Titans-Jaguars Capsule

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By The Associated Press - Associated Press - Thursday, September 20, 2018

TENNESSEE (1-1) at JACKSONVILLE (2-0)

Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS

OPENING LINE - Jaguars by 6 ½

RECORD VS. SPREAD - Tennessee 1-1, Jacksonville 2-0

SERIES RECORD - Titans lead 27-20

LAST MEETING - Titans beat Jaguars 15-10, Dec. 31, 2017

LAST WEEK - Titans beat Texans 20-17; Jaguars beat Patriots 31-20

AP PRO32 RANKING - Titans No. 23, Jaguars No. 2

TITANS OFFENSE - OVERALL (25), RUSH (15), PASS (25)

TITANS DEFENSE - OVERALL (25), RUSH (25), PASS (18)

JAGUARS OFFENSE - OVERALL (9), RUSH (9), PASS (12)

JAGUARS DEFENSE - OVERALL (7), RUSH (16), PASS (9)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Titans have won four of last five in series, including sweep in 2017. … Tennessee has won five straight vs. AFC South. … Titans have allowed league-leading one sack in two games. … Tennessee has scored twice on special teams. … DT Jurrell Casey has nine multi-sack games, including last week against Texans. … QB Marcus Mariota, still dealing with an elbow injury, is 4-2 against Jaguars. He’s thrown for 1,217 yards, with eight touchdowns and two interceptions in those games. He’s also been sacked 14 times. … Backup QB Blaine Gabbert will be on sideline in Jacksonville for first time since franchise traded him to San Francisco in May 2014. Gabbert went 5-22 as starter with Jaguars. He started for Arizona last year and beat his first NFL team. … Jaguars have won seven straight at home, second-longest streak in team history. … Jags trying to get to 3-0 for fourth time in franchise history and first time since 2004. … In last four home games, QB Blake Bortles has completed 69 percent of passes for 1,280 yards, with 11 TDs and INT. … Jacksonville has scored on opening drive in both games this season. … Jags have scored nine defensive TDs, including postseason, in last 21 games (2017-18). It’s tops in NFL. … RB Leonard Fournette (hamstring) is expected to return after missing last week’s game. … New Jaguars LT Josh Wells makes fourth career start, replacing Cam Robinson (knee), who is out for season. … Fantasy tip: Titans RB Derrick Henry, who grew up in nearby Yulee, Florida, has three touchdowns in four career games against Jaguars.

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