The Jaguars left Baltimore with more than a 33-10 win Thursday night. They also left with Liam Coen climbing a little higher into rare air.
Jacksonville handled the Ravens from the start, building a 17-3 halftime cushion and then letting the defense finish the job. Trevor Lawrence stayed poised throughout, while the Jaguars forced three turnovers and limited Baltimore to 227 total yards in a game that showed how complete this team can be when both sides click.
The victory pushed Jacksonville to 6-2, widened its AFC South lead to 3.5 games, and gave the team four wins in its last five. It also moved Coen’s career winning percentage as an NFL head coach to .760, or 19-6, through his first 25 regular-season games. That puts him ahead of two of the biggest names the sport has ever known: John Madden at .759 (103-32-7) and Vince Lombardi at .738 (96-34-6).
Madden’s resume with the Oakland Raiders from 1969 to 1978 included Super Bowl XI and no losing seasons. He later became one of football’s most recognizable TV analysts and the face of the Madden NFL video game series.
Lombardi’s legacy is just as towering, with five NFL championships in seven years for the Green Bay Packers, including the first two Super Bowls in 1967 and 1968. The Super Bowl trophy now carries his name.
Coen’s rise in Jacksonville has been fast. Hired in January 2025, he took over a team that had gone 4-13 the year before and guided the Jaguars to a 13-4 record and an AFC South title in his first season. That run ended with a first-round playoff loss, but this year’s group looks like it has taken another step.
The Jaguars are now tied with the Denver Broncos and Pittsburgh Steelers for second in the AFC. The Buffalo Bills remain in front at 6-1, though they face the 6-1 Minnesota Vikings on Monday night. Jacksonville, meanwhile, is the only one of those teams with five conference wins, and it owns the league’s best point differential at +108.
Coen still has postseason work ahead of him, but the Jaguars are starting to look like a team built for a serious run at the franchise’s first Super Bowl.
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