Yet another season will come to an end on Sunday without the Jacksonville Jaguars competing in their first Super Bowl. This year’s squad couldn’t have been further from this precipice after a league-worst 3-14 finish, but one of the two teams playing in Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles on Sunday could provide the blueprint the team should follow moving forward.
The Cincinnati Bengals picked first overall just two years ago and finished with a losing record in 2020. But a second-year surge from quarterback Joe Burrow has the team one win away from its first title in franchise history, which could give some hope to a Jacksonville fan base that doesn’t have much of it. If Lawrence can follow a similar trajectory, this team could be more competitive than people think.
At the same time, a Bengals win would draw natural comparisons between Burrow and Lawrence, and expecting Lawrence to lead the charge for a similar leap may be a bit ambitious.
