The Titans defense held up its end of the rope, but give the Jaguars credit. He was also just one of five in red zone efficiency against the Titans, something Jacksonville signed Julius Thomas specifically for and have yet to capitalize on.
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“I did my best to make a play, but I’ve just got to give it back to the guys up front”, said Greene. “Fortunately, we came out on the good end”.
The Jaguars (4-6) won consecutive games for the first time in more than two years.
But the offense would stay mild again, as they went with three straight runs to T.J. His Jags went 2-14 in 2012, but it’s not like Gus Bradley’s group has done much better since then.
Simbal says that while this NFL Thursday game doesn’t have big-name appeal it will be the most popular bet on the board, drawing two times the action that Thursday’s National Basketball Association showdown between the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers will. “We always take a lot of Warriors money, because of who they are and people will just bet them blindly”. That left them with one play to try to score the game-winning touchdown.
“One on one with really a defensive end”, Bortles said. “That’s kind of a mismatch”.
Titans tight end Phillip Supernaw fumbled on the ensuing possession, leading to Jason Myers’ fourth field goal of the night and a six-point lead with 2:19 remaining. “It’s not good. We didn’t punt the ball well enough all night”.
The Jags pulled out their latest win on the strength of a dominant late game performance by their defense. The final sack, by Andre Branch, came on the final play of the game. Branch did his usual windmill dance as he was mobbed by teammates.
“We don’t have any quitters”, Jaguars cornerback Aaron Colvin said. He missed time at the start of the season due to injury, and since his return, he has been a clear third option behind Robinson and Allen Hurns in the passing game. “We weren’t getting much movement [on offense] in the fourth quarter, but that play – it really swung momentum”.
Indianapolis and Houston are tied for first place at 4-5 and if they both lose Sunday, there will be a three-way tie for first place at 4-6. There were also three turnovers, a missed field goal, multiple botched fourth-down decisions and a trick play gone wrong. The Texans are on their third QB of the season and the Colts are missing Andrew Luck again.
“We’re by no means looking at it as if it’s over, by any means, not in this division, it’s not over”, Mularkey said. “Any team can win it”.
In fact, folks that work for NFL Network after the game surmised that Bortles was out played by the rookie Mariota. He completed 21-of-30 passes for 242 yards and one touchdown, finishing with a quarterback rating off 91.2. From the Jaguars 23, Mariota took things in his own hands, but more so in his own legs, as he rushed those final 23 yards for the first touchdown of the game, and put the Titans back on top by a score of 13-9. Not to mention, he is on the verge of breaking two very prestigious season records in total TD passes and total yards set by David Garrard and Mike Brunell, respectively.
The second-year pro extended his touchdown streak to 10 games.
Thomas caught five passes for 28 yards in the game.
“We’ve proven, we have a chance, regardless of who’s playing, where we are with our roster, where we are with injuries, that’s irrelevant”, he said.
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ORAKPO SHINES: Titans linebacker Brian Orakpo finished with a sack, a forced fumble and a pass defense. He played sparingly in the previous four games. Robinson picked up 5 yards on first down and then was stopped for no gain on two more runs before Jacksonville settled for a field goal.
