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Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff Writer
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence will miss his second consecutive game due to a left shoulder injury, coach Doug Pederson confirmed Wednesday morning.
Mac Jones will start against the Detroit Lions on Sunday. Pederson expressed optimism that Lawrence could return after the team’s Week 12 bye week.
“As you know,” Pederson said, “I’m cautious about injuries. We won’t put a player out there who isn’t 100 percent, so Lawrence will rest for another week.”
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Jones started last Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings, completing 14 of 22 passes for 111 yards. However, he also threw two interceptions and was sacked three times in the Vikings’ 12-7 victory at EverBank Stadium.
Lawrence suffered a sprained AC joint in his left (non-throwing) shoulder during the first half of the Jaguars’ 28-23 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on November 3. Despite the injury, he remained in the game against the Eagles. This will mark the third missed game for Lawrence since Jacksonville drafted him first overall in 2021.
This season, Lawrence has thrown for 2,004 yards and 11 touchdowns with six interceptions. His completion percentage of 61.3% is the second-lowest of his career. In 59 games with the Jaguars, Lawrence has recorded 13,774 passing yards and 69 touchdowns against 45 interceptions. He leads the NFL in total turnovers since entering the league (67), though he has shown significant improvement this season with seven.
This will be Jones’ second starting assignment since Week 12 of the 2023 season, when he completed 12 of 21 passes for 89 yards and two interceptions in the New England Patriots’ 10-7 loss to the New York Giants. He missed the Patriots’ final six games before being traded to Jacksonville for a sixth-round pick in the 2024 draft.
