Week 13 QB Index: Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence Keeps Pace After Performance vs. Texans
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence is getting hot at the right time for the second year in a row.
A year after Lawrence finished the 2022 season as one of the top quarterbacks in football, Lawrence has again caught fire in the final months of a season. The latest example came in last week's 24-21 win over the Houston Texans, with Lawrence playing arguably the biggest role in the most important game of the Jaguars' season thus far.
Lawrence completed 23 passes on 38 attempts for 364 yards with one touchdown and one rushing touchdown. Lawrence has thrown the most passing yards in a single game against the Texans in franchise history, passing QB Chad Henne (354) in Week 11 of the 2012 season. Additionally, Lawrence recorded the second-most single-game passing yards in his career with 364.
As a result, it is little surprise that Lawrence is rising in NFL.com's QB index, with Lawrence leaping one spot this week.
"Sunday made it two straight weeks in which Lawrence flourished. He finished with a decent passing line against Houston -- 23 of 38, 364 yards, one touchdown and one interception -- but he’s receiving positive marks from me because of how he responded to his biggest mistake of the afternoon. After an errant pass resulted in an interception and a go-ahead touchdown for the Texans on the ensuing drive, Lawrence stared adversity in the face and told it to return to its hotel room, leading an explosive (and penalty-aided) eight-play, 75-yard scoring drive powered by a 45-yard connection with Calvin Ridley. That drive swung the game in Jacksonville’s favor, and it wouldn’t have happened without Lawrence, who is hitting his stride at the perfect time," NFL.com said.
“He really has. He’s been taking care of the football, it was an unfortunate play yesterday, but he’s been taking care of the ball the last couple of weeks. Honestly, there’s still some room," Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson said on Monday.
"You watch the film and there’s still room to grow and improve and really anticipate certain things. What I’ve been most impressed with is how he’s just leading the football team in Houston. He’s made some big throws on third down, big throw to Calvin [Ridley] for the touchdown and the two-point conversion. Great throw to Calvin, it was just off his fingertips in the back of the endzone. He’s just continuing to make impressive throws and continues to grow.”
Here is where we will track Lawrence's rank in the QB Index each week:
Week 1: 7
Week 2: 5
Week 3: 6
Week 4: 11
Week 5: 18
Week 6: 11
Week 7: 8
Week 8: 7
Week 9: 8
Week 10: 8
Week 11: 10
Week 12: 8
Week 13: 7
