"David Garrard's career — headed into Sunday — included just three come-from-behind wins in more than seven seasons as an NFL quarterback.

But against Buffalo, Garrard engineered his second comeback in as many weeks to lead the Jaguars to an 18-15 victory and their first three-game winning streak in nearly two years.

The Jags (6-4) are now tied for the lead for the AFC wildcard and own the best conference record (5-2) among the teams in wildcard contention.

"Everybody knows that any given play we can make it happen. We've done it in the past," Garrard said. "Guys understand that we get into [a] situation [of playing from behind late in the game] that it's not a loss. It's an opportunity to make the plays to get the win. When I walk into that huddle, you can see in everybody's eyes that [they're] focused, ready to roll."

That confidence helped the Jags rally from a 15-10 deficit to start the fourth quarter with a 12-play, 68-yard drive, capped by a 3-yard touchdown pass from Garrard to Mike Sims-Walker.

That assuredness also helped the team bounce back from a Garrard fumble that came close to snuffing out the comeback bid with 8:24 left to play. The defense, led by two Clint Ingram tackles and a John Henderson sack, forced a three-and-out on Buffalo's ensuing drive, which gave the Jags' offense another chance.

The Jaguars took possession at their own 32. And led by Garrard, running back Maurice Jones-Drew and receivers Torry Holt and Mike Sims-Walker, the offense went to work. Garrard completed 5 of 6 for 66 yards, all to Holt and Sims-Walker.

Lined up in the slot and running across the formation on a crossing route, Sims-Walker was actually Garrard's third read on the touchdown that gave the Jaguars a 16-15 lead with 56 seconds remaining. Garrard ran a quarterback draw up the middle for the two-point conversion.

"You've got to be excited about making the plays you have to make at crunch time, having your quarterback lead you down," Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio said. "We're a resilient group. At this point, we don't have a roster full of Pro Bowl guys. We're just scratching and clawing, giving ourselves a chance."

The Bills (3-7) helped give the Jaguars that chance.

Penalties wiped out two Buffalo touchdowns (a 9-yard run by Fred Jackson in the first quarter, and a 53-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick to Lee Evans in the fourth quarter). The Bills settled for a field goal that tied the score 3-3 in the first quarter after a chop-block penalty nullified Jackson's run. They punted four plays after the fourth-quarter touchdown. So the two penalties basically cost the Bills 11 points.

The Jaguars' defense also forced three turnovers. The last was Anthony Smith's interception of Ryan Fitzpatrick's fourth-down pass with 26 seconds to go to preserve the victory."