LONDON – – Tank Bigsby rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns and Parker Washington returned a punt 96 yards for a score in Jacksonville’s 32-16 comeback win over the New England Patriots on Sunday at Wembley Stadium.

Rookie receiver Brian Thomas Jr. caught a touchdown pass as the Jaguars (2-5) erased an early 10-0 deficit.

In his second start, Patriots rookie quarterback Drake Maye led one scoring drive in the fourth quarter but couldn’t muster a second as New England (1-6) lost its sixth straight game.

Bigsby scored on a four-yard run after the Patriots turned the ball over on downs after the two-minute warning.

The win should at least temporarily ease the pressure on Jaguars coach Doug Pederson.

The Jaguars scored on four straight possessions after falling behind early.

Thomas caught a 6-yard touchdown pass on third-and-goal to get the Jags on the board and he set up Jacksonville’s go-ahead goal when he streaked down the middle of the field and caught a 58-yard pass to the New England. 21.

Four plays later, Bigsby’s one-yard jump gave the Jags a 14-10 lead.

Washington’s record-breaking 96-yard punt return for a touchdown made it 22-10. Lawrence threw to Thomas for the two-point conversion after the Patriots were offside on the extra point attempt.

Lawrence completed 15 of 20 passes for 193 yards and a touchdown. Thomas had five receptions for 89 yards.

Missed opportunities

In the second half, the Jags struggled to extend their lead.

They opened the second half by driving to the New England 3, but settled for a field goal — extending their lead to 25-10 — when Christian Kirk couldn’t get a second foot in the corner of the end zone on a third down throw . .

On the next drive, Jacksonville drove down the field on a 17-play drive, but Bigsby was without a gain on a fourth-and-1 from the 6.

Maye got the Patriots back in the end zone less than three minutes later when he found KJ Osborn for a 22-yard touchdown pass to make it 25-16 after Andre Cisco had previously dropped a would-be interception. The 2-point conversion attempt failed.

In a first for the Patriots this season, they scored on their opening drive. JaMycal Hasty caught a pass in the flat and made Josh Hines-Allen and Cisco miss to get into the end zone for a 16-yard touchdown reception.

Maye finished 26 of 37 for 276 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions.

Sights and sounds

Pats cornerback Christian Gonzalez arrived at Wembley wearing striker Harry Kane’s England shirt. The Bayern Munich star is England’s all-time top scorer and also happens to be a big Patriots fan. Kane was on hand to see New England win its sixth Super Bowl title in 2019. … Matt Turner, a goalkeeper for the U.S. national team and London club Crystal Palace, was in the Wembley crowd.

Injuries

Patriots: WR DeMario Douglas left briefly in the third quarter with an illness. … RB Antonio Gibson was left down on a 9-yard reception in the first quarter… OL Layden Robinson (ankle) limped off in the first quarter and was ruled out… rookie WR Javon Baker was inactive after missing the Friday’s training with an illness.

Jaguars: OL Cam Robinson was out in the second quarter with a concussion… RB Travis Etienne was inactive with a hamstring injury.

Next

Patriots: Host the New York Jets next Sunday.

Jaguars: Host the Green Bay Packers next Sunday.

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