Jaguars' Have This Golden Opportunity vs. Titans

Jaguars predicted for another nail-biter

The Jacksonville Jaguars have the fortune of playing a much lighter schedule down the stretch than the gauntlet they had to go through to begin the 2025 NFL season. That actually started last week, though, when they went down to the wire with the Jacoby Brissett-led Arizona Cardinals, needing overtime to eke out a three-point win and avoid the upset.

Jacksonville might be 7-4, but it doesn't have very many convincing victories under its belt. The Jaguars have only won two games by multiple scores: the 26-10 season opener over the Carolina Panthers, and their 35-7 drubbing of the Los Angeles Chargers. The team and its fans had to sweat out every other contest. NFL.com's panel of editors expects another nail-biter against the Tennessee Titans, with four of five picking Jacksonville, but with an average margin of victory of just five points. Dan Parr is predicting the Jags to skate by, 26-21:

"I'm seeing upset potential here, but not enough to take the swing. The Titans are playing at home for the fourth consecutive game and have been much more competitive while spending the entire month in Nashville. As for the Jaguars, they're on the back end of consecutive road trips and it's not hard to envision them looking ahead to next week's high-stakes matchup with the Colts."

"Trevor Lawrence has turned the ball over a whopping eight times in his last four games, including four last week, when Jacksonville needed overtime to put away the Cardinals. If those issues persist, the door opens for a Jaguars meltdown, although they're 3-1 over that four-game stretch. It helps that their defense has excelled at taking the ball away and stopping the run — two areas where Tennessee struggles. I'm counting on that being the difference in a tight one, along with a pass rush that should be able to disrupt rookie Cam Ward, the most-sacked quarterback in the league."