The Jaguars made one of the league’s biggest turnarounds in 2025 and they iced the cake with a division title on Sunday.
Trevor Lawrence threw three touchdown passes in the first half and the Jaguars cruised to a 41-7 win over the Titans to sew up the AFC South. It’s their first division title since the 2022 season and it comes after a 4-13 campaign in 2024.
Doug Pederson was fired after the season came to an end and — after a false start that resulted in G.M. Trent Baalke being let go as well — Liam Coen was hired and his first season could not have gone much better. The Jaguars won their eighth straight game on Sunday and Lawrence has played some of the best football of his career during that run.
Lawrence was 22-of-30 for 255 yards before leaving the game early in the fourth quarter. He remained in the game long enough to get to 4,007 passing yards and finishes the regular season with a career-high 29 touchdown passes.
The Jaguars’ other points came on a Bhayshul Tuten touchdown run, an Antonio Johnson interception return and two Cam Little field goals. One of Little’s kicks was a 67-yarder and he now has the two longest field goals in NFL history after hitting a 68-yard kick earlier this year.
The Jaguars know they’ll be hosting a playoff game next weekend, but their final seed remains up in the air. If the Broncos and Patriots lose, the Jags will be the top seed in the conference. They’ll be the No. 2 seed if either team loses and the No. 3 seed if Denver and New England win their games.
Titans quarterback Cam Ward opened the day with a seven-yard touchdown run, but he suffered a right shoulder injury on the play and the first overall pick missed the rest of the game. Ward will have plenty of time to heal up with the season over and the Titans will turn their attention toward hiring a new coach that can help him and the Titans get where Lawrence and the Jaguars find themselves.
Trevor Lawrence has his third 4,000-yard season.
The Jaguars left Lawrence in Sunday’s game long enough for him to get the yards he needed to cross that milestone. The final yards came on a 23-yard throw to wide receiver Parker Washington in the fourth quarter.
Lawrence now has 4,007 yards on the season. He was 22-of-30 for 255 yards and three touchdowns on Sunday.
Nick Mullens took over at quarterback after the completion to Washington. His first drive ended with a Bhayshul Tuten touchdown run and the Jaguars now lead the Titans 41-7.
Trevor Lawrence had a five-game streak with multiple touchdown passes come to an end against the Colts last Sunday, but he’s back at it against the Titans this week.
Lawrence threw three touchdown passes in the first 30 minutes of play in Week 18 and the Jaguars hold a 31-7 lead over the Titans at halftime. A win will make the Jaguars the AFC South champions and keep them in play for the No. 1 seed in the AFC heading into the late window of games on Sunday afternoon.
Lawrence opened the scoring for the Jags by connecting with Parker Washington and he added touchdown passes to tight ends Brenton Strange and Quentin Morris later in the half. Lawrence is 16-of-19 for 181 yards.
The Jags’ other touchdown came on a 58-yard interception return by safety Antonio Johnson. Johnson picked off Brandon Allen, who replaced Cam Ward after the Titans rookie was ruled out with a right shoulder injury.
Their final points of the half came just before halftime when Jaguars kicker Cam Little slammed home a 67-yard field goal. Little set an NFL record with a 68-yarder earlier this season and now holds the top two spots in the record book.
The Jaguars are at home in Week 18 and it’s looking good for their chances of being home next weekend as well.
Safety Antonio Johnson snagged a pass by Titans quarterback Brandon Allen and returned it 58 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter of Sunday’s game. The score made it 21-7 with 8:07 to play until halftime.
Allen is in the game because Cam Ward was knocked out by a right shoulder injury he suffered while scoring on a touchdown run in the first quarters.
Ward’s touchdown put the Titans up 7-0, but the Jags have scored 21 straight to take control of the game. A win makes them the AFC South champions.
Cam Ward’s rookie season is over.
The Titans rookie quarterback suffered a right shoulder injury while diving into the end zone to score a touchdown in the first quarter of Sunday’s game against the Jaguars. Ward was initially called questionable to return to the game, but he was ruled out heading into the second quarter.
Ward’s touchdown was his second rushing score of the year and he had 15 passing touchdowns in the first 16 games of the year. Eight of those scores came in the last four weeks, but the shoulder injury will stop Ward’s bid for a fifth-straight two-touchdown day.
Brandon Allen will be the quarterback for Tennessee the rest of the way. It’s 7-7 early in the second quarter in Jacksonville.
