The Jacksonville Jaguars narrowly escaped with a 20-16 victory over the Tennessee Titans on Saturday night to win the AFC South division, snapping a five-year playoff drought in the process.
Jacksonville’s five-game winning streak, combined with the Titans’ seven-game losing skid to close out the year, allowed Trevor Lawrence and company to snag the division crown. This comes after the Jaguars finished dead-last in the NFL in 2020 and 2021.
On their official Twitter page, the Jaguars had a field day roasting the doubters after the team locked up its first division title since 2017.
Jacksonville fell behind 10-0 in the second quarter on a Josh Dobbs touchdown pass to Chigoziem Okonkwo. The home team got on the board when Trevor Lawrence found Christian Kirk in the end zone for a 25-yard touchdown. Randy Bullock tacked on a short field goal to increase the Titans’ lead to six.
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The two teams exchanged field goals in the third quarter, but Jacksonville trimmed the lead to three when Riley Patterson made a 36-yarder early in the fourth quarter. Josh Allen recovered a Josh Dobbs fumble and took it 37 yards to the end zone with less than three minutes to go to put the Jaguars ahead.
Jacksonville’s defense forced a turnover on downs and melted the clock to complete the improbable second-half turnaround. They’ll either host the Baltimore Ravens or the Los Angeles Rams on Super Wild Card Weekend.
