On Monday, the Jacksonville Jguars shocked the Chiefs Kingdom by defeating the Kansas City Chiefs after 15 years. Jacksonville was behind 14-0 when it staged the comeback on Devin Lloyd’s 99-yard interception return and Trevor Lawrence’s fumbling one-yard TD run with only 23 seconds remaining. Amid all the rollercoaster, Liam Coen was in doubt. Liam Coen Owns Up to Losing Trust in Trevor Lawrence.

When queried about what he was thinking when Lawrence fell late on the play, Coen did not flinch.

“Throw it away? No, I mean, because when he got stepped on and he’s coming out of it, and you’re like, oh my gosh, throw it away so we could have another down,” Coen said. “Man, what an individual effort. I mean, obviously, a tough moment where I can only imagine where he was at in that moment on the ground.”

Those were not empty words; they indicated even the Jaguars’ play-caller did not flinch for a second and was doubtful of the next move.

Lawrence’s touchdown play of the night secured Jacksonville’s comeback and showed how, even with breaks, his will and instincts can alter a game.

“It’s a goofy finish, but what a tough moment for him to be able to say he wasn’t going to lose,” Coen said. “And that’s kind of really what it comes down to. He wasn’t going to lose, and he made an unbelievable individual effort that hopefully can continue to springboard us.”

To Coen, the play rekindled a belief long thought lost, unwavering faith in Lawrence’s ability to succeed, even when everything else falls apart.

Lawrence was 18-of-25 for 221 yards, a touchdown, and an interception. His third-down deep pass to Brian Thomas Jr. for 33 yards was also vital. And Lawrence, on the one-yard line, tripping again, standing up, slipped another defender, and diving into the end zone was another highlight.

Kansas City outgained Jacksonville 476 to 319, racking up 157 more yards, yet the Jaguars still found a way to come out on top. In the end, points mattered more than stats.

Lawrence then described humbly, pretty well, what had been occurring. “I mean, I just panicked, honestly,” he replied. “I was trying to get up to get the ball out of my hands. We didn’t have any timeouts left, so I was really going to just stand up and launch it out the back of the end zone.”

It was fitting that Lawrence closed out the game with his legs. After losing in San Francisco, he’d complained that he wanted to run with it more. On Monday, he commanded Jacksonville’s running game with 54 yards on 10 attempts. “That’s something I’ve realized just the first couple weeks,” Lawrence said. “I think I’ve had some opportunities to be able to extend plays using my legs.”

Whereas Coen’s candor perhaps translated the disbelief, the Jaguars teammates captured the astonishment.

From slip to score: Lawrence wows everyone

Travis Hunter was surprised, just like everybody else on the field. ”In the middle of the play, I was just running my route. I looked back. I seen him on the ground. So, I just looked back, looked away, and then I looked back again, and he was getting up scoring,” Travis said. “I ain’t know if he got touched or not — and touchdown. So, I was just happy, excited.” The wide receiver Hunter concurred, crediting Lawrence’s calm under duress.

“Trevor has just been a dog, no matter the adversity that he was dealing with,” Hunter said. “He just continued to go next play, next-play mindset and continued to bring the offense along with him.” He had three catches for 64 yards, a 44-yarder among them.

Devin Lloyd saw Lawrence scramble in desperation. “Like, get up, get up, get up immediately. And somehow found a way into the end zone,” Lloyd said. “That’s when you know God has his hand on this team. We’ve got a lot of guys that just keep fighting, keep swinging, guys that believe.”

Even Kansas City’s players could only look at Trevor’s brilliance. “I thought multiple times we had him,” Jones stated. “We’ve just got to finish. We let Trevor get out multiple times, especially in the red zone. That’s on the D-line. We’ve got to be more disciplined on our rush lanes.”

Linebacker Nick Bolton admitted Lawrence caught them off guard with his explosiveness. “He can build up speed in a hurry, especially if he goes right down the middle of the defense,” Bolton stated. “We definitely mentioned it in preparation last week. We knew he could use his legs.”

Those are the words used on both sides of the football, and they said it all.

In a single game, Trevor Lawrence went from stumbling to flying high, from messing up a slip and turning it into a stumble to winning it for the Jaguars.