Fans of the Jacksonville Jaguars will be tuning in to watch the divisional rounds of the playoffs and it’s safe to say it will be hard to find a fan who is taking the Tennessee Titans in the evening game for Saturday. The same can’t be said for the players on the Jags’ roster, however, as Jags team captain Calais Campbell took Tennessee on NFL Network’s “GameDay” show.
Campbell initially was going for the Baltimore Ravens but said he was very close to taking the Titans. However, NFL Network host Rich Eisen persuaded him to go with Tennessee for the sake of good television.
From the perspective of Jags fans, there probably isn’t enough good television in the world or AFC South bragging rights for most of them to take the Titans, who of course, are the Jags’ most despised rivals. The two have history that goes way back (before Campbell was in the league) including the 1999 season where the Titans stopped the Jags from going to the Super Bowl in the AFC Championship after beating them twice in the regular season, too.
At the moment, it appears Campbell could be the only one from the “GameDay” panel to get his prediction right as the Titans have gotten off to a 14-0 lead against Baltimore. However, it’s early in the second quarter and plenty of time is left in the game.
