Jaguars coach Doug Pederson says a close loss is always going to hurt more

After being ahead in the first half, the Jaguars lost to the Miami Dolphins on the road 20-17. Trevor Lawrence was 12/21 for 121 yards with two touchdowns. The touchdowns were to Travis Etienne and Brian Thomas Jr.

Head Coach Doug Pederson spoke to the media about the loss and the importance of bouncing back this Sunday.

On if close losses stick with the team longer

Doug: They do. Any loss, right? It's a tough one to deal with after the game. Obviously. today we’ve got to go back through it, but I will say there was a lot of good too that came out of this football game. Things that we can coach and teach and correct and show the guys. But games like this—they're always going to hurt.

On if there is any concern carried over from last year about the ability to close out games

Doug: Yeah, I mean, you take that play away, or say you make that play, right? You're in the end zone, it’s 24 to 7 at the end of the third, right? Then, you're kicking off as opposed to giving them the ball at the 20. We can stand here and play ‘should’ve, would’ve, could’ve’ all day long. Bottom line is, we did not do enough to finish the football game. These are all the things that as coaches and players, we need to fix and get corrected before this week.