How Jaguars' Aggressiveness is Paying Off This Season

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That's been one of the key areas of improvement for the Jacksonville Jaguars this season. In their last three games, this team is leading the league in first-half points, averaging 25.7 before intermission. They're also tops in the NFL in first-quarter scoring in their last three outings, with 11.7 points per game in the first period.

Against the New York Jets, the Jacksonville Jaguars won the coin toss and elected to receive. They would go on to march 72 yards in nine plays to find the end zone on their first drive, giving them the momentum they needed to control the contest from the jump. That forced their opponent to be overly aggressive on the response drive, with the defense forcing a turnover on downs to get the ball back with great field position. In turn, the offense cashed in with another touchdown, building upon the confidence they needed to complete the 48-20 blowout. Jacksonville media asked Head Coach Liam Coen about his recent penchant for fielding his offense first:

"Sometimes that decision comes down to weather and stuff like that. You're going through that process. But for us offensively, the mindset was to start fast and to continue on the trajectory of some of the previous weeks of good execution and guys bringing some juice early, getting us some confidence early. And that showed up again yesterday that way."

"I was proud of the way that they went out and executed on that first drive, mixed in a little tempo as well, which I thought they handled well, and something we wanted to do a little bit against those guys yesterday. And so, Trevor [Lawrence] had great command of what we were trying to get accomplished on that first drive. And starting fast is definitely something that we want to be able to do.”