JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Trevor Lawrence spun and rolled left to avoid pressure, squared his shoulders as much as possible with a defender in his face, then heaved the football 50 yards toward the sideline.
It looked like a potential throwaway.
It was actually a perfectly placed pass to Parker Washington, who was sprinting across the field.
The Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback smiled and shrugged his shoulders toward his team’s sideline — an acknowledgement that it was the second time in as many weeks he turned a busted play into a big gain — and moved on. There really wasn’t much else to say as the best performance of Lawrence’s five-year NFL career unfolded against the New York Jets.
Lawrence finished with 330 passing yards, five touchdowns and a career-high 136.7 passer rating while also running for 51 yards and a score. Three days later, Lawrence was named the AFC’s offensive player of the week.