Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence is reportedly in place to maintain his consecutive video games streak alive. Lawrence was questionable for Sunday’s sport towards the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after being positioned into the concussion protocol this week, however in line with a report from ESPN on Saturday, he cleared the protocol and is in line to start out.
Will probably be Lawrence’s forty ninth consecutive begin within the NFL, a streak that may tie him with Kansas Metropolis Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes for the second-longest lively streak within the NFL. They each path Buffalo Payments quarterback Josh Allen, who has began 85 consecutive video games.
Lawrence has been injured on three separate events and has had an particularly dangerous run of damage luck over the previous couple of weeks. After struggling a high-ankle sprain three weeks in the past that eliminated him from a Thursday night time time beyond regulation loss to the Cincinnati Bengals within the fourth quarter, he suffered a concussion in Sunday’s loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
None of these accidents, nonetheless, have been sufficient to maintain him out of the lineup. He has by no means missed a sport in his NFL profession.
Lawrence has taken a small step backward this season, throwing for 3,525 yards, 18 touchdowns and 10 interceptions whereas finishing 65.9 % of his passes.
The Jaguars will want Lawrence to play properly as they attempt to maintain on to the highest spot within the AFC South.
A couple of weeks in the past the Jaguars appeared to have a snug lead on the division, leaping out to a 6-2 report going into their bye week. Since then the Jaguars have gone simply 2-4 (together with their present three-game shedding streak) and enter the weekend in a three-way tie with Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts. Not solely is the division now in some doubt, however a playoff spot is now not a assure.
The Jaguars entered the season with large expectations after profitable the AFC South and a playoff sport a 12 months in the past, particularly after including vast receiver Calvin Ridley to their lineup. They nonetheless have a robust roster, however they should end sturdy with what seems to be a really favorable schedule. They don’t play a staff with a profitable report the remainder of the way in which, going through Carolina and Tennessee after Sunday’s sport towards Tampa Bay.
