The Tennessee Titans easily won the battle of backup quarterbacks against the Jacksonville Jaguars in a 30-3 victory on Monday that put them in a three-way tie atop the AFC South division.
Vince Young was knocked out of game on the second series with a sprained left knee and Kerry Collins led the Titans (4-2) on five straight scoring drives. The Titans didn’t have to punt over the final 43 minutes of the game.
Chris Johnson scored on a 35-yard run with 1:40 left to finish with 111 yards on 26 carries.
David Garrard left the game late in the first half with a concussion and was replaced by Trent Edwards. On three drives inside the Titans 20, the Jaguars (3-3) turned it over twice and had to settle for a short field goal by Josh Scobee.
Young threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Kenny Britt on the opening drive, then left the game with a sprained left knee when he fumbled a snap on the next series. Collins replaced him and threw a short touchdown to Bo Scaife and led the Titans on time-consuming drives to keep control.
Jacksonville was plagued by turnovers for the second straight week. Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio’s team was able to overcome three mistakes against winless Buffalo. No such luck against Tennessee, which has won six of the last eight in the series.
The Titans turned three short fields into 13 points, taking advantage of two interceptions and a short punt. Making matters worse for Jacksonville, tight end Marcedes Lewis fumbled at the Tennessee 10-yard line in the second quarter and receiver Tiquan Underwood let Vincent Fuller rip a pass out of his hands in the end zone in the fourth.
The Jaguars finished with four turnovers.
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