Finally! Titans snap 11-game home skid, beat Jaguars 42-39

Maybe more importantly, the defense has shown tangible quality this season, and Wesley Woodyard’s jump in his second season with the Titans is a big reason for this. That was their lone home victory last season.

Oakland’s mistakes helped Tennessee turn a game where the Raiders had been cruising into a frantic finish. Let’s review each stepwise. Hurns started the first 11 games.

For the first time in seemingly forever the Tennessee Titans have won a game at home. Carpenter otherwise struggled, missing a 50-yard field goal attempt and an extra point.

Mariota looked unleashed, carrying the rock for 112 yards on nine runs to lead his team that battled for the 3-point win.

The Titans’ new fresh face of the franchise had the highlight play of his young career with an 87-yard rushing score in the fourth quarter. Then there was Marcus Mariota, who might not be enjoying the team success Jameis Winston is, but who certainly will challenge Winston for the rookie hardware on NFL Honors night.

Just possibly in one fell swoop, the Titans also bid aloha to the rookie inconsistencies of wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham.

It was third down and seven on their own 13 and the Titans looked to be in trouble on the ensuing drive.

On the first play of the fourth quarter, Mariota connected with Green-Beckham for an electrifying 47-yard pitch and catch.

Dorial Green-Beckham quickly made amends for his dropped pass. For starters, on the Titans’ next offensive possession the rookie wideout caught a 10-yard reception to convert third down and a 17-yard reception to push the Titans to the Jaguars’ 25-yard line. The quarterback got 330 yards in passing with three touchdowns. But the Jaguars had so much success in the air, they didn’t have that much need for the running game on Sunday.

Titans interim coach Mike Mularkey said he had one thought watching Mariota on his 87-yard TD run. Miami finally got Lamar Miller more involved, but that came at a massive expense to the passing attack.

Doug Baldwin had two touchdowns and 94 yards receiving and Thomas Rawls rushed for 101 yards and a score as the Seahawks (7-5) did whatever they wanted with the ball against an injury-depleted Vikings defense. Andrews and Cobb both were impressive, hitting holes at speed and were tough to bring down. 241 of which came exclusively from Marcus Mariota.

The unbeaten run continues for the Panthers, and Newton completed 28 of 41 passes for 331 yards and five touchdowns (with one interception), his second five-touchdown game in three weeks.

In a 42-39 loss against Tennessee, the Jaguars quarterback completed 24 of 36 passes for 322 yards and five touchdowns. Cleveland’s Jordan Poyer (OSU, #33) had a tackle off the bench in the game. Rewatch the play on titanonline.com. The former OR quarterback weaved his way upfield with wide receiver Kendall Wright delivering the final block. In Week 14, Todd Bowles’ club will test itself against one of the worst teams in the American Football Conference, the (3-9) Tennessee Titans.

Now the Titans trail the division leading Indianapolis Colts (6-6) by three games. After missing 14 tackles last season with seriously deplorable work in all facets of the game, many were wondering if the Titans made a blunder in the 2014 offseason when they chose to ink him to a four-year deal worth $15.75 million. Very slim but possible.

The Titans visit the New York Jets on Sunday for a 10am Pacific Time kickoff on CBS.