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The Jacksonville Jaguars fell short in the postseason with Sunday’s 27-24 home loss to Buffalo, snapping an eight-game win streak that dated back to early November.
In Liam Coen’s first season at the helm, the Jags turned a four-win squad into a 13-victory AFC South champion. In the wake of postseason disappointment, quarterback Trevor Lawrence believes the turnaround isn’t just a blip on the radar for a franchise that hasn’t had back-to-back playoff appearances since the turn of the millennium.
“There’s no guaranteed success, but I do feel like this is sustainable, the things that we’re doing,” Lawrence said, via the team’s official transcript. “I know offensively and defensively, both sides of the ball had a hell of a year when it got down to the end, where we finished, and the growth that we had.”
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The Jaguars flipped from a bottom-third team on offense and defense in 2024 to top 10 in points scored and points allowed in 2025 under Coen’s leadership. Their late-season surge, which included double-digit wins over playoff teams — Chargers, Broncos — underscores the positive trajectory in the feisty Jags.
“I know what we’re doing offensively,” Lawrence said. “I feel like I’ve got a complete ownership of it and mastered it as the year went on, have a lot of confidence in that. The players, coaches, like I said. So I do feel like it’s sustainable. But you have to earn it every year. It’s not just going to happen. I guess that’s the best way to put it.”
The Jags outgained Buffalo, 359 to 340, on Sunday, but two Lawrence interceptions, a pivotal early fourth-down failure and an inability to stop Josh Allen late doomed Jacksonville.
Heading into Coen’s second season, the arrow points up in Jacksonville, but the players understand winning isn’t a given.