On Jacksonville’s next possession, Wesley Woodyard recovered a fumble in the end zone for a 42-32 lead after a snap to Blake Bortles went soaring over his head. When the Titans and Jaguars met two weeks, Tennessee had difficulty containing Robinson who finished with five receptions for 113 yards, though the Titans did keep the Jaguars to just 19 points.
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It was at the point where the Titans usually let the game slip away. “I think it’s what it was added to or why it was implemented was to create more of that in the game and it has”.
“As we see it, the playoffs started and we feel like we have to win out”, coach Lovie Smith said.
The Titans finally overcame adversity to win home a game.
While the 4th quarter brought a lot of points, it brought just as many mishaps. Entering the game, the Jets and Titans were two of five teams 2-11 records. “I’d like to set the franchise record for wins, that’s for sure”. “That’s not only gaining him confidence, but the guys around him are seeing what he’s capable of doing”. The Titans had lost 11 in a row at home dating back to last season before edging the Jaguars on Sunday.
The Jets (7-5) didn’t seal the win until Josh Brown missed a 48-yard field goal field goal with 6:33 left in the extra session, his first miss in 26 attempts this season.
“He’s going to win a lot of football games here”, Mularkey said of the rookie. “I think he’s done a good job there”. “We want to win because of our fans, obviously”. “All the credit to the guys in the locker room, working hard week in and week out”.
To start the fourth quarter, Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota connected with Green-Beckham, who was able to shake defenders off his body before running to the end zone for a 47-yard touchdown.
Not since the days of Steve McNair have the Titans had a quarterback – or a player, for that matter – to excite the Tennessee faithful like Marcus Mariota.
After shaking off the mistake, Green-Beckham said his focus was much better.
“(Wide receivers) Coach (Shawn) Jefferson has been telling me, ‘Just look the ball in. P John Hekker punted eight times for a 54.5-yard average, including a long of 68 yards, and placed five punts inside the 20-yard line for the St. Louis Rams in their 27-3 loss to the Arizona Cardinals….
If you were here during the off-season, you will know that I was a huge Mariota supporter. That made him the Titans’ first 100-yard rusher in a game since Chris Johnson in the 2013 season finale, a span of 28 games.
-PASS DEFENSE: F. Marcus Mariota did not look like a rookie as he completed 20 of 29 passes for 268 yards and three touchdowns. He had missed time with a high ankle sprain. He did some running on Monday and might have a chance to play this week.
Three years ago, the Jacksonville Jaguars fired Mike Mularkey after he went 2-14 in his one season as coach. He got fellow rookie Dorial Green-Beckham involved as well.
The Titans entered Sunday’s game ranked 30th in total yards and scoring. He came back and responded with his biggest day in the NFL. Yeldon, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars: Workload has not been Yeldon’s issue this year.
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On the final Sunday of the fantasy football regular season, there was plenty of offense to go around. That’s exactly what the NFL’s competition committee wanted when they made the decision to move the extra point attempt from the 2-yard line back to the 15-yard line.
