With the Tennessee Titans being on their bye, the game that impacts them the most this weekend is undoubtedly the divisional matchup happening between the Indianapolis Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars.
The Colts are hosting the Jaguars in a battle between the second and third-place teams in the AFC South.
This meeting between division foes is causing some confusion within the Titans’ fanbase regarding who they should be rooting for.
As unpleasant as it feels to root for either of these teams, all Titans fans should be rooting for a Jaguars win on Sunday for a variety of reasons.
For starters, the AFC South standings are as follows:
- 1st: Titans (3-2)
- 2nd: Colts (2-2-1)
- 3rd: Jaguars (2-3)
- 4th: Texans (1-3-1)
A Colts victory this weekend would give them a relatively similar record as the Titans heading into the Week 7 rematch between the two teams.
The Colts would jump the Titans with two straight wins over these next two weekends, which would obviously put them right back in the thick of things as well.
On the contrary, if Jacksonville finds a way to sweep their season series with the Colts on Sunday, a well-rested Titans team would then have the chance to essentially put the dagger in Indy’s 2022 division championship aspirations with a win at home the following week.
If all that were to happen, not only would the Colts be 2-4-1, but they would already be 0-4-1 within the division itself.
Also, the Titans still have two upcoming games against the Jaguars in which they’ll be able to control their own destiny against them later this season.
In conclusion, the Jags and Titans have the rare opportunity to help each other out over these next two weeks by collectively putting a massive stranglehold on a mutually hated rival.
Two-thirds of the AFC South has the chance to bury the offseason darlings, something they cannot afford to let slip through their fingers.
