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The Jaguars are 3-6 and with a win, would actually be just a half-game back in perhaps the worst division ever assembled.

The shop features jerseys for men and children for select players for both the Jaguars and Titans, who clash in a key AFC South matchup. When they’re bad, they’re bad; but when they’re on, they look like a good team.

Sunday also marked Mariota’s return from a knee sprain that sidelined him two games. Then, the front office chose to fire head coach Ken Whisenhunt midway through the campaign, replacing him on an interim basis with Mike Mularkey.

“We’ve got to do a few things practice-wise, the tempo has nearly got to be game speed, so we can figure out who is healthy, not only in the secondary, but also with Kendall and the timing of the passing game”, Mularkey said. He had surgery on August 24, but the injury flared up again. He was sacked after a 2-14 season in which the Jags lost eight games by 16 or more points and unraveled down the stretch.

McCourty has missed five games with a groin injury that required surgery prior to the start of the season. Greene sat out seven games after tearing ligaments in his left thumb, but has practiced in full for two weeks.

He has denied having a sly dig at his former employers during one of his press conferences this week but you get the impression his dismissal still hurts and he would like nothing better than leaving north Florida with a victory. “I anticipated that. The schedule has been kind of formatted to handle that with a light walkthrough tonight and a later morning for them tomorrow morning. He’s as tough as they come”. We’re not going to practice until the afternoon tomorrow.

NOTES: Wright and nose tackle Al Woods (ankle) didn’t practice Wednesday. He leads the Titans with 45 catches and 508 yards, and his pass-catching responsibilities should only increase with the season-ending injury to wide receiver Justin Hunter. The Titans had no TD passes against the stout Panthers defense and had an interception as well.

Tennessee gets an average of 107.6 yards per game out of wide receivers, the second-lowest mark in the league, ahead of St. Louis (102.3). As a team, the Titans weren’t much better, gaining just 64 yards on the day. Tennessee suffered two turnovers, went 5-for-12 on third down and could muster only 64 rushing yards against one of the league’s top defenses. Defensively, the Titans yield 217.5 yards in passing and 111.5 yards in rushing. In a surprising turn of events, the Titans’ D has been more reliable the last couple games than an unproductive offense that hasn’t been able to convert on downs when it matters the most, so the injuries will affect the Titans more than expected. There will also be a 7-10 mile per hour wind blowing towards the southern end zone.

“He knows he’s had limited reps and he’s got to take advantage of them”, Mularkey said, via the Tennessean.