What We Learned from Sunday’s 13 games

Nick Shook’s takeaways:

1. Jaguars squeeze life out of opposition. One week after a colossal collapse in Houston, Jacksonville refused to allow Los Angeles the same opportunity to climb back into the game in the second half. The Jaguars dominated time of possession Sunday, embarking on two lengthy, methodical scoring marches that included a combined total of 27 plays and ate up 16:28 of the 30 available second-half minutes. Each drive ended in a touchdown, building a lead that buried the Chargers and their largely lifeless offense. Jacksonville ran the ball effectively, splitting carries between Travis Etienne and Bhayshul Tuten for a total of 147 yards and three touchdowns on 34 attempts.Trevor Lawrence found a groove in the middle portion of the game, completing 6 of 7 third-quarter passes for 77 yards and finishing off the hot streak with a sharp timing throw to Tim Patrick for a decisive 28-6 lead early in the fourth quarter. The combined contributions across their offense powered the Jaguars through a dominant second half, taking a game that was very much undecided and definitively ending it with authority.
2. Pass protection is a glaring weakness for Chargers. After winning three straight and delivering an emphatic showing in their most recent contest, the Chargers could no longer dance around the fact they’re playing without both of their starting offensive tackles. Jacksonville, a team that brought a notably ineffective pass rushing unit to Sunday’s contest (ranking 32nd in sacks per pass attempt), posted a season-best QB pressure rate (50 percent), sacked Justin Herbert three times (including one hit that sent Herbert into the blue tent) and shut down the Chargers’ passing game, limiting Los Angeles to a dropback success rate of just 28.1%. Nothing worked for the Chargers offensively and much of it had to do with their inferiority in the trenches. In a cruel twist, one of Herbert’s few passes attempted with ample time to throw ended up sailing over the head of Ladd McConkey into the arms of safety Antonio Johnson , a perfectly painful capper to a dreadful afternoon for the Chargers.
3. Jacksonville bounces back with much-needed statement win. The Jaguars’ Week 10 loss carried the potential of possibly tanking their season because of the fashion in which they melted down, adding importance to their Week 11 performance. Their response was decisive. Jacksonville’s defense shut down the Chargers, limiting them to 135 total yards of offense, 3 of 12 on third down and forcing three three-and-outs, including two in the first half. Jacksonville held Herbert to a career-low 81 passing yards and a 44 passer rating, the second-worst rating of his largely stellar career. Of their eight meaningful offensive possessions (excluding end of half/game possessions), five ended in touchdowns. After three losses in their last four games had seemingly sent the Jaguars reeling, coach Liam Coen guided his team to an important victory that should inject confidence into a locker room that needed it.

Next Gen Stats insight from Chargers-Jaguars (via NFL Pro): The Jaguars finished with a QB pressure rate of 50, their highest of the 2025 season.

NFL Research: Entering Week 11, the Chargers led the NFL in average time of possession (33:35). On Sunday, they possessed the ball for just 22:05, their lowest mark of the season, including owning possession for just 1:54 in the third quarter, the third-lowest total in a quarter for any NFL team this season.