Jacksonville ’s wide receiver group had a mixed outing against the Bengals . Parker Washington was the clear bright spot, catching all 5 of his targets for 76 yards. Despite the production, the passing game never fully clicked, with Trevor Lawrence missing on timing throws and the group failing to convert key third downs. Most of the attention fell on Brian Thomas Jr. , who was targeted 12 times but came away with just 4 catches for 49 yards, ending what was ultimately a frustrating day for HC Liam Coen .
“ Brian had that drop and, you know, the ball bounced off his hands, ” a reporter said while questioning Coen. The coach shut it down carefully but firmly. “ Yeah, we got to, I got to go watch it, you know, and just go go figure out what that, you know, was all about a