There were 14 combined penalties, seven of which resulted in first downs for the other team. In fairness to the Titans, the wide receiver situation is a result of misfortune more than poor planning.
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Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles did not have a bad night in the grand scheme of things. Myers kicked field goals of 31, 32, 20 and 36 yards on Thursday.
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers popped up on the injury report with a shoulder injury ahead of this week’s battle for the top spot in the NFC North with the Minnesota Vikings, but he participated fully in practice on Thursday and the Packers say Rodgers will be ready to go on Sunday.
Blake Bortles and the Jags squeaked by with a win.
Tennessee had a 13-9 lead on the Jaguars early in the fourth quarter and faced a fourth-and-2 at the Jaguars 35.
Myers then hit on a 31-yard field goal. Ryan Succop and the field goal unit came onto the field… and Succop yanked the 53-yard try. The Titans also held the Jaguars to a three-and-out and 36-yard field goal after a turnover late in the fourth quarter.
Fast forward just over nine minutes. Mularkey sent the punt team onto the field. OK.
“I took a page out of Sen’s book and I played that specific call on that play exactly how Sen did a year ago and it was really successful for him”, said Odrick, regarding his sack on Thursday night. But the Titans would get a defensive stop when Bortles threw an interception into the red zone as he was picked off by Zach Brown while trying to find Julius Thomas.
And a Phillip Supernaw fumble on Tennessee’s next play gifted Jacksonville the ball at the 29-yard line, eventually leading to Jason Myers’ fourth field goal.
After the Jaguars added a field goal moments later, they had to survive a final rally by the Titans. Andre Branch sacked Mariota to end the game. The Titans will host Oakland in ten days on November 29th before Jacksonville visits Nissan Stadium the following week. Tight end Delanie Walker had eight catches for 109 yards. They were up 9-6, but it wasn’t exactly feeling like a big lead. Don’t forget to tip.
Walker wasn’t alone in having a solid night. Allen Robinson led the team in receiving with 113 yards on five grabs.
Actually, Robinson wasn’t even the best rookie wide receiver on his team.
“That’s why they pay me”, House said.
Be sure to hydrate immediately if you reach “Jaguars”.
Bradley said he can see Thomas’ timing with Bortles improving, as the touchdown illustrated. Unfortunately, that’s not what happened. On the previous play, Hurns appeared to have a clear first down but slid down short of the sticks in order to keep the clock running. But Jim Tomsula’s squad has been embarrassed in three games within the division (outscored a combined 94-16 by the Cardinals, Seahawks and Rams) and there are issues all over.
The pre-snap read is confirmed, and the Jets bring six. Greene has been on injured reserve-to return after suffering a thumb injury in the second game of the season. But he made his presence known in this one. “I have great faith in them, but that’s something we’ll watch as a team and make sure that we’re keeping it tight and going in the right direction”.
And their schedule doesn’t look too hard because they only play one team (Atlanta) that now has a winning record.
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But with five seconds left and the ball on the 23-yard line, Mariota never got a chance to send the ball to end zone.
