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The next storyline? Not as much, but the No. 1 Jaguars issue Monday was quarterback Trevor Lawrence’s health – which trumped all else around the team a day after a third consecutive loss.

Lawrence sustained a concussion late in a 23-7 loss to the Baltimore Ravens at EverBank Stadium Sunday. Head Coach Doug Pederson on Monday reiterated what he said following the game – that the third-year veteran will begin this week in concussion protocol.

Not at liberty to speculate,” Pederson said when asked about Lawrence’s availability for the Jaguars’ game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa Sunday.

Pederson, as well, tended to a second storyline Monday – that notwithstanding a fourth misfortune in six games, a misfortune characterized by various botched open doors, the season is not even close to finished.

We can’t begin to panic, begin to press,” he said.

That was Pederson’s message to the media Monday afternoon – and to the team that morning

I thought it was an extraordinary message,” outside linebacker Josh Allen said. ” We clearly realize we didn’t play adequate. That is where you consider yourself responsible for the things you’ve fouled up. We can expand on the positive things we are doing, positive things that we’ve done, and right the mix-ups that you’ve made.

“There’s a method for enhancing that. I thought it was a great message, and I believe it made many people feel better.

The Pumas (8-6) enter the last three rounds of the time first in the AFC South – in front of the Houston Texans (8-6) and Indianapolis Foals (8-6). Due to their head-to-head victory over the Colts and superior division record over the Texans, they hold tiebreaker advantages for the season’s final game