“We have to do it every week …”

JACKSONVILLE – The objective now is clear.

Yes, to make the postseason. But quarterback Trevor Lawrence this week said the way to reach that objective is to do what the Jaguars have done in winning their last three games.

They must do it Sunday. And the next Sunday. And the …

“We have to do it every week,” Lawrence said as the AFC South-leading Jaguars (7-8) prepared to play the Houston Texans (2-12-1) at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, Sunday at 1 p.m.

The Jaguars, who can win the South with a victory over the Tennessee Titans in next week’s regular-season finale, indeed can show they’re gaining consistency when they play in Houston Sunday. They can also win a fourth consecutive game for the first time since December of 2017 and do so against a division rival that in recent seasons has been a nemesis.

The Jaguars have lost nine consecutive meetings with the Texans since sweeping them in 2017. They lost to Houston, 13-6, in Week 5 this season in Jacksonville – the second of five consecutive losses for the Jaguars in October.

“It’s an important one because it’s the next opportunity we get to play a game,” Jaguars outside linebacker Josh Allen said. “We get to play them where we’re at, where we’re going right now and how we’re feeling. They’re the next opportunity, the next opponent.

“I have never beat them, but I think we’re a better team than the last time we played against this team. I think we left a lot out there the last time we played them. I think we’re a different team than we were back then.”

For Lawrence, it’s another chance to show progress from early in the season. His improvement since a two-interception Week 8 loss to the Denver Broncos has been dramatic, and he has thrown 14 touchdowns with one interception in leading the Jaguars to a 5-2 record since that game.