In last year’s NFL Draft Top Two picks, Trevor Lawrence finished 20 of 31 passes for 229 yards, as well as 51 passes and hit seven carries; Zach Wilson went 9 of 18 for 82 yards with an interception before being benched in the second half.
Trevor Lawrence threw the only touchdown of the game as the Jacksonville Jaguars continued their playoff trek with a third straight win in a 19-3 road win over the New York Jets on Thursday night.
With the win, the Jaguars (7–8) moved even closer to the AFC leader South Tennessee Titans (7–7). They will cement the division over their rivals with wins in their last two games, including the season finale against the Titans. As for the Jets (7-8), their own playoff ambitions were hit hard by their fourth straight loss.
Another consequence of Jacksonville’s victory was that the Cincinnati Bengals (10–4) advanced to the playoffs without even playing. On Christmas Eve live on Sky Sports NFL from 6:00 p.m., last year’s Super Bowl runners-up New England Patriots (7-7) will face each other.
Wilson, who returned as a quarterback for the Jets last Sunday – after three games on the bench – in place of an injured Mike White, was unable to play once and was frequently booed by the home crowd at Metlife Stadium before eventually being replaced by a journeyman . backup Chris Streveler in the second half.
The game actually got off to a promising start for the Jets when Quinnen Williams stripped Lawrence off — his eighth-best fumble of the season in the NFL — in the Jaguars’ third game after the scrimmage. Karl Lawson recovered to put New York on Jacksonville’s 16-yard line, and Greg Zuerlein’s 37-yard field goal gave them the lead.
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But it was good for the hosts. Riley Patterson hit a 32-yarder to tie in Jacksonville’s second possession, while Lawrence jumped into the end zone from the 1-yard line to score a goal in the second quarter, capping off an impressive 16-game 96-yard run. drive. The Jets, meanwhile, had just 66 rushing yards in the first half and just three first downs.
Another Patterson shot, this time from 45 yards, would extend Jacksonville’s lead to 13-3 at halftime, and in the second half he would add two more field goals, one in each quarter, as the visitors completed a comfortable game. win.
The New York offense and home crowd briefly revived after Streveler became quarterback. He led the team to the Jacksonville 13-yard line in one drive, but threw to Garrett Wilson on the fourth down to see the ball flip on the down.
Streleler, who passed 10 of 15 for 90 yards, became a fan favorite over the summer as he led the Jets to three preseason fourth-quarter wins.
