LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Senior writer John Oehser examines five key plays from the Jaguars' 30-29 overtime victory over the Las Vegas Raiders in a 2025 Week 9 game at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev., Sunday

1.Hands up. The Jaguars needed a clutch play late. They got it from nose tackle DaVon Hamilton, who batted down Raiders quarterback Geno Smith's two-point conversion pass with :16 remaining in overtime. The play came one play after Smith's fourth touchdown pass of the game and third to tight end Brock Bowers – this one a two-yarder – pulled the Raiders to within 30-29. Raiders Head Coach Pete Carroll opted to try a two-point attempt rather than a kick to tie. Smith had time to throw and appeared to have an open receiver in the back of the end zone, but Hamilton got his hands up and knocked down the pass to preserve the victory and snap the Jaguars' two-game losing streak. "I heard it," Jaguars defensive end Josh Hines-Allen said. "I heard the 'Doonk.' I turned around and the ball was on the ground … Jags win. I'm exhausted."

2.Record-breaker. So much for Cam Little's "slump.' The second-year kicker not only gave the Jaguars a huge lift entering halftime, he did it by setting an NFL record with a 68-yard field goal on the final play of Sunday's first half. The kick set the NFL record by two yards, with former Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker previously holding the record with a 66-yard field goal in 2021. The play gave momentum to the Jaguars shortly after the Raiders had taken a 6-0 lead on a 7-yard touchdown pass from Smith to Bowers with :35 remaining in the second quarter. After Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson missed the extra point wide right, the Jaguars drove to the 50-yard line with quarterback Trevor Lawrence's 18-yard pass to wide receiver Parker Washington, giving the Jaguars a first down there. Lawrence spiked the ball with :05 remaining and Little – who kicked a 70-yard field goal against Pittsburgh in the 2025 preseason opener – converted on the ensuing play, with his kick crossing the cross bar relatively comfortably. Little had missed a 50-yard field goal in each of the previous two games.

3.Grind it in. The Jaguars wanted to run Sunday – and they stuck with it with positive effects late. A one-yard run by running back Bhayshul Tuten gave the Jaguars a 20-16 lead with just over four minutes remaining, a play set up by the Jaguars' longest run of the game – 20 yards by running back Travis Etienne Jr. on second-and-4 from the Raiders 24. A key play on the drive came three plays before Etienne's run, with Lawrence throwing over the middle to wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. for a 34-yard gain that turned third-and-11 from the Jaguars 25 into first-and-10 at the Raiders 41. The run trend continued in overtime, with the Jaguars running eight consecutive plays – and with Lawrence sticking the ball over the goal line on the eighth play for a 30-23 lead with 3:24 remaining. "Awesome," Head Coach Liam Coen called Lawrence's touchdown, with Lawrence adding of the late running, "To see those guys continuing to step up and move the line of scrimmage when everybody in the stadium knows you're running it, it's pretty impressive."

4.Pick. The Jaguars needed a big play early in the second half. They got one in a way that hadn't happened in too long when cornerback Montaric Brown intercepted Smith. Brown on second-and-7 – the second play of the second half – cut in front of tight end Michael Mayer for an interception that gave the Jaguars first-and-10 at the Raiders 32. The Jaguars managed just one first down, with Little converting a 33-yard field goal to tie the game 6-6 with 9:53 remaining in the third quarter. The interception gave the Jaguars 15 takeaways for the season, marking their first takeaway since a Week 5 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. "[Defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile] called a hell of a play, got our corner up there, and he just made his play," Hines-Allen said. "That's what we needed."

5.Run, Trevor, run. Lawrence struggled at times early Sunday while playing through illness, but his legs gave the Jaguars a needed score – and their first lead – early in the fourth quarter. Lawrence on second-and-goal from the Raiders 7, took the snap from shotgun and ran through a big hole into the left side of the end zone, capping a 13-play, 69-yard drive and giving the Jaguars a 13-9 lead with 14:50 remaining. A key play on the drive came two plays before the touchdown, with Etienne taking a pitch from Lawrence on the final play of the third quarter and running six yards for a first down on fourth-and-2 from the Raiders 13. "I'm really proud of Trevor," Coen said of Lawrence, "He was throwing up all night, all morning, was pale as a ghost throughout the whole game. I'm very proud of the way he responded, the way that he played, especially later on, when the game really was on the line … critical third down conversions, had the draw that he walks in on. He competed his tail off, very proud of him."