He had 1:48 on the clock and two timeouts, but LaFleur was looking to attack. The play he called wasn’t even in the game plan, but during an earlier “goal” or bootleg pass, offensive pass play coordinator Jason Vrable saw that the downfield shot might be there. So it was discussed on the sidelines and put on the (mental) call sheet if necessary.

Now was the time. LaFleur called a running play that could be heard with the “box” sound, or play-action follow-up pass, and wanted the Jaguars to give the correct coverage look for the longer throw.

Willis didn’t see it, so there was no change at the line in the first inning. But perhaps the conservative run at the start, combined with how close the Packers played to the vest with Willis protecting the lead, lulled the Jaguars a bit.

“I’m sure they were thinking, ‘What the hell are these guys doing? They’re going to play for overtime,'” LaFleur said. “I had a pretty good idea. Based on the amount of single safeties they played throughout the game, we had a pretty good chance of getting it, and we did.”

On second down, the same play, the same “can” call and look was there. Willis checked.

The guard continued and Reed was wide open to the left of Willis on the sideline. The throw was right up his alley, and it made it all the way to the Jacksonville 15-yard line, effectively ending the game.

“I’m trying to read this correctly,” Willis said. “J-Reed popped open and I’m glad we got it to him.”

It was a remarkable finish, especially for a point guard who assigned all his practice reps to the scout team. First team reps during the week? “No,” said Willis.

Not that it bothered him.

“We have two minutes every week (at practice). Even though I haven’t taken those reps, they’re mental reps,” Willis said. “See how Matt calls it, calls every play with a purpose. I’m just trying to agree with him.”

“I mean, we’re lucky to have a backup that can come in and really be that guy, really create stuff like that,” Jacobs said. “We all said at the meeting, Tucker Kraft said, ‘Man, we’ve been here before,’ and we all know what that feels like.

“We trusted him and he went out there and did what he always did. He hit the ball.”

It also prevented Jacksonville from acquiring any other ownership. QB Trevor Lawrence was playing without his two top receivers (Brian Thomas Jr. and Christian Kirk) due to injury, but that didn’t seem to matter. The way things were going, overtime would be a risky proposition at best.

“I am really pleased with the effort and resilience of our group,” LaFleur said. “It’s hard to do that when the momentum is swinging one way or another. It’s crazy.

“Being able to go in there at the end of the game and make a tremendous play on Jayden Reed…”