The 4-8 Jacksonville Jaguars are still alive in the AFC South race, and a 7-5 win over the Tennessee Titans this week would go a long way. However, Jacksonville’s starting quarterback is struggling with an injury.
Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson says Trevor Lawrence is out with a foot injury and is on day-to-day. His status for Sunday’s game against the Titans is uncertain. The former No. 1 overall pick was injured after taking a scary blow in the loss to the Detroit Lions last week that seemed to knock him out for the rest of the game. Lawrence turned around and awkwardly landed on his leg. Somehow, the Jaguars signalman was able to return to the game.
Lawrence is 4-8 as a Jaguars starter this season and is averaging 236.2 passing yards per game, which ranks him 14th in the NFL. He ranks 12th in touchdown throws (17) and 20th in interceptions (6). While Lawrence has shown marked improvement from his rookie season, the 2022 campaign has always been full of ups and downs. In Week 12 against the Baltimore Ravens, Lawrence completed over 78% of his passes for a season-high 321 yards and three touchdowns, and completed the game-winning two-point conversion late in the fourth quarter. . Last week against the Lions, however, he completed just 54.8 percent of his passes for 179 yards and a touchdown in a blowout 26-point loss.
Lawrence is 0-2 against the Titans in his career and threw one passing touchdown against five interceptions. If he were to miss this week, CJ Beathard would start in his place. Beathard is from Tennessee and played his high school prom in the Nashville suburb of Franklin.