Zach BacharContributorDecember 18, 2023
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The Jacksonville Jaguars were unable to overcome their poor first-half play, falling to the Baltimore Ravens by the final score of 23-7 on Sunday Night Football.
Trevor Lawrence was on fire and finished with 264 yards through the air, and he threw the longest touchdown pass of his career to Jamal Agnew in the third quarter. He was a little shaky, however, after committing an unforced fumble in the first half with the Jaguars in field goal range.
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A gift for the @Ravens‘ defense
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It was definitely a tough loss for the Jaguars. But things were looking up just before halftime when Lawrence completed a deep pass to Zay Jones, setting the team up at Baltimore’s five-yard line with 11 seconds remaining and no timeouts left. They tried to score with a play to rookie wideout Parker Washington, but it just didn’t work out. The clock ran out, and Jacksonville came away empty-handed.
NFL fans were puzzled by the team’s struggle in the first half, especially after kicker Brandon McManus missed a couple of field goals in the first two quarters.
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Watching the Jaguars final drive before the half pic.twitter.com/Yg0rAlRkns
Despite some great plays, the Jaguars just couldn’t seem to get it together
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What the heck was that?
Fine with the Jaguars calling a play there. Lawrence absolutely can not throw it to that option. Just bad football.
The Jaguars get into Ravens territory and just forget how to play football
The Jaguars finished the half with four straight possessions in scoring position and scored NOTHING
Doug Pederson was the guy crying behind a smiling mask meme during the interview after the end-of-half sequence. Man was in hell lol
The Jaguars moved into field goal range on 4 of their 5 first-half possessions.
The Jaguars have 0 points.
No team self-sabotages in the red zone like the Jaguars.
That sequence for the Jags as the clock runs out: pic.twitter.com/6s1g3yoX7f
Abysmal clock management
Those were the things that Jaguars HC Doug Pederson said are costing them games:
False start by Evan Engram.
Drop by Parker Washington.
Trevor Lawrence just dropped the ball.
All unforced errors.
