5 Biggest Takeaways From Jaguars Thrashing of Ravens
· Yahoo Sports
The Jacksonville Jaguars took care of business Thursday night, dominating the overmatched Baltimore Ravens 33-10 to improve to 6-2 on the season.
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As the rain poured down, the Jaguars cruised to an easy victory over a Ravens team that was without two-time MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson and his backup, Tyler Huntley.
Undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano, making his first NFL start, could do nothing against Jacksonville’s defense. He completed only 10 passes all night for a paltry 60 yards and threw two interceptions.
The Jaguars opened the game with an outstanding seven-play, 77-yard drive capped off by a one-yard touchdown run by Bhayshul Tuten.
The rout was on.
After Trevor Lawrence hit Parker Washington for a 50-yard touchdown with only 58 seconds left before halftime to make the score 17-3, the game stopped being competitive.
Fagnano threw his first INT only three plays into the third quarter. The Ravens' three other drives in the third quarter ended without a first down.
The start of the fourth quarter was even worse for Baltimore. Fagnano threw his second INT on the Ravens' first offensive snap of the quarter, leading to Cam Little’s fourth field goal of the game.
The Ravens fumbled the ensuing kickoff, leading to a Chris Rodriguez two-yard TD plunge on a direct snap.
Were it not for Jacksonville’s offense stalling on several drives and settling for field goals, the score would’ve been much uglier.
Here are my five biggest takeaways from the Jaguars’ thrashing of the Ravens.
5 Biggest Takeaways1. The Jaguars must make a trade to help the run defense: DaVon Hamilton’s absence was felt in a major way against Baltimore. After allowing a league-best 77.4 rushing yards per game over the first seven games, the Jaguars gave up 172 against the Ravens on Thursday night.
While they held Derrick Henry to 57 yards on 17 carries, backup Justice Hill ran for 85 yards on only nine attempts, including a 65-yard TD in the fourth quarter. Hill’s performance ended Jacksonville’s streak of 24 games without allowing a 75-yard rusher.
The NFL’s trade deadline is next Tuesday. The Jaguars must make a move and acquire one of the several defensive tackles available to help alleviate the loss of Hamilton.
2. Liam Coen makes sure his team is focused: For the second straight game, Jacksonville played an opponent who was at much less than full strength. The Jaguars could have gotten caught looking past the Ravens on Thursday, or the Colts last week, but Coen had his team completely focused.
The Jaguars won both games with a combined score of 75-17. Jacksonville is dominating lesser teams the way a Super Bowl-caliber team should.
3. Jakobi Meyers is invaluable: While other players on Jacksonville’s offense run hot or cold, Meyers’ consistency can always be counted on.
Against Baltimore, Meyers helped the offense get off to a quick start. His first catch, for 16 yards, set the Jaguars up at the one-yard line.
Meyers finished the game with a team-leading four catches and 65 receiving yards, all coming in the first half when the game’s outcome was still undecided.
4. The defense’s ability to get takeaways is special: Usually, when a defense has a season in which it forces a high number of turnovers, it evens out the following year.
That hasn’t been the case for Jacksonville. After creating 31 takeaways in 2025, the Jaguars’ defense continues to be a turnover-forcing machine.
Jacksonville’s defense notched three more takeaways against the Ravens on Thursday, raising its season total to 15. The Jaguars’ plus-9 turnover differential this season is the best in the NFL.
5. Brian Thomas Jr.’s time in Jacksonville likely ended with another dud: If you watched the game, you wouldn’t have noticed that BTJ even played.
Thomas was on the field for only 19 of the team’s 56 offensive snaps (34%). He failed to record a catch for the third time in four games and has only four receptions in Jacksonville’s last six contests.
For the season, BTJ has only 10 catches for 117 yards and two touchdowns. This was his last chance to show the team he shouldn't be traded. With the trade deadline approaching, he once again made zero impact.
The fact that Lawrence doesn’t even look his way proves just how far Thomas has fallen in Jacksonville.
It is in everyone’s best interest if BTJ got a fresh start somewhere else.