Hot Jaguars Send Jets to Fourth Straight Loss

Trevor Lawrence (16) of the Jacksonville Jaguars hands off to Travis Etienne Jr. (1) during the 1st half of the game against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. on Dec. 22, 2022. Dustin Satloff/Getty Images

Trevor Lawrence completed 20 of 31 passes for 229 yards and the Jacksonville Jaguars continued their late-season rise with a 19–3 victory over the New York Jets in windy and rainy conditions on Thursday night, Dec. 22, in East Rutherford, N.J.

Riley Patterson kicked four field goals and Evan Engram had seven receptions for 113 yards as Jacksonville (7–8) won its third straight game and fourth in its past five. Travis Etienne rushed for 83 yards to reach exactly 1,000 for the season and Lawrence added 51 on the ground.