Jamal Agnew: ‘We know what we need to clean up and it’s easy’

There was frustration, embarrassment, and a tinge of anger in the Jacksonville Jaguars’ locker room Sunday after a 17-9 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. There wasn’t any panic, though.

With a Week 3 matchup against the Houston Texans on the way, Jaguars players and coaches have remained confident that the team’s talented, should-be explosive offense will get on track sooner rather than later.

“The reason there’s no panic is because we know what we’re capable of, we know what we need to clean up, and it’s easy,” Jaguars wide receiver Jamal Agnew said after practice Wednesday. “We just need to worry about us. Do what we do best, be consistent at it, and everybody knows that so nobody’s panicking.

“We just weren’t on our details like we usually are. That was just the most frustrating part, but it’s easy stuff we can clean up. So nobody is hanging their heads. Obviously we wanted to win that game real bad, but it’s kind of woke us up to make sure we’re staying on the little details because the little things matter, ultimately.”

Mistakes by the Jaguars offense included a drop by Agnew that was ruled a backwards pass and a fumble that was recovered by the Chiefs. Pro Football Focus also credited receivers Calvin Ridley and Christian Kirk with two drops each.

Quarterback Trevor Lawrence narrowly missed on a few throws in the back of the end zone, and made a poor decision not to hand the ball off near the goal line and keep it for a bootleg that resulted in a 3-yard loss.

“We’re just not executing, really, at every position, at different times,” Lawrence said Sunday. “Whether it’s the throw at times, the protection, a drop, whatever it is, we’re all just having some mistakes in critical situations. And we just got to play better. We got to make the plays for one another, at times.”

The Jaguars finished the loss with 271 yards of total offense. Jacksonville finished with at least 300 yards in 14 of its 17 regular season games in 2022 and both of its playoff games.