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Trevor Lawrence kneeled at the 1-yard line instead of scoring TD, and his explanation makes sense

During a lopsided Week 3 matchup resulting in a thirty-five to six victory for Jacksonville over New England, Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence made a curious decision in the final quarter. With under nine minutes remaining and his team comfortably ahead, Lawrence broke through the opposing defensive line on a designed rushing play and had an open path to the end zone.

Instead of walking in for a score, he purposely took a knee at the one-yard line.

While he joked afterward that he only wanted to boost the fantasy football statistics of running back Bhayshul Tuten—who scored on the very next snap—Lawrence admitted during his postgame press conference that his primary goal was to drain the game clock. He acknowledged to reporters that kneeling with nearly nine minutes left was likely a mistake due to the excessive amount of remaining time.

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