The Tennessee Titans gave it all they had with a roster that probably isn't playoff worthy. The Jacksonville Jaguars needed one big play to pull out the AFC South championship in a hard-fought game, and it wasn't Trevor Lawrence who provided it.
The Jaguars dialed up a safety blitz at the right time on a key third down in the fourth quarter. Rayshawn Jenkins hit Titans quarterback Joshua Dobbs from behind, the ball came out and it was returned 37 yards by Josh Allen for a go-ahead score with 2:51 left. The Jaguars got a stop after that and they're going to the playoffs with a 20-16 win. It's just the fourth division championship in Jaguars history, and the second since the 1999 season.
It wasn't pretty for the Jaguars. They squandered some chances. They were pushed around at times by a Titans team that had a lot of fight in the win-and-in regular-season finale. But the Jaguars got the play they needed to win. Lawrence is going to the playoffs for the first time, and he can thank the defense for that.The Jaguars started slow. The Titans got a field goal to take a lead. Then the Jaguars ran a tricky play that turned into a nightmare.
The Titans got three points back before the end of the half. They got a field goal and it was 13-7 at the half. Dobbs played well, Derrick Henry had 71 very hard-fought rushing yards at halftime and the Titans were in line for an upset and the AFC South title. It was a struggle for the Jaguars. The Titans had a lot to do with that, but there were plenty of unforced errors for Jacksonville.The Jaguars couldn't get anything going on offense for most of the night. When they got a big interception and returned it to the Titans' 25-yard line, the offense couldn't pick up a first down and the Jaguars settled for a field goal. The next two drives were three-and-out.
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