JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Interstat) — The Jacksonville Jaguars, fueled by a near-flawless performance from quarterback Trevor Lawrence and a dominant second quarter, overwhelmed the New York Jets 48 to 20 on Sunday at EverBank Stadium, solidifying their playoff positioning while deepening the misery of the visiting Jets.

A crowd of 60,815 watched as the Jaguars, now 10-4, methodically dismantled a Jets team that fell to 3-11, scoring on six consecutive first-half possessions to turn an early deficit into a commanding lead that was never challenged.

The most important part of the game unfolded in the second quarter, a period of complete Jacksonville control that transformed a competitive 14-14 tie into a 31-17 halftime rout. After the Jets had tied the game late in the first quarter on a Brady Cook touchdown pass to Adonai Mitchell, the Jaguars responded with 17 unanswered points before the break, a surge that broke the game open.

The decisive stretch began with Lawrence engineering a 10-play, 80-yard drive capped by a 16-yard touchdown pass to running back Bhayshul Tuten, giving Jacksonville a 21-14 lead. Following a stalled Jets drive that ended with a Nick Folk field goal, Lawrence went back to work with precision in the two-minute drill. He efficiently moved the Jaguars 60 yards in just over a minute, setting up a 33-yard Cam Little field goal as time expired in the half to extend the lead to 24-17.

The knockout blow came on the ensuing Jets possession. On the first play after the kickoff, Cook’s pass intended for Mitchell was intercepted by Jaguars cornerback Montaric Brown at the New York 47. With 1:07 remaining, Lawrence needed only three plays to find the end zone again, connecting with Travis Etienne on a 20-yard scoring strike with 21 seconds left. The 10-point swing—from a potential Jets drive to tie or cut the deficit to a sudden 31-17 Jacksonville lead—captured the afternoon’s theme of Jaguars opportunism and Jets self-destruction.

Lawrence was surgical, completing 22 of 32 passes for 312 yards and four touchdowns without an interception, adding 61 rushing yards and another score on the ground. He spread the ball effectively, with Jakobi Meyers catching five passes for 71 yards, Brian Thomas Jr. hauling in four for 66 yards and a touchdown, and Parker Washington adding three for 53 yards. Etienne was a dual threat, scoring twice, once through the air and once on the ground.

The Jets, meanwhile, could not sustain any consistency. Cook, under constant pressure, completed 30 of 49 passes for 278 yards with one touchdown and three critical interceptions. The running game was inert, managing just 60 yards on 28 carries. Mitchell was a bright spot with six catches for 58 yards and a touchdown, and Isaiah Williams added six receptions for 53 yards, but the offense repeatedly stalled in Jacksonville territory, settling for field goals when touchdowns were needed.

Jacksonville’s defense, while yielding yards between the 20s, was stifling in key moments. Beyond Brown’s interception, safeties Antonio Johnson and Ventrell Miller also picked off Cook passes. The unit recorded three sacks, shared by Dennis Gardeck, Eric Murray and BJ Green II, and consistently disrupted the Jets’ timing. Linebacker Foyesade Oluokun and safety Malachi Moore of the Jets tied for a game-high eight tackles apiece in a busy day for the New York defense.

The second half served as a formality. The Jets opened the third quarter with another Folk field goal to cut the lead to 31-20, but Lawrence answered with a crisp 8-yard touchdown pass to Etienne to push the lead back to 38-20. After a Little field goal made it 41-20, the Jets found the end zone early in the fourth on a 24-yard Isaiah Davis run, but any fleeting hope was extinguished just 32 seconds later when Lawrence hit Etienne for a 45-yard touchdown on a screen pass, the final score of the day at 48-27.

The victory keeps Jacksonville firmly in the AFC playoff hunt, tied atop the AFC South, while the Jets’ season continues to spiral, having lost eight of their last nine games. Jacksonville outgained New York 488 yards to 338 and won the turnover battle 3-0, a formula that led to the lopsided final score that exceeded Interstat’s projection of a 31-22 Jaguars win. The teams’ combined 68 points easily surpassed the over/under line of 40.5.

The Jaguars will look to maintain their momentum next Sunday on the road against the Denver Broncos. The Jets, their season long since lost, will travel to face the New Orleans Saints.