WATFORD, United Kingdom – The task is difficult, without question.

The Jaguars through six 2024 regular-season games are nowhere near where they wanted, hoped or expected – and Head Coach Doug Pederson said that means the focus is simple this week.

They just need to prepare correctly – and win. Somehow. Someway.

"It's the opportunity that's in front of us, that's presented to us," Pederson said Wednesday from the Grove as the Jaguars (1-5) prepared to play the New England Patriots (1-5) at Wembley Stadium in London Sunday.

"There are 11 games left. We just have to focus on one at a time and prepare for this week, but guys are in a good mood today."

The Jaguars, who trailed 21-3 at halftime of a loss to the Chicago Bears at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this past Sunday, have lost 10 of 12 games since being 8-3 and two games ahead in the AFC South in December of last season.

Three of their five losses this season have come in the final :18, with two – a Week 3 loss to the Buffalo Bills and the loss to the Bears – by 19 or more points.

"We know what we have to do," Jaguars right tackle Anton Harrison said Wednesday. "Our record shows it. We just know we have to be better. We can't really dwell on the past. We have to move on, get to the next one and try to win every one after this."

Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence called Wednesday a day to be "back to work."

"We're getting ready to try to go win a game this Sunday against New England," Lawrence said. "Last week was what it was, and you just have to be able to move on quickly in this league. It's wins or losses. We've turned the page, and we have to put our best foot forward and try to go beat New England this week."

Harrison when discussing how to improve discussed "trying to get little things right on the field and off the field so it will show up Sundays."

"We all know we're a team," he said. "We all know we have each other's back. We're brothers. We know we have to fight for each other."

Pederson on Wednesday said he focused on positives while emphasizing to players that small, key moments are making the difference.

"They're obviously disappointed," Pederson said. "They're frustrated just like we all are. It's those little negative things that are just holding us back: Little mistakes, some mental assignments, turnovers – things of that nature -- are keeping us from being a much better football team right now."

He added, "We're 1-5; we are where we are. If you make your bed, you gotta lie in it. That's where we're at. It's a great opportunity for us to really turn this thing and you just wanna go out and play good football, fight and scratch and claw and win a game.

"You want to try to get things going into the right direction."

Lawrence, too, said staying positive remains important – adding that preparing and playing in London can help toward that end.

"It's still a game, and we're still out here getting to do what we love and trying to just enjoy it," he said. "Obviously, we need to win a game, but don't let that take away the joy of the game. That helps you play better, honestly. I think we always enjoy the opportunity to come out here and play."

He added of London, "It's something different. It's a change of scenery and it kind of breaks the season up. It can get a little monotonous as the year goes on. We've always just honestly kind of enjoyed the change up. We didn't play well last week, so we have to get on track this week.

"But typically we've handled it pretty well."

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• Pederson on Wednesday reiterated what he said earlier this week about comments made by safety Andre Cisco following the loss to the Bears, with Cisco saying he had seen "a lot of quit" from the Jaguars in the game. "Andre is obviously a really good leader on our football team," Pederson said. "Sometimes – and I'm guilty of this, too – you say stuff out of just emotion and it's hard to not say something. I go back to what I said the other day: I just don't think he meant anything demeaning by it. He's not pointing a finger at anybody. He's in that boat as well, just like we all are. He will learn from this and his teammates will rally around him. They're not looking at him any different. They want him to perform and play, and that's what he'll do." Pederson said he hadn't spoken to Cisco regarding the comments. "Quite frankly, sometimes I don't feel like I need to in those situations," he said. "I just think give him a couple days to process and he was much better again today."