STADIUM: Nissan Stadium
REFEREE: Tra Blake
DATE: Sunday, January 7, 2024
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
CBS: Kevin Harlan, Trent Green, Melanie Collins
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) JAX: 160 or 382 TEN: 82 or 227
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: TEN leads series, 33-24 (JAX won past 3). THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 11/19/23: TEN 14 at JAX 34.
HEAD COACHES NOTES: Doug Pederson vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 3-1 Reg. Season: 60-52-1 (.535) Postseason: 5-3 (.625). Mike Vrabel vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 7-4 Reg. Season: 53-45 (.541) Postseason: 2-3 (.400).
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS NOTES:
• JAGUARS can clinch consecutive division titles for 2nd time in franchise history (1998-99) with win.
• QB TREVOR LAWRENCE has 90+ rating in 5 of 7 road starts this season. Passed for 262 yards & had 4 TDs (2 pass, 2 rush) vs. 0 INTs with 119.5 rating in Week 11 meeting & has 90+ rating in 4 of 5 career starts vs. Ten. Needs 264 pass yards to become 1st Jax. QB ever with 4,000+ pass yards in consecutive seasons.
• QB C.J. BEATHARD completed 17 of 24 atts. (70.8 pct.) for 178 yards with 92 rating in 1st start of season last week. Has 0 INTs in each of his past 4 starts & 90+ rating in each of his past 3.
• RB TRAVIS ETIENNE rushed for 102 yards & 2 TDs last week, 4th game this season with 2+ rush TDs, tied 2nd-most in NFL. Has 70+ scrimmage yards in 6 of 7 road games this season. Ranks 4th among RBs with 1,397 scrimmage yards & tied-5th with 12 TDs. Needs 45 scrimmage yards for new career high (1,441 in 2022).
• WR CALVIN RIDLEY has 5+ catches in 2 of past 3. Has 50+ rec. yards in 6 of 7 road games this season. Had 7 catches for 103 yards & 2 TDs in Week 11 meeting. Needs 90 rec. yards for 2ndcareer 1,000-yard season (1,374 in 2020 w/ Atl.).
• TE EVAN ENGRAM has 6+ catches & 60+ rec. yards in 4 of past 5. Has 10+ catches in 3 of his past 4 on road. Ranks tied-6th in NFL with 104 catches, 7th-most ever by TE in a season.
• LB JOSH ALLEN had 3 sacks last week & is 2nd player since 1982 with 2.5+ sacks in 4 games in a season (HOFer Lawrence Taylor in 1986). Aims for his 4th in row vs. Ten. with 0.5+ sacks. Ranks 3rd in NFL with single-season franchise record 16.5 sacks.
• LB FOYESADE OLUOKUN ranks 3rd in NFL with 166 tackles.
• LB TRAVON WALKER had career-high 2 sacks last week, 3rd-straight game with sack. Has 0.5+ sacks in 2 of 3 career games vs. Ten.
TENNESSEE TITANS NOTES:
• QB WILL LEVIS (rookie) has 6 TDs (5 pass, 1 rush) vs. INT with 93.5 rating in 4 home starts. Completed 13 of 17 atts. (76.5 pct.) with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 143.8 rating in Week 11 meeting.
• QB RYAN TANNEHILL completed 16 of 20 atts. (80 pct.) with 101.7 rating last week. Is 5-1 with 14 TDs (11 pass, 3 rush) vs. INT with 117.1 rating in his past 6 starts vs. Jax.
• RB DERRICK HENRY has 75+ rush yards in 7 of 8 home games this season, with 95+ scrimmage yards in 6 of 8 home games. Has 679 scrimmage yards (135.8 per game) & 6 rush TDs in his past 5 vs. Jax. Is 3rd player ever with 10+ rush TDs in 6 straight seasons. Is only player in NFL with 800+ rush yards in each of past 6 seasons.
• RB TYJAE SPEARS (rookie) has 4+ catches in 4 of past 5. Ranks 3rd among rookie RBs with 49 catches, most-ever by Ten. rookie RB.
• WR DEANDRE HOPKINS led team with 7 catches for 72 yards last week. Had rec. TD in Week 11 meeting & has rec. TD in 2 of his past 3 vs. Jax. Leads team with 1,011 rec. yards, 7th-career 1,000- yard season. Needs 7 catches for 8th-career 75-catch season.
• TE CHIGOZIEM OKONKWO has 60+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3 at home. Needs 8 rec. yards for 1st-career 500-yard season.
• DE DENICO AUTRY aims for his 6th in row at home with 0.5+ sacks. Has TFL in 2 of past 3 vs. Jax. Needs 1.5 sacks to become 1st Ten. player since 2000 with 13-sack season.
• LB HAROLD LANDRY had 3 TFL & sack last week & has 2+ TFL & sack in 3 of past 4. Has sack in 2 of his past 3 vs. Jax. Has 2ndcareer season with 10+ sacks (10.5).
• LB AZEEZ AL-SHAAIR aims for 7th in row with 8+ tackles. Has 2+ TFL in 2 of past 3. Had 5 tackles & PD in Week 11 meeting.
• S K’VON WALLACE led team with career-high 11 tackles in Week 17. Has 7+ tackles in 2 of past 3.
