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Off-field issues haunt Jaguars as they visit Titans
Sep 7, 2008 - 12:52 PM Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1:00 pm, EDTNASHVILLE, Tennessee (Ticker) -- The Jacksonville Jaguars have been closing the gap on the league's elite teams. The next step is to join them.
Jacksonville looks to build on last season's 11-win regular season when it visits the Tennessee Titans on Sunday in opener for both teams.
It is a rematch of last year's season opener between the AFC South rivals, which was won by the Titans, 13-10.
The Jaguars bounced back to win 11 of their next 15 games and won its wild card playoff game at Pittsburgh before pushing the New England Patriots to the limit in a 31-20 loss.
But a season that appeared so full of promise got off to an ominous start when backup offensive tackle Richard Collier was shot and critically wounded Tuesday morning while sitting in a vehicle.
Collier underwent surgery and was listed in critical but stable condition Tuesday night.
"We're shocked and deeply saddened by this morning's news about Richard Collier," Jaguars owner Wayne Weaver said in a statement.
On a much smaller scale, Jacksonville had another disturbing issue over the weekend when veteran running back Fred Taylor was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct in Miami.
Jacksonville earned a split of the season series by winning at Tennessee, 28-13, despite being without quarterback David Garrard, who enters his second year as the starter.
Garrard had a spectacular season in 2007, throwing for 18 touchdowns and just three interceptions, while Taylor ripped off five consecutive 100-yard games before sitting out the regular-season finale.
The Titans hope to get quarterback Vince Young untracked following a season in which he threw for a league-low nine touchdowns and 17 interceptions.
Tennessee did little to address its issues at wide receiver in the offseason, but running back Chris Johnson, the team's first-round pick who has blazing 4.24 speed, has looked outstanding in the preseason.
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FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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JACKSONVILLE 0 7 0 3 10
TENNESSEE 3 7 0 7 17 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: TEN - FG, ROB BIRONAS 47 YD, 5:10. Drive: 6
plays, 48 yards in 3:22. Key plays:
C Johnson 18-yard run to Tennessee
41; C Johnson 11-yard run to
Jacksonville 48; 16-yard pass
interference pen
Sep 7 4:09 PM - NFL
FG JAC
JOSH SCOBEE 27 YD
JACKSONVILLE 10
TENNESSEE 17 2:13 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Jaguars 10, Titans 17 4th - 2:13Sep 7 3:52 PM - NFL
TD TEN
LENDALE WHITE 1 YD RUN
(ROB BIRONAS KICK)
JACKSONVILLE 7
TENNESSEE 17 3:47 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Jaguars 7, Titans 17 4th - 3:47Sep 7 3:45 PM - NFL
END, 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
JACKSONVILLE 0 7 0 7
TENNESSEE 3 7 0 10 END, 3RD QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: TEN - FG, ROB BIRONAS 47 YD, 5:10. Drive: 6
plays, 48 yards in 3:22. Key plays:
C Johnson 18-yard run to Tennessee
41; C Johnson 11-yard run to
Jacksonville 48; 16-yard pass
interfere
Sep 7 3:09 PM - NFL
HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
JACKSONVILLE 0 7 7
TENNESSEE 3 7 10 HALFTIME
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: TEN - FG, ROB BIRONAS 47 YD, 5:10. Drive: 6
plays, 48 yards in 3:22. Key plays:
C Johnson 18-yard run to Tennessee
41; C Johnson 11-yard run to
Jacksonville 48; 16-yard pass
interference
Sep 7 2:25 PM
TD TEN CHRIS JOHNSON 7 YD PASS FROM VINCE YOUNG (ROB BIRONAS KICK)
Jaguars 7, Titans 10 2nd - 3:09Sep 7 2:08 PM
TD TEN CHRIS JOHNSON 7 YD PASS FROM VINCE YOUNG (ROB BIRONAS KICK)
Jaguars 7, Titans 10 2nd - 3:09Sep 7 2:08 PM
TD TEN CHRIS JOHNSON 7 YD PASS FROM VINCE YOUNG (ROB BIRONAS KICK)
Jaguars 7, Titans 10 2nd - 3:09Sep 7 2:08 PM- NFL
TD TEN
CHRIS JOHNSON 7 YD PASS FROM VINCE YOUNG
(ROB BIRONAS KICK)
JACKSONVILLE 7
TENNESSEE 10 3:09 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Jaguars 7, Titans 10 2nd - 3:09Sep 7 2:08 PM
TD JAC GREG JONES 1 YD PASS FROM DAVID GARRARD (JOSH SCOBEE KICK)
Jaguars 7, Titans 3 2nd - 10:16Sep 7 1:48 PM
TD JAC GREG JONES 1 YD PASS FROM DAVID GARRARD (JOSH SCOBEE KICK)
Jaguars 7, Titans 3 2nd - 10:16Sep 7 1:48 PM
TD JAC GREG JONES 1 YD PASS FROM DAVID GARRARD (JOSH SCOBEE KICK)
Jaguars 7, Titans 3 2nd - 10:16Sep 7 1:48 PM- NFL
TD JAC
GREG JONES 1 YD PASS FROM DAVID GARRARD
(JOSH SCOBEE KICK)
JACKSONVILLE 7
TENNESSEE 3 10:16 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Jaguars 7, Titans 3 2nd - 10:16Sep 7 1:48 PM - NFL
END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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JACKSONVILLE 0 0
TENNESSEE 3 3 END, 1ST QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: TEN - FG, ROB BIRONAS 47 YD, 5:10. Drive: 6
plays, 48 yards in 3:22. Key plays:
C Johnson 18-yard run to Tennessee
41; C Johnson 11-yard run to
Jacksonville 48; 16-yard pass
interfere
Sep 7 1:33 PM - NFL
FG TEN
ROB BIRONAS 47 YD
JACKSONVILLE 0
TENNESSEE 3 9:50 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Jaguars 0, Titans 3 1st - 9:50Sep 7 1:11 PM
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