I don't know what to say about this game. I opened Enemy Intelligence by describing the game as a "Pillowfight!" Having experienced the game, it kind of was, it kind of wasn't. In the end, how to describe it doesn't matter as much as the final result: Jacksonville Jaguars 24 - Tennessee Titans 19.

The Titans offensively looked like how I thought they'd look this year. Chris Johnson ran very hard at times, but ultimately without finding a lot of production against one of the league's worst defenses. Jake Locker made some good throws, like the corner route to Kenny Britt that made it 21-19 in the fourth quarter, and some I thought were more inaccurate. Offensively, their biggest problem was lack of execution in or at the edge of the red zone, as they attempted six field goals (Rob Bironas missed one).

Defensively, the Titans had a pass rush they haven't had the rest of this season, finishing with 7 sacks. At the same time, though, Chad Henne found open receivers in the middle of the field when he wasn't going down. Cecil Shorts ran through would-be tacklers for a 59-yard score. Justin Blackmon ran through defenders for a touchdown that made it 21-12 in the fourth quarter. The Jaguars didn't do that much on the ground, but they did enough.

At the end, it's just a loss, an uninspiring loss against a bad team in a winnable game. At 4-7, the very slim playoff hopes are basically dead even in a weak AFC. Then again, that's almost a small mercy in my eyes-the game against Miami looks even more like the mirage I thought it likely was, the rare very good performance by a team that is very bad.

The inactives are out for today's matchup in Jacksonville between the Jaguars and the Titans, and here they are:

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS: S Chris Harris, FB Greg Jones, RB Maurice Jones-Drew, CB William Middleton, DT Jeris Pendleton, DT D'Anthony Smith, OL Steve Vallos

TENNESSEE TITANS: LB Xavier Adibi, S Al Afalava, RB Jamie Harper, DT DaJohn Harris, WR Lavelle Hawkins, QB Rusty Smith, OT Byron Stingily

For the Jaguars, S Dwight Lowery and CB Rashean Mathis, whom I highlighted in Enemy Intelligence as important players, are both active. For the Titans, Craig Stevens, who was also questionable with his hamstring injury, is active. After he participated fully in practice Friday, that's what I was expecting. With Harper going down, Darren Evans will make his Titans debut after being elevated from the practice squad yesterday.

Feel free to leave your comments here during today's game or follow me on Twitter, where I'll be chiming in from time to time.

Back in early May, not too long after the Titans drafted Kendall Wright, I wrote a post on how the Titans might target their receivers in 2012. As a reminder, here's what my projection looked like:

The Tennessee Titans will get back into the flow of things after enjoying their bye week and we'll resume our regular weekly question and answer exchange with a blogger from the other side.  This week, we'll be joined by Shane Clemons, who runs the fine Jacksonville Jaguars blog, The Jaggernaut.  If you have any questions for Shane, leave them in the comments and I will pass them along to him.

The Tennessee Titans finally get to enjoy their bye week and I wanted to take a look at where the Titans stand relative to the rest of the league.  First, we'll take a look at the standings and playoff possibilities, followed by some team stats.  None of this looks too pretty, but you probably already knew that, seeing as how the Titans haven't looked too good for most of the year.

Last week's win over the Dolphins keeps the Titans' slim playoff chances alive, at least mathematically.  Here's the picture in the AFC as we head into Sunday's games.

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