3 heroes from Jacksonville Jaguars win over Tennessee Titans

The Jacksonville Jaguars pulled off one of their most impressive wins in franchise history. They defeated the Tennessee Titans in a winner-take-all for the division Week 18 game. It was a win and be division champions or lose and rely on three other AFC teams to all lose as well.

They didn’t want to rely on anyone as they got the job done and won the big game by a final score of 20-16. They deserve so much credit for this win and it was a long time coming.

This is a franchise that went 3-14 in 2021 before starting 2022 2-6. They came all the way back and won the division by being one of the best teams in the league down the stretch.

Doug Pederson, as mentioned by a lot of people, deserves a lot of credit for the way that he has helped these guys prepare. The players also deserve their props for putting it all out there all season long. These were the three big heroes from this big win over Tennessee:

1. Trevor Lawrence

Of course, everything that the Jacksonville Jaguars does starts and ends with their new franchise quarterback. There were growing pains for him in 2021 and the beginning parts of this season but he has certainly arrived. He is looking like everything he was advertised to be coming out of Clemson.

Lawrence went 20/32 with 212 yards, one touchdown, and no interceptions. It was the perfect game for him as he needed to win this very hard game in order to get his team into the postseason. He should be proud of this season and how he finished it.

Lawrence now has his first career 4000-yard season which is also something he should be very happy with. There are plenty more where that came from. It is going to be fun to see what he can do in the playoffs.

2. Josh Allen

Josh Allen made four tackles with two assisted tackles but he also had the play of the game when he recovered a fumble and rushed it into the endzone for a defensive touchdown. This was also the play that put Jacksonville ahead for good.

They needed a big play from anyone and they got it from their star defensive edge rusher. He got the job done in the game’s biggest moment and they are going to the playoffs as a result.

3. Christian Kirk

Trevor Lawrence’s favorite receiver in this game was Christian Kirk. He caught six balls and went for 99 total yards for a 16.5 average. All of those stats led the Jaguars on the night. He also had the only receiving touchdown that Lawrence threw on this night.

It was an impressive showing for him. Now, he will be looking to make big plays with his quarterback in the postseason.

The entire team came to play and did their jobs well but these three stood out just a little bit more. Now, they are going to host a playoff game which should be complete madness. Hopefully, these guys have a good week of practice and are ready to go for an even bigger game next week.