JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser examines five key plays from the Jaguars' 35-6 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers in a 2025 Week 11 game at EverBank Stadium Sunday.

1. Dominant driving. Sunday wasn't as much about huge plays for the Jaguars as consistent running, dominant defense and impressive drives. One such drive spanned the third and fourth quarters. The Jaguars entered that stretch having scored touchdowns on back-to-back possessions and leading by 15 points. They took possession at their 24-yard line with a chance to effectively end the game. They responded by driving 76 yards on 16 plays, taking a 28-6 lead with 11:38 remaining when quarterback Trevor Lawrence passed 1 yard to wide receiver Tim Patrick. Key plays on the drive: Back-to-back crisp passes by Lawrence – first to wide receiver Jakobi Meyers's for 15 yards and next to tight end Quintin Morris for 11 yards – that took the Jaguars from their 35 to the Chargers 39. The drive not only gave the Jaguars a three-score lead, it drained 9:18 from the clock. "We knew that was a big drive," Lawrence said. "We gotta finish it and score a touchdown, get a chance to potentially put them away. The game's not over but we felt like if we can go up and get a touchdown here, it was big for us."

2. Piiiiiick. Sunday's game was all but over with the Chargers holding possession early in the fourth quarter. The Jaguars' defense at that point made sure it was completely over when safety Antonio Johnson intercepted an overthrown pass from Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert to wide receiver Ladd McConkey at the Chargers 43 and returned it to the Chargers 13. Running back Travis Etienne Jr.'s 13-yard touchdown run two plays later gave the Jaguars a 35-6 lead with 11:02 remaining. "It meant a lot," Johnson said. "It meant a lot to myself, but it also meant a lot to the team. It started off early in the year, we were getting a lot of turnovers. Just getting in that flow because you got one last week and another this week. It's just have to keep the momentum going with the defense."

3. Run it in. The Jaguars turned in a strong first half by running effectively, then took further control with an impressive possession late in the second quarter. The Jaguars rushed four times for 31 yards on the drive, with running back Bhayshul Tuten's 15-yard run giving them a first down at the Chargers 45 and with Etienne's 2-yard run from Wildcat formation capping the 9-play, 60-yard drive for a 14-6 lead with 3:37 remaining in the second quarter. "The Wildcats do work," Etienne said. "I was just grateful the coaches kept it in the game plan and I was able to get in." Key play: A 16-yard pass from Lawrence to tight end Johnny Mundt that gave the Jaguars first-and-10 at the Chargers 16. The Jaguars followed that with an equally impressive drive to start the second half, with Lawrence's 1-yard run with 7:50 remaining in the third quarter capping an 11-play, 65-yard drive and pushing the lead to 21-6. "I thought it just started with running the ball efficiently and effectively," Head Coach Liam Coen said.

4. Laundry list. The Jaguars played well early, following a solid first drive with a quick-strike touchdown drive that gave them the lead entering the second quarter. After an early Chargers field goal, the Jaguars drove 74 yards on six plays, with Tuten's 4-yard run featuring a nice cut to get into the end zone for a 7-3 lead on the final play of the first quarter. "They held it down for us, they really set the tone, they finished every run, finished every play," wide receiver Jakobi Meyers said of Tuten and Etienne. "They were heavy for us today, we needed that." Key play on the drive: A 31-yard pass interference penalty on Chargers cornerback Tarheeb Still covering Jaguars wide receiver Parker Washington, a play that gave the Jaguars first-and-10 at the Chargers 15.

5. Out of the gate. The Jaguars' defense set the tone the entire game – and defensive end Travon Walker in a very real sense set the tone on the game's first play when he pressured Herbert quickly and menacingly, forcing Herbert into an intentional grounding penalty that put the Chargers in a second-and-20 at their 13. "I think our energy was up all game from the beginning, from the first play," Jaguars defensive end Josh Hines-Allen said. The Chargers punted three plays later and managed just two first downs the rest of the quarter – and eight the entire game. The Jaguars finished Sunday with three sacks – including one by Hines-Allen that gave him a franchise-record 56 for his career – and held the Chargers to 135 total yards for the game. "Very proud of Josh Hines-Allen, getting the franchise record but it was a group effort, really," Coen said. "That whole group, that whole front, all those guys that got in, and have the ability to rush and create some havoc and kind of keep them under duress. That's really what helped us win that game, and that's where it started."