JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Florida National News) – The Jacksonville Jaguars (13-4) beat the Tennessee Titans (3-14) 41-7 at EverBank Stadium today. With today’s victory, Jacksonville won a 13th game for only the second time in franchise history. Head Coach Liam Coen also became the seventh first-year coach in NFL history to win at least 13 games.

The Titans were the first to score, as rookie QB Cam Ward ran 7 yards for a touchdown, followed by the extra point from K Joey Slye. Ward injured his right shoulder on that play and was ruled out for the remainder of the game, and was replaced by QB Brandon Allen. The Jaguars responded on their next drive, with a 23 yard touchdown pass from QB Trevor Lawrence to WR Parker Washington, followed by the XP from K Cam Little, to tie the game at 7-7, which remained the score at the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter, WR Brian Thomas Jr. left the game after a defensive pass interference, and was evaluated for a concussion. Fortunately, Thomas cleared concussion protocol and returned later in the game. On the next play, Lawrence completed a 7 yard touchdown pass to TE Brenton Strange, with Little providing the XP. The Titans next drive ended as S Antonio Johnson intercepted a Brandon Allen pass intended for WR Elic Ayomanor, returning it 59 yards for a touchdown, followed by Little’s XP, extending the Jaguars lead to 21-7. Lawrence added another TD pass for 5 yards to TE Quinton Morris, followed by Little’s XP. Little also added a 67 yard field goal as the clock expired heading into halftime, to put the Jaguars ahead 31-7. With those three points, Cam Little also broke the franchise record for most points in a season, which had previously been held by K Mike Hollis with 134 points in 1997.

Late in the third quarter, Cam Little added another field goal, this one for 52 yards, extending the Jaguars lead to 34-7, the only points scored in the quarter.

Early in the 4th quarter, Trevor Lawrence reached more than 4,000 passing yards for the season with a 23 yard pass to Parker Washington. The Jaguars replaced Lawrence with QB Nick Mullens for the remainder of the game, to ensure Trevor would be healthy for the playoffs. Midway through the quarter, Travis Etienne Jr. also surpassed 1400 scrimmage yards for the third season in his career. RB Bhayshul Tuten later added a 5 yard touchdown run, and Little kicked the XP, to put the Jaguars ahead 41-7. After the two minute warning, the Titans attempted, but missed, a 52 yard field goal by Joey Slye. The Jags then ran down the clock to secure their victory.

Trevor Lawrence finished with 255 passing yards and 3 TDs. Travis Etienne Jr. led the Jaguars’ rushing with 32 yards. Parker Washington was the leading receiver with 87 yards and 1 TD. Today’s attendance was 66,015.

Trevor Lawrence breaks the franchise record for total touchdowns in a single season. (Photo credit: Mike Brodsky, Florida National News)

Trevor Lawrence also set the Jaguars franchise record for the most single season touchdowns with 38, breaking the previous record of 37 set by Blake Bortles in 2015. Since the beginning of the Jaguars win streak in week 11, Lawrence has led the league with 24 total touchdowns. Lawrence also moved into second place in passing yards in franchise history, exceeding Blake Bortles’ mark of 17,646 yards. First place is held by Mark Brunell with 25,698 yards.

The Jaguars will advance to the AFC Playoffs, which begin next weekend. The schedule will be announced after the completion of week 18 games. Be sure to follow www.FloridaNationalNews.comfor more.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Florida National News) – The Jacksonville Jaguars (10-4) beat the New York Jets (3-11) 48-20 at EverBank Stadium today. Jets QB Brady Cook made the first start of his career. Cook was the first undrafted rookie QB to start for the Jets in 50 years.

On the first drive of the game, QB Trevor Lawrence found WR Brian Thomas Jr. in the end zone for a 4 yard touchdown pass, followed by the extra point from Cam Little, giving the Jaguars an early 7-0 lead. The Jaguars second drive ended with a 15 yard touchdown run by Lawrence, followed by another Little XP, to put the Jags up 14-0. But Brady Cook completed his first career TD pass to WR Adonai Mitchell for 9 yards, followed by the XP by K Nick Folk, to put the Jets on the board. At the end of the first quarter, the Jaguars were ahead 14-7.

Early in the second quarter, Trevor Lawrence completed a 16 yard touchdown pass to RB Bhayshul Tuten, and Little added the XP to put the Jags up 21-7. Several minutes later, Jets WR Isaiah Williams appeared to score a touchdown returning Logan Cooke’s punt, but an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty nullified that TD. Several plays later, the Jets settled for a 41 yard Nick Folk field goal, to narrow the Jets deficit to 21-10. Cam Little added a 33 yard field goal for the Jags shortly before the half, extending their lead to 24-10. Just two downs later, CB Montaric Brown intercepted a Brady Cook pass intended for Adonai Mitchell, and the Jags moved the ball down the field, with Lawrence ultimately hitting RB Travis Etienne Jr. in the end zone for a 20 yard touchdown pass, followed by Little’s XP. This completion put Trevor Lawrence ahead of David Garrard for third place on the Jaguars all-time franchise record for passing TDs with 90. The Jaguars went into halftime up 31-10.

Nick Folk kicked a 51 yard field goal on the Jets’ first drive of the third quarter. The Jaguars responded with another touchdown pass by Lawrence to Etienne, this one for 8 yards. After Little’s XP, the Jaguars led 38-13. This was Travis Etienne Jr.’s 30th touchdown of his career. Late in the third, Cam Little added a 22 yard field goal, which was the 50th of his career, making him the youngest player in NFL history to kick 50 field goals. The Jaguars were up 41-13 at the end of the third quarter.

The Jets scored early in the fourth on a 24 yard touchdown run by RB Isaiah Davis, followed by Folk’s XP, to make the score 41-20. Two plays later, the Jaguars added another Lawrence to Etienne touchdown pass, this time for 45 yards, followed by Little’s XP, extending their lead to 48-20. The Jaguars brought QB Nick Mullen in to relieve Lawrence soon after as a precautionary move. Midway through the fourth, the Jets were threatening to score, but Jags LB Ventrell Miller intercepted a Brady Cook pass intended for WR Allen Lazard in the end zone. Late in the fourth, Brady Cook was once again picked off, this time by S Antonio Johnson. The final score remained 48-20.

Trevor Lawrence finished with 330 passing yards and 5 TDs. Trevor Lawrence also led the Jaguars’ rushing with 51 yards and 1 TD. Travis Etienne Jr. was the leading receiver with 73 yards and 3 TDs. Today’s attendance was 60,815.

Trevor Lawrence reached 3,000 passing yards for the fourth time in his five year career. In Jaguars franchise history, only Mark Brunell has had more such seasons, with five.

The Jaguars have two games on the road against the Denver Broncos on Dec. 21 and the Indianapolis Colts on Dec. 28, before returning home for the final game of the season against the Tennessee Titans. That game will be held either Jan. 3 or 4, but the date and time have not yet been confirmed. Be sure to follow www.FloridaNationalNews.com for more.

‌JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Florida National News) – The Jacksonville Jaguars (9-4) beat the Indianapolis Colts (8-5) 36-19 at EverBank Stadium today. The weather was cloudy and overcast with intermittent rain all afternoon. Today’s victory was also Jacksonville’s 11th straight home victory against Indianapolis.

Jaguars RB Travis Etienne Jr. was the first to score with a 3 yard touchdown run, on a scoring drive which started with LB Devin Lloyd’s interception of a Colts QB Daniel Jones pass. After K Cam Little’s extra point, the Jaguars were up 7-0. The Colts responded with a drive which ended with a 1 yard RB Jonathan Taylor TD run, followed by K Blake Grupe’s XP to tie the score. The Jags followed up with a drive that culminated in a 14 yard WR Jakobi Meyers touchdown pass from QB Trevor Lawrence, and Little added the XP. Just before the end of the first quarter, Daniel Jones limped off the field with an Achilles injury after slipping on the wet turf, and was replaced with rookie QB Riley Leonard. The score remained 14-7 at the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Jaguars CB Jarrian Jones recovered a Jonathan Taylor fumble, and on the next play, Travis Etienne ran for a 28 yard touchdown, followed by Little’s XP. The Colts later added a 28 yard field goal by Blake Grupe, to narrow their deficit to 21-10. The Jags added a score late in the quarter as Trevor Lawrence found Tim Patrick in the end zone for an 8 yard touchdown pass, followed by Little’s XP. The Jaguars led 28-10 at halftime.

The Colts first drive of the third quarter ended with a 36 yard Blake Grupe field goal. The quarter ended with the Jaguars ahead 28-13.

Early in the fourth, Cam Little kicked a 35 yard field goal. The Jaguars later added a safety when DE Josh Hines-Allen sacked Riley Leonard in the end zone. Just a few plays later, Cam Little kicked a 48 yard field goal, to extend the Jags’ lead to 36-13. A Colts touchdown pass by Riley Leonard to WR Alec Pierce just before the two minute warning was overturned by officials, but Leonard later ran 6 yards up the middle for a touchdown, before missing the two-point conversion attempt. The final score was 36-19.

Trevor Lawrence finished with 244 passing yards and 2 TDs. Travis Etienne Jr. led the Jaguars’ rushing with 74 yards and 2 TDs. Brian Thomas Jr. was the leading receiver with 87 yards. Today’s attendance was 60,067.

During today’s game, Foye Oluokun reached 100 total tackles for his sixth consecutive season. He is one of six active players with 100+ tackles every season from 2020-24.

Foye Oluokun reached 100 total tackles for his sixth consecutive season. (Photo Credit: Mike Brodsky, Florida National News)

The Jaguars face the New York Jets next week at EverBank Stadium on Dec. 14. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. The Jaguars have two games on the road against the Denver Broncos and the Indianapolis Colts (again), before returning home for the final game of the season against the Tennessee Titans. Be sure to follow www.FloridaNationalNews.com for more.