Big Cat Country
The Jacksonville Jaguars walked into Nissan Stadium with many questions on how they would perform as favorites against the Tennessee Titans. They walked out on Sunday at 8-4 with a dominant victory that never seemed close after Jacksonville’s first quarter touchdown. In a chippy rivalry road matchup that featured multiple fights and skirmishes, Jacksonville exited Nashville with a convincing 25-3 victory and a lead on the AFC South standings, following the Indianapolis Colts’ loss to the Houston Texans.
Here’s everything you need to know from Jacksonville’s Week 13 blowout win over the Titans.
Live blog:
Catch up on all the big plays and best moments from tonight’s game in our live blog!
Pregame Notes:
The list of Jaguars inactives on Sunday was notable as DE Travon Walker (knee), OL Chuma Edoga (hamstring), RG Patrick Mekari (concussion), LB Yasir Abdullah (finger), TE Hunter Long (knee), and
DT Arik Armstead (hand) were all ruled out due to injuries. RB Cody Schrader was also a healthy scratch along with WR Dyami Brown. This was Brown’s first healthy scratch of 2025, following the recent emergence of Parker Washington, Jakobi Meyers, and the return of Brian Thomas Jr to Sunday’s lineup. Brown ran just one route on four offensive snaps in week 12 versus the Arizona Cardinals.
Notably, S Eric Murray (neck) remained out against the Titans, as his 21-day IR practice window was just opened this week. DT Arik Armstead was a surprise inactive from Sunday’s matchup after popping up on this week’s injury report on Thursday with a hand injury. After entering the weekend with no injury designation he was subsequently downgraded to Questionable on Saturday by the team. Both trenches for Jacksonville gained an early sportlight, as the combination of missing their starting DT Armstead and DE Walker along with Mekari and his backup, Edoga at RG seemed to be a potential early opportunity to exploit for Tennessee. WR Brian Thomas Jr, CB Jourdan Lewis, and RT Anton Harrison all returned from week 12 absences due to injury, however.
For Tennessee, starting CB Jalyn Armour-Davis and C Lloyd Cushenberry were both inactive, along with WR Mason Kinsey, S Jerrick Reed, S Kendell Brooks, G Drew Moss, and DT Shy Tuttle. S Xavier Woods made his return from his October hamstring injury, playing for the first time in a month.
The following Jacksonville players left Sunday’s game due to injury:
1st Quarter
The Jacksonville offense was able to overcome a first down, Robert Hansey ineligible man downfield penalty via a Brian Thomas Jr opening drive 11-yard catch and run. However, the Jaguars offense stalled on the following set of downs following a second down Tennessee sack that resulted in a third-and-19 for Jacksonville. Tennessee forced the opening drive punt following a 13-yard Lawrence rush. The Titans offense followed the early punt marching...
