Titans vs Jaguars key moments: How Tennessee Titans lost to Jacksonville Jaguars

The Tennessee Titans have been swept by the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Jacksonville grinded out a 20-13 win over Tennessee at a rainy EverBank Stadium on Sunday to secure a season sweep in the AFC South.

Mac Jones threw for 174 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Jags, while Mason Rudolph was 19-of-31 for 193 yards and a touchdown with an interception.

Here are four key moments from the Titans’ Week 17 game:

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Tennessee Titans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars key moments

Parker Washington TD allowed to stand

The play: Parker Washington’s 2-yard touchdown catch was allowed to stand after review

After a Mason Rudolph interception, the Jaguars took a 10-0 lead when Parker Washington was ruled to have two feet down on a 2-yard touchdown catch in the back of the end zone early in the second quarter.

Washington definitely got his left foot down, but his right foot appeared to slide out once it stepped onto the ground. But as CBS rules analyst Gene Steratore explained, the right foot was judged like a toe-drag where the foot was ruled to be down once any part of it hit the green grass.

Explanation or not, the Jaguars led 10-0.

Nick Vannett gives Titans life on opening drive of second half

The play: Nick Vannett 8-yard touchdown catch capped eight-minute drive to push Titans within three

Tennessee opened the second half with a 13-play drive that spanned eight minutes and concluded with a Nick Vannett 8-yard touchdown catch off of a nice play call by Brian Callahan to cut Jacksonville’s lead to 13-10.

Brian Thomas Jr. beats Jarvis Brownlee

The play: Brian Thomas Jr. 11-yard touchdown catch extends Jaguars lead to 20-10 with 7:05 to play

On third and long, Mac Jones throws a 1-on-1 ball for Brian Thomas Jr., who beats fellow rookie Jarvis Brownlee for the touchdown. Thomas finished with 91 receiving yards on seven catches and the score.

Tennessee’s defense again fell short when the team needed a stop in the second half.

Antonio Johnson bats down fourth down pass as Jags secure win

The play: Antonio Johnson breaks up Mason Rudolph pass

The Titans got a final chance to push for a game-tying touchdown drive, and the Titans moved inside the Jaguars’ 30-yard line with less than a minute to play. But Mason Rudolph finished with four straight incompletions, including a late throw to an open Nick Westbrook-Ikhine on fourth down to turn the ball over on downs with nine seconds remaining.

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Tennessee Titans 4 key moments in loss to Jacksonville Jaguars

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