Trevor Lawrence Throws for 352 Yards and Parker Washington Goes for 152 in a 40-23 Win in Nashville

Parker Washington needed one possession to set the tone in Nashville, tapping both feet down on a 2-yard touchdown from Trevor Lawrence on the opening drive. By the end of the afternoon he had 152 receiving yards and Lawrence had thrown for 352.

The Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Tennessee Titans 40-23 on Sunday at Nissan Stadium to improve to 7-2. Tennessee, wearing its Music City uniforms, falls to 1-8. It was not always clean, and the Titans stayed within one score until the final five minutes, but the Jaguars controlled the clock and closed.

A Grinder Disguised as a Shootout

Lawrence finished 25 of 35 with three touchdown passes and one interception. That pick came early, when Cedric Gray stepped in front of a throw for Jakobi Meyers at the Tennessee 25 and returned it to midfield. Travis Hunter gave the ball right back to Jacksonville a few minutes later, intercepting a Cam Ward pass meant for Elic Ayomanor at the Jaguars 21.

From there the Jaguars moved the ball and kept settling for Cam Little field goals, from 46 and 48 yards in the second quarter. Ward answered with a 50-yard strike to Ayomanor and a 2-yard touchdown to Daniel Bellinger to make it 13-10, and Little closed the half with a 36-yarder.

Joey Slye kept Tennessee close with field goals of 53, 54 and 50 yards. In between, Lawrence capped a 10-play, 71-yard drive with a 3-yard touchdown pass to Brenton Strange on fourth-and-2, and it was 23-16 heading to the fourth.

The Fourth Quarter Turn

Facing fourth-and-1 at the Jacksonville 44 early in the final quarter, Lawrence kept it himself for 3 yards. A few plays later he threw a 25-yard touchdown to Josh Cameron for a 30-16 lead. Tennessee answered in four plays, with Ward hitting Tony Pollard on a short pass that Pollard turned into a 32-yard touchdown.

Little pushed the lead back to 10 with a 40-yard field goal at 4:31. The Titans then went for it on fourth-and-1 at their own 29, and Pollard was dropped for a 1-yard loss. Lawrence found Cameron for 14 yards on third-and-6, and Bhayshul Tuten finished the short field with a 6-yard touchdown run with 1:10 left.

Who Delivered

Washington caught seven passes for 152 yards, with gains of 33, 50 and 20 yards in the first half alone. Tuten carried 26 times for 88 yards and the late score, and Cameron added three catches for 67 yards and a touchdown. Jacksonville piled up 459 total yards and converted 7 of 14 third downs and both of its fourth-down tries.

For Tennessee, Ward threw two touchdown passes and ran three times for 39 yards. Pollard caught eight passes for 66 yards. The Titans were playing without Jeffery Simmons and Amani Hooker, their top two defensive starters, after trading both at the deadline, according to The Associated Press. Jacksonville played without two of its own newly acquired defenders, Jordan Davis and Jessie Bates III, who were inactive.

The Numbers Behind It

• 352 passing yards and three touchdowns for Lawrence.
• 152 receiving yards for Washington on seven catches.
• 38:10 of possession for Jacksonville.
• 4 for 4 on field goals for Little, plus four extra points.
• 7 field goals in the game, three by Slye from 50 yards or longer.

What It Means

A week and a half after handling Baltimore on Thursday night, Jacksonville keeps stacking wins and stays on top of the AFC South. The Associated Press noted before kickoff that a win would give the Jaguars five straight in the series, their longest run in the rivalry. They head to the New York Giants on Nov. 22.

Tennessee has lost three straight, a skid that includes its overtime loss in Cincinnati. The Titans visit the Dallas Cowboys on Nov. 22, and then the rematch arrives quickly: Tennessee plays at Jacksonville on Nov. 29.

The Titans made Jacksonville work for this one. In 14 days they get another try, against a team that keeps finding ways to finish.

Stats from the CBS Sports and ESPN box scores and play-by-play. Reporting from Jaguars.com, TennesseeTitans.com, NFL.com, NBC Sports' Pro Football Talk and an Associated Press preview via CBS Sports.