JACKSONVILLE – The Jaguars on Friday practiced at the Miller Electric Center.
The Jaguars (8-4) will play the Indianapolis Colts (8-4) at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville Sunday in a 2025 Week 14 game. A look at Friday around the Jaguars – with Head Coach Liam Coen speaking to the media for the final time before Sunday:
The Jaguars on Friday issued the third and final injury report of the week, with starting defensive end Travon Walker, starting defensive tackle Arik Armstead and starting wide receiver Parker Washington listed as questionable for Sunday.
Walker practiced limited Friday after missing the last two games with a knee injury.
"It was great to have Travon back out there," Coen said Friday. "Watching him buzz around in [individual drills] a little bit and talking to him this morning, he's confident and feels positive right now, so we'll see what it looks like. He's excited."
Washington also practiced limited Friday, having left a 25-3 victory over the Tennessee Titans his past Sunday with a hip injury. Armstead practiced limited Friday after missing the Titans game with a hand injury.
"You look at these games down the stretch – limited options, limited opportunities," Coen said. "There's a heightened sense of awareness. You want to go play, you want to compete in games like this, ultimately, so we'll see. We've got to make sure that we're doing right by those guys and what's best for our team, though."
Starting left tackle Walker Little and starting safety Andrew Wingard both were ruled out with concussions after sustaining them against Tennessee.
Nine Jaguars players were listed with no status Friday and are therefore expected to be available to play Sunday: Offensive lineman Chuma Edoga (calf), starting right guard Patrick Mekari (concussion), defensive end Danny Striggow (knee), starting linebacker Devin Lloyd (chest), starting linebacker Foye Oluokun (hamstring), cornerback Jourdan Lewis (neck), safety Eric Murray (neck), punter Logan Cooke (shoulder) and long snapper Ross Matiscik back).
The Jaguars opened Murray's 21-day window to return from injured reserve last week.
Coen likes the team's preparation for its biggest game of the season to date.
"I fully expected our team to, 'Hey, let's go take care of business as we needed to this past week' and then approach this one, 'Hey, what it is, it's potential playoff opportunity,''' he said. "Nobody's had to say anything, but the way that the guys have prepared throughout the week.
"Look, win, lose or draw, I think our guys are ready to go play this game."
That's unsurprising, with the first-year head coach on Friday saying he has liked the team's approach throughout the first three months of the season.
"I'm never too concerned if our guys are going to show up to play on Sundays," he said.
The Jaguars this week held two unpadded practices, with NFL rules limiting the number of weeks each season in which teams can hold a padded practice. Coen called the team's energy Thursday "as good as it's probably been all season in a lot of ways."
"The last few weeks we've had good practices within the amount that we've actually been able to do," he said. "There's so much more walkthrough that goes on around this time of the year, but when we were able to go full speed [Thursday], I thought our guys really communicated at a high level and buzzed around pretty good.
"Our offensive line on Wednesday in the walkthrough were as good as we've been all season in terms of picked up the pace a little bit, but also just the hat placement, the details, the getting to the second level and getting in a body position to go block the defender. Little details that we're trying to focus on and harp on throughout the week.
"That's why they're pros ultimately. They have the ability to take care of their bodies, but also practice with intentionality."
With rain in the forecast for Sunday, Coen said the Jaguars practiced "a good amount" with wet balls Thursday. He added that quarterback Trevor Lawrence threw well in that situation.
"I know he is able to throw in the wet, in the weather and all that stuff," Coen said, adding, "It's more a heightened sense of fundamentals, technique, playing underneath yourselves, coming to balance, long stride, short stride, when we're coming to make a tackle. When you're at the second level, how fundamental can you be?
"Sometimes you get lost and lose your footing or whatever it is. It's more the fundamentals and the heightened sense of awareness of ball security is, the kicking game … all those kind of things."
