LONDON -- Travis Hunter had a historic day in the Jacksonville Jaguars' 34-31 loss to the Houston Texans at Wembley Stadium. There may be a lot more of those coming.
Hunter caught four passes for 59 yards and a touchdown and intercepted C.J. Stroud in the end zone to thwart a Texans drive, making him just the fourth player since the 1970 AFL/NFL merger with a receiving touchdown and interception in the same game and the first to do it since Philadelphia's Brian Dawkins in 2002.
"I've been doing this since I was a baby -- doing those type of things," Hunter said. "We've just got to come out with the win is really my main focus."
Hunter was one of the main reasons the Jaguars (4-2) were in position to beat the Texans (2-4). Hunter's 7-yard touchdown catch with 11:26 to play cut the Texans' lead to 31-28 and his interception in the end zone of Stroud's pass intended for Xavier Hutchinson on the Texans' ensuing drive led to Cam Little's 60-yard game-tying field goal with 1:55 to play.
Travis Hunter starred on both sides of the ball Sunday, recording an interception (seen here) -- and a touchdown catch in the Jaguars' 34-31 loss in London. Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Hunter also had a 26-yard catch-and-run on the drive that ended with his touchdown catch -- which was the second of his career and first since last year's game against the Los Angeles Rams at Wembley Stadium -- and per ESPN Research, he allowed only two catches for 5 yards in 34 coverage snaps, including 16 snaps against Nico Collins.
"[Hunter] made some critical plays for us on both sides of the football," head coach Liam Coen said. "... We've got to continue to get him the ball and keep building off of it and making sure it fits within the rhythm and flow of the game. But he definitely helped put us in a position to win that game today."
Hunter's nine offensive snaps were a season high but based on Coen's comment that's a number that could grow significantly after the Jaguars come back from their bye.