Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) rolls from the pocket throughout the first quarter of an NFL soccer matchup at EverBank Stadium, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. The Jacksonville Jaguars edged the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs 31-28. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union] 5 video games into the 2025 season, the Jacksonville Jaguars have matched final 12 months’s win complete.
After ending 4-13 a season in the past and firing head coach Doug Pederson, Jacksonville improved to 4-1 in Liam Coen’s debut season with Monday’s dramatic 31-28 win over Kansas Metropolis. It is the franchise’s greatest begin since a 4-1 begin in 2007.
They will look to maintain issues rolling this week on a brief turnaround once they host the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.
“It would not fear me,” Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence stated when requested if he is involved about this workforce dealing with success. “Clearly it is one thing that we do must deal with the appropriate approach. We have got to know that we have not accomplished something.
“The one factor we’re assured is that we will win 4 video games this 12 months, which is not sufficient.”
Seattle (3-2) is coming off the opposite facet of a heartbreaker, shedding 38-35 on Sunday to Tampa Bay. The Seahawks led late and appeared poised to be the workforce with an opportunity to win in regulation earlier than a Sam Darnold move deflected off a defensive lineman’s helmet and was intercepted, establishing a game-winning discipline objective for the Buccaneers.
“On the finish of the day, I’ve bought to guard the soccer in that scenario. Cannot give them a brief discipline to place the sport away like that,” Darnold stated postgame.
It was a troublesome finish to what was an distinctive sport for Darnold, who threw for 341 yards and 4 touchdowns. By way of 5 video games as a Seahawk, Darnold ranks seventh within the NFL in passing yards (1,246) and is tied for seventh with seven passing TDs.
It has taken Darnold little time to construct chemistry with main receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, whose 534 receiving yards this season rank second within the league.
Jacksonville’s passing protection ranks twenty seventh within the league, permitting 250.4 yards per sport. Nonetheless, the Jaguars even have a league-leading 10 interceptions.
Linebacker Devin Lloyd made historical past Monday when he returned an interception a franchise-record 99 yards for a landing. It was his league-leading fourth interception, giving him as many picks as he had in his first three seasons mixed.
Whereas Jacksonville’s run sport has set the tone for the offense this season, rating fifth in speeding yards per sport (137.0), Lawrence and the passing sport could also be tasked with a bigger burden going through a Seattle protection that ranks third in opposition to the run (83.0).
“No one is operating the ball on these guys, actually,” Coen stated. “Their entrance is so deep. They have eight guys up entrance who’ve performed high-level soccer within the NFL.”
The QB was the hero in opposition to Kansas Metropolis, operating in a landing after tripping on an offensive lineman’s toes with 23 seconds left for the game-winning rating.
It was a contented ending to an erratic sport for Lawrence, who fumbled on the objective line and was intercepted, giving him six turnovers (5 picks, one fumble) in 5 video games this season. Solely 4 quarterbacks have turned the ball over extra.
Jacksonville will probably be with no main receiving weapon Sunday. Tight finish Brenton Unusual (hip) went on injured reserve this week and can miss at the very least the following 4 video games. He is second on the workforce with 204 receiving yards.
Working again Bhayshul Tuten (shoulder), receiver Dyami Brown (shoulder) and defensive finish Travon Walker (wrist) had been all restricted throughout Wednesday’s follow.
Seattle’s protection enters the week down 4 starters. Cornerback Devon Witherspoon (knee), linebacker DeMarcus Lawrence (quad) and security Julian Love (hamstring) missed final week’s sport whereas linebacker Derick Corridor left Sunday’s sport with an indirect damage.
All 4 didn’t follow on Wednesday, and Seattle coach Mike Macdonald stated selections on their availability would probably come later within the week.
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