Sunday kicked off with a clash of 4-2 teams in London, and by the final whistle, the Los Angeles Rams had completely outclassed the Jacksonville Jaguars, cruising to a 35-7 win at Wembley Stadium. Sure, there were plenty of reasons behind Jacksonville’s collapse. A missed 50-yard field goal, Travis Etienne’s struggles in the rushing attack, pick your poison.

But one issue stood out like a sore thumb: Brian Thomas Jr. couldn’t seem to hold on to the football. The second-year wideout had another rough outing, dropping two critical passes that could’ve changed the game’s rhythm. And you can tell head coach Liam Coen’s patience might be wearing thin.

“We obviously need to make sure that we’re in a position with our hands, with our violin to the tuck, with the way we’re looking the ball in, and also the ball plays, making sure the ball is in the right spots and not all that stuff,” Coen said after the game. “I think there’s a combination of things, you know, still, we’ve got to keep throwing it though. I mean, we can’t go running it, running it, running it. So, that’s just the way it goes.”

The Jaguars haven’t had a true WR1 in years. But for a while, it looked like that narrative was finally changing. Last year, when Jacksonville selected Thomas Jr. in the first round with the 23rd overall pick, the WR wasted no time proving his worth.

He racked up over 1,200 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns, including a late-season stretch where he caught 50 passes for 675 yards and five scores in just seven games. That was good enough to earn a Pro Bowl nod in his debut year.

The expectations were sky-high heading into his sophomore season. But so far? Thomas Jr. hasn’t quite lived up to the hype. Through seven weeks, he’s logged 365 receiving yards on 27 catches. That’s not terrible, but far from what fans had envisioned.

What’s more concerning are the drops. According to AP News, he had already let five passes slip through his hands heading into Week 7. Add two more against the Rams, and it’s easy to see why head coach Liam Coen’s patience with the passing game is wearing thin.

“I am going to keep pushing and keep working hard, keeping coming back each and every week, pushing and trying to be the best I can be each and every down,” Thomas Jr. said after a 20-12 Week 6 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. But fast forward to now, and the young wideout looks a bit shaken.

To make matters worse, he exited late in the fourth quarter with what appeared to be an arm injury. And besides Thomas Jr., the overall performance from the Jags wasn’t up to the mark.

Liam Coen took accountability for the Week 7 loss

The Jaguars landed in London on Tuesday, still licking their wounds from a Week 6 loss to the Seahawks. But the extra time overseas didn’t do much to change their fortunes. By Sunday, the Rams, who only touched down in London on Saturday, completely dismantled Jacksonville in a 35-7 rout at Wembley.

Now sitting at 4-3 heading into their Week 8 bye, the Jaguars have dropped two straight, and head coach Liam Coen isn’t shying away from the blame. ”

Everything we didn’t want to do did occur, and so starts with me, got to figure it out, got a long flight home, and some days off to do that,” the HC said after the game.

The Jaguars’ offense just never found its rhythm on Sunday. Etienne Jr. managed only 44 yards on eight carries, and by the second half, Jacksonville had practically abandoned the run altogether. Rookie wideout Travis Hunter was a non-factor early, barely seeing the ball in the first half. But once the Jags started airing it out late, Hunter came alive.

He hauled in a career-high eight catches on 13 targets for 101 yards and a touchdown. Unfortunately for Jacksonville, his late surge couldn’t change the outcome. Trevor Lawrence struggled as well. Thanks to garbage time, he threw for 296 yards and one touchdown. But in the process, he took seven sacks, the same number he took in Week 6 as well. And the defense?

Matthew Stafford was without his No. 1 receiver, Puka Nacua, heading into Week 7. But by the final whistle, he didn’t feel Nacua’s absence. The quarterback completed 21-of-33 passes for 182 yards, five touchdowns, and no interceptions. To put his strong outing without Nacua in perspective, Stafford connected with seven receivers by the end of the first quarter.

By halftime, he had already completed 15 of 20 passes for 127 yards and three touchdowns, leading the Rams to a 27-none lead. And while walking off the gridiron, he had already set an international series record. Stafford is now the first quarterback to throw five TDs outing the U.S. borders.

Long story short: The Rams were efficient throughout the game. But that can’t be said about the Jaguars.