Overview
- Lawrence has not beaten Cincinnati in three career meetings and has publicly said he wants to "make it turn."
- Each previous loss was decided in the final moments with a last-second field goal, an overtime loss, and a final-minute rally led by a backup quarterback.
- In 2021 Jacksonville lost on a last-second field goal after squandering a 14-0 lead, and in 2023 the Jaguars fell in overtime with Jake Browning starting for the Bengals.
- Last season the Bengals rallied after Joe Burrow left with an injury and Browning engineered the game-winning drive, and sideline incidents in earlier meetings have added off-field attention to the series.
- Both teams enter the matchup with matching 2-1 records so a Bengals winless streak for Lawrence would end and a Jaguars victory would help their early push for AFC positioning.