These teams split their two games last season but the Titans offense didn't have much success in either game. In Tennessee's victory, their Defense/ST scored three times in a 24-7 win. Vince Young struggled mightily and may face a similar fate on Sunday. Jacksoville shook things up a little by waiting until the week before the season to dump their starting QB. Likely a good move, but the timing is questionable to say the least. Garrard actually started both games against Tennessee last season with marginal success.
Predicted Score: Jaguars 17, Titans 10
Fantasy Focus Tennessee: The Titans have struggled finding their #1 RB, have some guys named Roydell Williams and Brandon Jones as primary receivers, and get to face one of the best defenses in the league… on the road. Yuck. Proceed with caution. It looks like LenDale White will start the game at RB but expect to see a good dose of Chris Brown. Note: TE Bo Scaife had 70-yds receiving last November against the Jags.
Start: TE Bo Scaife, Titans D/ST
Consider: QB Vince Young, RB LenDale White, RB Chris Brown, WR Brandon Jones
Sit: TE Ben Troupe, WR Roydell Williams, WR Eric Moulds
Jacksonville: The Jaguars will throw their two-back attack at Tennessee and let their defense do the rest. Garrard is a better fantasy option than Leftwich given Garrard's running ability but his limited opportunities and mediocre receiving corps makes him a marginal starter at best. Let the newly appointed QB get his feet wet this season before throwing him into your lineup.
Start: RB Maurice Jones-Drew, RB Fred Taylor, Jaguars D/ST
Consider: QB David Garrard, WR Ernest Wilford, WR Dennis Northcutt, TE Marcedes Lewis
Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2006 season after deducting the best
and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per
pass completion, yards per pass attempt and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on
totals through Weeks 12 to 17 with no adjustment.
Defense Stats Comparison
TEN Defense
JAC Defense
NFL Average
Points against
21.8
23.0
21.1
Rushing yards
134.8
74.5
123.7
Rushing yards per attempt
4.43
3.39
4.30
Completion %
64.0%
62.8%
60.0%
Passing yards
207.8
219.3
201.8
Passing yards per completion
11.54
9.91
10.67
Passing yards per attempt
7.39
6.23
6.40
INT return
1.5
1.0
1.1
Fumble recoveries
0.0
0.0
0.7
Sacks
1.8
2.3
2.2
Weather
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Team vs. Team History
Tennessee Titans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Season
Week
Date
Vis
Home
Score
Winner
2000
7
2000-10-16
JAC
TEN
13-27
TEN
2000
13
2000-11-26
TEN
JAC
13-16
JAC
2001
2
2001-09-23
TEN
JAC
6-13
JAC
2001
8
2001-11-04
JAC
TEN
24-28
TEN
2002
6
2002-10-13
JAC
TEN
14-23
TEN
2002
16
2002-12-22
TEN
JAC
28-10
TEN
2003
8
2003-10-26
TEN
JAC
30-17
TEN
2003
11
2003-11-16
JAC
TEN
3-10
TEN
2004
3
2004-09-26
JAC
TEN
15-12
JAC
2004
11
2004-11-21
TEN
JAC
18-15
TEN
2005
11
2005-11-20
JAC
TEN
31-28
JAC
2005
17
2006-01-01
TEN
JAC
13-40
JAC
2006
9
2006-11-05
TEN
JAC
7-37
JAC
2006
15
2006-12-17
JAC
TEN
17-24
TEN
Note: Only playoff games from the
2004 and 2005 seasons are included in the team vs. team history.
Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.
