Cardinals 31, Jaguars 19
Q. Not an ideal, obviously, game, four turnovers for you. Where do you go from here?
TREVOR LAWRENCE: Yeah, I mean, nothing changes. Gosh, I'm sick. I feel like we should have won that game. But yeah, nothing changes. I thought we got a lot better today, and you could tell there were some sparks. We made some plays. Collectively, the defense, gosh, they played great, especially against the weapons over there that the Cardinals have. You can't have for any more out of that.
Same thing, just got to be more consistent. That pick six killed us, obviously. That's all on me. Got to just be smart and eat it, throw the ball away right there.
Trying to think what else. It's all there, though. Like you see, we're getting better, but it's frustrating because we've got to finish these games. We need to win these. Last two weeks I really felt like we could have won these past two games, and those were two really good teams we played.
We got everything we need, which is great, but it makes it more frustrating because we've just got to finish the game.
Hats off to the Cardinals. They did a really good job. Second half on defense, mixing things up, got some pressure, did a really good job. No, there was things to build on, and we fought -- same thing, we fought to the very end, and it sucks losing, especially that way. But we're going to get better.
Q. Third loss in a row and you're on a short week getting ready for Cincinnati. In this case does it actually help that you have a game so quick for the turnaround that you can't dwell on a loss like this one?
TREVOR LAWRENCE: It is what it is. We're not going to dwell. This team has been great about just going back to work. It doesn't really matter -- if you think about it, it doesn't matter if you win or lose the game, you've still got another game next week. If you win, you've got to go back to work and get ready to play again. If you lose, same thing. The team has been great about that. I'm not worried about that at all. The biggest thing is getting our guys healthy. I don't know what that looks like right now. Everyone seems to be feeling okay, but just getting healthy because we only have three full days before we play. That'll be big, just resting up, getting healthy and going and trying to get a win next week. We feel good about where we're at. We're making a ton of progress, and a lot of people don't want to hear that, and I don't want to hear that, either. I wish we would have won tonight, or today, and we should have, I think. But it's all about what you do and how you execute, and we didn't finish the game.
We're close. We're getting there. But we're ready to go back to work and get ready for Cincinnati.
Q. On the pick six, did you realize as soon as you threw it that it was one of those, oh, no?
TREVOR LAWRENCE: So that was a -- we had a trick play there, and I kind of had a guy in my face, so I threw it off my back foot, and I really didn't see the corner fall off on it there, but I kind of saw him as the ball was coming down. Just got a good decision. But yeah, I didn't really see the guy there. I thought we had our tight end, Jake, open, but like I said, it was off my back foot, didn't help, and then got to just throw it away if a guy is close and protect that. Defense has been playing great, and just give them seven points there, which makes it tough.
Q. As a follow-up, what did Urban say to you after the game just now?
TREVOR LAWRENCE: Man, we just talked, and we said to each other, we've got each other's back. We're in it together. Like I said, we're getting better. I don't have any doubt about this team. Nothing has changed for me. It's not going back to the drawing board, it it's not any of that. It's just about going back to work, and we're going to win some of these games, so nothing has changed.
Q. From an offensive standpoint you were able to run the ball more today, better today, as well. How much of a factor was that in you as an offense getting into a little bit more of a rhythm there in the third quarter, and then after that the trouble came back up, so was it simply a matter of just not running the ball enough as the game went on?
TREVOR LAWRENCE: No, I thought Coach Bev called a great game. Like I said, there was a few plays, like the one -- the interception early, I mean, just a fluke, tip, goes to him, like a crazy play. That's just unlucky. That's going to happen sometimes. We were in the red zone, should have had some points there. Then later we were in the red zone again, Jay Rob was coming across to try to pick up a guy on a blitz and hit my elbow, like fumble, stuff like that that usually doesn't happen and won't happen a lot, just happened today.
That was unfortunate. You've got to come back from those, though.
And then I thought the play calling was great. Coach Bev did a great job mixing everything up, the tempo, run game, pass game. But like I said, I thought we played really complementary football in the first half. The defense played great all day, and then in the second half, like I said, the pick six hurt us, and then you get down a little bit and then we had -- I can't remember if we had a three-and-out or ended up punting or what the next drive, but then we ended up getting down 12 with six minutes left, got the ball back, we were driving and then had that fumble on probably like the 20-yard line, going in to score. That would have made it a five-point game if we would have scored. Then we give our defense a chance, they get a stop and we get the ball back with a minute 30, two minutes left and we've got a chance.
That's just how it goes sometimes, though. Defense made a great play. That happens. We've just got to keep playing complementary. I thought we did a way better job today than we did the past two weeks, though. We're making strides.
Q. How do you assess yourself through these first three games kind of looking back at it? We just heard Coach say that you love Jacksonville, you want to see this city win. Just what you can say about the city itself, maybe some words to the fans and how you assess yourself.
TREVOR LAWRENCE: Yeah, I mean, this thing is going in the right direction for sure. I feel like if -- definitely if you're involved with this team, you know it. We all know it. We all believe it. We've got a bunch of great guys in that locker room, great coaches, and this city has been amazing. Just hang in there. It's going to come. We all believe in it. We're putting the work in, and it's going to come, sooner rather than later. A lot of bright days are ahead, so I would just say -- but thank the fans -- I thank you guys for -- the stadium was packed. When Ag ran that kickback, the field goal back, it erupted. It was awesome. We're going to get there. We'll get there.
Q. I think the stat is in your first three games as a rookie it's like you, Peyton, Troy Aikman, Blake Bortles with two or more turnovers in each of those games. I know your sophomore year at Clemson you kind of had a similar stretch there. Do you drawback on that experience right now or are you just flushing all of this and saying it's just circumstance, like you said, that the ball just bounced that way, in regards to having so many picks?
TREVOR LAWRENCE: Yes and so. There was the one bad decision. Can't happen. I had one today that turned into a pick six. Just can't do that.
The other ones, ball security in the pocket on the last play of the game that they ended up stripping, that's one I can learn from. You learn from all of them, but you can't let it change the way you play. As far as making better decisions, that does need to change for sure, but I've got to be the same guy. I still have to go play. I can't play timid, and not take any shots or chances.
I feel like I'm learning a lot. I thought honestly besides the one pick on the flea flicker play, I thought my decisions were great. I thought we moved the ball, we executed well. I thought I was a lot more accurate today than I was the past two games, and I thought the receivers did a great job making plays.
Q. How would you evaluate your confidence where it stands right now?
TREVOR LAWRENCE: I'm the same person. Like I said, that's not going to change. I think that's part of the reason why I'm here. I'm going to be the same person every day. That's not going to change, and it's not changing in the locker room, either. We're going to be all right.
Q. Are you getting questions from friends, family about your confidence, about your mindset at all, and how do you answer those, if they're asking you?
TREVOR LAWRENCE: Yeah, people check in, like family and friends, make sure I'm doing good. Obviously it's like -- this has been different than the rest of my career has gone, but I just tell them, we're good. It's like, people on the outside typically don't really understand what's in the locker room. The guys we have. I feel good about who we've got, and I know this is the third loss in a row, but I know we're heading in the right direction. I'm not worried.
The best thing is that the team just keeps going back to work, which is cool. No one is coming in on Monday like, damn, we lost again. Like let's go, let's go win the next one. It's cool to be a part of.
Nothing is going to change for me. Like I said, I'll always be the same guy, and we'll get this thing turned around.
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