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PHOTO BY JIM BRADY/Florida Sports Wire By JEFF MOELLER, Florida Sports Wire   Maybe it was a sign. In the final five minutes, there was a collective sigh at EverBank Stadium Sunday and likely if you were watching at home. In a 10-10 game, Houston had the ball, and they were driving into Jacksonville territory for a potential game-winning score. It had all the making of another game that would slip away from the Jaguars, especially after it happened to them last week in Cincinnati. The season – and any thought of a postseason – was on the brink with a defeat that would leave them at 0-3. And this was Houston, who made Everbank Stadium their own Disneyworld with seven straight victories there. However, the Jags got a reprieve from what can save them this season –their defense. Tyson Campbell forced a fumble and Devin Lloyd recovered, and the Jags had a life again. Trevor Lawrence, who threw a costly interception that led to Houston’s tying score and had a mediocre afternoon despite s...

By Nancy DeLander Beecher, Florida Sports wire NEW YORK — Azeez Al-Shaair of the Houston Texans has been suspended without pay for three games for repeated violations of rules intended to protect the health and safety of players and promote sportsmanship, including during Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. NFL Vice President of Football Operations Jon Runyan issued the suspension. In a letter to Al-Shaair, Runyan, who noted that Al-Shaair has had multiple offenses for personal fouls and sportsmanship-related rules violations in recent seasons, wrote: “During your game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on December 1, with 4:20 remaining in the second quarter, you were involved in a play that the League considers unacceptable and a serious violation of the playing rules. Video shows you striking the head/neck area of Jaguars’ quarterback Trevor Lawrence after he clearly goes down in a feet-first slide...You led with your forearm and helmet and delivered a forceful blow to th...

Photo by Nancy Beecher/Florida Sports Wire By Mike Bonts JACKSONVILLE (Florida Sports Wire) - The Jaguars hosted winless AFC South rival Houston Sunday at TIAA Bank Field. The Texans (1-3-1) are no longer winless. They beat the Jaguars (2-3) 13-6. Houston running back Dameon Pierce scored a one-yard touchdown with 3:11 to play. Pierce ran for 99 yards on 26 carries. He also had three catches for 14 yards. On a third and 20, rookie Travon Walker threw quarterback David Mills to the ground and with 7:20 to play resulting an unnecessary roughness call. It gave new life for a stagnant Houston offense, leading to Pierce’s score. Mills was 16 of 24 passing for 140 yards. Tied heading into the final quarter. Both clubs had relied on field goals for any points. The Texans’ Ka'imi Fairbairn (50,51) and the Jaguars’ Riley Patterson (26,45) accounted for the scoring in the first half. Jacksonville QB Trevor Lawrence was 25 of 46 passing for 289 yards with two interceptions. Running back Trav...