washington took a 28-13 lead with 9:54 left in the third quarter. With the Commanders at the Cincinnati 1-yard line, Scott entered the game as an extra blocker, then went out for a pass. Scott’s first NFL reception yielded his first NFL touchdown.
· Cam Taylor-Britt (Park Crossing) started at cornerback for the Bengals. Taylor-Britt made four tackles.
Cincinnati (0-3) plays the Carolina Panthers at noon Sunday at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. Washington (2-1) plays the Arizona Cardinals at 3:05 p.m. Sunday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
