In a matter of a month, the Jaguars went from a crew with an opportunity to seize the No. 1 seed within the AFC to a crew in peril.
Sunday’s 30-12 dud towards the Tampa Bay Buccaneers stretched the Jaguars’ dropping streak to 4, placing their probabilities at successful the AFC South, and maybe at making the playoffs in any respect, at risk.
Trevor Lawrence’s evaluation of what’s fallacious with the Jaguars (8-7) is just not a superb search for head coach Doug Pederson.
“It simply seems to be like we don’t even apply,” Lawrence, who was injured once more Sunday, this time a proper shoulder ailment, advised reporters after the sport. “We glance misplaced. No sense of urgency. The listing goes on and on. I really feel like we have now good weeks of preparation and I really feel like we’re ready going into video games after which one thing occurs on sport day the final month the place it simply all falls aside.
“That is our season. We’ve labored arduous to be on this place and we’re near pissing it away so we’ve received to determine it out.”
Even Pederson admitted the Jaguars are in disaster.
“I might say, yeah. Our objectives are nonetheless in entrance of us. Nothing’s modified there however someplace we’ve received to cease this dam from busting large open,” Pederson mentioned.
A win over the Texans on Nov. 26 introduced the Jaguars to 8-3.
Since then, they misplaced to the Bengals 34-31 in extra time, fell to the Browns 31-27, took a 23-7 loss to the Ravens and received embarrassed by the Bucs, who led 30-0 within the third quarter on Sunday.
And now Jacksonville has to fret about Lawrence’s well being once more, with the quarterback revealing Sunday his throwing shoulder was “bothering” him after a success within the third quarter.
Lawrence, who threw two interceptions and misplaced a fumble on Sunday, was cleared Saturday from concussion protocol.
The 24-year-old additionally suffered a knee sprain on Oct. 15 and a high-ankle sprain on Dec. 4, however he hasn’t missed a sport this yr.
Lawrence has 3,736 yards passing, 19 touchdowns and 12 interceptions in 2023, together with 329 yards dashing and 4 dashing scores.
The Jaguars are tied with the Colts and Texans, each of whom misplaced on Sunday, however nonetheless stay the division leaders on a tiebreaker.
Jacksonville hosts the league-worst Panthers in Week 17 earlier than ending the season on the street towards the Titans.