Trevor Lawrence and Jaguars control miserable Jets to keep playoff hopes alive

Trevor Lawrence jumped for a goal and the Jacksonville Jaguars continued their push towards the playoffs with their 3rd straight triumph, 19 -3 over an ashamed Zach Wilson and the New York Jets on a rainy, windy Thursday night. The 2nd match in between in 2015’s very first 2 draft choices– Lawrence at No 1 and Wilson No 2– wasn’t even close. Lawrence completed 20 of 31 for 229 lawns and ran for 51 lawns and ball game on 7 brings for the Jaguars (7-8), who moved within half video game of skidding Tennessee in the AFC South. Jacksonville would win the department title with triumphes in its last 2 video games– consisting of the season ending versus the Titans. While Lawrence sliced through the Jets’ generally strong defense, Wilson could not get anything going and was booed regularly– all the method to the bench. Chris Streveler, raised from the practice team prior to the video game, changed Wilson late in the 3rd quarter. Wilson went 9 of 18 for 82 backyards with an interception and a disappointing 41.9 ranking for the Jets (7-8), whose playoff hopes took a destructive hit with their 4th straight loss. That’s the worst skid under second-year coach Robert Saleh. And it can be found in their regular-season house ending– in front of a nationwide tv audience. Wilson, who returned from a three-game benching last Sunday in location of a hurt Mike White, could not make any plays and his offending line offered him little defense. “Yeah, it’s [tough],” Wilson stated, when inquired about the booing. “I do not blame them. We have an enthusiastic fan base, and they’re here to view us score goals. We’re not scoring goals, we’re not getting very first downs, we’re stagnating the ball and, certainly, we can’t toss the ball. Naturally they’re going to be annoyed.” Things really left to an appealing start for the Jets when Quinnen Williams strip-sacked Lawrence on the Jaguars’ 3rd play from skirmish. Carl Lawson recuperated to put New York at Jacksonville’s16 It was Williams’ career-high 12 th sack and Lawrence’s 8th lost fumble, tops in the NFL. The Jets could not get into the end zone and settled for a 37- lawn field objective from Greg Zuerlein after Andre Cisco sacked Wilson on a security blitz on 3rd down. Riley Patterson kicked a 32- yarder to connect it on Jacksonville’s 2nd ownership. Lawrence leapt over the stack for a one-yard consent goal early in the 2nd quarter to top an outstanding 16- play, 96- lawn drive. The Jaguars dealt with simply one 3rd down on the drive– on Lawrence’s rating. It was Jacksonville’s very first scoring drive of 95 lawns or more given that2018 Patterson’s 45- yarder with 2: 55 left prior to halftime extended the Jaguars’ cause 13 -3. The Jets had simply 66 backyards of offense in the very first half and 3 very first downs. While boos drizzled down throughout the very first half, the poncho-clad crowd truly let New York– and Wilson– have it when he was obstructed by Devin Lloyd on a Hail Mary prior to halftime. After Patterson included a 41- yarder midway through the 3rd quarter, Wilson was booed once again when he jogged onto the field with the offense. Then, the Jets rather put Streveler in at quarterback– and the fans went wild. And New York’s offense lastly discovered a brief trigger. There were cheers after his 30- backyard duck of a toss that CJ Uzomah captured for an initially down. The crowd liked Streveler’s successive runs of 14, 10 and 8 lawns prior to he was picked up a two-yard loss. On fourth-and-4, Streveler finished a four-yard pass to Garrett Wilson and he led the Jets to the Jaguars13 The drive stalled when his toss to Wilson cruised large of the receiver, turning the ball over on downs. Streveler, who went 10 of 15 for 90 backyards, ended up being a fan preferred throughout the summertime when he led the Jets to 3 fourth-quarter resurgence success in the preseason. He likewise assisted lead the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to a Grey Cup success throughout the 2019 season, however could not provide a triumph for the Jets in this one. Rather, Lawrence– who lost 26-21 to Wilson and the Jets last season– and the Jaguars preserved control.
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