NFL Monday night: Mac Jones makes his first relief appearance

Quarterback Mac Jones made his first appearance of the 2024 season on Monday night, and it was the former Alabama All-American’s first start off the bench in his NFL career.

Jones replaced starter Trevor Lawrence as the Buffalo Bills earned a 47-10 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

In the NFL’s other Monday night game, Washington rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels completed 21 of 23 passes for 254 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions and ran 12 times for 39 yards and a touchdown in a 38-33 win over the Cincinnati Bengals. The game was the first in the NFL without a turnover or punt since 1940.

Jacksonville brought in Trevor Lawrence when the Jaguars were trailing 40-10 after he completed 21 of 38 passes for 178 yards, one touchdown and one interception.

Jones played in Jacksonville’s final two series and completed 5 of 8 passes for 22 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions.

Jones’ first possession ended when he lost a fumble on a sack of former Troy star Javon Solomon, who made his NFL debut Monday night.

On the next series, the Jaguars moved from their 30-yard line to Buffalo’s 10-yard line, where Jones’ pass into the end zone on fourth-and-8 attempt was incomplete with 44 seconds left.

Buffalo scored touchdowns on all five possessions in the first half, with quarterback Josh Allen throwing four TD passes.

“There have to be changes,” Jacksonville coach Doug Pederson said of his winless team after the game. “Whether it’s personnel or game design, everything is on the table. Let’s say it. And those are all things that I have to look at, that we have to look at as a team and make adjustments.”

Jones was selected in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft and was the starting quarterback for the New England Patriots until he was benched six games before the end of the 2023 season. The Jaguars acquired Jones through a trade in March.

Nineteen players from high schools and colleges in Alabama took the field for the NFL’s Monday night games:

Buffalo Bills 47, Jacksonville Jaguars 10

· Jaguars running back Tank Bigsby (Auburn) ran for 9 yards in two runs.

· Jaguars defensive end DJ Coleman (Jacksonville State) is on the practice squad and is not eligible to play.

· Bills offensive tackle Tylan Grable (Jacksonville State) did not record any statistics.

· Josh Hines-Allen (Abbeville) started at defensive end for the Jaguars. Hines-Allen made three tackles.

· Bills safety Kareem Jackson (Alabama) is on the practice squad and is not eligible to play.

· Bills linebacker Nicholas Morrow (Huntsville) did not record any statistics.

· Cam Robinson (Alabama) started as left offensive tackle for the Jaguars.

· Jaguars running back Keilan Robinson (Alabama) is on the injured list and is not eligible to play.

· Bills wide receiver Tyrell Shavers (Alabama) is on the practice squad and is not eligible to play.

· Bills defensive end Javon Solomon (Troy) recorded a strip sack in his NFL debut, which Buffalo recovered at Jacksonville’s 21-yard line with 6:21 minutes left, setting up a touchdown.

· Jaguars safety Daniel Thomas (Lee-Montgomery, Auburn) made one tackle.

Jacksonville (0-3) plays the Houston Texans at 12:00 p.m. CDT on Sunday at NRG Stadium in Houston. Buffalo (3-0) plays the Baltimore Ravens at 7:20 p.m. on Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.

Washington Commanders 38, Cincinnati Bengals 33

· Jonathan Allen (Alabama) started at defensive end for the Commanders. Allen made one tackle and recorded one quarterback hit.

· Bengals safety Jordan Battle (Alabama) did not record any statistics.

· Bengals wide receiver Jermaine Burton (Alabama) did not record any statistics.

· Noah Igbinoghene (Hewitt-Trussville, Auburn) started at cornerback for the Commanders. He returned a kickoff 25 yards. Igbinoghene made five tackles, recorded a tackle for a loss and returned a kickoff 25 yards in his first start since Dec. 17, 2022.

· Bengals defensive end Cedric Johnson (Davidson) made two tackles in his NFL debut.

· Bengals guard Tashawn Manning (Auburn) is on the practice squad and is not eligible to play.

· Commanders defensive tackle Phidarian Mathis (Alabama) did not record any statistics.

· Bengals kicker Evan McPherson (Fort Payne) made field goals of 28 and 31 yards and three extra points. He also missed a 48-yard field goal attempt, ending a streak of 29 consecutive successful kicks of 50 yards or less.

· Daron Payne (Shades Valley, Alabama) started at defensive tackle for the Commanders. Payne made one tackle and recorded one quarterback hit.

· Commanders safety Jeremy Reaves (South Alabama) made a tackle on special teams.

· Brian Robinson Jr. (Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa, Alabama) started at running back for the Commanders. Robinson ran for 33 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries and caught a 4-yard pass. Robinson scored a 1-yard touchdown as Washington tied the game at 7-7 with 5:25 left in the first quarter.

· Bengals defensive tackle Justin Rogers (Auburn) is on the practice squad and is not eligible to play.

· Commanders offensive tackle Trent Scott (Lee-Huntsville) caught a 1-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jayden Daniels as Washington took a 28-13 lead with 9:54 left in the third quarter. With the Commanders at the Cincinnati 1-yard line, Scott came in as an extra blocker and then went out for a pass. Scott’s first NFL pass catch earned him his first NFL touchdown.

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· Cam Taylor-Britt (Park Crossing) started at cornerback for the Bengals. Taylor-Britt made four tackles.

Cincinnati (0-3) plays the Carolina Panthers on Sunday at noon at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. Washington (2-1) plays the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at 3:05 p.m. at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.