Lawrence Breaks Jaguars TD Record as Jacksonville Clinches AFC South

Jacksonville closed the 2025 regular season with a 41-7 rout of the Tennessee Titans at EverBank Stadium, clinching the AFC South and guaranteeing a home playoff game. Trevor Lawrence threw three touchdown passes in the victory and eclipsed the Jaguars’ single-season franchise record for touchdown passes, a milestone that capped an eight-game winning streak and a 13-4 finish.

Lawrence’s performance punctuated a season-long late surge. The quarterback’s consistency over the closing weeks has been central to Jacksonville’s ascent, and his three-touchdown day featured a seven-yard scoring strike to tight end Brenton Strange in the second quarter. Special teams also swung momentum: kicker Cam Little connected on a 67-yard field goal, a rare and momentum-shifting make that energized the crowd and highlighted depth beyond the offensive unit. The team’s game-ball mentions included Lawrence along with wide receiver Parker Washington and safety Antonio Johnson for standout contributions in Week 18.

The victory completed a remarkable turnaround for a franchise that won just four games in 2024. Under Liam Coen in his first season as head coach, Jacksonville’s offense and identity have tightened into a balanced, aggressive unit that finishes drives and protects leads. Coen’s system maximized Lawrence’s arm talent while leveraging complementary weapons, improved protection and a defense that increasingly created opportunities. The result is Jacksonville’s first division title since 2022 and only the third AFC South crown in the franchise’s 26-year history.

Beyond the scoreboard, the win carries tangible postseason and business consequences. Clinching a home playoff game brings an economic boost to downtown Jacksonville through ticket sales, corporate hospitality and hospitality spending by traveling fans. National visibility from a high-profile finish enhances the Jaguars’ marketability and strengthens the commercial value of Lawrence, whose continued development elevates the franchise’s branding and sponsorship potential. The outcome also reshaped the AFC picture, solidifying at least a top-three seed scenario for Jacksonville and helping to lock a wild-card berth for the Houston Texans.

The margin of victory was striking in a rivalry that has been uneven historically; coverage noted this as the most lopsided result in series history, a fact that deepens regional competitive narratives with Tennessee and Houston. For Jacksonville’s fan base, the eight-game streak has delivered renewed civic pride and a sense that the franchise is building sustainable success rather than a one-year spike.

The Jaguars enter the playoffs as one of the hottest teams in the league, but postseason football will test whether the late-season cohesion can withstand the heightened strategic pressure. For now, Lawrence’s record-setting season and Coen’s coaching debut have realigned expectations in Jacksonville, creating both competitive opportunity on the field and a broader commercial momentum that the franchise will aim to sustain into the postseason. Note: while most box scores and coverage list the final as 41-7, a single syndicated line briefly showed 41-10; the consensus and official reports confirm the 41-7 final.