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Jacksonville Jaguars offensive line has another horrific day in allowing seven sacks
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It's open season on Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence.
Lawrence was sacked seven times in the Jaguars' 35-7 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Oct. 19 at London's Wembley Stadium, the second game in a row in which he's been taken down seven times, matching a dubious career high.
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Before the Seattle Seahawks sacked Lawrence seven times last week, his worst day was five sacks in one game, which happened twice, in 2022 vs. Kansas City and 2023 against San Francisco .
The Jaguars' offensive line, which has two new starters this season in center Robert Hainsey and right guard Patrick Mekari , showed promise by allowing only three sacks in the first four games. They've allowed 17 sacks in the last three and the miracle is that Lawrence is still standing for post-game news conferences.
Oct 19, 2025; London, United Kingdom; Los Angeles Rams safety Quentin Lake (37) sacks Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) during the second half of an NFL International Series game at Wembley Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
"I'm going to have to watch it and really see exactly what happened in every drive and play," he said. "But I just think we have to start the games faster. I can only speak on my perspective. There are some plays that I got to make early to get us going, and it's routine stuff. I had Travis [Hunter] in the first play of the game open and just got to put it on him and move on and keep us in good situations instead of behind the chains."
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Rams sacked Trevor Lawrence in variety of ways
The Rams had sacks by outside linebackers, an inside linebacker, a hand-on-the-ground defensive end and a safety.
Outside backer Byron Young and inside linebacker Nate Landman had 1.5 sacks each and four other players had one each. Young moved into the NFL lead with 9.0 sacks.
They also came at Lawrence from different directions:
Outside linebacker Jared Verse beat left guard Ezra Cleveland on the first play of the game but Lawrence blamed himself after the game for not unloading the ball to an open Travis Hunter .
Landman got his solo sack and his split-sack with Young after first dropping into coverage, then chasing Lawrence down when other players flushed him from the pocket.
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Safety Quintin Lake blitzed from the left when left tackle Walker Little and Cleveland were busy double-teaming Verse.
Defensive end Larrell Murchison worked around tackle Ty Hamilton , who was occupying right tackle Anton Harrison and got to Lawrence when he stepped up in the pocket.
Verse's sack on the first play of the game and Young's solo sack were coverage sacks when all of Lawrence's receivers were covered and he was forced to scramble.
Two of the sacks came when tackle Cole Van Lanen was inserted into the game as an eligible receiver, and Verse beat him and Harrison on one play to flush Lawrence out of the pocket. Four of the seven sacks came on first down and on first down on the Jaguars' first three possessions, Lawrence was sacked by Verse, Mekari was hit with his fourth holding penalty of the season and Lawrence was sacked by Young.
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What can the Jaguars do during the bye week?
They can start by getting third-round rookie Wyatt Milum some snaps. Milum injured his knee during the preseason but hasn't appeared on the injury list the last two weeks and has been on the inactive list on game day the last four weeks. Milum was a tackle at West Virginia, was drafted as a guard but played both positions in training camp.
He came out of college with a reputation as a mauler and the Jaguars could use an offensive lineman with an edge. It's not like they're burning a redshirt year by playing him.
Van Lanen has shown versatility in the past. He played six offensive snaps against the Rams, four of them as an eligible receiver.
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Backup center Jonah Monheim , who played well in relief of Hainsey against Kansas City and Seattle, played all four line positions at USC, including 18 games at right tackle and 12 games at left tackle.
There doesn't appear to be immediate help from the practice squad from Ricky Lee, Sal Wormley or Jerome Cavin.
Jaguars general manager James Gladstone hasn't been hesitant to make in-season moves, as witnessed by his trade of cornerback Tyson Campbell and the release of safety Darnell Savage . Will Little, who has struggled this season and was a Trent Baalke draft pick, be on the move during the bye?
Coach Liam Coen said whatever process takes place, it will begin in the air over the Atlantic Ocean.
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"That will start on the flight home," he said. "That opportunity to watch the tape, flush the feeling in some ways, which won't go away for a little while, I'm sure. We've got to look at the self-scout in all three phases. We've got to look at personnel in all three phases, how we're utilizing it, how we aren't utilizing it, and where do we need to use guys more, use guys less. It's all going to get evaluated."
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence sacked seven times for second game in a row
