Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence scrambles in opposition to the Tennessee Titans final Saturday.
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Jacksonville surged into the playoffs by successful seven of its ultimate 9 video games.
During that stretch, Trevor Lawrence was the NFL’s highest-rated quarterback whereas throwing for 15 touchdowns with solely two interceptions. He has misplaced fumbles in three of the final 4 video games, turnovers typically a major statistic in crucial video games.
The Chargers, as with the Jaguars, are plus-five in turnover margin. Lawrence threw for 262 yards and three touchdowns when these groups met in late September. That day, Jacksonville scored 38 factors, essentially the most the Chargers yielded in a sport through the common season.
After 4 consecutive weeks of strong play, the Chargers melted down defensively final weekend at Denver. They should hope the stink of that efficiency doesn’t linger.
The Jaguars’ high rusher is Travis Etienne Jr., who reached 1,125 yards through the common season.
The Chargers have struggled to cease the run all season and are probably to surrender extra actual property on the bottom on this sport. Their finest wager is perhaps attempting to duplicate their exhibiting in opposition to Miami in Week 14, when the Chargers met the Dolphins’ velocity with physicality and befuddled quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.