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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) \u2014 All Joshua Dobbs had to do was play football.<\/p>\n
He failed miserably.<\/p>\n
The journeyman quarterback removed from Detroit’s practice squad just weeks ago Turned the ball over twice in the second half<\/a> Saturday night gave Jacksonville 10 points in a 20-16 loss that will haunt the Tennessee Titans for the next eight months.<\/p>\n The Titans did everything it took to beat the Jaguars in a winner-take-all game that decided the AFC South. Derrick Henry ran the ball effectively and helped Tennessee control the clock for 36 minutes. The defense held Jacksonville to 222 yards, including 19 yards rushing.<\/p>\n Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars did nothing all the way to the end, losing one yard on nine plays in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n It was Tennessee’s game to win. It was the Tennessee division that clinched for the third time in years.<\/p>\n And Dobbs flipped the ball twice.he He underthrows a deep pass to Tralon Burks badly, leading to an interception<\/a> and a field goal.When He then fiddled with the sack and Josh Allen scooped it up and ran it back 37 yards.<\/a> for the go-ahead score.<\/p>\n “Hats off to them for playing great in key moments of the game,” Dobbs said.<\/p>\n Dobbs felt like his arm was forward from the fumble, but officials reviewed the play and confirmed Allen’s touchdown.<\/p>\n “I feel like a physicist when you throw the ball and the ball goes forward after it hits you, so it’s pretty simple that the ball goes forward,” Dobbs said. I was. It does a great job of not showing replays of big plays. I’ll check it out in the movie, but it sure was hard. \u201d<\/p>\n To be fair, Dobbs probably shouldn’t have put himself in this position. Relying on Dobbs to get out of the funk in the second half.<\/p>\n He played well against Dallas last week and was ready in the first half against Jacksonville. However, his night unraveled late, with Tennessee (7-10) losing his seven-game streak.<\/p>\n Henry, who tallied 109 yards on 30 carries, said, “Nobody wants to finish like us.” happens.<\/p>\n \u201cI wanted to win a division and have a great record, but it didn\u2019t happen this year. just to do.”<\/p>\n The Titans rested a few starters last week and basically created a 10-day break to get fit. They returned to their brand of bruised football and looked to pull off incredible turnarounds until Dobbs’ final turnover changed the game.<\/p>\n “We just had a (terrible) winning streak and just couldn’t get out of it,” said Titans manager Mike Vrabel. I couldn’t do it and it reappeared.”<\/p>\n Dobbs completed 20 of 29 passes for 179 yards with a touchdown and an interception. He also ran five times for 32 yards.<\/p>\n “I am proud of my efforts,” he said.<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n AP NFL: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/nfl and https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP_NFL<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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