JACKSONVILLE – He started hot and finished that way, too.
From start to finish – and pretty much all points in between – Sunday was Trevor Lawrence‘s day, with the Jaguars’ fifth-year quarterback turning in perhaps his best performance to date as he continues one of the best stretches of his career.
“I feel great, feel confident,” Lawrence said following the Jaguars’ 48-20 victory over the New York Jets at EverBank Stadium Sunday, with Jaguars Head Coach Liam Coen calling the game “one of his (Lawrence’s) better performances that I’ve seen.”
“He’s playing at a high level right now,” Coen said.
Here’s what “high level” looked like for Lawrence Sunday:
A career-high 5 passing touchdowns.
One rushing touchdown.
A career-high passer rating, 138.7.
“He’s just out there on fire,” running back Travis Etienne Jr. said, with Lawrence saying following the game, “This is as confident as I’ve felt.”
Etienne, Lawrence’s NFL teammate since the Jaguars selected both players in Round 1 of the 2021 NFL Draft and teammates at Clemson University before that, called Lawrence “locked in.”
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen Trev like this,” Etienne said.
Lawrence on Sunday completed 20 of 32 passes for a season-high 330 yards and 5 touchdowns with 0 interceptions. He also rushed for a 15-yard first-quarter touchdown, throwing 3 touchdown passes to Etienne, 1 to running back Bhayshul Tuten and 1 to wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr.