Doug Pederson on 40-14 loss to Lions: ‘We were not ready’

The Jacksonville Jaguars were dominated in every facet in a 40-14 loss to the Detroit Lions in Week 14.

Detroit scored on every possession with the exception of their final drive when they kneeled out the remainder of the clock. The Jacksonville offense was plagued by drops and other miscues, including Travis Etienne fumbling on the first drive of the game. The Jaguars finished the game with only one touchdown against a Lions defense that entered the week ranked last in the league in points allowed.

After the game, head coach Doug Pederson said the obvious: the Jaguars simply weren’t ready to play Sunday.

“I felt like we were kind of shocked to start this game,” Pederson said after the blowout loss. “We just were not – we were not ready, even – we turned the ball over on the second play of the game which can’t happen. And then defense can’t get off the field the entire game and it’s a combination of everybody.”

In the Jaguars’ other seven losses, the team kept things competitive. Six were within one score, and the other was a 10-point loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. The lopsided loss raised serious concerns about the state of the team’s rebuild, but the Jaguars also don’t have much time to think about that.

“Listen, we’ve got to lick our wounds and we’ve got two days to figure it out,” Pederson said. “We’ve got a division opponent next week and nobody’s going to feel sorry for us, and so we’re not going to feel sorry for ourselves, we’re going to go to work and we’re going to get things cleaned up. And make – and try to make it right.”

The Jaguars will next travel to face the Tennessee Titans in Nashville for a divisional matchup in Week 14.