JACKSONVILLE (Interstat) — Trevor Lawrence threw four touchdown passes and the Jacksonville Jaguars opened the season with a 34-10 victory over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla., in front of 41,156. Jacksonville improved to 1-0. Cleveland fell to 0-1.

Lawrence, a 6-foot-6, 213-pound quarterback from Cartersville, Ga., completed 18 of 23 passes for 245 yards and four touchdowns, and he ran twice for 3 yards. Washington, a 5-foot-10, 212-pound receiver from Sugar Land, Texas, caught five passes for 83 yards and one touchdown. Meyers, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound receiver from Lithonia, Ga., had two receptions for 40 yards and one touchdown and added one run for 2 yards. Strange, a 6-foot-3, 247-pound tight end from Parkersburg, W.Va., caught two passes for 23 yards and one touchdown. Cameron had two receptions for 20 yards, one kick return for 23 yards and one touchdown. Thomas, a 6-foot-4, 205-pound receiver from Walker, La., caught three passes for 40 yards. Boerkircher had one reception for 9 yards. Hunter, a 6-foot-1, 185-pound receiver from Suwanee, Ga., ran once for 3 yards, caught one pass for 8 yards and made one tackle. Rodriguez, a 5-foot-11, 224-pound running back from McDonough, Ga., ran six times for 23 yards. Tuten, a 5-foot-9, 209-pound running back from Paulsboro, N.J., ran 15 times for 66 yards and caught one pass for 22 yards. Little, a 6-foot-1, 172-pound kicker from Moore, Okla., made both of his field goal attempts, from 47 and 40 yards. Cooke, a 6-foot-5, 230-pound punter from Darbun, Miss., punted twice for 108 yards. Mullens, a 6-foot-1, 187-pound quarterback from Hoover, Ala., did not record a statistic for Jacksonville.

Watson, a 6-foot-2, 215-pound quarterback from Gainesville, Ga., completed 16 of 22 passes for 205 yards and one touchdown, and he ran six times for 38 yards. Boston caught two passes for 59 yards and one touchdown. Judkins, a 5-foot-11, 221-pound running back from Pike Road, Ala., ran 12 times for 33 yards and caught two passes for 17 yards. Concepcion ran three times for 15 yards, caught four passes for 43 yards and returned one punt for 10 yards. Sanders, a 6-foot, 230-pound running back from Rockledge, Fla., ran once for 1 yard, caught three passes for 25 yards and returned three kickoffs for 130 yards. Jeudy, a 6-foot-1, 193-pound receiver from Deerfield Beach, Fla., caught two passes for 26 yards. Fannin, a 6-foot-4, 241-pound tight end from Canton, Ohio, had two receptions for 21 yards. Whiteheart, a 6-foot-4, 250-pound tight end from Winston-Salem, N.C., caught one pass for 14 yards. Szmyt made a 26-yard field goal.

Jacksonville’s defense produced pressure throughout. Miller, a 6-foot, 221-pound linebacker from Lakeland, Fla., recorded 10 tackles and one sack. Hines-Allen, a 6-foot-5, 262-pound linebacker from Montclair, N.J., had five tackles and 1.5 sacks. Walker, a 6-foot-5, 275-pound linebacker from Thomaston, Ga., added two tackles and 1.5 sacks. Combs, a 6-foot-3, 228-pound linebacker from Evansville, Ind., had four tackles and one sack. Oluokun, a 6-foot-2, 229-pound linebacker from Saint Louis, Mo., made four tackles and intercepted a pass. Ransaw had six tackles. Brown, a 6-foot, 190-pound cornerback from Ashdown, Ark., made five tackles. Johnson, a 6-foot-3, 195-pound safety from East Saint Louis, Ill., had four tackles. Lewis, a 5-foot-10, 195-pound cornerback from Detroit, and Tavai, a 6-foot-2, 246-pound linebacker from Inglewood, Calif., each had three tackles. Hamilton, a 6-foot-4, 320-pound tackle from Pickerington, Ohio, Striggow, a 6-foot-5, 255-pound defensive end from Long Lake, Minn., Armstead, a 6-foot-7, 290-pound defensive end from Sacramento, Calif., and Murray, a 5-foot-11, 199-pound safety from Milwaukee, each had two tackles. Gardeck had two tackles. Regis, Orhorhoro, Matiscik and Dickerson each had one tackle. Orhorhoro is a 6-foot-4, 294-pound tackle from Lagos, Nigeria. Matiscik is a 6-foot, 235-pound long snapper from McKinney, Texas. Dickerson is a 6-foot-5, 292-pound tackle from San Mateo, Calif. Morris, a 6-foot-2, 252-pound tight end from Richmond, Texas, also recorded one tackle.

Cleveland’s defense was led by Schwesinger, a 6-foot-3, 242-pound linebacker from Moorpark, Calif., who made 10 tackles. Hickman, a 6-foot-1, 209-pound safety from South Orange, N.J., had eight tackles. Campbell, a 6-foot-1, 195-pound cornerback from Plantation, Fla., had seven tackles. Graham, a 6-foot-4, 315-pound tackle from Anaheim, Calif., made five tackles and one sack. Ward, a 5-foot-11, 190-pound cornerback from Macedonia, Ohio, had five tackles. Quincy Williams, a 5-foot-11, 225-pound linebacker from Birmingham, Ala., Jared Verse, a 6-foot-4, 260-pound linebacker from Dayton, Ohio, and Sam Williams, a 6-foot-4, 261-pound defensive end from Montgomery, Ala., each had four tackles. Delpit, a 6-foot-3, 208-pound safety from Houston, finished with three tackles.

Jacksonville struck first in the opening quarter. Lawrence connected with Washington on a deep right pass for a 30-yard touchdown at the 8:11 mark. Later in the first quarter, Lawrence found Cameron on a short middle pass for a 4-yard touchdown, and Little’s extra point made it 14-0. In the second quarter, Little made a 47-yard field goal at 9:09. Lawrence then threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Strange with 6:18 left in the half. The Jaguars carried a 24-0 lead into halftime.

In the third quarter, Lawrence threw a deep left pass to Meyers for a 32-yard touchdown at 12:08. Cleveland got on the board when Szmyt made a 26-yard field goal with 8:31 remaining in the quarter. Little answered with a 40-yard field goal at 1:48, pushing Jacksonville’s lead to 34-3. Cleveland added a fourth-quarter touchdown when Watson connected with Boston. The Browns’ final points came on that score after Szmyt’s field goal.

Jacksonville’s win came in its home opener. The Jaguars will visit Denver on Sunday, Sept. 20. Jacksonville hosts New England on Sept. 27, visits Cincinnati on Oct. 4, hosts Philadelphia on Oct. 11, hosts Houston on Oct. 18, hosts Indianapolis on Nov. 1, visits Baltimore on Thursday, Nov. 5, visits Tennessee on Nov. 15, visits the New York Giants on Nov. 22 and hosts Tennessee on Nov. 29.

Cleveland will visit Tampa Bay on Sunday, Sept. 20. The Browns host Carolina on Sept. 27, host Pittsburgh on Thursday, Oct. 1, visit the New York Jets on Oct. 11, host Baltimore on Oct. 18, visit Tennessee on Oct. 25, visit Pittsburgh on Nov. 1, visit New Orleans on Nov. 8, host Houston on Nov. 15 and host Las Vegas on Nov. 29.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Jacksonville 29, Cleveland 23. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Jacksonville with an 89.9 percent probability to win. Cleveland had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +8.5. The total score of 44 went under the over/under line of 39.5.