The Jaguars' offense has been entirely unreliable through 12 games of the 2021 season.
That has contributed to a defining trend of what is now a 2-10 season – the slow starts that, each week, put the Jaguars in a big deficit.
The Jaguars (2-10) on Sunday afternoon trailed 10-0 early in a 37-7 loss to the Los Angeles Rams (8-4) at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. – their ninth time in 11 games trailing by 10 or more points.
They have trailed by at least 16 points in each of the last four games.
"It's been what, three games, back-to-back where I feel like we haven't had much of an opportunity to do anything," Jaguars defensive end Dawuane Smoot said early Sunday evening. "We kind of spotted them 14 points early the last two games, 10 points this game, and it's tough."
The Rams on Sunday took advantage of Brandon Powell's 65-yard kickoff return to open the game and Jaguars running back James Robinson's fumble at the Jaguars 34-yard line to build an early 10-point lead. The Rams drove 29 yards for those 10 points.
"We've just got to come out with a little more fire," Smoot said. "From the get-go from special teams to the offense to the defense, you know. We have to come out and start strong and we haven't been able to do that the last three weeks and it's been tough. Not many opportunities on defense to change the game."
"We just have to come together, to stay together and not get negative, stay positive. We have five more games, and we have to be able to finish strong."
Quarterback Trevor Lawrence offered a spark if not the full flame with a 13-play, 73-yard drive that ended with running back Carlos Hyde's one-yard touchdown run. Down 10-7 early in the second quarter, it seemed the young Jaguars might embrace the underdog role and make a game of it.
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