NFL Thursday night: Surging Jaguars down slumping Jets

With two games left on their 2022 regular-season schedules, the Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Jets have identical 7-8 records. But the teams seem miles apart, with the Jaguars driving for the playoffs and the Jets watching their postseason chances slip away.

On Thursday night, Jacksonville defeated New York 19-3 in the rain for its fourth win in five games while the Jets suffered their fourth loss in a row.

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New York yanked starting quarterback Zach Wilson late in the third quarter in favor of Chris Streveler, who hadn’t taken a snap this season. The new QB was more productive than the 2021 NFL Draft’s No. 2 pick, but Streveler didn’t get the Jets in the end zone either.

Back after missing one game because of a calf injury, defensive tackle Quinnen Williams got the Jets off to a great start with a strip sack of Jacksonville quarterback Trevor Lawrence on the third play of the game. The turnover put New York on the Jaguars 16-yard line, and the Jets kicked a field goal from the 19.

New York’s next six possessions produced a net of 46 yards before Streveler relieved Wilson and got 139 yards in three series – two of which ended on failed fourth downs and the other on a fumble.

The Jaguars crossed the goal line only once, when Lawrence scored on a quarterback sneak as Jacksonville took a 10-3 lead with 11:26 left in the first half.

Lawrence completed 20-of-31 passes for 229 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions and ran for 51 yards and one TD on seven carries. Running back Travis Etienne Jr. ran for 83 yards on 22 carries to reach 1,000 for the season and tight end Evan Engram had seven receptions for 113 yards for the Jaguars.

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Ten players from Alabama high schools and colleges got on the field during the Jacksonville-New York game:

· Kwon Alexander (Oxford) started at linebacker for the Jets. Alexander made two tackles and registered a quarterback hit.

· Josh Allen (Abbeville) started at weakside linebacker for the Jaguars. Allen had two tackles and recorded a tackle for loss.

· Jets defensive end Bryce Huff (St. Paul’s Episcopal) played but did not record any stats.

· Carl Lawson (Auburn) started at defensive end for the Jets. Lawson made one tackle and recovered a fumble at the Jacksonville 16-yard line.

· Jets safety Jared Mayden (Alabama) is a member of the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· C.J. Mosley (Theodore, Alabama) started at linebacker for the Jets. Mosley led New York with 12 tackles.

· Jets linebacker Jamien Sherwood (Auburn) made one tackle.

· Jaguars tight end Gerrit Prince (UAB) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Jaguars wide receiver Calvin Ridley (Alabama) is suspended by the commissioner and not eligible to play.

· Jaguars offensive tackle Cam Robinson (Alabama) was designated as a game-day inactive. Robinson sustained a knee injury on Sunday and was not able to practice this week.

· Jaguars defensive end/outside linebacker Jordan Smith (UAB) is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.

· Jaguars safety Daniel Thomas (Lee-Montgomery, Auburn) played but did not record any stats.

· Jaguars safety Deionte Thompson (Alabama) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· C.J. Uzomah (Auburn) started at tight end for the Jets. Uzomah caught a 30-yard pass for New York’s longest play of the game.

· Darious Williams (UAB) started at cornerback for the Jaguars. Williams made one tackle and broke up two passes.

· Jaguars center Darryl Williams (Bessemer City) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

· Quincy Williams (Wenonah) started at linebacker for the Jets. Williams made 10 tackles and recorded a tackle for loss.

· Quinnen Williams (Wenonah, Alabama) started at defensive tackle for the Jets. Williams made two tackles, recorded one sack, broke up a pass and forced a fumble. Williams has 12 sacks this season.

· Jaguars wide receiver Seth Williams (Paul Bryant) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.

Each team’s next game will come on New Year’s Day, when Jacksonville visits the Houston Texans and New York visits the Seattle Seahawks.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.