Jacksonville Jaguars on the Prowl for AFC South Title After Epic OT Victory

It’s a tight two-way run in the AFC South with ternary weeks remaining inward the NFL habitue season. The Volunteer State Titans (7-7) missed four games inward a row, and their AFC South odds slipped to -150, patch the Jacksonville Jaguars (6-8) saw their betting odds jump off to +125. after a stunning overtime triumph over the Dallas Cowboys.

The Jaguars kept their postseason hopes alive with a comeback victory against Cowboys, while the Titans extended their losing streak to IV inwards a row after a disheartening red against the Los Angeles Chargers.

With most of the divisional races settled, the AFC South is stock-still widely unfastened and the winner will whorl upward an reflexive bunk to the postseason.

The Titans feature a 57% chance to win the division, according to an updated projection by FiveThirtyEight. The Jaguars improved their AFC South rubric chances to 43% after winning consecutive games.

The Jaguars make been in playoff mode the cobbler's last II weeks with must-win scenarios against the Titans inwards Week 14, and against the Cowboys inward Week 15.

The Jaguars experience a straighten out path to the playoffs if they running the tabularize and win their remaining terzetto games. The Jaguars hitting the road on a unforesightful week to drama the banged-up New House of York Jets on Thursday Night Football. They’re on the road once more against the Samuel Houston Texans inwards Week 17 on New Year’s Day. The final spunky of the season could mold the AFC South jacket crown when the Jaguars legion the Titans inwards Week 18.

Jaguars Now 3-1 Since the Bye Week

The Jaguars started 2-1 inwards September, but missed Little Phoebe games in a row in October. Head train Doug Pederson made sure the offspring team did not panic during their skid. They stumbled into the pass hebdomad with a 3-7 record, but they made some Florida key department of corrections on both sides of the ball. Since the pass inwards Week 11, the Jaguars went 3-1.

The Jaguars kept games snug all season, and it was only when a matter of clip before a flurry of good fortune swung their way. The first-class honours degree sextuplet losses of the flavour were all decided by ace rack up or less.

Three come out of the endure quadruplet victories were decided by single score. The other win during that stretch out featured a 14-point victory against the Titans inwards Week 14.

In a must-win gamy against the Cowboys, field general Trevor Laurentius outgunned Dak Prescott with 318 departure yards and quaternary touchdowns, including trio to Zay Jones. Daniel Jones had a vocation daytime with sestet catches for 109 yards and trio touchdowns. However, defensive attitude standout Rayshawn Jenkins kept the Jaguars’ playoff hopes alive with a pick-six interception inwards extra time to shock the Cowboys with a 52-yard touchdown return.

I’ve been inward this organization for tetrad years,” said Jaguars defensive attitude terminal Josh Allen. “There were times when we were behind, and we couldn’t feel our path back. Now we have got the offense, defence force and special teams that can carry on to fight. We hold the determination, and we feature the mentality to finish every game.”

The Jaguars defeated the Cowboys 40-34 to improve to 6-8 on the season. With trinity games to go, the Jaguars seized the impulse inwards the AFC South.

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Titanic Slide for the Titans

It’s been a streaky flavor for head tutor Mike Vrabel and the Titans. They started the flavor 0-2 before winning cinque games in a row. It was nearly six-straight wins but they lost a tough overtime biz against the KS City Chiefs in Week 9. The Titans followed upward that loss with two more wins and they improved to 7-3.

However, the Titans missed four games inward a row and dire to halt the bleeding. They’re ease 7-7 and check their have fate with deuce more nursing home games. They legion the Houston Texans in capital of Tennessee on Dec 25 Eve, but have a unforesightful calendar week of prep before meeting the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday Night Football inwards Week 17.

The Titans make ace to a greater extent route game, but it’s against the Jaguars inwards Week 18. The harden closing curtain could determine the AFC South crown, but it’s also a retaliate spunky for the Titans after a 36-22 red ink against the Jaguars inwards Week 14.

The unit first of all half, just now slam ourselves inward the pes with turnovers,” said signal caller Ryan Tannehill around the loss to the Jaguars.

Tannehill suffered an articulatio talocruralis injury on their opening night ownership against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. He went into the locker room to catch it taped up, and returned in the first-class honours degree half. He could non acquire the passage offence sledding inward the second half, and the Titans scored only when 14 points inwards the loss.

It’s terra incognita if the ankle injury testament slacken him downwardly in the lastly trey games of the season, but Tannehill said he will not miss any time with a playoff bunk on the line.