GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NFL: TENNESSEE (0-0) at JACKSONVILLE (0-0)

NFL: TENNESSEE (0-0) at JACKSONVILLE (0-0)

<h3>Garrard leads Jaguars into season opener against Titans</h3>



Tennessee (8-8) at Jacksonville (8-8) Sunday 1:00 pm EDT

JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Ticker) -- There is no doubt who thequarterback of the Tennessee Titans is. Jack Del Rio finallyanswered the questions surrounding the quarterback situation ofthe Jacksonville Jaguars.


Fresh off being named the club's starting quarterback, DavidGarrard leads the Jaguars into their season opener against theAFC South rival Titans on Sunday.


Del Rio had said all preseason that Byron Leftwich would be hisstarting quarterback. But the coach abruptly changed his mind,naming Garrard the starter over Leftwich, who was releasedduring final cuts.


Garrard is not without experience, having started 15 games thelast two seasons. He completed just over 60 percent of hispasses for 1,735 yards and 10 touchdowns with nine interceptionsin 10 starts last season.


Even with Garrard under center, the Jaguars remain a team builton their running game and defense.


Maurice Jones-Drew, who rushed for 941 yards and 13 touchdownsas a rookie, and veteran Fred Taylor pace the ground game forJacksonville.


Defensively, the Jaguars ranked second overall last season. Theyheld six opponents to 10 points or fewer and also recorded apair of shutouts at home, where they went 6-2.


The Titans are built around second-year quarterback Vince Young,who was the NFL's Offensive Rookie of the Year last season. Thedynamic signal-caller went 8-5 as a starter last season afterreplacing Kerry Collins, helping the Titans rebound from an 0-5start to a .500 campaign.


Young threw for 2,199 yards and 12 touchdowns with 13interceptions. He also was his elusive self, rushing for 552yards and seven scores.


The Jaguars' defense frustrated Young in the contest here lastseason. Young was intercepted three times - twice by cornerbackRashean Mathis - as the Titans endured a 37-7 loss on November5.


In the second meeting between the teams on December 17, theTitans received a big performance from the now-suspended Adam"Pacman Jones" en route to a 24-17 win. Jones returned aninterception 83 yards for a touchdown and broke off a longkickoff return to set up another score.


Cornerback Cortland Finnegan returned a fumble 92 yards for atouchdown and linebacker Chris Hope brought back an interception61 yards for a score for the Titans, who converted fourturnovers into 21 points.


Jacksonville lost the second meeting despite controlling theball for nearly 45 minutes, holding a 396-98 advantage in totalyards and garnering 23 first downs compared to five forTennessee.

 

NFL: TENNESSEE at JACKSONVILLE

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TENNESSEE 0
JACKSONVILLE 0 14:51 LEFT, 1ST QTR

TEN BALL ON TEN 42 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: TENNESSEE at JACKSONVILLE

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TENNESSEE 0
JACKSONVILLE 0 12:47 LEFT, 1ST QTR

JAC BALL ON JAC 13 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: TENNESSEE at JACKSONVILLE

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TENNESSEE 0
JACKSONVILLE 0 12:47 LEFT, 1ST QTR

JAC BALL ON JAC 21 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: TENNESSEE at JACKSONVILLE

<div class="pre">NFL FG TEN
ROB BIRONAS 20 YD

TENNESSEE 3
JACKSONVILLE 0 4:03 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NFL: TENNESSEE at JACKSONVILLE

<div class="pre">NFL
TENNESSEE 3
JACKSONVILLE 0 3:56 LEFT, 1ST QTR

JAC BALL ON JAC 39 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

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TENNESSEE 3
JACKSONVILLE 7 3:20 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NFL: TENNESSEE at JACKSONVILLE

<div class="pre">NFL TENNESSEE 3
JACKSONVILLE 7 3:20 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NFL END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
TENNESSEE 3 3
JACKSONVILLE 7 7 END, 1ST QTR

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: TEN - FG, ROB BIRONAS 20 YD, 10:57. Drive: 13
plays, 77 yards in 6:35. Key plays:
White 6-yard run plus 15-yard face
mask on Jaguars' Stroud to
Tennessee 42; Jones 19-yard run to
Jacksonville 39; Young 4-yard run
on 3rd-and-3 to Jacksonville 28;
Young 22-yard pass to Scaife to
Jacksonville 6. TENNESSEE 3-0
JAC - TD, JOHN BROUSSARD 47 YD PASS FROM
DAVID GARRARD (JOSH SCOBEE KICK),
11:36. JACKSONVILLE 7-3</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NFL TENNESSEE 3
JACKSONVILLE 7 11:24 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NFL: TENNESSEE at JACKSONVILLE

<div class="pre">NFL
TENNESSEE 3
JACKSONVILLE 7 8:42 LEFT, 2ND QTR

TEN BALL ON TEN 33 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: TENNESSEE at JACKSONVILLE

<div class="pre">NFL
TENNESSEE 3
JACKSONVILLE 7 7:48 LEFT, 2ND QTR

JAC BALL ON TEN 29 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: TENNESSEE at JACKSONVILLE

<div class="pre">NFL TENNESSEE 3
JACKSONVILLE 7 4:23 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NFL: TENNESSEE at JACKSONVILLE

<div class="pre">NFL FG JAC
JOSH SCOBEE 22 YD

TENNESSEE 3
JACKSONVILLE 10 4:19 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NFL: TENNESSEE at JACKSONVILLE

<div class="pre">NFL
TENNESSEE 3
JACKSONVILLE 10 4:12 LEFT, 2ND QTR

TEN BALL ON TEN 36 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: TENNESSEE at JACKSONVILLE

<div class="pre">NFL TWO MINUTE WARNING, 1ST HALF

TENNESSEE 3
JACKSONVILLE 10

TEN BALL ON JAC 12 YD LINE
3RD AND 1</div>

 

NFL: TENNESSEE at JACKSONVILLE

<div class="pre">NFL FG TEN
ROB BIRONAS 31 YD

TENNESSEE 6
JACKSONVILLE 10 0:46 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NFL: TENNESSEE at JACKSONVILLE

<div class="pre">NFL
TENNESSEE 6
JACKSONVILLE 10 0:36 LEFT, 2ND QTR

JAC BALL ON JAC 25 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: TENNESSEE at JACKSONVILLE

<div class="pre">NFL
TENNESSEE 6
JACKSONVILLE 10 0:09 LEFT, 2ND QTR

TEN BALL ON TEN 49 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: TENNESSEE at JACKSONVILLE

<div class="pre">NFL HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
TENNESSEE 3 3 6
JACKSONVILLE 7 3 10 HALFTIME

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: TEN - FG, ROB BIRONAS 20 YD, 10:57. Drive: 13
plays, 77 yards in 6:35. Key plays:
White 6-yard run plus 15-yard
facemask penalty on Jaguars' Stroud
to Tennessee 42; Jones 19-yard run
to Jacksonville 39; Young 4-yard
run on 3rd-and-3 to Jacksonville
28; Young 22-yard pass to Scaife to
Jacksonville 6. TENNESSEE 3-0
JAC - TD, JOHN BROUSSARD 47 YD PASS FROM
DAVID GARRARD (JOSH SCOBEE KICK),
11:36. Drive: 2 plays, 58 yards in
0:39. Key plays: Jones-Drew -1-yard
run to Jacksonville 38 plus 15-yard
unnecessary roughness penalty on
Titans' Haynesworth to Tennessee
47. JACKSONVILLE 7-3
2ND QUARTER: JAC - FG, JOSH SCOBEE 22 YD, 10:41. Drive: 9
plays, 25 yards in 3:29. Key plays:
Garrard 12-yards pass to Northcutt
to Tennessee 20; Garrard 13-yard
pass to Wilford on 3rd-and-1 to
Tennessee 7. JACKSONVILLE 10-3
TEN - FG, ROB BIRONAS 31 YD, 14:14. Drive: 9
plays, 50 yards in 3:36. Key plays:
Brown 42 yard run to Jacksonville
21; Brown 2 yard run on 3rd-and-1
to Jacksonville 10 JACKSONVILLE
10-6</div>