Trevor Lawrence’s official debut opened with a sack and a fumble, hardly ever ever supreme but not overly pertaining to for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The No. 1 overall favor in the NFL draft rebounded, delivering a pair of impressive throws and considerably salvaging his first preseason sport — a 23-13 loss to the Cleveland Browns on Saturday night.
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Lawrence started over Gardner Minshew and done 6 of 9 passes for 71 yards in two series. An significant fragment for Jacksonville: the customary Clemson important person left TIAA Financial institution Subject wholesome. There needed to be some difficulty after Lawrence turned into as soon as sacked on the team’s first play.
“Obviously the first play’s not roughly what you wanted for a first play,” Lawrence acknowledged. “But after that I believed we did a excellent-attempting job.”
Lawrence turned into as soon as taken down again on his 2nd force but spoke back alongside with his most attention-grabbing throw: a 35-yarder to Marvin Jones on third down. That one, on the opposite hand, got right here after Lawrence held the ball formulation longer than quarterbacks most continuously gain away with in the NFL.
“All people reminding me it’s a ways a 20-sport season so a 19-sport season left,” first-Twelve months Jaguars coach Urban Meyer acknowledged. “Correct disappointed offensively. I invent not love tiresome offenses. … I invent not want to be undoubtedly the kind of tiresome, wallowing offenses. We will gain that mounted.”
Meyer lamented having excellent 120 yards of offense at halftime — Cleveland had 240 — and a failed fourth-down creep on Lawrence’s 2nd force.
Lawrence did not handbook Jacksonville to capabilities. The very most attention-grabbing takeaway turned into as soon as his offensive line, a customary unit that did not take care of Cleveland’s backups.
“Touching on? Yeah, all the pieces’s pertaining to,” Meyer acknowledged. “It be my job to be troubled.”
The Browns held out most of their starters, together with quarterback Baker Mayfield, working abet Slash Chubb, receivers Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham Jr., cornerback Denzel Ward, and defensive ends Myles Garrett and Jadeveon Clowney.
Meyer, furthermore making his NFL debut, countered by taking part in each starter except for receiver DJ Chark (finger) and left guard Andrew Norwell (elbow).
So what must were an aid for Jacksonville looked more love a mismatch. The Browns, broadly device of as a playoff contender after ending 11-5 closing season, dominated both traces of scrimmage and moved the ball up and down the field.
“That is a fragment of the approach,” Browns coach Kevin Stefanski acknowledged. “We focal level no doubt on the work, and I believed the fellows did a pleasant job competing available and now we rating obtained another one next week.”
They led 13-0 at halftime and will were up bigger had Stefanski known as for a chip-shot field goal from the 6-yard line. As a substitute, third-string quarterback Kyle Lauletta threw incomplete on a fourth-and-goal play.
Lauletta done 19 of 27 passes for 212 yards and two touchdowns in aid of 2nd-team QB Case Keenum.
Minshew turned into as soon as 4 of 8 for 47 yards, with an interception.
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STOLEN CATCH?
Jaguars tight end and fatherland hero Tim Tebow turned into as soon as cheered every time he stepped onto the field. He doubtlessly must rating had a reception, too. Minshew threw in Tebow’s course in the 2nd quarter, but newly signed receiver Tavon Austin stepped in entrance and caught the ball for a 23-yard waste. Tebow, undaunted, grew to become around and chanced on somebody to dam.
Tebow obtained another shot at a reception gradual in the game, but the ball obtained tipped on the line of scrimmage and almost about picked after Tebow obtained a hand on the wobbly dash.
INJURY UPDATE
Linebacker Mack Wilson, undoubtedly one of excellent three defensive starters on the field for Cleveland, damage a shoulder. Tight end Stephen Carlson left with a knee ache. Cornerback Kiondre Thomas turned into as soon as dominated out with a hamstring ache.
Jaguars cornerback Tre Herndon left the game in the first quarter with a knee ache. Security Andrew Wingard turned into as soon as dominated out with a concussion. Defensive lineman Daniel Ross left in the fourth duration with an ankle ache.
HENDERSON SHINES
Jaguars cornerback CJ Henderson, who overlooked unheard of time early in coaching camp attributable to COVID-19 and then sat out several more practices for deepest causes, turned into as soon as undoubtedly one of the most few intellectual spots for the dwelling team. Henderson had two dash breakups, together with one on a deep ball.
“I saw him invent a pair performs available,” Meyer acknowledged. “I am excellent liking the indisputable reality that he’s getting abet into sport form. … That COVID knocked the tooth out of him. … We now rating excellent obtained to gain him revved up and sport trip and sport form.”
SITTING OUT
The Browns dominated out 10 gamers beforehand attributable to ache, together with Garrett (hamstring) and safeties Grant Delpit (hamstring) and Ronnie Harrison (hamstring).
The Jaguars dominated out nine gamers, together with Chark, Norwell, receiver Phillip Dorsett and defensive lineman Taven Bryan.
UP NEXT
The Browns host the Contemporary York Giants on Aug. 22.
The Jaguars play at Contemporary Orleans on Aug. 23, a uncommon Monday night sport for Jacksonville.
