The Jaguars (8-8) continued its hot streak by taking down the Texans (2-13-1) 31-3 in a blow-out victory. The team will not prep for Tennessee in Week 18.
Those two sets of plays encapsulate the Jaguars as of right now. A team that is clicking and firing on all cylinders for all three phases of the franchise. The team that lost five in a row, four by single digits, has now won four in a row, with three being in the blow-out or dominating variety.
The game wasn't great for the Jaguars' offense, either. The team mustered just 181 total passing yards and 169 rushing yards, including 108 rushing yards for Etienne. Still, they won.Narratives were made prior to this week's contest about the team resting starters, and that the game was meaningless. "If we didn't win these games, we wouldn't be in a position to do this next week. For us that pressure or whatever you want to call it has been there, and we've responded great to it," Jaguars quarterback Lawrence said in postgame.
"So just being on both sides of it makes it real special to me because I've seen what it can do to a season and that didn't happen here."
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