LONDON – Senior writer John Oehser, senior correspondent Brian Sexton and team reporter Kainani Stevens offer quick thoughts on the Jaguars’ 35-7 loss to the Los Angeles Rams in a 2025 Week 7 game at Wembley Stadium.

John Oehser, Jaguars Senior Writer…

1. Ouch. This was tough, and so much went wrong so fast it made analyzing precisely what went wrong tricky. The Jaguars allowed a sack on the game's first play, with punter Logan Cooke punting 27 yards to end the series. That set up a 60-yard Rams touchdown drive, all of which set the tone for a miserable Jaguars first half – and the first game this season in which they gave themselves no chance. The Jaguars had no answer – i.e., no pressure – for Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford and a precision offense that had 17 first-half first downs and one first half punt – and Stafford finished with five touchdown passes. The Rams led 21-0 at halftime, with the game basically decided, and it was hard to say the Jaguars deserved to be closer. The Jaguars' penalty difficulties also continued, with 55 in the first half for 66 yards – including one that negated a punt return for a touchdown by wide receiver Parker Washington. That call and a couple of others could be debated, but those penalties didn't feel as if they defined this game. Fans disappointed with this result had every right to feel this way. This was rough.
2. Press repeat. Sunday marked the Jaguars' second loss in as many weeks, each with strikingly similar themes. The Jaguars for a second consecutive week forced no takeaways, and again couldn't pressure the quarterback enough to affect the game. They also allowed seven sacks on quarterback Trevor Lawrence after allowing seven in a loss to the Seattle Seahawks the week before – and while they rushed for 94 yards, just 26 came in the first half. Penalties and drops again notably hurt, with too many of the former and 13 of the latter for 119 yards. Head Coach Liam Coen said this week that the Jaguars' "game-wreckers" in recent weeks were the Jaguars themselves rather than their opponents, and his Saturday message to the team was specifically about doing the things necessary to stay on schedule offensively. "We didn't do any of that," Coen said. As the Jaguars enter a Week 8 bye, that remains an area that must get fixed. The faster, the better.

Brian Sexton, Senior Correspondent…

1. Stafford's kneel down with 40 seconds to play in the first half told me more than the scoreboard. When was the last time you saw an NFL game with the quarterback kneeling to end the half with that much time remaining? Most NFL games are so closely contested that a coach won't waste nearly a minute. But the first half was a disaster for the Jaguars. They were called for seven penalties, with five accepted including one that nullified Washington's touchdown. Instead of making it 14-7, it broke the Jags. Stafford sensed it, and the savvy veteran went right down the field to put the game out of reach. Penalties, dropped passes, missed blocks, more dropped passes, poorly thrown passes, blown coverages and a late-red-zone trip that ended with no points all worked against them in the first half … and for the most part, the second half as well. Did Stafford's kneel down remind you of Seahawks Head Coach Pete Carroll easing up against Gus Bradley when the Jags went to Seattle in Bradley's first season as head coach in 2013? It was the first thing I thought of.
2. Something must change. The dropped passes are almost comical at this point, but I didn't see anyone wearing teal Sunday laughing. The de-evolution of a star receiver continues to befuddle as 2024 Pro Bowl wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr seems stuck in bizzarro world where the guy wearing No. 7 is the least reliable option on the field instead of a guy who made critical catches last season as a rookie. Tight end Johnny Mundt contributed to the comedy of errors with a drop on a screen in the third quarter on which he might have scored and Washington's drop on third down on the final drive of the third quarter was inexcusable. Want to know why the Jaguars had six consecutive drives end in Rams territory end with zero points? The drops were as big a reason as any.

Kainani Stevens, Jaguars Team Reporter/Producer ...

1. Jaguars situationally mastered from the first snap. We talked extensively this week on Jaguars programming about Coen going up against his former boss and mentor, Rams Head Coach Sean McVay. The Rams' offense looked almost surgical as it controlled the time of possession and drove methodically on numerous scoring drives in the first half. The Rams' defense pressured Lawrence all day and the Jaguars' offense generated little positive. The Jags were two of six on fourth down and three of 15 on third down. They also committed double-digit penalties for the second consecutive game and looked undisciplined on both sides of the ball. The final score doesn't indicate how truly one-sided this game was as McVay's team dominated from start to finish.
2. Time to be bold on the bye week. The Jaguars under first-year General Manager James Gladstone has loudly proclaimed from the very early days that they won't flinch when an opportunity to make a bold move presents itself. Midway through the season at 4-3 and now on a bye, it's the perfect time to make changes. The offense as a whole must be revaluated with a focus on the offensive line and the wide receivers. The defense has been unable to get any meaningful pass rush and the secondary has been vulnerable facing elite receivers. Above all, decisions need to be made about the usage of Travis Hunter. The rookie had a memorable pass breakup against Rams' wide receiver Davante Adams and his first career touchdown Sunday. It's hard to argue he should be taken off the field at all going forward.