Trevor Lawrence got nailed with a hard hit during his Jacksonville Jaguars’ Week 16 game against the Denver Broncos at Mile High in Denver, Colo., on Sunday.
The Jaguars had a 3rd-and-10 late in the first quarter, and Lawrence was trying to get his team into formation in a noisy environment. He took a snap from the shotgun, but his Jags had committed a false start. The whistle had blown, but some Broncos defenders didn’t hear it.
P.J. Locke came in and drilled Lawrence in the back. The ball popped out and was picked up by Zach Allen, but the refs stopped the play.
Trevor Lawerence takes a hard hit to the back when they had blown the play dead due to a false start and Broncos didn't hear the whistle pic.twitter.com/Ucw9wvdIcV
— Rate the Refs (@Rate_the_Refs) December 21, 2025
Lawrence probably didn’t enjoy getting drilled by Locke on that play, but at least his Jags got 15 yards for the unnecessary roughness. They ended up scoring a touchdown on the possession.
Most people figured that Locke didn’t hear the whistle prior to nailing Lawrence.
The Broncos crowd is so loud PJ Locke couldn’t hear the whistle and because of that Trevor Lawrence almost lost his life.
— Zach Bye (@byesline) December 21, 2025
Brutal, Broncos called for unnecessary roughness for a late hit after the play was blown dead.
— Zac Stevens (@ZacStevensDNVR) December 21, 2025
My guess is PJ Locke didn't even hear the whistle.
The game was a big one between a couple of AFC teams that entered Week 16 with double-digit wins. Lawrence sure was answering some tough questions about his play.
