When the Houston Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars meet in Week 6 at Wembley Stadium, the matchup will come with a familiar storyline: Trevor Lawrence is playing at a much higher level under Liam Coen.
The Jaguars arrive in London with momentum and a simple recent résumé. By Week 6, they are 12-1 in their last 13 games, a stretch that includes last year's AFC South title and a fast start to the 2025 regular season. That is a major reason this game feels like more than just another international trip for the Texans. It is also a rematch of a wild finish from Week 10 of the 2025 season, when the Jaguars led 29-10 late in the third quarter at Reliant Stadium before the Texans stormed back to win 30-29 with under a minute left.
That game had everything. Late in the third quarter, Travis Etienne Jr. scored to push Jacksonville's lead to 19 points. Then Davis Mills delivered the game-winning touchdown in the final minute, turning what looked like a Jaguars win into one of the most dramatic finishes of the season. After that loss, the Texans and Jaguars each won out in the 2025 regular season, which only adds to the stakes of the next meeting.
Liam Coen's impact on Trevor Lawrence
The biggest football development in Jacksonville has been Lawrence's play under Coen. The early read from around the league is that the new head coach has helped Lawrence look more complete, more decisive and more in control of the offense. In the simplest terms, the Liam Coen effect has been obvious.
Lawrence has been described as having grown up as a quarterback, with his processing and execution taking a clear step forward. He is reading defenses well, putting balls in tight windows and taking full control of the offense. The talent was never in doubt, but Coen appears to have helped turn that talent into more consistent production. That matters for Jacksonville because it raises the floor of the entire unit. When the quarterback is operating at that level, the Jaguars become much harder to defend week to week.
That is also why the Texans will have to treat this as a much tougher challenge than a normal Week 6 game. The Jaguars are not just riding a strong record. They are also getting improved quarterback play from a player who already had the physical tools to stress a defense. If Lawrence keeps making the kind of decisions he has made under Coen, Jacksonville's offense can keep dictating terms.
What it means for the Texans
For Houston, this is the second game in London, but it is one that still carries a lot of weight. The Texans know they have already seen Jacksonville turn a big lead into a collapse and a collapse into a comeback. They also know the Jaguars have responded well to their lone Week 2 road loss at the Denver Broncos by stacking wins afterward.
The matchup now becomes about whether Houston can slow a quarterback who seems to be finding his best form under a coach who has clearly changed the tone of the offense. If the Texans are going to stop the Jaguars' run, they will need to handle Lawrence much better than they did in the games that helped shape this rivalry in the first place.
In a season where every AFC South meeting matters, the combination of Lawrence's growth and Jacksonville's recent run makes Week 6 in Wembley Stadium one of the more important early-season games on the schedule.
