Overview
- Kickoff is Sunday, Jan. 4 at 1 p.m. ET at EverBank Stadium, with the game on FOX and streaming on Fubo.
- Betting markets list Jacksonville as a double-digit favorite (around -12.5 to -13.5), and a victory would likely lock in the AFC’s No. 3 seed.
- Jacksonville brings the NFL’s top run defense and a +12 turnover differential, while Titans rookie Cam Ward has thrown multiple touchdowns in four straight games.
- Analysts stress mistake-free football as the priority for Jacksonville, with penalties, turnovers, drops and special-teams errors cited as the clearest path to an upset.
- The Jaguars’ offensive line is banged up with RG Patrick Mekari out, elevating the matchup against Pro Bowl DT Jeffery Simmons, while Tennessee will be without WR Van Jefferson and CB Jalyn Armour-Davis.