JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The 2022 season ended in heartbreak for the Tennessee Titans.
The Titans lost a late lead – and eventually the game – in a 20-16 loss to the Jaguars.
“We are fighters, man,” an emotional Jeffery Simmons said in the locker room after the game. “The guys in this locker room, I love them no matter what. I appreciate (my teammates) so much. We’ll find a way next year to be better as a team. We’ll figure it out.”
The Titans (7-10) ended the season on a seven-game losing streak.
As a result of their win, the Jaguars captured the AFC South.
“We are used to putting that hat and t-shirt on,” safety Kevin Byard said. “But it didn’t end that way. It’s a disappointing way to end the year.”
The Jaguars scored a defensive touchdown with 2:51 left to take the lead, and the Titans weren’t able to rally.
On a third-and-six from the 35, Titans quarterback Josh Dobbs was hit from behind and fumbled, and Jaguars linebacker Josh Allen picked it up and returned it 37 yards for a touchdown to give Jacksonville the lead.
When the Titans got the ball back, they reached midfield, but couldn’t continue the drive.
A fourth-down pass from Dobbs was short of the first down, and the Jaguars ran out the clock.
“I felt like my arm was moving forward,” Dobbs, who completed 20-of-29 passes for 179 yards with one touchdown and one interception in the contest, said of the late turnover. “When you throw the ball, and the ball goes forward after the guy hits you, it feels like … I’m a physics guy, so it’s pretty simple. But I haven’t seen the (replay), so I don’t know when he hit me in the act of throwing. When you are on the road, they do a great job of not showing replays of big plays. I’ll check it out on film and see, but it was definitely a tough one.”
Titans running back Derrick Henry ran for 109 yards on 30 carries in the loss.
“I told the guys I appreciate their efforts,” Henry said. “We went through some adversity this year, and adversity builds character. … I told (my…
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