NFL Week 13 live score updates: Inactives, standings, playoff race, predictions, odds, latest
Down in the AFC South, victory over the 1-10 Titans will give Jacksonville (7-4) an 81 percent chance of reaching the playoffs; lose and that plummets to 62 percent.
The Jags excel at two things – stopping the run and turning the ball over. They have allowed only 922 yards rushing this season (83.6 yards per game, first in the NFL), while Trevor Lawrence is fresh off tossing three touchdowns and three interceptions in the narrow overtime win in Arizona.
With head coach Liam Coen encouraging Lawrence to “let it rip”, Brian Thomas Jr returns to an offense that has averaged 30.3 points since their Week 8 bye. The Jags’ ground game is not to be underestimated either – Travis Etienne needs 25 scrimmage yards to top 1,000 yards this season.
Despite the stats, this is no gimme. The Titans have lost their last three games by a combined 16 points, Jeffery Simmons can wreck any game and Cam Ward can use his feet as well as his arm. But Tennessee are the least productive rushing offense (822 yards; 77.5 per game) and a serious team would put them away. We shall see if Jacksonville can take a step towards that today.
Jaguars inactives:
WR Dyami Brown
RB Cody Schrader
DE Travon Walker
OL Chuma Edoga
LB Yasir Abdullah
OL Patrick Mekari
TE Hunter Long
DT Arik Armstead
