

Go cut it loose,’ and we just kept working with him. “I empowered even more and loved on him more and just said, ‘Dude, you’re our guy, and I don’t want you to look over your shoulder. “After that (Denver) game, he and I had a conversation, and I wanted him to understand that he’s our guy and we have full confidence in him – go out there and be you, cut it loose, have fun, don’t hold back,” Pederson said. With Lawrence leading the turnaround after that game, the Jags went 7-2 over the rest of the regular season, ultimately winning the AFC South title and making the playoffs, where they overcame a 27-0 deficit in the wild card round to beat the Los Angeles Chargers before falling to the eventual Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in the divisional round. 30, which dropped the Jaguars to 2-6 after five straight losses. Lawrence threw two interceptions in a loss to the Denver Broncos on Oct. 1 overall draft pick passed for 15 touchdowns with only two picks over the final nine games of the regular season. Pederson credited Lawrence in the Jaguars’ turning point.Īfter throwing for only 10 touchdowns with six interceptions over the first eight games of the 2022 regular season, the former Clemson quarterback and 2021 No. Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson joined NBC Sports’ Mike Florio and Chris Simms to explain what mentality he came into Jacksonville with, how the Jags overcame a tough stretch, Trevor Lawrence’s development and more.
