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Jeremy Bergman’s takeaways:
- Lawrence lays waste to New York. Don’t look now, but the Jaguars are one of the hottest teams in the AFC. Jacksonville won its fifth straight game Sunday running away, racking up 31 points in the first half on the lowly Jets and never looking back. Trevor Lawrence had a career day, tossing five touchdown passes to three different receivers (including three to a running back, Travis Etienne ) and running one in himself. Lawrence led the team in rushing (51 yards) in addition to throwing for 330 yards and leading eight scoring drives in nine marches. How rare was the former No. 1 pick’s afternoon? He’s the first player in NFL history with at least five passing TDs, one rushing TD and 50 rushing yards in a single game, per NFL Research. The fifth-year QB is coming into his own down the back half of Liam Coen’s first season in Duval. Lawrence misses a pass now and again, but he’s often more decisive and capable of splash plays (see: the QB’s blindside rollout 50.1-yard air distance completion to Parker Washington). He’s never been better, and the Jags are better for it.
- Jets defense D.O.A. again. For the second straight week, New York fell into a 14-0 deficit nary nine minutes into the game. And for the second consecutive game, the Jets never got out of the early hole. With an undrafted free agent QB under center in Brady Cook, Gang Green couldn’t afford to get out to such a start. Cook was efficient on his second drive, tossing his first career touchdown to Adonai Mitchell to punctuate the march. But the Jets defense, shorthanded in the secondary, was characteristically poor and porous on its ensuing possessions, allowing six touchdowns and two field goals in nine total Trevor Lawrence-led drives. Adding insult to insult, the Jets still don’t have a single interception through 14 games; though for what it’s worth (very little), Gang Green did recover a fumble in Sunday’s loss. New York has struggled to adapt to life without Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams, and first-year defensive coordinator Steve Wilks should be at risk of not returning next season. It’s not all bad for New York, however. With the loss, the Jets continue to slide closer to a top-five pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.
- Jaguars stay atop South, keep pace with AFC elite. At 10-4, the Jaguars have clinched their most wins in a season since the Sacksonville defense paved a way to the AFC title game. But the job’s not done. The Jags remain just a game ahead of the surging Texans, who moved to 9-5 with their win over the Cardinals, and at least a game ahead of the collapsing Colts, led by the unretired Philip Rivers. Jacksonville will be tested in Week 16 with a trip to Denver, which entered Sunday as the AFC’s No. 1 seed, but the Jags close out the season with a zombie Indy team and the two-win Titans. If all goes to plan, Jacksonville will be hosting a playoff game on Wild Card Weekend. A first-round bye can’t be ruled out either.
Next Gen Stats Insight for Jets-Jaguars (via NFL Pro): Trevor Lawrence was at his best Sunday targeting the intermediate area of the field, completing nine of his 12 attempts between 10 and 19 air yards for 144 yards and three touchdowns. Lawrence is one of just two quarterbacks to record a perfect passer rating (158.3) on such throws in a game this season (Justin Herbert in Week 1 vs KC).
NFL Research: Trevor Lawrence is just the third player with at least five passing touchdowns, one rushing TD and no interceptions in a single game over the last 30 seasons, joining Drew Brees (Week 14, 2019) and Aaron Rodgers (Week 7, 2019). Lawrence is the second QB in Jacksonville history with five-plus pass TDs and no INTs in a game (Blake Bortles).
