The Jacksonville Jaguars‘ trip to London was supposed to be a fresh start. Instead, it ended with another frustrating loss – their second straight – and a lot of soul-searching.
The Jags fell 35-7 to the Los Angeles Rams at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, a defeat that exposed deeper issues than just missed tackles or dropped passes.
After the game, rookie sensation Travis Hunter didn’t sugarcoat it. The No. 2 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft was brutally honest about what’s gone wrong during Jacksonville‘s losing streak… one that the Florida franchise hopes to come out of really soon.
The hard truth, according to Travis
“We just have to do better,” Hunter said. “The most disciplined team wins. They just out-disciplined us. We have to be focused and locked in more. We have to be professional and do our best to be professional.” And that’s the hard cold truth.
Hunter went on to say that “self-inflicted mistakes” have been the biggest factor in back-to-back losses. “A lot of us didn’t do what coach taught us, and it came back to bite us,” he added. “We weren’t fully locked in and we have to do better on that part. We had a lot of self-inflicted wounds. We just have to continue to trust each other.”
It was a telling admission from one of the team’s most promising young players – and one that echoed the frustration inside the Jaguars‘ locker room. Head coach Liam Coen didn’t shy away from taking some of the blame himself, calling the situation “definitely frustrating.”
“Just like everybody else in there, you have to look inward first,” Coen said. “What am I doing as the head football coach that’s not clear right now? How am I communicating these things? How are we practicing these things? That’s what I’ve got to look at.”
The offense has gone badly
The Jaguars‘ offense, led by quarterback Trevor Lawrence, has sputtered badly in recent weeks – and Sunday was no different. Lawrence was sacked seven times, including once on the very first play of the game. The young quarterback admitted that he missed Hunter on an open route over the middle during that opening drive.
“It’s not like we didn’t have a good plan,” Lawrence said. “We just had some self-inflicted wounds. If we can clean that up and stay on schedule, we’ll be fine. But those slow starts are killing us.” Against a team as dangerous as the Rams, those early mistakes proved costly.
“When you get down 14 points right away because you start slow and have some three-and-outs, it’s tough sledding from there,” Lawrence added. “We have to find a way to start faster and just play ball.”
At 3-4, the Jaguars are at a crossroads. A team once viewed as a dark-horse contender in the AFC now finds itself searching for consistency and composure. Still, there’s optimism that the bye week comes at the perfect time.
Jacksonville now has a week to regroup before heading to Las Vegas to face the Raiders on November 2 at Allegiant Stadium – a crucial matchup that could define the direction of their season. If Hunter’s words are any indication, the message is clear: the Jaguars don’t need a new playbook or a miracle. They just need to get out of their own way.
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