Jaguars vs. Titans Live Game Thread
Jacksonville-- The Jacksonville Jaguars (2-10) are nearing the end of a nightmare season, but there is still some unfinished business. Among such business are three more AFC South contests, the first of which will be in Nashville against the Tennessee Titans (3-9) in Week 14.
Remember the rule of five. The game is over if the Jacksonville Jaguars win that key statistical battle. For those who don't remember it, it has to do with sacks and turnovers. If the Jaguars have three sacks and give up two, they are plus one. They are plus three if they get four turnovers and give up only one. That would give them a plus-four for the day. They want to get to a plus-five ratio every game. On average, teams that reach the rule of five scenarios win 91 percent of their NFL games.
The last time the Jaguars played the Titans, the season and a playoff run were on the line. The stakes have considerably changed this time around, with the Jaguars instead hoping to snap a five-game losing streak and do something to find positivity in their trainwreck of a season.
The Titans, meanwhile, are looking to rebound from a poor showing in Week 13 and rediscover the magic they picked up after an upset win over the Houston Texans in Week 12.
Even with the two teams sitting int he basement of the AFC, the hate of a rivalry week never truly goes away. And that is what we will have on our hands when these two teams meet on Sunday.
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START OF FIRST QUARTER
SCORING UPDATE NO. 1: Nick Folk makes a 46-yard drive to give the Titans the first points. Titans lead 3-0.
TIMEOUT: Jaguars have used their first timeout of the half.
PENALTY: False start on the Jaguars.
TURNOVER: Mac Jones is intercepted by Titans' defensive back Chidobe Awuzie.
PENALTY: False start on the Titans.
START OF SECOND QUARTER
PENALTY: Holding on Titans.
PENALTY: Defensive pass interference on the Jaguars.
TURNOVER: Titans turn the ball over on downs.
PENALTY: Offensive pass interference on the Jaguars.
TURNOVER: Jaguars throw an interception.
END OF FIRST HALF
The Jaguars failed to score on any of their first three drives of the game despite getting to midfield on each possession. A brutal pass-interference penalty on Brian Thomas Jr. after Evan Engram and Mac Jones got the Jaguars into field goal range at the end of the first half is one of the biggest plays of the game at this point.
The second half could be interesting considering the status of Titans quarterback Will Levis is likely up in the air. Levis took a crushing hit from Jaguars defensive end Josh Hines-Allen on the final play of the first half, with Hines-Allen recoding his seventh sack of the season.
START OF THIRD QUARTER
PENALTY: Holding on the Jaguars.
PENALTY: Illegal use of hands on Buster Brown.
SCORING UPDATE NO. 2: Folk makes his second field goal of the day, this time from 39 yards out. Titans 6, Jaguars 0.
START OF FOURTH QUARTER
SCORING UPDATE NO. 3: Cam Little makes a 23-yard field goal to avoid the shut out. Titans lead 6-3.
PENALTY: Jaguars flagged for illegal formation.
SCORING UPDATE NO. 4: Tank Bigsby rushes a touchdown in from eight yards out to give the Jaguars their first lead with 6:46 left. Jaguars lead 10-6.
TWO-MINUTE WARNING
TURNOVER: Titans turn the ball over on downs.
PENALTY: False start on the Titans.
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