Jaguars Pull Off 6th Biggest Upset Since 1990 With Win Over Bills

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Urban Meyer may have saved his job — for now.

The Jacksonville Jaguars pulled off the sixth-biggest upset in the last 30 years with a 9-6 win over the Buffalo Bills.

The Jaguars had been 16-point home underdogs amid yet another season from hell.

Meyer ditched his team to hit a bar and get caught on video grinding with a girl that wasn't his wife. Trevor Lawrence looks incredibly raw — and has more interceptions than he has touchdowns. The defense had been been ranked last in the NFL according to DVOA heading into Week 9.

By all accounts, this is one of the worst teams in the NFL.

And yet, that last-ranked defense held the high-flying Bills to just six points on Sunday and deflated an otherwise hopeful year for Buffalo.

The Jaguars' Josh Allen was the game's MVP, having sacked, intercepted and recovered a fumble from the Bills' Josh Allen to help buoy lowly Jacksonville.

(A quick aside to note that it was the first time in history a defensive player has sacked, intercepted or recovered a fumble from a quarterback with the same name.)

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The Bills had been the Super Bowl favorites heading into Week 9. Meanwhile, Josh Allen had been the +250 favorite to win NFL MVP.

Expect those odds to lengthen by the morning.

Biggest NFL Upsets Since 1990

DateMatchupSpread
2020Jets 23, Rams 2017.5
1995Redskins 24, Cowboys 1717.5
2018Dolphins 27, Pats 2417.5
1992Jets 24, Bills 1717
2019Bills 27, Vikings 616.5
2021Jaguars 9, Bills 616
1992Colts 16, Bills 1316
1999Browns 16, Steelers 1514.5
2020Bengals 27, Steelers 1714.5
2017Giants 23, Broncos 1014
2017Dolphins 20, Falcons 1714
2010Vikings 24, Eagles 1414
2009Buccaneers 20, Saints 1714
2009Raiders 13, Eagles 914
2001Cardinals 21, Eagles 2014
2001Patriots 20, Rams 1714
1996Jaguars 30, Broncos 2714
1995Panthers 13, 49ers 714
1995Saints 11, 49ers 714

Jacksonville had been +650 to pull off this record-setting upset.

Even late in the fourth quarter with the Jaguars up 9-6, Jacksonville was given just +245 live odds to close the game out.

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