Titans beat Jaguars 42-39 to finally end 11-game home skid

“That’s why I want to win”.

San Diego fell to 3-9, taking its fifth straight home loss and its fifth straight against division foes, 17-3 against Denver. The Titans’ last victory in Nashville was October 12, 2014, over the Jaguars….

In his performance Mariota not only tied a career best four touchdowns but also became the first Titans’ player to rush for more than 100 yards since Chris Johnson in 2013, per Jason Wolf of the Tennesseean. When he needs to run, he’s going to make plays on his feet…. “It popped out of Bortles and I just saw it, and I jumped on it and dove in the end zone”. Jacksonville missed a pair of extra points, while the Titans were pretty solid, if unspectacular, in all phases of special teams. Green joined Randy Moss as the only receivers to have 1,000 yards in each of their first five seasons.

Tennessee outscored Jacksonville 21-20 during a wild fourth quarter. Mariota finished with 112 yards rushing and completed 20 of 29 passes for 268 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. Mariota’s 87-yard run was inexcusable, despite his rare athleticism.

Bortles threw for 322 yards and five touchdowns. Robinson caught ten passes for 153 yards and three touchdowns as the Jags lost to Tennessee. Miami finally got Lamar Miller more involved, but that came at a massive expense to the passing attack. “We had a talk nearly immediately after the play that we need him the rest of that game”.

Green-Beckham dropped the ball and Jacksonville cornerback, Davon House was there to intercept the pass with 5:37 remaining in the first half.

He got it done through the air and on the ground, most notably running for a huge 87-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter which gave the Titans a lead they never relinquished.

Delanie Walker was the Titans most efficient player.

In a week of fascinating football – arguably the best week of the NFL this season – one of the most entertaining games somehow came from the third and fourth place teams in the AFC South. It wasn’t trending that way, even once the game started, as the first three drives started with three and outs.

The Titans answered on their next possession. I feel like our defense, the call was great, and in terms of executing it, a lot of things did go our way. Yet he opened the fourth period with a 47-yard TD pass to Green-Beckham, who bounced off Jaguars safety Sergio Brown and ran for the score. Rookie wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham had his best game of the season, grabbing five passes for 119 yards and a touchdown. The two-point try failed.

Oakland’s mistakes helped Tennessee turn a game where the Raiders had been cruising into a frantic finish. He was inactive for a second time in three games Sunday with a groin injury.

Robinson caught his second TD pass from Bortles from 8 yards out, narrowing the deficit to 28-25 with 11:52 left as Jacksonville went 80 yards in six plays. Myers has now missed six extra point attempts. Wesley Woodyard recovered the ball and ran 3 yards for the clinching TD.

After handing Whisenhunt his pink slip, the Titans immediately named Mike Mularkey the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.

It was a 3rd and 7 play that had the Jaguars stopped the Titans would have likely given the Tennessee their 10th loss. Jacksonville finishes its home schedule with games against Indianapolis and Atlanta during the next two weeks.

The Tennessee Titans (3-9) face another tough challenge as they travel to the MetLife Stadium to play the New York Jets (7-5) on Sunday, December 13 as the 2015 National Football League season continues.