JACKSONVILLE – The Jaguars may or may not ever earn respect.

What they’re doing in the meantime is winning – and doing so in increasingly impressive fashion, with a quarterback playing the same way.

Quarterback Trevor Lawrence passed for 5 touchdowns and ran for another, and the surging AFC South-leading Jaguars turned in yet another one-sided late-season victory – 48-20 over the New York Jets in front of 60,815 at EverBank Stadium Sunday afternoon.

Lawrence completed 3 touchdown passes to running back Travis Etienne Jr. and 1 each to running back Bhayshul Tuten and wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. – finishing 20 of 32 for 330 yards passing with 0 interceptions and a 136.7 passer rating.

Lawrence led the Jaguars with 51 yards rushing on 5 carries.

The Jaguars (10-4) won their fifth consecutive game, their sixth in the last 7 games. They remain in first place in the AFC South, one game ahead of the Houston Texans (9-5) – 40-20 winners over the Arizona Cardinals Sunday. The 8-5 Indianapolis Colts play Seattle at 4:25 Sunday.

The Jaguars improved to 6-2 at home this season, 6-1 in Jacksonville.

The Jaguars, who spoke throughout the week of respect and being overlooked nationally, scored touchdowns on their first three possessions – with Lawrence throwing 2 touchdowns and running for a third. They led 14-7 after a quarter and 31-10 at halftime.

The Jaguars retain the No. 3 seed in the AFC and will play the AFC West-leading Denver Broncos in Denver Sunday. They have won four of their last five games by 17 or more points.

Jets quarterback Brady Cook completed 22 of 33 passes for 176 yards and 1 touchdown with 3 interception, with the Jaguars registering 3 sacks – 1 each by defensive ends B.J. Green and Dennis Gardeck and safety Eric Murray.

Cornerback Montaric Brown set up a touchdown late in the first half with an interception and linebacker Ventrell Miller intercepted Cook in the end zone in the fourth quarter. Safety Antonio Johnson had a late fourth-quarter interception.

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Thomas’ 4-yard reception capped a 9-play, 72-yard drive on the game’s opening possession and gave the Jaguars a 7-0 lead with 10:18 remaining in the first quarter; Lawrence completed 5 of 6 passes for 52 yards on the drive. Lawrence’s 15-yard scramble on third-and-13 capped a 5-play, 38-yard drive and gave the Jaguars a 14-0 lead with 6:24 remaining in the first quarter; defensive end Travon Walker stopped running back Breece Hall for a 6-yard loss on fourth-and-1 from the Jets 44 to set up the drive. Jets wide receiver Adonai Mitchell caught a 9-yard pass from Cook to cap an 8-play, 65-yard drive and cut the lead to 14-7 with 1:47 remaining in the first quarter.
Tuten’s 16-yard reception from Lawrence capped a 5-play, 55-yard drive and pushed the lead to 21-7 with 14:14 remaining in the second quarter; Lawrence’s 19-yard pass to wide receiver Jakobi Meyers keyed the drive and gave the Jaguars a first down at the Jets 32. Jets kicker Nick Folk’s 41-yard field goal cut the lead to 21-10 with 5:12 remaining in the second quarter and Jaguars kicker Cam Little’s 33-yard field goal capped the ensuing drive and extended the lead to 24-10 with 1:37 remaining in the half. The Jaguars increased the lead on the next possession, with Lawrence passing 20 yards to Etienne Jr. with :21 remaining in the first half for a 31-10 lead; Brown intercepted Cook at the Jets 47 to start the drive.
Folk’s 51-yard field goal capped a 9-play, 32-yard drive on the second half’s opening possession and cut the lead to 31-13. Lawrence capped a 7-play, 72-yard drive on the ensuing possession with an 8-yard touchdown pass to Etienne to push the lead to 38-13. Little’s 22-yard field goal with 1:43 remaining in the third quarter made it 41-13.
Jets running back Isaiah Davis’ 24-yard run cut the lead to 41-20 with 14:08 remaining, with Lawrence’s 45-yard touchdown pass to Etienne pushing the lead to 48-20 with 13:40 remaining.

Notable: Jaguars touchdowns on their first three possessions marked their first time accomplishing the feat since a 45-19 victory at Baltimore on November 1, 1998. … Wide receiver Parker Washington returned for the Jaguars Sunday after missing a Week 14 victory over the Indianapolis Colts; Jaguars inactives Sunday: left tackle Walker Little, tight end Hunter Long, defensive tackle Austin Johnson, defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah and linebacker Yasir Abdullah.

Jaguars injury report: Defensive end Danny Striggow sustained a second-quarter ankle injury and returned before being ruled out for the rest of the game at halftime. Tuten sustained a third-quarter finger injury and did not return.