Trevor Lawrence threw for 229 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Jacksonville Jaguars to a 25-3 win over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday in Nashville, Tenn.
The win moves Jacksonville (8-4) into a tie with the Indianapolis Colts atop the AFC South heading into the first of two matchups between the teams this season.
The Jaguars outgained the Titans 272-188. Tennessee (1-11) was 2-for-12 on third downs and 1-for-4 on fourth downs.
Jakobi Meyers had his best day since being traded to Jacksonville from the Las Vegas Raiders on Nov. 4, with six catches for 90 yards and a touchdown.
The Jaguars sacked Tennessee quarterback Cam Ward three times, with Josh Hines-Allen collecting two sacks.
Jacksonville led 18-3 lead at halftime. On the Jaguars’ second drive, Lawrence took them 84 yards in seven plays for a 7-3 lead with 1:04 left in the first quarter.
Lawrence hit Parker Washington across the middle for a big first down.
Then, Lawrence found Meyers wide open on the same route for 50 yards to the Tennessee 6. Three players later, Lawrence hit Meyers on a 3-yard quick slant for the touchdown.
Chimere Dike then fumbled the kickoff back to the Jaguars at the Tennessee 35.
On the first play of the second quarter, Lawrence found Brenton Strange wide open in the end zone for a 21-yard touchdown strike.
The Titans were called for a penalty before the extra point, so Jacksonville went for two points, and Lawrence was able to get in the end zone for a 15-3 lead.
The Jaguars were gifted a field goal to end the half. With one second left, Jacksonville chose not to try a 61-yard field goal. Lawrence was forced to throw the ball away, but Tennessee was hit with a roughing-the-passer penalty. That allowed Cam Little to nail a 45-yard field goal on an untimed down to give Jacksonville a 15-point lead at the break.
The Jaguars went up 25-3 in the third quarter when Lawrence engineered a 71-yard, 15-play drive. The Titans helped out again when they roughed the punter to keep the drive going.
Bhayshul Tuten finished the drive with a 2-yard touchdown run up the middle with 6:45 left in the third quarter.
–Field Level Media
