Kerry Collins threw a touchdown pass in relief of an injured Vince Young and Rob Bironas kicked three field goals as the Tennessee Titans rolled to a 30-3 victory over the host Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday night.
Collins finished 11 of 16 for 110 yards and a 2-yard scoring pass to tight end Bo Scaife after Young was forced to leave the game in the first quarter with a sprained knee.
Chris Johnson rushed for 111 yards and added a 35-yard scoring run in the final two minutes as the Titans (4-2) joined Indianapolis and Houston in a three-way tie atop the AFC South. Jacksonville (3-3) dropped a game behind.
Johnson registered his eighth consecutive 100-yard game on the road, moving within two games of tying Barry Sanders’ NFL record.
Jacksonville also lost its starting quarterback when David Garrard absorbed a hard hit by Will Witherspoon late in the first half.
Trent Edwards replaced Garrard and finished 14 of 24 for 140 yards and two interceptions – one of which was ripped out of his receiver’s hands in the end zone. Maurice Jones-Drew was limited to 57 yards on 17 carries.
Tennessee led 17-0 at halftime. Young tossed a 23-yard scoring pass to Kenny Britt before he was injured midway through the first quarter when his leg got twisted under a pile on a fumbled snap.
Collins doubled the lead with his scoring pass to Scaife with 8:22 left in the half. An interception by Michael Griffin set up the score.
Tennessee | Jacksonville | |
Chris Johnson | Player | Maurice Jones-Drew |
26 | Attempts | 17 |
111 | Yards | 57 |
4.3 | Avg Yards | 3.4 |
1 | Touchdowns | 0 |
35 | Long | 11 |
Tennessee | Jacksonville | |
Bo Scaife | Player | Mike Thomas |
4 | Receptions | 8 |
53 | Yards | 88 |
13.2 | Avg Yards | 11.0 |
1 | Touchdowns | 0 |
28 | Long | 21 |
Yards | Scoring | Defense | ||||||
Team | Tot | Rus | Pas | TD | FG | INT | Sacks | FF |
Tennessee | 324 | 153 | 171 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 |
Jacksonville | 249 | 76 | 173 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |