Through 13 weeks of ball, the Jacksonville Jaguars are one of the NFL’s great paradoxes. When they’re right — when Trevor Lawrence is operating in rhythm, when the offense is on schedule, when matchups are manipulated, and the field is stretched horizontally and vertically — they look like a top-tier contender capable of beating anyone.
But when they’re not, when Lawrence’s mechanics get scattered, or his reads get rushed, the offense can fall into maddening lulls that make Jacksonville look disconnected and inconsistent. And looking forward, for the Jaguars to make a real run in January, that rollercoaster has to flatten.