JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Trent Edwards was good early and even better late, doing just enough to lead the Buffalo Bills to their best start in five years.
Edwards completed his first 10 attempts and threw a perfect 7-yard touchdown pass to James Hardy with 4:10 left as the Bills beat the beleaguered Jacksonville Jaguars 20-16 on Sunday.
Edwards finished 20-of-25 for 239 yards.
“Not only did he take us down when he had to, but he also took us down in the midst of the heat,” Bills coach Dick Jauron said. “We don’t know how good he can be, but he gives us a chance.”
The Jaguars (0-2) are off to their worst start since 2003.
Buffalo (2-0) had just four offensive plays in the third quarter — a commanding 15 minutes for the Jags that gave them their first lead in two games this season.
Jacksonville took the second-half kickoff and drove 74 yards for a touchdown that tied the score at 10. Maurice Jones-Drew plunged in from 2 yards out, then the Jaguars recovered an onside kick that led to a field goal. Edwards fumbled on the ensuing possession, and Jacksonville tacked on a field goal that made it 16-10 early in the fourth.
