Trevor Lawrence has described the Jacksonville Jaguars' London Series loss to the Denver Broncos as the result that "flipped a switch" to inspire his remarkable turnaround in form.
The 2021 draft's number one pick initially struggled to deliver for the Jaguars, who headed to Wembley Stadium in late October with a 2-5 record for the season.
Lawrence disappointed in London as the Broncos sealed a comeback win, but the quarterback has since guided his team to three wins from their last five games, providing some of the best displays of his career.
The ex-Clemson graduate feels that defeat triggered something in him, claiming his improvement stemmed from the frustration of coming up short across the Atlantic Ocean.
"[We] should have won that game," Lawrence said. "I remember I never forgot how I felt in that locker room, so I don't want to feel like this anymore.
"I'm going to one, start taking care of the ball, but two, I just want to be the player that I know I can be.
"I think that kind of flipped a switch in me and honestly, I think I have a little bit more of a chip on my shoulder now.
"Last year and a half, I don't really forget what's been said and what people have written. Now you see people change their minds after a couple of weeks, but I remember everything.
"I don't use that necessarily as my only fuel, but [I] definitely use that, and I think that's something this team's done.
"We remember what people were saying when we lost five in a row, and then we've won some big games now and people changed their minds quicky.
"So, we just have that same mentality that we want to prove how good we can be every week."
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