Travis Hunter played more defensive snaps than Week 1, and he was involved in one of the biggest plays of the 31-27 loss to the Bengals.
The Jaguars wide receiver/cornerback knocked down a Jake Browning pass intended for Andrei Iosivas on fourth-and-5 with 1:54 left. Hunter, though, was penalized 25 yards for pass interference.
“ I can’t leave it up to the ref ,” Hunter said, via John Oehser of the team website. “I just got to do my job and put myself in a better position.”
The Bengals got a first down at the Jacksonville 37, and eight plays later, Jake Browning scoring the winning touchdown on a quarterback push play with 18 seconds left.
While Hunter didn’t argue with what appeared a questionable call, his coach did. Sort of.
“They call a pass interference on fourth down,” Liam