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Have the superior team, flex your collective might.
A touchdown road favorite against a Tennessee Titans team with one win, a rookie quarterback, an interim coach, a fill-in offensive play-caller and roster-wide issues, the Jacksonville Jaguars did what good teams are supposed to do on Sunday, Nov. 30.
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They dominated.
In their 25-3 win over the Titans , the Jaguars (8-4) allowed only 188 yards, produced two takeaways and didn't allow a play of over 16 yards.
Now 4-1 since their bye , the Jaguars climbed to the AFC South lead via tiebreaker over the Indianapolis Colts . The teams play in Jacksonville on Sunday, Dec. 7.
The win was the Jaguars' 31st in regular-season history of at least 22 points and it came two weeks after a 29-point rout of the Los Angeles Chargers (35-6).
To put the Jaguars' dominance into perspective, they didn't beat anybody by at least 22 points in 1995-96, 2004, 2009-10, 2012-14, 2016, 2018-21 and 2024.
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The franchise record for most routs (at least 22 points) in a single regular season is four in 2017 and three apiece in 1999, 2006, 2007 and 2022.
Here are 10 other things about the Jaguars' win over Tennessee:
1. Defensive superlatives
Rushing yards and total yards gained by Tennessee on its opening drive — 39 and 70, respectively.
Rushing yards and total yards gained by Tennessee on its final nine drives —16 and 118, respectively.
The Titans had three consecutive three-and-outs in the second quarter and those final nine drives ended punt, punt, punt, downs, punt, punt, downs, downs and fumble.
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Tennessee had only two explosive plays (16-yard pass and a 15-yard run), the lowest total allowed by the Jaguars' defense this year.
The Titans' 188 yards were the 20th-fewest allowed by the Jaguars in a regular season game and the sixth-fewest in a road game.
2. Downfield passing
In the last four games entering the Titans game, Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence was 6-of-15 passing for 137 yards on attempts that traveled at least 16 "air" yards.
Nov 30, 2025; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) warms up prior to a game against the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-Imagn Images
Against Tennessee, Lawrence threw 26 yards to receiver Parker Washington (24 "air" yards and a fine sliding catch) and 50 yards to receiver Jakobi Meyers (21 "air" yards) on consecutive plays.
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On the following drive, Lawrence threw a 21-yard touchdown to tight end Brenton Strange (21 "air" yards).
3. Brian Thomas, Jr.'s return
Jaguars receiver Brian Thomas Jr. returned after missing three games with a left ankle sprain. Thomas played 47 of 63 snaps, partly because Washington (hip) was limited to 24 snaps. Meyers led the receivers with 58 snaps.
Thomas had two catches for 28 yards and also showed physicality in blocking downfield on a Meyers catch.
Receiver Tim Patrick saw his playing time cut to seven snaps with Thomas' return and Dyami Brown was a healthy scratch for the first time this season.
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4. Late first-half gift
Bad teams do good teams favors like late in the first half.
From the Titans' 42, the Jaguars passed on a 60-yard field goal attempt by Cam Little and Lawrence threw the football away under pressure. Half over? Nope. The Titans' Arden Key was called for roughing the quarterback.
Given 15 free yards for an untimed play, Little hit a 45-yard field goal for an 18-3 halftime lead.
It was the fourth drawn penalty by Lawrence this year.
Jacksonville Jaguars place kicker Cam Little (39) celebrates after kicking a field goal against the Las Vegas Raiders in the second half Nov. 2, 2025 at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
5. Jaguars take penalty lead
The Jaguars' 13 penalties moved their total to 104 for the season, ahead of Denver (98) for the NFL lead.
Game by game, the Jaguars have 11, 6, 9, 12, 4, 10, 13, 9, 9, 1, 7 and 13 penalties.
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The Jaguars' special teams had a season-high six penalties; they had a combined 13 in the first 11 games.
6. Offensive rut
The Jaguars' offense had a season-high five three-and-outs. After starting punt, touchdown and touchdown to take a 15-3 lead, the Jaguars had three consecutive three-and-outs.
The Jaguars couldn't convert third-and-5 from their 34, third-and-7 from their 28 and third-and-28 from their 2.
The offense had a third-and-28 and a third-and-36, their two longest to-go distances of the season.
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7. Running game halted
The Jaguars averaged a season-low 2.6 yards per rushing attempt (27 carries-70 yards). Even without back-up quarterback Nick Mullens ' three kneel-downs for minus-3 yards, the average is still only 2.8 yards.
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Lawrence had the Jaguars' longest rush (14-yard scramble). Running back Travis Etienne 's long rush was 6 yards.
8. Record-setting win margin
The Jaguars' 25-point margin of victory was their largest-ever in a road game against the Oilers/Titans franchise and it's not even close. The previous high was 15 points (28-13 win in November 2007).
The Jaguars are 12-19 in road games against the Oilers/Titans. The franchise won their first-ever game at Houston in October 1995 (17-16).
9. Numbers of note
Two fines from the win at Arizona – linebacker Dennis Gardeck ($11,275 for taunting) and center Robert Hainsey ($12,172 for low block which was penalized in-game). The Cardinals' Andre Bacellia was fined $5,722 for unnecessary roughness "away from the play." … Jaguars coach Liam Coen is 3-1 on challenges. … The Jaguars converted their first two-point play of the season (fourth attempt). … The Jaguars were plus-2 in turnover differential and rank sixth in the NFL (plus-6); they are tied for third with 20 takeaways. … Rookie guard Wyatt Milum played a season-high 34 snaps when left tackle Walker Little (concussion) left and Cole Van Lanen moved from right guard to left tackle.
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10. Up and downs
Ups:Lawrence played turnover-free (16 of 27 for 229 yards and two touchdowns) and his 111.5 rating was a season-high (previous was 97.1 in loss to Seattle ). … Meyers caught all six of his targets for 90 yards and a touchdown. … Since the bye (five games), Cam Little is 16 of 16 on point-after attempts and 9 of 9 on field goals. … Defensive end Josh Hines-Allen had two sacks . … Rookie LeQuint Allen forced and recovered a fumble on kickoff coverage that led to a Jaguars touchdown.
Downs:The aforementioned special teams penalties and running game.
Contact O'Halloran at rohalloran@gannett.com
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jacksonville Jaguars flexed collective might in rout of Titans
