The Jacksonville Jaguars can’t find a way to win a game with Urban Meyer as the head coach and Trevor Lawrence as the quarterback. On Thursday night, the Jags dropped to 0-4 after losing to the Cincinnati Bengals on a last-second field goal.
But, former Colorado Buffaloes wide receiver Laviska Shenault played well on the night– really well. Shenault posted his best day as a pro with six catches for 99 yards on seven targets, and he added one carry for 11 yards.
Shenault suddenly became Lawrence’s top weapon after DJ Chark Jr. left the game with a fractured ankle, essentially paving the way for more big Shenault stat lines for the next few weeks at least.
Shenault was just one yard shy of his first 100-yard receiving game and almost made his way into the endzone on a highlight play by Lawrence.
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Trevor Lawrence, on the run, connects with Laviska Shenault on the 52-yard bomb.
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In Shenault’s first three games of the year, he totaled 95 receiving yards and posted more than that against the Bengals. With the injury to Chark— who is out indefinitely– Shenault should be targeted a lot more than before.
It has been a rough start for the Jags, who finish the first month of the season without a victory, but at least they competed on Thursday. Urban Meyer’s team was up 14-0 at the half before Joe Burrow led the Bengals to consecutive touchdowns to get back in the game.
The Jags could very well remain winless for quite some time, with their next four games consisting of the Tennessee Titans, Miami Dolphins, Seattle Seahawks, and the Buffalo Bills with a bye week snuck in the middle.
At the very least, Lawrence and Shenault seemed to build some chemistry, which should bode well for the ex-Buffs star going forward.