Answering big NFL Week 5 questions: Jaguars' messy win over Eagles sparks questions on self-sabotage — SkimNews

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- Cam Little drilled a 57-yard field goal with one second remaining to give the Jacksonville Jaguars a 19-17 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in London's Week 5 matchup, after long-snapper DaVon Hamilton delivered a clean snap on the decisive kick.
- Jacksonville Jaguars committed 13 penalties, failed to score at the 1-yard line, dropped a touchdown pass, and missed a PAT because of a bad snap — self-inflicted wounds the article notes the team "can't win consistently" repeating against tougher opponents ahead.
- DaVon Hamilton, a defensive tackle, was forced into emergency long-snapper duty after Ross Matiscik suffered a shoulder injury on the first punt; his errant PAT snap forced a miss, but he redeemed himself with the game-winning snap.
- Jalen Carter recorded two strip sacks, three pressures, three tackles for loss, and a pass deflection, anchoring an Eagles defense that held Trevor Lawrence and Jacksonville's attack in check for most of the game, including a pair of goal-line stands.
- Jalen Hurts went 5-of-7 against the blitz in the first half and connected with Darius Cooper on a 61-yard touchdown; Jake Elliott's go-ahead 48-yard field goal with eight seconds left appeared to be the game-winner before special teams disaster struck.
- Philadelphia Eagles played without Saquon Barkley, DeVonta Smith, and Tank Bigsby while starting primarily backup offensive linemen due to injuries.
- Parker Washington posted 30.4 fantasy points on 84% route participation and 24% target share, positioning himself as a fantasy WR1 trade target with one of the softest remaining schedules at the position.
Why it matters: The Jaguars' narrow escape masks a sustainability problem: 13 penalties and a missed PAT nearly turned a winnable game into a loss, and ESPN notes they face "some of the league's better teams ahead" where self-inflicted wounds won't survive. The Eagles, now without Saquon Barkley, DeVonta Smith, and Tank Bigsby while shuffling their offensive line, must lean on Jalen Carter's defense to keep a depleted offense competitive — a workload the unit delivered Sunday but cannot bank on weekly.
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