“We’re going full steam ahead,” a Jaguars official told ESPN of the team’s approach to the Texans. “Everybody’s ready, everybody’s playing.”
Jacksonville wants to continue building on its winning culture and changed attitudes, and despite questionable injury designations, resting players will help the franchise meet those goals. I am not thinking.
That means key players like quarterback Trevor Lawrence (toe) and linebacker Travon Walker (ankle) have been the number one overall picks in the last two drafts.
Jacksonville has other ulterior motives to match the shift in mindset. A win on Sunday would give the Jaguars (7-8) a run for their first consecutive road title since 2013, and a win in his final two games could put him above the .500 mark for the season. will also be
Jacksonville’s approach contrasts with the Titans (7-9), who rested certain players during Thursday night’s loss to the Cowboys. The Titans figured Thursday night’s game wasn’t really relevant to their postseason hopes, and that the final game of the regular season was most important, so they were prepping for last week’s game.
But the Jaguars, who are on a three-game winning streak and have won five of their last seven games, will take the opposite approach on Sunday to maintain momentum and continue building their “winning culture.”