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The Jacksonville Jaguars (9-7, 9-7 ATS, 7-9 O/U) battle the Tennessee Titans (5-11, 6-9-1 ATS, 5-11 OI/U) in a divisional showdown on Sunday afternoon. The Jaguars earned a home win against the Panthers last week. The Titans dropped a road bout against the Texans. Jacksonville posted a 34-14 home win in the first meeting.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars are targeting the division title in this game. Jacksonville has an identical 9-7 record along with the rival Colts and Texans atop the AFC South, making this a mammoth game. They have better division records than the rivals, meaning a win in this one secures the division regardless of the results in the other games. The Jaguars lost to the Buccaneers two weeks ago and rebounded with a dominating 26-0 home win against the Panthers last week to cover the four-point spread. The Jaguars have covered in just one of their last five bouts.
Trevor Lawrence did not play last week due to a shoulder injury and is questionable for this one. The 24-year-old QB is having an inconsistent season and has recorded 3736 passing yards and a 19:12 TD to INT ratio. Lawrence was a limited participant in practice on Thursday. If he is unable to go it will be C.J. Beathard under center. He posted 1 78 passing yards last week and now has 349 passing yards in about 2.5 games.
Travis Etienne had one of his best performances of the season last week, posting 102 rushing yards. The 24-year-old RB has reached 100 yards just twice this season and has issued 951 receiving yards on 3.8 yards per rush. Calvin Ridley has posted less than 55 receiving yards in four of his last five games. The 29-year-old WR had 103 yards in the first meeting and has collected 910 receiving yards on the year. The Jacksonville offense broke out of a slump last week, they had only scored 19 points in their previous two games before the 26 points last week.
.@swaggy_t1 picked a hell of a way to break 2,000 career rushing yards.#CARvsJAX on CBS pic.twitter.com/VopMGS02Ii
— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) December 31, 2023
The Jaguars defense has been hit or miss. The group struggled in the recent four-game slide. They have allowed at least 30 points in three of their last five bouts but rebounded by holding Carolina to only 124 total yards. The pass defense is vulnerable, ranking 27th while the rush defense is solid, coming in at eighth.
Jacksonville is scoring an average of 22.3 points on the year, ranking them 13th. They are holding opponents to 21.4 points, good for 15th.