The Jacksonville Jaguars went to Nissan Stadium in Week 14 and beat a divisional rival, the Tennessee Titans, 36-22.
Both the Tennessee Titans and Jacksonville Jaguars were coming off embarrassing losses in week 13 and were looking to bounce back. The Titans played the previous week in Philadelphia and lost to the Eagles 35-10, and scored zero second-half points. The Jaguars played the previous week in Detroit and lost to the Lions 40-14, and had their worst defensive performance of the season.
The first two possessions of the game felt as if the Jaguars were in for a long afternoon after the Titans scored on their first drive, and the Jaguars proceeded to go three and out. Jacksonville responded in a big way after being down early. The number one overall pick in this year’s draft, Travon Walker, got a strip sack on Ryan Tannehill, which led to great field position and a Jacksonville touchdown.
Tennessee responded quickly, going 75 yards the next possession and would take a 14-7 lead before the Jaguars would dominate the rest of the game.
Jacksonville scored 27 unanswered points led by a defense that created four turnovers. To close the half, Jaguars safety Andrew Wingard got an interception, leading the Jaguars to get two field goals in back-to-back possessions. To close the first half, Trevor Lawrence led the Jaguars 78 yards to take a 20-14 halftime lead with a 20-yard toe-tap touchdown pass to Zay Jones.
Jacksonville continued to dominate the second half as they opened up on their first drive, going 12 plays, 72 yards, capped off by a Trevor Lawrence one-yard stiff-armed touchdown run. The Titans would cut the lead to a two-possession game with 7:15 remaining left in the 4th quarter with a score of 36-22, but it was too little too late. Jacksonville took care of business to close out the game and got their first win in Nashville since 2013.
Former number-one overall pick Trevor Lawrence had yet another amazing game in week 14. Trevor threw for a career-high 368 yards, on 30/42 passing, four total touchdowns, and zero turnovers. Since week 9, Lawrence has 1,362 yards passing, 10 touchdowns, 0 interceptions, a 71.8 completion percentage (1st), and a 111.7 passer rating (2nd). Trevor was also the highest-graded QB in week 14 with a grade of 92.6 per Pro Football Focus (PFF).
Evan Engram had a career day with 11 receptions, 162 yards, and two touchdowns on the afternoon. Zay Jones chipped in eight receptions, 77 yards, and one touchdown. Defensively, Tyson Campbell was targeted three times in coverage and had three pass breakups and allowed 0 yards on the day. The Jaguars front seven was also able to wreak havoc in the backfield and sacked Ryan Tannehill four times on the afternoon.
Jacksonville is not eliminated from playoff contention and is only two games back from the Titans for the lead in the AFC South. Jacksonville will play the Titans once again in week 18, but they will take on the Dallas Cowboys this week at TIAA Bank Field.