Dec. 14, 2025, 4:19 p.m. ET
The Jacksonville Jaguars improved to 10-4 on the season following Sunday’s Week 15 win over the New York Jets.
This is the Jaguars‘ fifth win in a row as they maintain their lead in the AFC South.
With the dust having settled on Sunday’s game, let’s highlight the good, bad, and ugly from the Jaguars’ performance.
The good from the Jaguars’ win
Trevor Lawrence: Each week as of late, Lawrence continues to outdo himself. Against the Jets, Lawrence was efficient; he took care of the football and generated explosive plays through the air. He’s throwing in rhythm, and you can see that his comfort in Liam Coen’s offense is at an all-time high. Lawrence is playing really good football right now.
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Capitalizing on scoring opportunities: Moving the ball is great, but can those possessions be turned into points? The Jaguars did an excellent job in that regard, scoring a touchdown on four of their six red zone possessions.
Turning takeaways into points: A turnover on downs is not all that different than an interception or a fumble. After getting a fourth-down stop on the Jets’ first offensive possession of the game, the Jacksonville offense took advantage of the field position and scored a touchdown. Before halftime, the Jaguars’ offense turned Montaric Brown’s interception into seven more points.
Jaguars’ defense does its job: Jacksonville held the Jets’ offense in check for just about the entire day. The New York offense didn’t eclipse the 200-yard mark until the fourth quarter and averaged just over 4.0 yards per play on the day. Jacksonville forced three takeaways and two fourth-down stops as well. Assisting the Jaguars’ defense was the Jacksonville offense jumping out to a multi-score lead, forcing the Jets to become pass-heavy as the game went on. That is one example of complementary football at its finest.
Jaguars’ pass protection: The offensive line was again excellent in pass pro. Lawrence was hardly touched, and according to PFF’s early tracking data, he was under pressure on just over 20% of his dropbacks — which is nothing.
The bad from the Jaguars’ win
Jaguars’ third down defense: The Jets’ offense was able to convert 8-of-15 third down attempts. For some context, coming into Week 15, the Packers’ third-down success rate of 50.6% leads the NFL. In those situations, the Jets did a good job of staying ahead of the sticks, helping to create some manageable down-and-distances for them. This third-down success didn’t translate to many points, however.
Jaguars’ rushing offense: The overall numbers are good, but that was largely a product of Lawrence leading the team in rushing and averaging 10.2 yards per attempt. For the Jaguars’ backs, it was tough sledding. Liam Coen said earlier in the week that there was some meat left on the bone in the run game. I’m guessing that remains true.
The ugly from the Jaguars’ win
The Jaguars controlled this game from start to finish and put up nearly 50 points on another NFL team. As always, there will be things to clean up, but I’m not putting anything in the ‘ugly’ category today.