📈 Jaguars Deep Pass Attack
The Jaguars have won 4 games in a row and 5 of their last 6 games and as a result have moved into sole possession of first place in the AFC South. Over their recent winning streak, QB Trevor Lawrence has unlocked the team’s deep pass attack, posting a 13.1 average depth of target since Week 11, best in the NFL.
“[The deep passing] has been huge, huge,” Jags HC Liam Coen said after the Week 14 game. “When you can attack every blade of grass, it releases something and is something that, ultimately, we want to be able to do.”
In the Jaguars’ Week 14 win against the Colts, Lawrence completed passes of 26, 29, 30, 37 and 39 yards. WRs Brian Thomas Jr., a Pro Bowler in 2024, and Jakobi Meyers, traded from the Raiders earlier this season, each reeled in multiple grabs of 15-plus yards.
Since Week 12, Lawrence has had 18 completions of 20-plus yards, No. 3 in the league, and had 3 tosses of 40-plus yards. And overall, that recent success has resulted in a scoring uptick — 30.3 points per game since the Jags’ Week 8 bye.
📉 Third Downs
The Jets struggled on third down in their Week 14 loss to the Dolphins, 34-10, converting once on 12 attempts. It was a disappointing result for HC Aaron Glenn, who believes the group has improved as of late, and took a step back last Sunday.
“This game was definitely disappointing,” Glenn said postgame. “Really hard to try to put this in words. The only thing that I can say, I didn’t have these guys ready to play and that was obvious by the way that we went out there and played.”
In the 3 games prior to Sunday’s defeat, the Jets offense was 19 of 41 on third down, good for No. 4 in the NFL over that span.