Jacksonville Jaguars lose big to the Tennessee Titans in home opener 37-16

After building momentum and hope in a week 1 route of the Houston Texans, the Jacksonville Jaguars were blasted at home by the Tennessee Titans.

Well, that was fun for a week.

The Jacksonville Jaguars looked like the prohibitive favorites to win the AFC South after trouncing the Houston Texans last week and it was easy to envision them winning this week to take control of the division.

Instead, the Jaguars offense sputtered and looked completely inept, forcing the defense to stay on the field entirely too long. Marcus Mariota and the Titans eventually broke the defense en route to a 37-166 blowout win.

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Here are some quick notes from today’s brutal game:

• The Jaguars lost this game because they couldn’t get anything going on offense. The lack of production on offense was partly to due numerous crippling penalties on first and second down, but really it came down to Blake Bortles. Blake had gone 3 games without a turnover and he had two crucial ones in the first half – fumble where Cam Robinson got beat by Brian Orakpo and a tipped pass that was intercepted. The Jaguars abandoned the run in the first half because they kept getting into 1st and 2nd and long situations and it put Bortles in some tough spots. It was nice to not have to worry about it for a week, but the quarterback position is a huge problem in Jacksonville and there doesn’t appear to be a solution in sight.
• The formula from last week appeared to be working early on in the game, as the defense was doing a good job containing the Tennessee offense. Things started breaking down on that side of the ball near the end of the first half when the offense kept turning it over and going three and out. Statistically it looks like the defense was manhandled, but they were just victim to overexposure.
• Moving forward the Jaguars have to figure out a way to function on offense more consistently. The offensive gameplan was curious from the onset, as the team was rotating running backs in early and the playcalling was suspect. The coaches might feel hamstrung by Bortles, but you’re going to live and die with Blake – let him throw it our bench him.