The Jacksonville Jaguars are preparing to face the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 4, and it’s not going to be an easy matchup. Both teams are 2-1 and have a real chance at leading their respective divisions by season’s end.
For this Sunday’s matchup in Week 4, Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence has a bit more to play for than a win. He has a chance to make some personal history against the Bengals this weekend.
As ESPN’s Michal DiRocco highlighted, Lawrence has a chance to do something he’s never done before in Week 4: beat the Cincinnati Bengals. If he does secure the win, he’d finally have a win against every AFC team.
Trevor Lawrence can make personal history with win over Bengals
“Cincinnati is the only AFC team that QB Trevor Lawrence hasn’t beaten,” DiRocco writes. “He’s 0-3 against the Bengals but has put up good numbers against them: 66% completion rate, 733 passing yards, five touchdown passes and only two interceptions.”
Lawrence has beaten the entire AFC South, AFC West, and AFC East during his NFL career so far. But in the AFC North, he’s only missing one win from his ledger.
The Bengals are the only team in the AFC, besides the Jaguars, that he’s yet to beat during his NFL career. He has a real chance at finally crossing out Cincinnati on his resume this week.
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Jacksonville’s offense has been on fire since mid-season of 2025, and the Bengals’ offense has looked a bit iffy the last two games against the Houston Texans and Pittsburgh Steelers.
While the Jaguars’ defense has played well this season, especially coming off a dominant win over the New England Patriots in Week 3, Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase, and Tee Higgins are a much more difficult matchup than the Patriots.
If the Jaguars defense can hold their own against this strong Bengals offense, and Lawrence can continue to have success against the Bengals as he has during his career, then he could finally secure a win over every non-Jaguars AFC team.
