JACKSONVILLE – They experienced what they wanted. Now, the Jaguars want more.

Mac Jones said a good feeling has been evident around the team this week – and if that has been rare in a disappointing 2024 season, that doesn't mean it has to be rare moving forward.

Just win – or in this case, win again.

"You definitely want to carry that with you," Jaguars quarterback Mac Jones said.

Jones, the Jaguars' starting quarterback three of the past four games, spoke to the media Wednesday – three days after snapping a five-game losing streak and four days ahead of a home game against the New York Jets.

"We're motivated every week to win a game," linebacker Foyesade Oluokun said.

It's the immediate future that matters now.

"We'll just focus on this week," Jaguars Head Coach Doug Pederson said Wednesday. "It was good to get the guys back this morning and feel the energy from a win. It doesn't matter how it looks or how you get it, the fact that you've got one … it's been a while. Sometimes you don't know how to react.

"It felt good. The guys were jazzed and it's something we can build on. We still have to correct the mistakes, look at that and focus on those and improve this week.

"It does give you a little bit of juice going into the week."

The Jaguars (3-10) won for the first time since October this past Sunday, a 10-6 road victory over the Tennessee Titans that marked Jones' first victory as a starter since joining the team last March. He has started three of four games in place of Trevor Lawrence, who is on injured reserve and expected to miss the rest of the regular season.

"It's hard to win in this league," Jones said. "You want to try to stack some wins if you can."

The Jaguars and Jets enter Sunday in similar situations after entering the season with high expectations. The Jets have lost four consecutive games, having dismissed Head Coach Robert Saleh and General Manager Joe Douglas during the season.

The Jets have lost seven games by six points or less, with the Jaguars losing seven games decided in the final two minutes by five points or less.

"They're in the same situation we are," Pederson said. "They're doing and saying the same things we are and looking to win a game. It's something we have to be prepared for, and I know they will, too."

Pederson on Wednesday also addressed how the Jaguars might handle the roster in the final four regular-season games, having been eliminated from the postseason a week before the victory over the Titans.

While rookies such as wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. and cornerback Jarrian Jones were key to Sunday's victory, and while rookie defensive tackle Maason Smith has played a season-high 39 snaps each of the last two games, rookies such as defensive tackle Jordan Jefferson and cornerback De'Antre Prince were inactive against the Titans.

"There's a fine line," Pederson said. "These aren't preseason games where you're trying to play everybody and get everybody in the game. You're trying to win the football game and you play with the guys that you feel give you the best chance to do that. If you have an opportunity to get a young player in the game and see … yes, you can do that.

"At the same time, you're still trying to win that football game and accomplish a few of your goals in the last month of the season."

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• Jaguars tight end Evan Engram missed practice on Wednesday with a shoulder injury sustained against the Titans. "We anticipate him for the game on Sunday," Pederson said of Engram, adding that right tackle Anton Harrison is fine after missing Sunday's victory over Tennessee with an illness. Three Jaguars players worked limited Wednesday: Left guard Ezra Cleveland (knee), tight end Josiah Deguara (shoulder) and right guard Brandon Scherff (knee/shoulder). Added Pederson of the victory over the Titans, "We came out relatively healthy."

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• Lawrence remains in concussion protocol, Pederson said Wednesday. Lawrence was placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury and concussion on December 4, with Pederson saying late last week that the move was more about Lawrence's shoulder than the concussion. "He still has to go through the [protocol] steps and still comes in the building every day," Pederson said. "He goes through it as if he were getting ready to play a game this week. We kind of go at his pace and how he feels and his symptoms and just go step by step."