The Jacksonville Jaguars have reached the point where their playoff aspirations are on life support as they will be taking on the Tennessee Titans, who are almost in the same situation. One thing the Jags will at least have in their favor is the fact that they beat the Titans earlier this year and fans are hoping history repeats itself.
When considering their last two performances, the Jags clearly will need several players to play out of their minds and here are three bold predictions for Sunday’s game:
Dede Westbrook will exit the game with over 130 yards, a receiving touchdown, and special teams touchdown
While it’s Leonard Fournette who most Jags fans want to see more involved, it’s possible struggle against the Titans, who have the No. 13 ranked rushing defense. Additionally, he’s struggled to find success against the Titans and will enter Sunday’s game with just 211 rushing yards throughout four games against them.
However, when looking at their defensive statistics, they’ve struggled mightily against the pass and rank 22nd in the category. When looking at their last three games, they’ve allowed two receivers to accumulate over 157 yards against them (Mike Evans and Tyreek Hill), while Carolina Panthers receiver DJ Moore accumulated 101 yards against them. That said, I think they may focus so heavily on DJ Chark Jr. to the point where Dede Westbrook has a breakout game against them and racks up over 130 yards against them with a touchdown. Don’t be shocked to also see him contribute on special teams against Tennessee, too, as he’s due for a punt return touchdown.
Josh Allen will not only break Yannick Ngakoue’s rookie sack record, but he’ll also hit double-digit sacks on the season
Josh Allen tied Yannick Ngakoue’s rookie sack record last week, putting him at eight on the season. However, he was able to do that in the process of receiving his second-lowest snap count percentage (50%) on the season. The Jags’ staff seemingly took note of this and coach Doug Marrone told the media that they plan to get him more involved this week.
In Allen’s last meeting with the Titans, he had arguably his best game, racking up two sacks and three tackles (two of which were for loss). Sure, the Titans’ offensive line is much healthier now but Allen is also a better player than he was then, too. Don’t be shocked to
Myles Jack will have 10 tackles on the day
Myles Jack has been under a lot of criticism for not playing to the contract extension he received recently — and rightfully so. He’s frequently been out of place and has struggled shedding blocks, and it’s gotten to the point where fans and the media have been wondering if a position change is in the works.
Jack would be the first to tell anyone he’s not playing good football right now and I’m sure he’s hearing the critics. That said, he might come into Week 12’s game with his hair on fire. He’ll have ample opportunities with Derrick Henry getting a lot of carries and the Jags will need a majority of them to be near the line of scrimmage.
