Playing in their first Monday night game since 2011, the Jacksonville Jaguars lost an overtime thriller to the Cincinnati Bengals, who used kicker Evan McPherson to nail a 49-yard field goal and come out on top 34-31.
With the win, the Bengals climbed to .500, now 6-6 on the season and staying in the Wild Card race despite losing QB Joe Burrow three weeks ago. With the loss, the Jaguars fall to 8-4, putting the AFC North up for grabs with the Indianapolis Colts (7-5) and Houston Texans (7-5) hot on their heels.
Cincinnati came out aggressive.