{"id":209938,"date":"2025-09-08T10:17:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T10:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/209938\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T10:17:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T10:17:41","slug":"how-jaguars-qb-trevor-lawrence-looked-in-week-1-vs-panthers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/209938\/","title":{"rendered":"How Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence looked in Week 1 vs. Panthers"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dirocco_michael.png&#038;h=80&#038;w=80&#038;scale=crop.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\"\/>\n<p>Michael DiRoccoSep 8, 2025, 06:00 AM ET<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"icon-font-after icon-close-solid-after\" href=\"#\">Close<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>Michael DiRocco is an NFL Nation reporter at ESPN and covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN and the Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner.<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>JACKSONVILLE, Fla. &#8212; It had been nine months since <a data-player-guid=\"76111495-d1d9-2333-170d-4206eebe673f\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4360310\/trevor-lawrence\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trevor Lawrence<\/a> played more than two drives in an NFL game, and the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"ca6fb778-cbf6-d9a3-3e93-01230335fcab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/jax\/jacksonville-jaguars\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> quarterback was a little rusty.<\/p>\n<p>But what Lawrence was happier about than playing in a regular-season game for the first time since Dec. 1 was the fact that he walked out of EverBank Stadium with a victory for the first time since Oct. 6.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s been a while,&#8221; Lawrence said after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/game\/_\/gameId\/401772828\/panthers-jaguars\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">26-10 victory<\/a> over the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"647c27bf-ab86-550e-5b83-91c29e73e4a9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/car\/carolina-panthers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carolina Panthers<\/a>. &#8220;It felt great. It&#8217;s fun being back out there. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fun to get a win. That was awesome.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t Lawrence&#8217;s best game, but considering the layoff, playing for his third head coach and another offensive system, and it being the first game since he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/46096920\/jacksonville-jaguars-qb-trevor-lawrence-travis-hunter-coach-liam-coen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">overhauled his footwork<\/a>, it was a solid day for the 2021 No. 1 overall pick.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I thought he had great communication,&#8221; Coen said. &#8220;We were in and out of the huddle. Had the one delay [penalty], but that was really a communication fault of us as coaches. I thought he handled things well. I thought he had not a great third quarter, to be honest. You know, we need to be more accurate and complete some of those balls when we have people open, but I thought overall, for his first start in a new system, he handled it really well.<\/p>\n<p>Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/p>\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He got us in and out of plays. He had to [change] a lot of plays, and he did it effectively and efficiently. I was proud of his leadership.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Coen said last week that one of the things he was curious about was how Lawrence would handle operating in what he called &#8220;the grey.&#8221; In other words, how would Lawrence react when the protection broke down, his receivers were covered, or he was confused by the coverage?<\/p>\n<p>The answer: Pretty well. Lawrence had four scrambles for 12 yards, two of which resulted in first downs &#8212; including a 4-yard run on third-and-3 from the Carolina 14-yard line to extend a drive that ended with his TD pass to tight end <a data-player-guid=\"995e925d-d49f-b23a-01a6-be059414d046\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4239944\/hunter-long\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hunter Long<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The scrambles are notable because his 2024 season ended on a scramble after a questionable hit by <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"595690b3-2161-4913-a7a7-814af2fd2621\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/hou\/houston-texans\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Houston Texans<\/a> linebacker <a data-player-guid=\"3ce75e87-2c6d-5a79-e349-2caa21b3cb07\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/3919117\/azeez-al-shaair\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Azeez Al-Shaair<\/a> last December.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Not really something I thought about, to be honest,&#8221; Lawrence said. &#8220;I think just using your legs is a weapon in this league, and you see the way the league is, especially now. It&#8217;s what you have to do. Defenses are good. They&#8217;re covering people up. It&#8217;s got to happen sometimes, and they don&#8217;t have that extra defender for the quarterback. Just finding a way to use my legs and be able to keep the drives alive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lawrence finished 19-for-31 for 178 yards and a touchdown with one interception, which came on a deep throw to <a data-player-guid=\"c39cf8be-f94e-3db4-9c3a-fcc72135a03f\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4685415\/travis-hunter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travis Hunter<\/a>. He also air-mailed a ball to a wide-open <a data-player-guid=\"f7b37472-30a8-395c-8ade-5462fbda15d4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4432773\/brian-thomas-jr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brian Thomas Jr<\/a>. and was penalized for intentional grounding on another throw.<\/p>\n<p>Catch up on NFL Week 1<img decoding=\"async\" data-lazyload=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ranking_32_nfl_teams_1296x518.png\" class=\"round lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/46139954\/nfl-week-1-2025-season-questions-takeaways-lessons-stats-recap-every-game\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Takeaways, questions from all games \u00bb<\/a><br \/>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/46138257\/nfl-week-1-overreactions-surprises-takeaways-chiefs-jaxson-dart-packers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Graziano: Overreacting to Week 1 \u00bb<\/a><br \/>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/scoreboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Full Week 1 scoreboard \u00bb<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Jaguars offense rolled up 378 yards, including 200 on the ground (137 by <a data-player-guid=\"199fffca-dda8-1e70-55f5-bbbfa0823e33\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4239996\/travis-etienne-jr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travis Etienne Jr<\/a>.), the most rushing yards since they ran for 243 against the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"582d14eb-da61-e505-cc40-d972a1b60ed1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/ind\/indianapolis-colts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Indianapolis Colts<\/a> in Week 6 in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The next test comes next week at the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"75b8623b-8926-b411-0476-3d3602b78523\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/cin\/cincinnati-bengals\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> against QB <a data-player-guid=\"e6957db5-5b2e-a82d-c788-d889115d9772\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/3915511\/joe-burrow\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Burrow<\/a> and receivers <a data-player-guid=\"f9be91fa-7d8d-811b-6452-b14d1a1feb2c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4362628\/jamarr-chase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ja&#8217;Marr Chase<\/a> and <a data-player-guid=\"f6207352-946a-a75a-aff5-28f316536d4d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4239993\/tee-higgins\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tee Higgins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s a lot to clean up,&#8221; Lawrence said. &#8220;I think operationally wasn&#8217;t terrible, but some of the penalties obviously we have to clean up. I thought a couple of times we&#8217;re getting to the line a little slow and getting a little bit behind the play clock &#8230; That starts with me just getting the call in quick and getting the guys at the line of scrimmage and &#8230; having that sense of urgency.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Just too many penalties in general, but hey, found a way to get a win. Found the end zone a couple of times and were able to score points, and our defense played great and [the offense] ran the ball great. Did a lot of good things today, and we won, most importantly.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Michael DiRoccoSep 8, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close Michael DiRocco is an NFL Nation reporter at ESPN and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":209939,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5136],"tags":[5229,3188,723,7310,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-209938","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-fl","10":"tag-florida","11":"tag-jacksonville","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-united-states-of-america","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","16":"tag-us","17":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115168165484072193","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=209938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209938\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/209939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=209938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=209938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}