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GameDay Notebook: Jacksonville Jaguars Open Season with Win Over Browns

JACKSONVILLE (www,jaxsportsday.com) –  With the season opening win against Cleveland, Jacksonville has won nine consecutive regular season games. That is the second-longest win streak in franchise history and the second-longest active streak in the NFL. The Jaguars own a +177 point differential during the streak, the best scoring margin over a nine-game span in franchise history.

Dating back to Week 13 of 2025, Jacksonville has held its opponents to under 20 points in seven consecutive regular season games, tied for the second-longest such streak in franchise history. That is also tied for the longest active streak in the NFL.

With 34 points, Jacksonville has scored at least 20 points in 11 straight games, The longest active streak in the NFL and the longest such streak in franchise history.

The Jaguars move to 5-0 in Week 1 the AFC North and possess a +78 scoring margin. The Jaguars are 13-8 all-time against the Browns and own a +142 point margin, their highest against any single opponent. Jacksonville’s .619 winning percentage vs. Cleveland is the highest against any one team.

With four passing touchdowns today, QB Trevor Lawrence (102) has reached 100 touchdown passes in his career. Lawrence became the fourth player in NFL history to have at least 100 passing and 20 rushing touchdowns prior to his 27th birthday.

With three touchdown passes in the first half Lawrence has thrown for three first-half touchdowns in three of his last five games. No other NFL QB has more than one such game in that span. Lawrence posted a 150.4 passer rating, marking a career high. He has posted a passer rating of at least 100.0 for the sixth time in his last seven starts, the most such games in that span.

Parker Washington led the Jaguars with five receptions for 83 yards and a touchdown. Washington’s 430 receiving yards over his last four regular season games are the second most in the NFL (since Week 16 of 2025). Washington has scored in three of his last four games.
With his 14-yard TD reception in the second quarter, Brenton Strange reached 1,000 career receiving yards. Strange is the sixth TE to record 1,000-plus receiving yards with the Jaguars.

With 40 receiving yards today, Brian Thomas Jr. has surpassed 2,000 career receiving yards. He is the second youngest player in franchise history to reach the milestone.

DE Josh Hines-Allen and Travon Walker have combined for 9.5 sacks in season openers. Since Walker entered the NFL in 2022, it’s the second most by any pair of teammates in that span.

It marked the 11th game that Hines-Allen and Walker have each recorded at least 1.0 sack, tied for the most such games by a duo in franchise history. Hines-Allen recorded one forced fumble, the 11th of his career. It marks the second most in franchise history (Yannick Ngakoue – 14). Hines-Allen is just the sixth Jaguar in franchise history to have a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and at least partial sack in a first half.

Walker is one of six players in the NFL since 2000 to record a sack in four of his first five season openers and the first to do so since DE Micah Parsons. Since 2022, Walker’s 5.5 Week 1 sacks are tied-third in the NFL, trailing only DE Myles Garrett and LB T.J. Watt (6.0).

Foyesade Oluokun recorded an interception in the first quarter giving him nine in his career and an interception in back-to-back season openers.

Cam Little converted both of his field goal attempts today (40, 47), bringing his consecutive made field goals streak to 22, the longest active regular season streak in the NFL.

JAGUARS STAT GAME LEADERS
Passing
T. Lawrence 18/23, 245 yards, 4 TDs, 150.6 passer rating
Rushing
B. Tuten: 15 att, 66 yards
A. Abdullah 4 att, 32 yards
Receiving
P. Washington: 5 rec, 83 yards, 1 TD
B. Thomas Jr. 3 rec, 40 yards
J. Meyers 2 rec, 40 yards, 1 TD
B. Strange 2 rec, 23 yards, 1 TD
J. Cameron 2 rec, 20 yards, 1 TD
Defense
V. Miller: 9 TT (6 solo), 1.0 sack, 1 FF
F. Oluokun: 4 TT (3 solo), 1 INT
J. Hines Allen: 5 TT, 1.5 sacks, 1 FR, 1 FF
T. Walker: 2TT, 1.5 sacks, 1 TFL, 1 PD
B. Combs: 3 TT, 1.0 sack, 1 TFL

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