Vic Ketchman
6:42 PM
The Titans are grinding it out. See you next week from "The Jack."
JAGUARSINSIDER
6:42 PM
MJD looks like he is done for the day. 177 rushing yards are fifth-most in team history and he averaged 22.1 yards per rush (team record)
Vic Ketchman
6:41 PM
I'll be shutting it down soon, folks. Thanks for joining me today. I'm sorry the result is so disappointing.
Vic Ketchman
6:38 PM
Nearly another interception. The Jags will punt.
Vic Ketchman
6:38 PM
It's third and long for the Jags at their 24.
Vic Ketchman
6:31 PM
They've allowed themselves to get beat by a quarterback who's thrown for 125 yards up to this point. They knew they had to stop the run and couldn't do it. That says a lot.
Vic Ketchman
6:30 PM
Garrard's passer rating right now is 29.9.
Vic Ketchman
6:30 PM
Intercepted by Cortland Finnegan. Garrard overthrew
Mike Sims-Walker, who was open at about the 10.
Vic Ketchman
6:29 PM
Another pass to Thomas for a sizable gain.
Vic Ketchman
6:28 PM
Nice catch by Thomas. Now it gets easy in the pass game but it's too late.
Vic Ketchman
6:27 PM
Garrard scrambles for a first down on what appears to be a busted play.
Vic Ketchman
6:25 PM
The game is tied 13-13 and you're in control and then it all goes to heck. I'd like to say I don't get it but I do. They need players.
JAGUARSINSIDER
6:23 PM
Chris Johnson has 220 rushing yards on 20 carries with two touchdowns. MJD has 179 carries on seven carries with two touchdowns.
Vic Ketchman
6:22 PM
Touchdown! On third and four Johnson runs through the Jaguars' right side and over Russell. The run is 89 yards. Johnson has 220 yards rushing. Enough said.
Vic Ketchman
6:18 PM
That's the end of the third quarter. It's third and four.
Vic Ketchman
6:17 PM
The Titans are pinned deep. The Jags need a three and out.
Vic Ketchman
6:16 PM
Fourth down. The passing game is out of sync.
Vic Ketchman
6:14 PM
The Jags are facing an important third and 10 with 1:12 to play in the third quarter. Time out for an injured Titan.
Vic Ketchman
6:13 PM
Garrard's got to read single-high or split safeties and react accordingly.
Vic Ketchman
6:12 PM
The Jags got away with a block from behind. It's a first down on a pass to
Marcedes Lewis. The Titans were single-high and the Jags threw the ball. Why has it taken so long to achieve this mix?
Vic Ketchman
6:11 PM
Now they've got some mix going. The Titans aren't sure if it's run or pass.
Vic Ketchman
6:11 PM
Garrard's best throw of the day, to Jarett Dillard over the middle on third and 20. It went for 23. That's a game-saving catch.
Vic Ketchman
6:10 PM
They read that swing pass like the proverbial book; most lost yardage.
Vic Ketchman
6:09 PM
That time they got eight in the box and Garrard was back to pass but
Tra Thomas got beat for a sack.
Vic Ketchman
6:08 PM
Thomas is a good-looking kick-returner.
Vic Ketchman
6:08 PM
A full moon is hovering above the stadium. This is a pretty scene for a Nov. 1 night.
Vic Ketchman
6:06 PM
It's on Garrard now. He's got to start moving the ball downfield with a sense of urgency.
Vic Ketchman
6:06 PM
There's the something good the defense needed to happen. Young threw horrible pass for Johnson. It should've been an easy completion for a first down. Bironas boots a 45-yard field goal.
Vic Ketchman
6:04 PM
Big play here. It's third and one.
Vic Ketchman
6:03 PM
The defense is just flat getting whipped. They need something good to happen soon.
Vic Ketchman
6:02 PM
Typical Titans dink and dunk. It's smart football. That long run by Johnson let them continue to play this kind of game.
Vic Ketchman
6:00 PM
He was looking right at Vanden Bosch. How could he miss it? It was as plain as day. The Titans have it at their 34.
Vic Ketchman
5:59 PM
The Jags didn't get it but Kyle Vanden Bosch was way offside and the lineman missed it. I mean he was way offside, beyond the ball.
Vic Ketchman
5:58 PM
The Titans are single-high safety now. It's third and three.
Vic Ketchman
5:57 PM
They're starting to walk that eighth man up to the box. Let them do it and then go play-action.
Vic Ketchman
5:56 PM
The play is not reviewable. It went out of bounds. It's a blown call. Big deal. Let's play. No time out charged to the Jags.
Vic Ketchman
5:55 PM
Jones-Drew has five carries for 172 yards. What's wrong with that ratio?
Vic Ketchman
5:54 PM
Jack Del Rio is challenging the ruling on the kickoff that the ball went into the end zone. Del Rio is saying the ball went out of bounds.
Vic Ketchman
5:53 PM
The Titans are still in "cover two."
Vic Ketchman
5:50 PM
Running backs should not be running 80, 79 and 52 yards in the NFL. This is bad defense by both teams.
Vic Ketchman
5:50 PM
Touchdown! Johson circled right end, cut up the alley and split Nelson and
Brian Russell. It was 52 yards and it was way too easy. Shame on the defense for allowing that to happen.
Vic Ketchman
5:49 PM
That's the best pass I've ever seen Young throw. He escaped the rush and threw a ball to the sideline for a first down. That was impressive.
Vic Ketchman
5:48 PM
Young is due to throw a pick.
Vic Ketchman
5:46 PM
Young scrambles for a first down. It's drop-back-and-run ball.
Vic Ketchman
5:45 PM
Terrance Knighton flattened Johnson. Please give
Reggie Nelson help.
Vic Ketchman
5:43 PM
What is it about this place that makes the Jaguars play so strangely?
Vic Ketchman
5:42 PM
The PAT kick was blocked. It came from the middle. Oh, boy.
Vic Ketchman
5:42 PM
Now it's gonna get interesting because the pressure is on Young. Simply put, the Titans elected to stop the pass over stop the run and the Jaguars played into their hands early.
Vic Ketchman
5:40 PM
That's his career-high rushing yards. I think the Jaguars should stick to the run. It was number two in my 10 things after stop the run.
Vic Ketchman
5:39 PM
Touchdown! Jones-Drew goes 79 yards on the first play of the second half.
JAGUARSINSIDER
5:32 PM
The Titans controlled the ball for 22:08 in the first half while the Jaguars had the ball for 7:52. The Titans had 38 plays to the Jags 21.
JAGUARSINSIDER
5:31 PM
Maurice Jones-Drew has scored 21 touchdowns (19 rushing, 1 receiving, 1 return) in 21 career division games.
Vic Ketchman
5:30 PM
I expected the Jags would run early, try to get through the early-game fervor for Young's return, and wait for him to make the first goof. Instead, the Titans waited for the first goof and they got it.
Vic Ketchman
5:28 PM
Young is 11 of 13 for 87 yards, one touchdown and a 120.2 passer rating. That's the best he's ever played against the Jags. Garrard is six of 13 for 42 yards, one interception and a 22.0 passer rating. It is what it is.
Vic Ketchman
5:25 PM
The Titans get a cheer as they leave the field from a good turnout at LP Field. These are good fans.
Vic Ketchman
5:24 PM
End of the half.
Vic Ketchman
5:24 PM
Short punt; Titans have it at their 26 with :15 to play. Just take a knee.
Vic Ketchman
5:22 PM
Sacked; the Titans call time out to go for the punt block.
Vic Ketchman
5:22 PM
Knocked down at the line and nearly intercepted. Third and five.
Vic Ketchman
5:20 PM
Garrard is looking for Holt too much.
Vic Ketchman
5:19 PM
Garrard to Holt over the middle at the Jaguars 40 with :52 to play. The Jags have one time out remaining.
Vic Ketchman
5:17 PM
Jones-Drew is running well. They should've done this from the start.
Vic Ketchman
5:14 PM
Garrard to
Ernest Wilford for a first down. Wilford gets a taunting penalty. We're at the two-minute warning.
Vic Ketchman
5:11 PM
The Jags start at their seven with a run for three yards.
Vic Ketchman
5:10 PM
Three and out; that's the Young I know.
JAGUARSINSIDER
5:08 PM
MJD just went 80 yards for TD, his 49th career TD and he surpassed 3,000 rushing yards for his career. Was his 5th career rush of 50 yards.
Vic Ketchman
5:07 PM
The Titans were inviting the run. Now we've got a ballgame. The pressure immediately shifts to Young.
Vic Ketchman
5:07 PM
He went around left end, cut back to the right, slipped a tackle at midfield and raced down the right sideline untouched. That ties Fred Taylor for the longest run in team history in a regular-season game.
Vic Ketchman
5:06 PM
Touchdown!
Maurice Jones-Drew goes 80 yards on first down. Yeah for the run.
Vic Ketchman
5:03 PM
Nice play by Cox to force Young out of bounds. Bironas is on for a chip shot. It's good.
Vic Ketchman
5:02 PM
The Jaguars have thrown eight passes and run the ball once.
Vic Ketchman
5:01 PM
They're running and throwing at Nelson. I feel bad for him.
Vic Ketchman
5:01 PM
Big run by Johnson to the 13.
Vic Ketchman
5:00 PM
Intercepted by Rod Hood. Garrard shouldn't have thrown the ball. It was nearly returned for a touchdown. The ball is at the 35.
Vic Ketchman
4:59 PM
Thomas goes off limping. Get the first down and settle down.
Vic Ketchman
4:58 PM
End around by Thomas gains seven. The Titans are playing "cover two." They're inviting the run.
Vic Ketchman
4:58 PM
Incomplete on first down. Nobody was open.
Vic Ketchman
4:57 PM
Another nice kickoff return by Thomas. OK, offense, do something. Maybe it's time to run the ball.
Vic Ketchman
4:54 PM
The Jaguars miss
Rashean Mathis big-time. That should go without saying.
Vic Ketchman
4:54 PM
Touchdown! Nate Washington beat Nelson. It was a good throw by Young.
Vic Ketchman
4:53 PM
It's second and goal at the six. Hold, make them kick and then move the ball.
Vic Ketchman
4:51 PM
This disappoints me as much as I'm sure it disappoints you. Time out, Titans.
Vic Ketchman
4:50 PM
Young scrambles for a first down.
John Henderson nearly had him for a loss.
Vic Ketchman
4:50 PM
Third and three at the Jaguars 10.
Vic Ketchman
4:48 PM
Tight end screen to Scaife. That clinches it. These must be the old Titans because nobody runs tight end screen like they do.
Vic Ketchman
4:47 PM
They're picking on
Reggie Nelson. That's a big play to the Jaguars' 38.
Vic Ketchman
4:45 PM
This punt is just OK. The Titans have good field position at their 46. This is their kind of game. The Jaguars need to get a turnover and flip the field.
JAGUARSINSIDER
4:45 PM
The Jaguars have not had a rushing play yet. Garrard is 2 of 5 for nine yards.
Vic Ketchman
4:42 PM
The Titans call time out. This place has been a house of horrors for Jaguars quarterbacks through the years, especially for Garrard in 2006. He's got to come to life.
Vic Ketchman
4:41 PM
Garrard is facing a third and 17. He made a nice throw a yard shy of a first down on third and 22 but the Titans were offside.
Vic Ketchman
4:40 PM
The Titans had 95 total yards in the first quarter; the Jags had minus seven.
Vic Ketchman
4:37 PM
Thank goodness
David Garrard got that fumble back. It would've been disastrous. That's exactly what the Titans are waiting for. We're at the end of the first quarter and Garrard looks shaky.
Vic Ketchman
4:34 PM
I get the feeling the Titans have already used everything in their playbook. The Jaguars offense needs to move the ball and give the defense a rest.
Vic Ketchman
4:33 PM
It's crazy how the crowd gets excited when Young takes off, but he goes nowhere. It's punt time. What is it about QB scrambles that turn the fans on?
Vic Ketchman
4:33 PM
Daryl Smith is having an outstanding game. He hit Bo Scaife hard.
Vic Ketchman
4:32 PM
Derrick Harvey just made the best tackle I've ever seen him make. That's a hit on which you can build.
Vic Ketchman
4:28 PM
The Titans have run 18 plays to the Jaguars' three. That won't work. The Titans are nibbling and getting away with it.
Vic Ketchman
4:28 PM
Brian Iwuh got beat on a slant for a first down.
Vic Ketchman
4:27 PM
Daryl Smith is, by far, the Jaguars' best defensive player on the field today. He's playing well. He's the only guy running to the ball.
Vic Ketchman
4:26 PM
On third and nine from the six Johnson blew right past the Jaguars and around right end for a first down. That's awful.
Vic Ketchman
4:25 PM
I'm starting to see cracks in Young already.
JAGUARSINSIDER
4:24 PM
Jaguars special teams did part so far. Scobee booted first KO out of end zone and Podlesh just had a 64-yard punt to Titans 4-yard line.
Vic Ketchman
4:22 PM
Great punt by
Adam Podlesh, a net of 64 yards to the Titans five-yard line.
Vic Ketchman
4:21 PM
Three passes to start the game. The third one was a sack/intentional grounding. I expected the Jaguars to run the ball. Obviously, I was wrong.
Vic Ketchman
4:20 PM
The Jaguars come out throwing. It's third and five.
Vic Ketchman
4:19 PM
Mike Thomas returns the kickoff to the Jaguars 40.
Vic Ketchman
4:15 PM
Rob Bironas is good from 48 yards. It was just a so-so opening possession for Young. He should've been intercepted.
Vic Ketchman
4:13 PM
Derek Cox dropped an interception.
Vic Ketchman
4:11 PM
It's early in the drive but I don't like what I'm seeing in the Jaguars defense. It looks slow right. now.
Vic Ketchman
4:08 PM
Young's first pass is complete for one yard.
Vic Ketchman
4:06 PM
Chris Johnson gains nine off right side on the first play.
Vic Ketchman
4:03 PM
The Titans won the toss and will receive. That's a way of challenging Vince Young right away, huh?
JAGUARSINSIDER
4:01 PM
Yes and he was introduced to the crowd. Lots of cheers. RT @JaguarsMovement: @jaguarsinsider Did Vince ever come out to warm up?
JAGUARSINSIDER
3:42 PM
I was told he had a great week of practice. RT @BrandonClark22: @jaguarsinsider whats your guess on Nelson's production today? effective?
JAGUARSINSIDER
3:41 PM
Reggie has never stared at CB in the NFL. Have to ask him about college. RT @JaguarsMovement: Has Reggie ever played CB in a pro game?
JAGUARSINSIDER
3:40 PM
Lead singer for Rascal Flatts is on the sideline. Guess he is the anthem singer. It was Kix Brooks last year if I recall.
Vic Ketchman
3:01 PM
The game is sold out but I'm expecting significant no-shows. It'll be interesting to see if the Vince Young drama brings fans to the game who otherwise would not have come.
JAGUARSINSIDER
2:58 PM
Specialists are on the field now.
JAGUARSINSIDER
2:56 PM
Interesting that neither Vince Young or Kerry Collins warmed up before game. You typically see QBs on field in shorts prior to the game.
JAGUARSINSIDER
2:51 PM
Reggie Nelson to make first career start at CB. This will be Russell's 95th career start, his first as a Jaguar.
JAGUARSINSIDER
2:48 PM
Tra Thomas will start at left tackle for Monroe.
Brian Russell will start at FS.
Reggie Nelson will start for
Rashean Mathis at CB.
JAGUARSINSIDER
2:42 PM
Titans: Nick Harper, Javon Ringer, Cary Williams, Mike Otto, Jovan Haye, Craig Stevens, Jevon Kearse, Alvin Pearman
Vic Ketchman
2:05 PM
In my opinion, Titans owner Bud Adams is running the risk of losing Jeff Fisher, as a result of the order to play Vince Young. This could be a watershed day for the Titans franchise. Adams may be taking for granted what Fisher has done for this franchise.
Vic Ketchman
1:37 PM
My big concern today is that the Titans' Keith Bulluck and LenDale White have autographed a "Terrible Towel" and sent it to the charity it benefits, in an appeal to have the curse removed.
JAGUARSINSIDER
1:20 PM
No decision yet. Will be game-time decision. RT @mmarlette: big game today! Do we know who is opposite Cox? Starks or Brackenridge?
JAGUARSINSIDER
1:19 PM
Familiar face returning kicks today for the Titans, Alvin Pearman. He was signed this week.
Vic Ketchman
12:44 PM
Hi, everybody, and welcome to the press box at LP Field on a beautiful, sunny, cool autumn afternoon in Nashville. It doesn't get any better than this. I'm glad you'll be with me today.
JAGUARSINSIDER
12:27 PM
Great day for football.
http://twitpic.com/nvuo7 JAGUARSINSIDER
12:25 PM
This man has been on a roll.
http://twitpic.com/nvufd JAGUARSINSIDER
11:09 AM
Be proud!!!! RT @Cupldsgal: @jaguarsinsider we are heading downtown now to walk our jaguar pride through the middle of Titan terroritory
JAGUARSINSIDER
7:38 AM
There was a lot of stuff going on in Nashville last night. Predators hockey game and Georgia Tech-Vandy game. Lots of interesting costumes.
JAGUARSINSIDER
7:37 AM
AFC South scribe Paul Kuharsky looks at MJD.
http://ow.ly/yjQW