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Jacksonville (1-2) struck first, taking the
lead less than two minutes into the game and never letting go.
Minshew, starting his second NFL game in place of the injured
Nick Foles, completed 20 of 30 passes for 204 yards with no
interceptions and a quarterback rating of 108.2.
It was a completely different story for Tennessee quarterback
Marcus Mariota, who suffered nine sacks for 55 yards and
couldn't find any traction against the aggressive Jaguars'
defense. Mariota hit 23 of 40 passes for 304 yards, 81 of those
on a meaningless final drive, with no touchdowns or
interceptions.
Jacksonville also shut down Derrick Henry, who tied an NFL
record with a 99-yard run in the teams' last meeting last
December and set a franchise single-game record with 238 yards.
Henry managed only 44 yards on 17 attempts.
Minshew hit tight end James O'Shaughnessy with a 7-yard
touchdown pass just 1:58 into the game for a 7-0 lead, one play
after Titans punt returner Adoree' Jackson tried to field a
bouncing punt inside the 20. He couldn't corral it and Leon
Jacobs recovered it, returning it to the 7.
The Jaguars made it 14-0 at the 6:36 mark of the first when
Minshew connected with DJ Chark on a 22-yard scoring strike to
polish off a 62-yard drive. Josh Lambo upped the margin to 17-0
with 7:54 left in the third quarter by connecting on a 40-yard
field goal.
Henry's 1-yard run with 12:04 left in the game pulled the Titans
within 17-7, but Lambo tacked on a 48-yard field goal with 7:34
remaining for the final points.
Calais Campbell finished with three sacks for Jacksonville,
while Josh Allen and Dawuane Smoot bagged two each.
--Field Level Media
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