The Jacksonville Jaguars introduced on Wednesday that quarterback Trevor Lawrence (left shoulder harm) will miss his second consecutive recreation on Sunday, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson additionally confirmed that Mac Jones will get the beginning on Sunday towards the Detroit Lions earlier than the crew heads into its Week 12 bye.
Lawrence suffered a sprained AC joint in his non-throwing shoulder in the course of the Jaguars’ loss to the Eagles on Nov. 3. Whereas Lawrence performed the remainder of the sport, Sunday will mark his second straight week on the sidelines and solely the third recreation he has missed in his profession.
This season has been inconsistent for the previous No. 1 total draft select of Clemson. Whereas Lawrence has handed for two,004 yards and 11 TDs, his completion proportion has been worse than 60 % 5 occasions. Lawrence has additionally thrown six interceptions and been sacked 18 occasions.
Despite the struggles, Lawrence’s QBR (61.8) remains to be greater than in every of his first three seasons within the league. In Lawrence’s final three begins, Jacksonville has appeared higher with a win over the Patriots and one-score losses to the 6-3 Inexperienced Bay Packers and the 7-2 Philadelphia Eagles.
For Jones, this will likely be his second begin with the Jaguars since he was traded from New England. Whereas the Jaguars protection stored the Vikings out of the tip zone in Jones’ first begin of the season, the offense couldn’t maintain its personal, producing seven factors all the recreation. Jones turned the ball over thrice within the shedding effort.
An space the Jaguars have struggled in has been third-down conversions. As a crew, Jacksonville has transformed 33 % of its third downs, which ranks twenty ninth within the league, per TeamRankings. Whatever the quarterback, the Jaguars have to get higher on third all the way down to have any shot of contending for wins.
With the crew’s bye week looming in Week 12, Lawrence could have an additional week to get well earlier than Jacksonville heads right into a stretch of 4 division video games in its remaining six contests of the season.
