By MARK LONG, AP Pro Football Writer

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — New Jaguars coach Liam Coen tried to stay out of the limelight in the postgame locker room. Team owner Shad Khan wouldn't let him.

Khan presented Coen with a game ball following his first win as an NFL head coach.

Trevor Lawrence threw a touchdown pass, Travis Etienne ran for 143 yards and Jacksonville beat the Carolina Panthers 26-10 to deliver the franchise's new regime an emphatic debut victory Sunday.

“My boss gave it to me, so I had to accept,” Coen said. “It's a cool moment for me personally and all that, but really it's about those guys. These guys played their tails off.”

Brian Thomas Jr. also ran for a score for Jacksonville, which controlled both lines of scrimmage and kept Lawrence upright

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