Trevor Lawrence experienced a dramatic, game-ending moment in the final seconds against the Kansas City Chiefs when he fell twice on a pivotal 1st-and-goal play—a moment he called confusing and revealed he initially thought about just stopping the clock.
“It was panic, sheer panic on the ground trying to [get up],” Lawrence told ESPN. “We didn’t have any timeouts, I got stepped on coming out. I was like, ‘I gotta get up.’ And I was just going to throw it out of bounds to stop the clock.”
The quarterback revealed that the ensuing chaos was overwhelming: “Yeah, we had a good goal line play that we liked off a little play action, but never got to see it because I was going down as I came out of the center, so I’m just panicked honestly because I was trying to get up to get the ball out of my hands.”
Lawrence Admits Double Fall Was “Funny”
The sequence of falling, tripping, and falling again even struck Lawrence as funny in hindsight. He explained the desperation to score vs the Chiefs caused the confusion: “Whatever I could do to just get up as fast as possible, and I ended up tripping again. I’m sure it looks pretty funny on the tape. Yeah, what a crazy finish.”
Getting them near the goal line was a crucial 33-yard completion to WR Brian Thomas Jr., a play Lawrence praised: “Yeah, it was awesome. I think for both of us, just continuing to develop that chemistry, and it’s good to see in big time moments us connecting and making plays.”
Jaguars Must Play Clean
Regarding the issues with the clock and penalties, the Jaguars head coach praised the win but acknowledged the team’s need for improvement. “We won today, tonight. It’s a huge moment for our team, for our organization,” the coach said before adding that the team still needs to refine its execution: “We have yet to play clean for 60 minutes. Not that you always play 100 percent clean, but we did cut down on some of the penalties.”