{"id":50086,"date":"2025-11-17T17:49:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T17:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/50086\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T17:49:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T17:49:07","slug":"angry-jaguars-need-to-find-new-motivation-for-upcoming-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/50086\/","title":{"rendered":"Angry Jaguars need to find new motivation for upcoming games"},"content":{"rendered":"

By MARK LONG<\/p>\n

JACKSONVILLE \u2014 Coach Liam Coen insists his Jacksonville Jaguars play better when they\u2019re angry.<\/p>\n

It was an easy emotion to harness after the biggest collapse in franchise history.<\/p>\n

It could be more difficult to find that edge with upcoming road games against Arizona and Tennessee.<\/p>\n

The Jaguars (6-4) followed one of the worst losses in the team\u2019s 31 years<\/a> with one of their most dominant performances, a one-week swing that highlights just how fickle the NFL can be.<\/p>\n

Coming off a game in which Jacksonville blew a 19-point lead in the fourth quarter at Houston and against backup quarterback Davis Mills, Coen\u2019s team responded by smothering the Los Angeles Chargers 35-6<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Now comes the tough part: maintaining the same effort and energy against the Cardinals (3-7) and the Titans (1-9). If the Jags win both, they\u2019d be in prime position to make the AFC playoffs for just the third time in the past 18 seasons.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a hard week,\u201d Coen said. \u201cThat was hard obviously last Sunday, and when you have that taste in your mouth and it has to live there all week and you can only get so much of that taste out of your mouth in practice and going through the game-planning.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just talked about: \u2018Guys, let\u2019s keep this real simple. Let\u2019s go out and cut it loose for four quarters, as a team, and see what happens.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Jacksonville controlled both lines of scrimmage against the Chargers (7-4), running for 192 yards and four touchdowns on one side and pressuring Justin Herbert constantly while holding him to a career-low 81 yards passing on the other.<\/p>\n

The 29-point drubbing tied the most lopsided loss in Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh\u2019s six NFL seasons.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that week needed an extra motivational message from having a loss like that,\u201d defensive end Josh Hines-Allen said. \u201cBut, again, it\u2019s like we\u2019re happy this week. How are we going to (tick) ourselves off?<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think that needs to be the motto. I think we need to take each week separately and have that same attention to detail that each player came out with this week. I think that\u2019s where our focus needs to kind of remain.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jacksonville now owns head-to-head tiebreakers against potential postseason contenders Kansas City and the Chargers. Although four of the team\u2019s final seven games are on the road, the schedule appears to ease up with Arizona, Tennessee twice and the New York Jets (2-8) on the docket.<\/p>\n

It would help if the Jaguars can find a way to play angry.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not about trying to convince yourself and all the rah-rah and hyping yourself up,\u201d quarterback Trevor Lawrence said. \u201cIt\u2019s about guys just knowing what they have to do, playing loose, playing free, playing confident.\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s working<\/p>\n

The Jaguars didn\u2019t drop a pass against the Chargers, a significant boost for Lawrence. They acquired veteran Jakobi Meyers at the trade deadline, and Meyers caught five passes for 64 yards in his second game with Jacksonville and appears to be developing chemistry with Lawrence.<\/p>\n

What needs help<\/p>\n

Logan Cooke might need extra work this week in practice considering he didn\u2019t punt for the first time in his 122-game career. It was the first time Jacksonville hadn\u2019t punted in a game since Week 2 of 2010, a 38-13 loss in which the offense had four interceptions, two fumbles and two more turnovers on downs.<\/p>\n

Stock up<\/p>\n

Hines-Allen notched the 56th sack of his career<\/a> and broke Tony Brackens\u2019 franchise record set in 2003. Hines-Allen had been chasing the mark all season and should find some relief after topping it in Week 11.<\/p>\n

Stock down<\/p>\n

Receiver Dyami Brown didn\u2019t have a catch for the second consecutive week. He played 19 snaps and will be the team\u2019s fifth receiver when Brian Thomas returns from an ankle injury. The Jaguars signed him in free agency to a one-year contract that included $9.5 million guaranteed.<\/p>\n

Injuries<\/p>\n

DE Travon Walker (knee), CB Greg Newsome (ankle) and RB Bhayshul Tuten (ankle) left the game. Thomas (ankle), TE Brenton Strange (hip), RT Anton Harrison (knee\/ankle), CB Jourdan Lewis (shoulder\/neck) and TE Hunter Long (hip\/knee) could return this week.<\/p>\n

Key number<\/p>\n

4 \u2014 Number of consecutive losses against the Cardinals. The Jaguars last won in Arizona in 2005.<\/p>\n

Next steps<\/p>\n

Maybe find something to be angry about this week.<\/p>\n

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