Injuries to four of the Jacksonville Jaguars' five starting offensive linemen nearly convinced coach Urban Meyer to not play quarterback Trevor Lawrence in the preseason finale against Dallas on Sunday, but the need for Lawrence and the first-team offense to get rolling made him change his mind.
It turned out to be the correct decision.
Lawrence completed 11-of-12 passes for 139 yards and two touchdowns in three drives with the first-team offense in the Jaguars' 34-14 victory at AT&T Stadium. Those were the only two touchdowns the unit has scored in the preseason and though it came against Cowboys' backups, it was just exactly what Meyer wanted to see.