EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The New England Patriots needed a victory to end a two-game losing streak and clinch a playoff berth when they hosted the Jacksonville Jaguars on Jan. 2, 2022. In a beatdown reminiscent of the punishment they often delivered when the Patriots were frequent Super Bowl participants, they overwhelmed a Jaguars team on its way to a 3-14 finish, 50-10.
Trevor Lawrence, the Jaguars' then rookie quarterback who was the No. 1 selection in the 2021 NFL Draft, had a forgettable afternoon, throwing three interceptions and just one touchdown pass – and that was with 3:48 remaining and it served only to close Jacksonville's final margin of defeat to 40 points.