The last time that Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence played a good, winning game of American football was in Week 12 of last season. That day, he engineered a 24-21 win over the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium, a win that drove the Jaguars record to a rock solid 8-3...
The last time that Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence played a good, winning game of American football was in Week 12 of last season. That day, he engineered a 24-21 win over the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium, a win that drove the Jaguars record to a rock solid 8-3 at that time. As we all know by now, the Texans would eventually catch and surpass the Jags last season, winning the AFC South with a 10-7 record.
As for Lawrence, other than signing a $275 million contract in the offseason, his football life has been a nightmare since then, going 0-8 as a starter, coughing up a divisional lead in the standings in an historic choke, and regressing as a passer. The Houston Texans knew on Sunday that they could NOT allow NRG Stadium to be a safe haven for Lawrence, and allow him to get well as a QB.
Ultimately, the final result on the scoreboard indicated Texans success toward that endeavor, as the Texans defeated the Jaguars 24-20, thanks to a last minute TD drive by C.J. Stroud. The win, though, like the other three Texans games this season, had some disturbing layers to it, especially considering the Buffalo Bills are coming to town next weekend.Hey, it's not very often that Murray cracks this article, on either side, winners or losers.
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