Titans vs. Jaguars live score, updates, highlights from NFL Saturday night game

By | January 7, 2023
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When the Titans put the finishing touches on a win over the Packers in Week 11, there was likely little thought to a Week 18 game vs. the Jaguars having any meaning. At that point, the Titans were 7-3 and the Jags sat at 3-7.

Now, it might be the most anticipated game of the weekend. The AFC South foes will meet in Jacksonville on Saturday night with a division title on the line. Titans have lost each game since that Week 11 win, while the Jaguars are 5-1 since their Week 11 bye. 

MORE: Updated AFC, NFC playoff picture for Week 18

The 7-9 Titans certainly face the most pressure to win. If they lose, there is no path to the playoffs. And Tennessee dropped the first matchup between these two teams in Nashville in Week 14. Jacksonville collected the 36-22 win behind a standout performance from Trevor Lawrence, who threw for 368 yards and three touchdowns and added a fourth score on the ground. 

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The 8-8 Jaguars are feeling the pressure to win, too, but they have a chance to make the postseason even with a loss. Should the Patriots, Dolphins and Steelers all lose on Sunday, an 8-9 Jacksonville team would reach the playoffs as the AFC’s No. 7 seed. It would then have to go to Kansas City, Buffalo or Cincinnati in the wild-card round instead of hosting the Ravens or Chargers as the No. 4 seed.

MORE: Watch Titans vs. Jaguars live with fuboTV (free trial)

The Sporting News is tracking live scores and highlights from Saturday’s game between the Titans and Jaguars. Follow along for updates from the NFL Week 18 matchup.

Titans vs. Jaguars score

  1 2 3 4 F
Titans 3 7 – – –
Jaguars 0 7 – – –

Titans vs. Jaguars live updates, highlights from Saturday night game

(All times Eastern)

Second Quarter

9:13 p.m.: False start penalty on Okonkwo backs the Titans up five yards.

9:12 p.m.: The Titans will start their drive at the 29.

9:08 p.m. Jaguars scoring play: Jacksonville strikes back as Lawrence hits Kirk in stride for a 25-yard touchdown with 2:36 remaining in the half. Lawrence is an impressive 11-for-13 for 98 yards and a touchdown. Titans 10, Jaguars 7

9:07 p.m.: Lawrence throws from outside the left hash way out to Kirk on the right sideline for a pickup of four yards. Engram then gets involved in the passing game again as he catches a short pass for a quick 10-yard pickup.

9:05 p.m.: Pitch out to Etienne picks up five yards, and then Lawrence hits Engram on a crossing route for six yards to pick up the first at the Titans 39.

9:04 p.m.: Huge kickoff return by Agnew to give the Jaguars a spark as he takes the ball from the middle of the end zone out to the 50-yard line.

9:01 p.m. Titans scoring play: Dobbs connects with Okonkwo for the longest play of the game, a 21-yard pass dropped right in the rookie tight end’s arms in the end zone for a touchdown. All of a sudden, Tennessee has a two-score lead with 5:32 left in the half. Titans 10, Jaguars 0

9 p.m.: Henry picks up a modest yard, and then runs to the left for 14, throwing Rayshawn Jenkins down with a vicious stiff arm at the end of the run.

8:58 p.m.: Dobbs-to-Hooper picks up a second first down today as a quick throw up the middle picks up seven to the Jacksonville 38.

8:57 p.m.: Titans back to moving slowly up the field, first Henry carrying the ball a yard up before Burks catches a four-yard pass to set up a third-and-5.

8:56 p.m.: Dobbs drops a short pass to Henry, who shifts into a second gear down the right sideline for a pickup of 19 to the 50.

8:53 p.m.: A reversal flips possession. The Jaguars try to dial up some trickery with Lawrence flipping a hard lateral out to Agnew. Agnew can’t handle it, and the Titans pounce on the ball at the Tennessee 31 to take over possession with 9:21 left in the half.

8:53 p.m.: Etienne, back on the field, takes a short pass up the right sideline for eight yards to pick up the first down to the Titans 22.

8:52 p.m.: Back-to-back completions for Lawrence as he finds Jones for a pickup of five. Jones is thrown to the ground at the end of the play, and the home crowd wanted a flag, but it doesn’t come. 

8:51 p.m.: Lawrence makes it look easy, finding Kirk over the middle at the Titans 35 for a pickup of 16 and a third-down conversion.

8:50 p.m.: JaMycal Hasty replaces Etienne in the backfield, and takes two carries for a collective two yards. But the Jaguars are backed up even further as there were 12 men in the huddle, backing Jacksonville up five yards.

8:48 p.m.: Lawrence finds Etienne, who picks up the first down with a nine-yard pickup, but he’s hit hard at the end by Fulton, and he has to head over to the sideline.

8:47 p.m.: Jaguars pick up a yard from Etienne on the ground, then Lawrence connects with Evan Engram for two yards.

First Quarter

8:43 p.m.: The former Clemson teammates get the Jaguars off to a hot start on the drive, with Lawrence finding Christian Kirk for five yards and then Etienne rushing for seven yards to pick up a Jaguars first down at the Jacksonville 40 to wind down the first quarter.

8:42 p.m.: The Jaguars will start the drive at the 28.

8:39 p.m. Titans scoring play: That odd play doesn’t cost the Titans as Randy Bullock drills the 51-yard field goal to give Tennessee the lead. The Titans faced four third downs on that drive and two fourth downs as they took 9:59 off the clock. Titans 3, Jaguars 0

8:38 p.m.: Maybe one of the strangest plays you’ll ever see in a game. Burks catches a short pass and throws the ball out to the left sideline after picking up two yards. The play is called for an illegal forward pass to back the Titans up and cost them a down.

8:37 p.m.: Dobbs scrambles to pick up the first down, but left tackle Dennis Daley is called for offensive holding. The Titans now face a third-and-15.

8:36 p.m.: Two carries by Henry pick up a collective five yards to set up another third-and-5 on this drive. 

8:35 p.m.: Two fourth-down attempts, two conversions. Dobbs hits Woods with a short pass to the left, and the receiver takes it nine yards to the Jacksonville 25.

8:34 p.m.: The Titans hand the ball off to rookie Hassan Haskins, and he’s blown up at the line of scrimmage for no gain. Titans again keeping the offense on the field. Would be a 53-yard field-goal try.

8:33 p.m.: A first run by Henry is again stopped behind the line of scrimmage, but he bulldozes his way through the Jaguars defense along the right sideline on a toss to pick up eight yards and set up another crucial third down.

8:32 p.m.: Dobbs had to throw the ball away on third down, but the Titans decide to go for it on fourth-and-3, and the decision pays off. Dobbs connects with Austin Hooper on a short pass to the right for a pickup of seven yards to keep the drive alive.

8:30 p.m.: After a gain of three, Henry lines up in the wildcat and hands a jet sweep off to Racey McMath, who picks up four yards to set up a third-and-3 across midfield.

8:29 p.m.: Henry is getting going now. He carries the ball up the middle for seven yards to set up a short-yardage second down. Dobbs follows that up with a pass for four yards out to Treylon Burks to set up a first-and-10 at the Titans 45.

8:28 p.m.: The Titans offense fools the Jacksonville defense as Dobbs runs a read-option, faking a handoff to Henry before throwing the ball to Chigoziem Okonkwo, who picks up 10 yards for the first down. Henry would have been stopped short for the first.

8:26 p.m.: Henry is once again stopped short with the Jacksonville defense stopping him two yards behind the line. His next carry finally gets him loose as he jumps out to the right and takes it 10 yards up the sideline. Third-and-2 for the Titans.

8:23 p.m.: Punt backs the Titans up as Woods is taken down on his return at the Tennessee 16.

8:21 p.m.: Jones catches a pass on a crossing route and nearly gets the yardage needed, but is stopped a yard short after he slips and is touched down to bring up fourth-and-1. The Jaguars line up to try and get the Titans to jump, but they take the delay of game penalty and will punt the ball away.

8:20 p.m.: Trevor Lawrence rolls out of the pocket and fires a dart to Zay Jones, but the wideout can’t haul in the pass down the right sideline. A toss to Travis Etienne on the next play picks up only a yard for the Jaguars.

8:19 p.m.: First offensive play of the night for the Jaguars draws a flag on Kristian Fulton, who is called for illegal contact. That moves Jacksonville up five yards and gives them a fresh set of downs.

8:18 p.m.: Booming punt from Ryan Stonehouse sends Jamal Agnew back a few yards, but he’s able to return the kick out to the 20, where the Jaguars will begin their drive.

8:17 p.m.: A low throw from Dobbs to Jonathan Ward falls incomplete, and the Titans will have to punt.

8:16 p.m.: The Titans start the game with a handoff to Derrick Henry, but he’s taken down behind the line for a loss of one. Joshua Dobbs hits Robert Woods for a seven-yard gain to bring up third-and-4.

8:15 p.m.: The kick is away, and the Titans will begin the game at the 25-yard line on the touchback.

7:56 p.m.: Before the game, the Jaguars and Titans joined together in the middle of the field in a prayer circle for Hamlin.

7:32 p.m.: The Jaguars have painted a 3 on the field for Damar Hamlin, and players from both teams are wearing “Love for 3 Hamlin” shirts as they prepare for their pivotal Saturday night contest.

What time is the NFL game tonight?

  • Date: Saturday, Jan. 7
  • Time: 8:15 p.m. ET

Saturday’s Week 18 contest is scheduled to kick off at 8:15 p.m. ET from TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Fla.

How to watch Titans vs. Jaguars

  • TV channels: ESPN, ABC | TSN1/3/4, CTV, RDS (Canada)
  • Live stream: ESPN App, ESPN+, fuboTV (U.S.) | DAZN (Canada)

ESPN assigned its top NFL broadcasting crew to cover Titans vs. Jaguars. Joe Buck (play-by-play) and Troy Aikman (analyst) will be on the call in the booth, and Lisa Salters will report from the sideline.

Fans hoping to stream the contest can find it on the ESPN app, on ESPN+, or on fuboTV, which offers a free trial. Canadian viewers can find it on DAZN, which carries all NFL games during the season.

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