JACKSONVILLE – The Jaguars emphatically reached an important goal Sunday.
They were just as emphatic that that means little compared to what happens next, with the playoffs at hand after clinching the division title.
“I’m not trying to take the foot off the pedal,” Foyesade Oluokun said.
Oluokun, the Jaguars’ middle linebacker and defensive captain, spoke in a celebrating locker room after a 41-7 victory over the Tennessee Titans at EverBank Stadium Sunday clinched their second AFC South title in four seasons. The T-Shirt he wore commemorated the title. A cap commemorating the title sat askew on his head, and teammates reiterated his message.
“People are always talking about, ‘What’s the ceiling of this team?”’ Jaguars defensive end Travon Walker said. “There’s no such thing as a ceiling. You always want to continue to rise to the occasion. This is the occasion we set for ourselves as a team.
“We’re just now getting started.”
Winning the South was cool. It’s not the ultimate cool.
“We know there’s more for us; it doesn’t stop here,” said Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who threw three touchdown passes – all in the first half – Sunday and who finished the season with a franchise-record 38 total touchdowns, 29 passing and nine rushing.
“It took us all this work to get here. Let’s not let it go to waste.”