'Duval is back.' Jawaan Taylor captured the Saturday night spirit, and the Jaguars captured the AFC South title, toppling the Titans from the top of the division and sealing an improbable worst-to-first turnaround.
Outside linebacker Josh Allen scooped the ball up, racing into the end zone to give Jacksonville a 20-16 lead late, never looking back.
They're just the fifth team in NFL history to win a division title a year after posting the worst record in the NFL. Jacksonville finished with a 3-14 record last season, earning the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft as a result. Now, they'll be picking at best 22nd overall. Jacksonville's offense wasn't the hero of this one, as Pederson stated. The team netted just 222 yards, their second-lowest yardage total of the season and only victory this year netting under 300 yards of total offense. Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence completed 20-of-32 passes for 212 yards and a TD.
The Jaguars finished their season with a one-score win coming in the final minutes of the game. If that sounds familiar, it's because that same situation has happened three other times over the past seven games of the season. The Jaguars' defense gave up 312 total net yards, including 147 net rushing yards but also netted two turnovers and four sacks.
"Man, huge crowd. It's something when it's a sold-out crowd, but it means something more when it's a sold-out crowd of your people.," Allen said.
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