Blake Bortles threw two perfect passes for touchdowns, Jaydon Mickens set up another score with a 72-yard punt return and the Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Seattle Seahawks 30-24 on Sunday.
The loss didn't sit well with the 8-5 Seahawks, who had two players ejected in the final minute. Defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson was ejected for throwing a punch during a melee that included defensive tackle Michael Bennett and Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette.
More pushing and shoving occurred after the next play, and defensive end Quinton Jefferson was tossed. Jefferson tried to climb into the stands after getting hit with what looked like a plastic bottle. Seattle coach Pete Carroll also got flagged for coming onto the field. Carroll walked into Seattle's huddle, possibly to calm his players down.
The #Seahawks Quinton Jefferson trying to climb into the stands and fight a fan. The NFL should embrace this. Every player gets to do it once in his career with no repercussions pic.twitter.com/uxA3AORcXB
— ThatsGoodSports (@BrandonPerna) December 11, 2017
The 9-4 Jaguars intercepted three passes by Russell Wilson, including two on deep balls, and won for the sixth time in their last seven games. This victory, coupled with Tennessee's loss at Arizona, moved Jacksonville atop the AFC South.
It's the first time since 2010 that the Jaguars have had the outright division lead this late in a season.
