Big Cat Country
The Jacksonville Jaguars are officially AFC South Champions again, for the third time in franchise history (2017 and 2022) after securing their 13th win of the 2025 season Sunday. This was Jacksonville’s first 13-win since the 1999 season with the party at The Bank having the feel of a Homecoming game on Sunday, as Jacksonville put on a show for the AFC South Champion Jacksonville Jaguars. The team set multiple milestones on the way to a 41-7 domination of the lowly Tennessee Titans. With next weeks’ home Wildcard game on deck, he’s everything you need to know from Jacksonville’s Week 18 season finale.
Live blog:
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Pregame Notes:
Recently signed CB Keith Taylor, TE Hunter Long, DL Emmanuel Ogbah, DT Maason Smith, and TE Patrick Herbert were all healthy scratches for Sunday. OL Patrick Mekari did not practice all week after missing Week 17 with a back injury. OL Walker Little started in his absence for a second consecutive game. For Tennessee, S Amani Hooker, former Jaguar OLB Arden Key, G Drew Moss, G Garrett Dellinger, OT Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson, and TE Gunnar Helm were all held out for the Titans.
The following Jacksonville players left Sunday’s game due to injury:
Game Recap
The Jaguars offense started off their first series in a rocky way, going backwards on the opening two snaps, with QB Trevor Lawrence taking a first down sack from Justin Simmons (beating Ezra Cleveland and a LeQuint Allen chip).
That opening snap was followed up by a 10-yard holding penalty on recently extended LT Cole Van-Lanen on second down. The offense, unable to convert the third-and-long, punted to Tennessee who immediately drove 58-yards in 5 plays, with Tennessee QB Cam Ward going 3 for 3 for 52-yards and a 7-yard touchdown rush on the drive. However, Ward left the game following the touchdown rush with an injury to his throwing shoulder. (Jaguars 0, Titans 7)
The Jacksonville offense bounced back on the next drive with a 6-play, 67-yard, 4:07 touchdown drive with Lawrence going 5 of 5 for 60-yards on the series. The drive featured explosive plays of 23 and 22-yards by Brian Thomas Jr and Parker Washington, who capped the series with his second contested catch of the drive, with a touchdown to tie the affair. (Jaguars 7, Titans 7)
With Cam Ward in the locker room, former Jaguar Brandon Allen took over at quarterback for Tennessee. Both offenses struggled to get anything going, both punting the ball away to wrap up the first quarter, when the Jaguars offense getting going 82-yards on 5-plays courtesy of Brenton Strange pulling in 4-catches for 33-yards on the drive, including a 7-yard touchdown pass. Trevor Lawrence was again 5 for 5, this time for 50-yards and a touchdown. (Jaguars 14, Titans...
