Jaguars Offense Review: Record-setting scoring fueled turnaround

For the first time since 2017, my statistical review of the Jacksonville Jaguars’ offense from the 2025 season:

Table of Contents

In the rankings

The Jaguars’ offensive rankings after four points of the regular season:

Game 4: 10th in yards (348.5), tied for 16th in points (24.0).

Game 8: 14th in yards (338.9), 21st in points (22.0).

Game 12: 19th in yards (326.0), 11th in points (24.3).

Final regular season: 11th in yards (337.4), sixth in points (27.9).

High yardage game: 438 in the Week 14 win over the New York Jets.

Low yardage game: 213 in the Week 10 loss at Houston.

High scoring game: 48 in the win over the Jets (48-20).

Low scoring game: Seven in the Week 7 loss to the Los Angeles Rams (35-7).

Notes: The Jaguars improved from 25th last year in yards (308.2) to 11th and from 28th in scoring (18.8 points per game) to sixth. … The second-highest yardage total was 400 in the Week 2 loss at Cincinnati. … The Jaguars were 4-1 when gaining at least 370 yards. … The sixth-place finish in scoring was the team’s highest since 2017 (fifth) and only the ninth top-10 finish in franchise history.

Playing time (1,206 snaps)

QB: Trevor Lawrence 1,170 and Nick Mullens 36.

RB: Travis Etienne 721, LeQuint Allen, Jr. 270, Bhayshul Tuten 231, Tank Bigsby 14 and Deejay Dallas 10.

WR: Parker Washington 712, Brian Thomas, Jr. 704, Jakobi Meyers 417, Dyami Brown 356, Tim Patrick 351, Travis Hunter 324, Austin Trammell 81 and Tim Jones 20.

TE: Brenton Strange 640, Johnny Mundt 402, Hunter Long 258 and Quintin Morris 220.

OL: Ezra Cleveland 1,059, Anton Harrison 973, Walker Little 969, Robert Hainsey 950, Patrick Mekari 871, Cole Van Lanen 632, Jonah Monheim 207, Chuma Edoga 99 and Wyatt Milum 96.

Notes: Lawrence played every snap in 13 of the 18 games; he exited early in five blowout wins. … Cleveland played every offensive snap in 14 of 17 games. … Etienne had the most running back snaps in every game. … Thomas played at 75% of the snaps in 11 of his 15 games. … Brown played only 29 snaps from Weeks 13-19. … By game, Hunter’s offensive percentage was 64%, 59%, 53%, 56%, 67%, 78% and 87%. … Meyers’ highest percentage was 96% in the Buffalo playoff game. … Strange played at least 80% of the snaps in five of the last seven games. … Lawrence was the only player on offense to start all 18 games.

Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Parker Washington (11) scores a touchdown against Tennessee Titans safety Sanoussi Kane (42) during the first quarter of an NFL football matchup at EverBank Stadium, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, in Jacksonville, Fla. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]

Making big plays

Any rush of at least 12 yards and completion of 16 yards is determined as an “explosive” play:

The Jaguars had 125 explosive plays in 18 regular season/playoff games (88 passes and 37 rushes) for an average of 6.9 per game. The high total was 11 in the Week 17 win at Indianapolis (eight passes/three rushes). The low total was three in the Week 4 win at San Francisco (one pass/two rushes).

The Jaguars were 10-3 in games in which they had the explosive play advantage, losing at Cincinnati (Week 2, 7-5), to the Los Angeles Rams (Week 7, 9-4) in London and to the Buffalo Bills in the playoffs (9-4).

Explosive rushes: The top two players were running back Travis Etienne (17) and quarterback Trevor Lawrence (eight). The longest rush of the year was Etienne’s 71-yard gain against Carolina in Week 1. Etienne was the only Jaguars player with a rush of longer than 21 yards. The high explosive rushing game was six against Buffalo in the playoffs and the low game was none in the Week 3 win over Houston and Week 6 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.

Explosive receptions: The top players were receivers Parker Washington (25) and Brian Thomas, Jr. (18), tight end Brenton Strange (14) and receivers Jakobi Meyers (eight), Travis Hunter (six) and Tim Patrick (five). The longest completion of the year was 63 yards by Washington in Week 16 win at Denver. The high total was nine in the Week 15 win over the Jets and the low total was one in the win at San Francisco.

Scoring story

In 18 games, the Jaguars totaled 498 points for a 27.6-point average. The offense scored 22 rushing touchdowns, 32 passing touchdowns and 31 field goals. Their 474 points were a regular-season franchise record. In the regular season, their plus-138 point differential was fourth-best.

The average length of quarterback Trevor Lawrence’s 32 touchdown passes was 12.0 yards. The longest was 45 yards to running back Travis Etienne against the Jets.

The average length of the Jaguars’ 22 rushing touchdowns was 8.1 yards. The longest was 48 yards by Etienne in the win at San Francisco.

The Jaguars’ non-offense touchdowns were punt returns of 87 (at San Francisco) and 73 (loss at Houston) yards by Parker Washington, linebacker Devin Lloyd’s 99-yard interception return (Week 5 win over Kansas City), safety Antonio Johnson’s 58-yard interception return (Week 18 win over Tennessee) and defensive end Josh Hines-Allen’s safety (Week 15 win over Indianapolis).

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – JANUARY 04: Trevor Lawrence #16 of the Jacksonville Jaguars throws a pass against the Tennessee Titans during the second quarter at EverBank Stadium on January 04, 2026 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images)

Quarterback file

Distance of touchdown passes by Trevor Lawrence (including playoffs): 6, 9, 8, 11, 4, 3, 21, 26, 34, 7, 1, 15, 10, 9, 3, 21, 14, 7, 4, 20, 8, 45, 16, 12, 3, 10, 23, 7, 5, 2, 6 and 14 yards.

Where Lawrence ranked in the regular season …

Attempts: 560 (sixth).

Completions: 341 (seventh).

Passing yards: 4,007 (sixth).

Completion percentage: 60.9% (22nd).

Touchdowns: 29 (fifth).

Interceptions: 12 (fifth-most).

Passer rating: 91.0 (16th).

Completions of at least 20 yards: 57 (tied fifth).

Completions of at least 40 yards: sixth (tied 17th).

Sacked: 41 (Jaguars allowed 13th-most sacks).

Notes: Lawrence’s high yardage game 330 yards in the Week 15 win over the New York Jets and low yardage game was 153 in the Week 11 win over the Los Angeles Chargers. … Including the playoffs, the Jaguars were 7-3 when Lawrence threw an interception. … After not reaching a 100 passer rating in the first 11 games, Lawrence had five games of at least 105.4 in the last six regular-season games. … Lawrence’s low rating was 56.5 in the Week 3 win over Houston. … Lawrence had nine multi-touchdown games. … The Jaguars ranked 12th in passing yards per game (22.3) and 11th in yards per pass play (6.71). … Lawrence’s 38 total regular-season touchdowns ranked third behind the Rams’ Matthew Stafford (46) and Buffalo’s Josh Allen (38).

Dropped passes

The Times-Union booked the Jaguars for 24 dropped passes (1.3 per game). They had 20 drops in the first nine games, but only four in the final nine games.

Top five in individual drops: Brian Thomas, Jr. 8, Parker Washington 3, Travis Etienne 3, Johnny Mundt 2 and Dyami Brown 2.

Notes: The highest drop total was six in the Week 3 win over Houston and the Jaguars had no drops in five games. … During their seven-game winning streak to close the regular season, the Jaguars had only four total drops.

Pass protection

The Times-Union charted games with a “disruption” total, the sum of sacks, knockdowns and pressures. The Jaguars were booked with 42 sacks, 45 knockdowns and 129 pressures for a total of 216 disruptions (12.0 per game).

Most disruptions: 29 in the loss to the Rams (seven sacks, six knockdowns and 16 pressures).

Fewest disruptions: None in the win at San Francisco.

Most sacks allowed (game): Seven apiece in the loss to Seattle and the loss to the Rams.

Fewest sacks allowed (game): None in wins over Carolina, San Francisco, the Chargers, the Jets and the first Indianapolis game.

Sacks by down: First down — 11; second down — 15; third down — 15; and fourth down — 1.

Sacks by number of pass rushers: Three rushers — 4; four rushers — 25; five rushers — 11; and six rushers — two.

Individual breakdown (top five): Sacks allowed — Walker Little 9, coverage sacks 6, unblocked rushers 4, team allowed 4 and Anton Harrison 3 1/2. … Knockdowns allowed – Little and Ezra Cleveland 9 1/2 apiece, unblocked rushers 9, Cole Van Lanen 5 1/2 and Patrick Mekari 5. … Pressures allowed — Unblocked rusher 34, Little 20 1/2, Cleveland 13, Mekari 12 1/2 and Harrison 9 1/2.

Notes: The Jaguars allowed 13 sacks in less than 3.0 seconds. … Quarterback Trevor Lawrence was booked for being responsible for two sacks. … Center Robert Hainsey allowed 14 1/2 total disruptions. … Van Lanen was booked for only 1 1/2 sacks.

Jacksonville Jaguars running back Travis Etienne Jr. (1) scores a rushing touchdown during the second quarter of an NFL football game at EverBank Stadium, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]

Run-game recap

The Jaguars’ run-game rankings in the regular season …

Rushing yards: 1,956 (20th).

Percentage of rushing plays: 44.7% (14th).

Rushing attempts: 489 (eighth).

Yards per attempt: 4.0 (27th).

Rushing touchdowns: 22 (tied fourth).

Rushes of at least 10 yards: 48 (tied for 17th).

Rushes of at least 20 yards: 9 (tied for 18th).

Individual leaders: Carries — Travis Etienne 260. Yards — Etienne 1,107. Touchdowns — Trevor Lawrence 9.

Run blocking: The Times-Union chart a “bad” run play as a gain of 1 yard or fewer, but not 1-yard gains that result in a first down or touchdown. The Jaguars had 112 “bad” run plays (6.2 average) with a high of 11 in the first Indianapolis game and at Denver and a low of two against Seattle. An unblocked player was responsible for 26 1/2 “bad” run plays, followed by Anton Harrison 13, Walker Little 9, Cole Van Lanen 7, Robert Hainsey 7 and Ezra Cleveland 6.

Notes: Etienne had two 100-yard games (143 in Week 1 win over Carolina and 124 in the Week 4 win at San Francisco) and two 20-carry games (22 in the Week 9 win at Las Vegas and 20 in the 14 win over Indianapolis). … The Jaguars were 4-1 when Etienne scored a rushing touchdown. … Lawrence’s high rushing game was 54 yards in the Week 5 win over Kansas City (also his high carry game of 10). The Jaguars were 6-0 when Lawrence scored a rushing touchdown. … The Jaguars were 6-1 when they rushed for at least 125 yards (the lone loss was Buffalo) and 5-0 when they had at least 30 rushing attempts.

Protecting the football

A year after their 24 giveaways tied for seventh-most in the NFL, the Jaguars reduced their regular-season total to 18 (tied for 13th-fewest). They had 20 turnovers in 18 games.

Turnovers by player: Trevor Lawrence 17 (14 interceptions/3 fumbles) and one lost fumble apiece by Bhayshul Tuten, Jakobi Meyers and Dyami Brown.

The Jaguars had at least one giveaway in 12 games. In their six games without a giveaway, they were 4-2.

Their season-high for giveaways was four in the Week 12 win at Arizona.

In the regular season, the Jaguars were plus-13 in turnover differential (third-best in the league). When winning the turnover differential, they were 8-1 (only loss was Week 2 at Cincinnati).

The Jaguars gave up 64 points off their giveaways.

On third down

The Jaguars ranked 19th in third down conversion rate (39.2%) during the regular season. Including the playoff loss to Buffalo, the Jaguars were at 39.8% (90 of 226).

Best game: 56.3% (9 of 16 in the Week 9 win at Las Vegas).

Worst game: 20% (3 of 15 in the Week 7 loss to the Rams).

3 or fewer yards to go: 34 of 60 (56.7%).

4-7 yards to go: 35 of 77 (45.5%).

8 or more yards to go: 21 of 89 (23.6%).

Notes: The most third-down plays was in Week 6 loss to Seattle and the loss to the Rams (16). … The most third-down conversions was in the Las Vegas game (nine). … The longest conversion was a third-and-16 (19-yard catch by Brian Thomas, Jr.). … When converting at least 50% on third down, the Jaguars went 5-1 (the only loss was to Buffalo).

Flags flying

The Jaguars’ 128 regular-season penalties were tied for third-most in the league and their 1,080 yards were third-most. Including the playoffs, that total was 130 penalties for 1,090 yards.

Most common penalty on offense (regular season/playoffs): False start 27 and holding 23.

Individual leaders on offense: Patrick Mekari 8, Walker Little 9, Trevor Lawrence 7, Anton Harrison 6, Robert Hainsey 5, Brenton Strange 5.

Individual leaders in drawn penalties by offensive players: Parker Washington 7 and Lawrence 6.

Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Jakobi Meyers (3) celebrates his touchdown with quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) and wide receiver Austin Trammell (81) during the first quarter of an NFL football game at EverBank Stadium, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]

In the red zone

In the regular season, the Jaguars ranked 10th in red zone touchdown percentage (61.8%, 42 of 68). In all games, they scored 45 touchdowns in 72 trips (62.5%). In the regular season, the Jaguars ranked second in red zone possessions. The Jaguars had only one game with no red zone snaps (loss to Seattle).

Red zone rushing touchdowns (20): Trevor Lawrence 9, Travis Etienne 5, Bhayshul Tuten 5 and Brian Thomas, Jr. 1.

Red zone receiving touchdowns (25): Etienne 5, Parker Washington 5, Jakobi Meyers 3, Hunter Long 2, Tuten 2, Tim Patrick 2, Thomas 2, Brenton Strange 2, Quintin Morris 1, Dyami Brown 1.

Scoreless red zone possessions (12): Turnover on downs 6, interceptions 4 and fumble 2.

Best red zone game: 5 of 6 in the win over the Chargers.

Worst red zone game: 2 of 5 vs. Carolina and the second Indianapolis game.

Drive engineering

Not counting end-of-half/end-of-game kneel-down drives, the Jaguars had 199 offensive possessions in 18 games and had 54 touchdowns and 31 field goals.

Three-and-outs: 41. The single-game high was five in the Week 13 win at Tennessee. The fewest was none in the Week 11 win over the Chargers.

10-play drives: 33. The single-game high was four in the Week 7 loss to the Rams. The fewest was one in eight games.

75-yard drives: 17. The single-game high was two apiece in the Week 16 win at Denver and Week 18 win over Tennessee. The fewest was none in three games.

Five-minute drives: 31. The single-game high was five in the Week 9 win over Las Vegas. The fewest were none in two games.

Longest drive (plays): 17 plays in the win at Las Vegas.

Longest drive (yards): 97 yards in the Week 12 win at Arizona.

Longest drive (time): 10:27 in the win at Las Vegas.

Average time of possession (regular season): 31:27 (fifth).

Contact O’Halloran at rohalloran@gannett.com

This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jaguars Offense: Record-setting scoring season fueled turnaround

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