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Press Pass | Lawrence on Mindset, Prep for Wild Card Matchup vs. Bills
07 Jan 2026
Chapter 1: What was the viral moment Trevor Lawrence experienced?
So video going viral of you getting squatted at a bar, was that on your bucket list for 2026?
Yep, it's done, so we can all move on now. I know you guys are worried about it, but... Yeah, it's pretty just having a good time, I guess. I don't know how else to describe this. I did not think that was going to happen. But it was interesting. I have phones now. I record everything. So there you go.
You didn't think you were going to get squatted or you didn't think it was going to get filmed?
I didn't think it was going to get filmed. I mean, you know it was going to get squatted. She didn't just pick me up and be crazy. It would be crazy. But, no, I was just having a good time. Obviously, it's... I think a thousand people have asked me about that, but. All right, we got anything, playoff game this weekend?
Yeah, does it feel like a normal week for you?
I mean, it's obviously that playoff feel knowing that you're one of the teams that's in the playoffs and a lot of teams are done. You see all the stuff about all these teams that are, you know, kind of packing up, going home. And so that feeling of still playing ball feels really good. But as far as the preparation in the week, it's the same. I mean, we're preparing the same way.
You know, obviously the mindset is, it's similar to how we've been playing. I feel like we've been playing with that playoff kind of mentality and one week at a time. And that's truly what it is now. You know, before, You had your schedule set out, and you have to intentionally take it one week at a time. Now it's we got the bills this weekend. Whoever wins gets to keep playing.
So, I mean, everything's going into this one game, and we're preparing the right way and just trying to keep our process the same as it always is.
You've been around some not fun times, whether it's the fun you're having after the game or in the locker room or whatever. I mean, how fun is this right now for you?
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Chapter 2: How does Trevor Lawrence feel about the playoff atmosphere?
I think that's the coolest thing is just the relationship part of it and seeing you know guys have success and our team have success and just feeding off that it's been awesome yeah yeah they're always they always present a lot of challenges on defense they do a good job their scheme has been very similar for a lot of years so you kind of
I say you know what you're going to get, but they do a really good job of disguising and changing the picture on quarterbacks, and they bring a lot of different pressures, and they play that game a little bit that you've got to kind of figure out the chess match. And they do a nice job, and they present some challenges. And it's going to be the same way this week.
But yeah, definitely similar to how they've been in the past, which is throw a little bit of things at you, and you try to figure it out.
Do you have a new appreciation for winning when you look at you won so much as a kid and in high school and college and then to not win maybe the last couple years? Do you get a better appreciation for when it is this and it's going so well?
Yeah, I mean, it's, like I said, it's, I mean, Coach Sweeney, you say it all the time, the fun is in the winning. I mean, it's so true, and, you know, we're all very fortunate to play this game, and it is a fun game, and it's awesome, and don't get me wrong, but the fun part is having that success as a team. Like, that's why you play, you know.
It's not for, I mean, all the other stuff's great, too, the money and all the other benefits of it, but The reason why you play is to win as a team and to put all this work in to collectively do something together. It's a special feeling and it's really fun when you're doing that. Like I said, we just got to keep that going.
You've played in a lot of big games. This is a heightened atmosphere, heightened everything. You can feel it in the city. How do you make it normal? How have you done that in your career, whether it was national title games or Monday night football games?
Yeah, at the end of the day, it's just another game.
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Chapter 3: What mindset does Trevor Lawrence maintain during playoff preparation?
I mean, it's going to be 60 minutes. I mean, who knows, maybe longer. It could go to overtime, I guess. But, you know, it's four quarters. It's football. I mean, it's what we've been playing. And obviously the stakes are a little bit higher. Whoever loses goes home. I mean, but you can't let that, you know, freak you out and play differently or do something different or try to do too much.
You know, there's a fine line. You have to prepare the right way and put the work in like we've been doing. but you also have to keep yourself calm and go out there, and it's just a game. You've got to go play and play free and continue to build upon what we've been doing this year and keep getting better every week. I mean, you can't make it bigger than what it is.
At the end of the day, we've still got to go and execute and play our game, and we know we're a good team. We know Buffalo's a good team, too, so it's going to be who plays better on Sunday.
For a lot of the young guys, this is going to be their first time seeing a postseason game. If they ask if it's different, what it's like, what would you tell them?
Yeah, I mean, just that it's a little bit of a different feeling. You know, you're pretty juiced for the game, but like I just said, it's still just a football game, so you've got to try to settle in as quick as possible. But, I mean, everyone is, not that people aren't playing hard every Sunday. People are playing hard every Sunday, but there is that uptick of just,
Because there's so much on the line, right? Like I said, you lose, you go home. So there's that extra, that drive, the finishing plays, the running around, guys making plays all over the field. I mean, that extra take an effort from some players, I guess. But I mean, this league, everybody plays hard. So even that, I'd say it's just a game. And you got to just settle in as quick as possible.
Don't let the moment get too big.
weird from your perspective, but Liam said that Carter will be able to give some of the scout team looks of Josh Allen.
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Chapter 4: How does Trevor Lawrence view the importance of winning?
Having a guy on roster who's tall, big, and with the arm talent, how can that help the defense being able to see that in practice?
Yeah, I think it's really valuable. Obviously, Josh is a really special, unique player. What he's able to do and create out of the pocket. He can do it from inside the pocket, too, which makes him really a threat, obviously. He can kind of do it all. But having that extra element, having a guy like Carter who can extend plays, and I see him a little bit, obviously, in practice.
throwing from different arm angles and getting on the move and making plays and scrambling and really putting some stress on our defense of having to cover that and also, you know, cover the QB scrambles and runs. I mean, there's a lot that you have to do as a defense to be able to execute all that.
And he's done a great job giving us a look all year and it'll be really valuable, obviously this week, like you pointed out and coach pointed out with Josh.
With the success you've had the past, I guess, two months, the praise that's come after it, after so much outside doubt, do you feel vindicated at all?
Uh, not really. I mean, I still, I just think it, I've said it a bunch. I mean, it just gives you perspective. You know, I've always had confidence in who I am and I just try to go to work every day and get better. And, um, you know, I know my career haven't always, haven't always played my best every single Sunday and, and that's part of growing and learning and,
evolving and there's some some growing pains and there's some things that you got to go through and you know i just think i have a better perspective through all of it and um at the end of the day i just want to keep getting better and and that's you know people can say what they want now all the good stuff and i don't really care about any of that either i just want to keep getting better and keep finding ways to win all right thank you
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