PREMIUM
Rogers' 3-Game Saturday SWEEPER PASS
(NFL) Tennessee vs. Jacksonville,
Total: 44.00 | -105.00 Over
Result: Loss
Total: 44.00 | -105.00 Over
Result: Loss
The set-up: The Titans were 3-13 last year and the Jags slightly better at 5-11. However, as the two AFC South rivals meet in Jacksonville for this Week 16 game, the 8-6 Titans are tied for the AFC South Division lead with the Texans while the Jags are 2-12 and looking for a new head coach. While the Titans got a 53-yard, game-winning FG by Ryan Succop in the final seconds to upset Kansas City 19-17 last week, the Jags lost 21-20 loss to the Texans and Gus Bradley was fired following the game. No one was surprised, as Bradley's gone a horrific 14-48 as the Jags head coach. Doug Marrone, who coached the Buffalo Bills for two seasons going 15-17, was named interim head coach for the final two games a day later.
Tennessee: The Titans wanted to play more "smash-mouth" offensive football this year and the team's good OL and the running of DeMarco Murray have provided just that. Tennessee ranks third in the league with 144.7 YPG on the ground, as Murray has 1,224 yards on 4.6 YPC with nine TDs (he's added three TD receptions, as well).Marcus Mariota has had an excellent sophomore season, as after throwing for 2,818 yards with 19 TDs and 10 INTs as a rookie, he's thrown for 3,327 yards with a 25-9 ratio plus there are still two regular season games remaining. The Titans need to win here to set up a AFC South showdown game at home in Week 17 with the Texans.
Jacksonville: The Jags' ninth straight loss cost embattled Jacksonville head coach Gus Bradley his job last week. It was more of the same last Sunday at Houston, as the Jags blew a double-digit lead and lost 21-20. Interim head coach Marrone felt it necessary to announce that Blake Bortles, who was 12-for-28 for 92 yards with an interception last week, will continue as the team's starting QB but, like Bradley, Marrone's days at Jacksonville may be numbered. Bortles is second in the league with 16 interceptions and his poor play is one of the main reasons the Jaguars are down from 14th (23.5) to 27th (18.6) in points per game from last season to this year. The Jaguars also rank 24th in the NFL in rushing with 97.5 YPG, ‘led' by T.J. Yeldon with 460 yards and one score and Chris Ivory with 394 rushing yards and two TDs.
The pick: The Titans are hoping to earn their first playoff berth since 2008, as Tennessee has won three straight -- all coming by six points or less -- and lead the NFL in red-zone efficiency, scoring TDs 73 percent of the time. The Titans have climbed into the playoff picture following a 1-3 start by winning seven of their last 10! Believe it or not, if the Titans win out, they'll host a playoff game. This from a team that had won a total of just five games the past two seasons. The Titans are traveling to face a division rival that just fired its head coach, which may be a tricky spot. Jacksonville's defense is better than most think and Tennessee has managed just 38 points during its last 10 quarters. The Under is an 8* play in this one.
Tennessee: The Titans wanted to play more "smash-mouth" offensive football this year and the team's good OL and the running of DeMarco Murray have provided just that. Tennessee ranks third in the league with 144.7 YPG on the ground, as Murray has 1,224 yards on 4.6 YPC with nine TDs (he's added three TD receptions, as well).Marcus Mariota has had an excellent sophomore season, as after throwing for 2,818 yards with 19 TDs and 10 INTs as a rookie, he's thrown for 3,327 yards with a 25-9 ratio plus there are still two regular season games remaining. The Titans need to win here to set up a AFC South showdown game at home in Week 17 with the Texans.
Jacksonville: The Jags' ninth straight loss cost embattled Jacksonville head coach Gus Bradley his job last week. It was more of the same last Sunday at Houston, as the Jags blew a double-digit lead and lost 21-20. Interim head coach Marrone felt it necessary to announce that Blake Bortles, who was 12-for-28 for 92 yards with an interception last week, will continue as the team's starting QB but, like Bradley, Marrone's days at Jacksonville may be numbered. Bortles is second in the league with 16 interceptions and his poor play is one of the main reasons the Jaguars are down from 14th (23.5) to 27th (18.6) in points per game from last season to this year. The Jaguars also rank 24th in the NFL in rushing with 97.5 YPG, ‘led' by T.J. Yeldon with 460 yards and one score and Chris Ivory with 394 rushing yards and two TDs.
The pick: The Titans are hoping to earn their first playoff berth since 2008, as Tennessee has won three straight -- all coming by six points or less -- and lead the NFL in red-zone efficiency, scoring TDs 73 percent of the time. The Titans have climbed into the playoff picture following a 1-3 start by winning seven of their last 10! Believe it or not, if the Titans win out, they'll host a playoff game. This from a team that had won a total of just five games the past two seasons. The Titans are traveling to face a division rival that just fired its head coach, which may be a tricky spot. Jacksonville's defense is better than most think and Tennessee has managed just 38 points during its last 10 quarters. The Under is an 8* play in this one.
