Trevor Lawrence, whose only two losses at Clemson came in the Superdome, finally got his first victory there Thursday night when he led the Jaguars to a 31-24 win over the Saints.
— New Orleans hasn’t exactly been The Big Easy for Trevor Lawrence.
The only two games he lost in his three-year career as Clemson’s starting quarterback came in the Caesars Superdome, and his second preseason game as a rookie with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2021 also resulted in a loss. That’s one of the reasons he was so set on playing against the New Orleans Saints on Thursday night despite having a sprained left knee.
And that’s another reason the Jags’ 31-24 victory — in which Lawrence connected with Christian Kirk on the winning touchdown pass — was so rewarding.
“I’ve had a bad taste in my mouth every time I’ve left New Orleans, so it feels good to get a win here,” he said.
For Lawrence, the two College Football Playoff games he lost still sting: to LSU in the national championship game following the 2019 season and to Ohio State in a semifinal game the following season, which was the last game of his college career, leaving his record as a starter at 34-2.
Lawrence got his first victory in the Superdome only four days after suffering a sprained left knee late in the Jaguars’ 37-20 victory over Indianapolis.
