LONDON, United Kingdom - Senior writer John Oehser examines five key storylines from the Jaguars’ 34-31 loss to the Houston Texans in a 2026 Week 6 game at Wembley Stadium in London, United Kingdom, Sunday

1.Two-way player. Travis Hunter had significant impact Sunday, with the second-year cornerback/wide receiver standing out offensively and defensively during a Jaguars fourth-quarter comeback. Hunter, who was penalized for pass interference late in the first half, caught four passes for 59 yards while playing extensively offensively in the second half – and his 7-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Trevor Lawrence cut the Texans' lead to 31-28 with 11:26 remaining in the fourth quarter. Hunter on the ensuing possession intercepted Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud in the end zone on second-and-goal from the 4, with the Jaguars tying the game 31-31 on the ensuing possession. "That's who he is," Jaguars Head Coach Liam Coen said. "We have to keep getting him the ball and keep building off of it and making sure it fits within the rhythm and flow of the game. He definitely helped us in a position to win that game today." Hunter on Sunday became the first NFL player since 2002 with a touchdown reception and an interception in the same game. "It's crazy to see a guy play both ways, especially in the league," Jaguars rookie tight end Nate Boerkircher said. "He's a great player." Added Lawrence, "Travis played awesome, made some huge plays for us. Gave us a spark. We always have a plan for him and it seemed like we got all those called today which was great and he was making plays."

2.Run, run, run. The Jaguars finished Sunday with 412 yards and 24 first downs, including 106 yards rushing on 27 carries against a Texans defense that entered Sunday third in the NFL against the run. Veteran running back Chris Rodriguez Jr. led the Jaguars with 55 yards on 11 carries and second-year veteran Bhayshul Tuten rushed for 39 yards on 12 carries. "That run defense has been pretty good," Coen said. "I don't think we ended up with the yards that we would have liked but I thought we grinded out some drives. They were doing some things early on to kind of mess with the run game and mess with some things that you got to give them credit for early, but I thought we adjusted well and they ran hard. They ran really hard and gave us a chance, at least, to win it."

3.Week to week. Jaguars wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr., a Pro Bowl selection following his 2024 rookie season, did not play in the second half Sunday after playing 15 plays in the first half. Thomas, who caught a touchdown pass two weeks ago in a victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, dropped a second-and-7 pass from Lawrence on the game's first drive – a series that ended with a punt three plays later. Thomas also was targeted by Lawrence on a play late in the first half that would have moved the Jaguars into position for a long field goal had it been complete. "It's week to week; guys have to have to step up and make plays," Coen said, with Lawrence adding, "We just have to keep working, keep plugging away, keep finding opportunities to give him shots at the ball and I think for him, just keep playing and let the ball find you. That's the big thing, is don't try to chase too much and obviously we need to get him involved more. We're going to need him."

4.Tough go for the pass rush. Stroud completed 24 of 34 passes for 312 yards and three touchdowns with on interception, with Lawrence completing 24 of 41 passes for 306 yards and four touchdowns and an interception. Notably, neither team registered a sack – with the Texans registering three hits on Lawrence and the Jaguars registering two hits on Stroud. "The surface, obviously," Coen said when asked about Sunday's pass rush. "I didn't feel like we were under a ton of duress, either. I think that venue benefits the offense in a lot of ways in terms of the pass rush. If we weren't feeling them (the Texans), they probably didn't feel us."

5.Punching it in. The Jaguars, after scoring no touchdowns on three possessions inside the opponent's 20-yard line in a victory over the Philadelphia Eagles last week, scored touchdowns on three of four such possessions Sunday. The lone touchdown-less red-zone drive came in the second quarter, when cornerback Kamari Lassiter intercepted Lawrence in the end zone to preserve a 7-0 Texans lead. The Jaguars capped their final three red-zone possessions with touchdown passes by Lawrence – two yards Tuten, one yard to Boerkircher and seven yards to Hunter. The Jaguars scored touchdowns on nine of 11 red-zone possessions in Weeks 1-4.