Jacksonville’s November has turned into a statement — and Trevor Lawrence is starting to sound like a quarterback who expects one.
The Jaguars rolled past the Titans 25–3 on Sunday in Nashville, winning their third straight and moving to 8–4, good enough to climb atop the AFC South with a tiebreaker edge over Indianapolis and a pair of December matchups with the Colts ready to decide everything.
This wasn’t just a road win. It was positioning.
Lawrence keeps the pulse steady — and the ceiling rising
Lawrence finished 16-of-27 for 229 yards and two touchdowns, a clean, controlled performance that didn’t require hero ball — just correct reads, timely throws, and enough explosive moments to keep Tennessee chasing shadows.
Afterward, he framed the streak the way contenders do: not as a hot run, but as a weekly standard.
“We’ve found a way to respond every week. We’ve had some big wins, we’ve had some tough losses, and you just keep playing,” Lawrence said. “This week is obviously a big one at home. Need our fans to pack the place out and be loud for us and get a home-field advantage.
“We’re playing a really good Colts team. It’s an exciting one. A lot on the line. That’s how every game is moving forward, and that’s where we want to be. That’s the position we want to be in. It feels good.”
That’s the part that sticks: the comfort in the pressure. Jacksonville isn’t trying to avoid the moment — it’s leaning into it.
December gets real: the Colts are the season
The Jaguars’ tiebreaker edge is nice. The schedule is what matters.
Jacksonville plays Indianapolis twice in December, starting next Sunday at home, and the division math is simple: those games are worth more than a month of clean wins against everyone else. Win the head-to-head and you’re driving the race. Split it and you’re back in the mud.
Sunday’s blowout gave Jacksonville something it’s been building toward since the bye: control of its own destiny.
Etienne’s day was quiet — his season isn’t
Travis Etienne didn’t rip off anything flashy Sunday (12 carries, 28 yards), but he added a 13-yard catch and crossed a benchmark that always matters for backs: 1,009 scrimmage yards.
That’s his third 1,000-scrimmage-yard season in four NFL seasons, consistency that becomes more valuable when the weather changes and defenses tighten. Some weeks you’re the headline. Some weeks you’re the stabilizer. Jacksonville still needs both.
The turning point: October bye, November surge
At 4–3 heading into the October bye, Jacksonville was functional but unsteady. Since then: four wins in five games, including three straight and three road wins in that stretch.
That’s how teams graduate from “interesting” to “dangerous.”
Now the Jaguars are atop the division, Lawrence is talking like a franchise quarterback with a plan, and December is sitting there like a dare.