Mile High Report
Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars are playing incredible football.
The Jaguars currently sit at 10-4 and are on a five-game winning streak. Jacksonville has a legitimate shot at winning the AFC South. The Jags enter Week 16 at the top of their divisional standings.
Up next for Lawrence and Jacksonville is the best team in the AFC and the NFL in the Denver Broncos (12-2). This Sunday is a real test for both teams and has the potential to be a great game. Just don’t tell the NFL, since literally no one outside of the Rocky Mountain region will be able to watch it.
FanDuel Sportsbook has the Broncos as the -3.5-point home favorite. The total currently sits at over/under 46.5 points, with a lean towards the over at -120.
We go “behind enemy lines” to get a feel for the Jaguars heading into Week 16 with Gus Logue from Big Cat Country to preview Sunday’s game. For those interested, here are my answers to Gus’s 5 Broncos questions.
Gus: Vibes are through the roof in Duval County. Trevor Lawrence is finally looking like the guy who was compared to Andrew Luck and John Elway as a college prospect, and Liam Coen seems to have the juice to be both a playcalling whiz and top NFL head coach. I’m sure Jaguars fans have enjoyed the race for the playoff’s No 1. seed, but so long as the team doesn’t lose its first-place spot in the division, they’re sure to be thrilled with the final regular-season standings.
Gus: His stretch in the back half of 2022 comes close, but yes, this is the best Lawrence has played in the NFL. After his 6 total touchdown performance last week, Travis Etienne said, “I don’t think I’ve ever seen Trev like this, and we won a national championship together.” Jacksonville has ripped off five straight wins since its Week 10 collapse in Houston. In that span, Lawrence leads the league in passing touchdowns (13) and ranks in the top three in yards per attempt (8.6), average depth of throw (8.0), big-time throw rate (8.0%), passer rating (107.0), and PFF passing grade (90.0). He’s slingin’ it.
The Jaguars’ depth chart might not be quite championship caliber, but its new coaching staff is getting the most out of every player. Stars like Lawrence, Etienne, and Josh Hines-Allen are having career-best seasons, while young defenders like Devin Lloyd, Antonio Johnson, and Montaric Brown are starting to shine. Even former backups like Cole Van Lanen, Robert Hainsey, and Andrew Wingard have been instrumental as glue guys. Jacksonville is largely 10-4 because they have a coaching staff that “gets it” — look out for defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile as a 2027 head coach candidate...
