Jaguars–Titans rivalry
First meeting | September 3, 1995 Oilers 10, Jaguars 3 |
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Latest meeting | January 7, 2024 Titans 28, Jaguars 20 |
Next meeting | 2024 |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 59 |
All-time series | Titans, 35–24 |
Postseason results | Titans, 1–0
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Largest victory | Jaguars, 37–7 (2006) |
Current win streak | Titans, 1 (2024–present) |
Championship Success (since 1995) | |
Super Bowl Championships (0)
Division Championships (9) |
The Jaguars–Titans rivalry is a professional
The first game of the rivalry was played on September 3, 1995, at
History
1990s
In 1993, the NFL awarded expansion franchises to the cities of
On September 3, 1995, the Jaguars played their first ever regular season game in Jacksonville against the Oilers, who had existed since the founding of the
By the 1998 season, the Oilers were playing their home games in Nashville at
2000s
The Titans and Jaguars continued their late 1990s success into the early 2000s and remained competitive with one another, staying in the same division when the NFL realigned its divisions. The Jaguars and Titans joined the
2010s
The Jaguars and Titans began this decade without much success, both missing the playoffs each year until 2017.[16][17] Jaguars quarterback David Garrard was released after the 2010 season and replaced by 2011 draft pick Blaine Gabbert, who was ultimately unsuccessful during his tenure with the team.[18] The Titans drafted quarterback Jake Locker in the same draft after releasing Vince Young due to offseason troubles, but injuries plagued Locker's career and he retired after only four years.[19]
On December 22, 2013, Maurice Jones-Drew and Chris Johnson faced each other one final time at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, where the Titans won over the Jaguars 20–16. Jones-Drew last played for the Oakland Raiders in 2014, while Johnson later played for the New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals and is a free agent as of the end of 2017. On December 18, 2014, the 2–12 Jaguars defeated the 2–12 Titans 21–13 on Thursday Night Football in Jacksonville.[20] The Titans' and Jaguars' respective coaching staffs faced off in the Senior Bowl on January 24, 2015. Ken Whisenhunt's staff coached the North while Gus Bradley's staff directed the South.[21]
By 2015, Gabbert and Locker had been replaced by new quarterbacks Blake Bortles and Marcus Mariota on the Jaguars and Titans, respectively. After years of bottom feeding in the AFC South, the two teams took advantage of a Colts team missing their star quarterback Andrew Luck due to injury in 2017 and returned to the playoffs that year. Though the Jaguars had already clinched the AFC South, the Titans made it in by beating the Jaguars in week 17.[22] Both teams would lose to the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, with the Titans losing 35–14 in the divisional round, and the Jaguars losing 24–20 in the conference championship (after attaining a 20–10 4th quarter lead).[23]
2020s
After a couple of years of Titans dominance, 2022 saw both teams play each other late in the season with the AFC South in the balance. In week 14, the Jaguars defeated the Titans 36–22, capitalizing on four Titans turnovers to stay alive in the AFC South race.
In the 2023 finale, the Titans beat the Jaguars (who had lost four of their last five games heading into Week 18) to ensure that Jacksonville failure to win the AFC South and also miss the playoffs.[26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33]
Season-by-season results
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1990s (Oilers/Titans, 6–5)
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2000s (Titans, 12–8)
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2010s (Titans, 12–8)
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2020s (Titans, 5–3)
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Summary of Results
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References
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