JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) 鈥� The Jacksonville Jaguars have a championship celebration planned for their regular-season finale against Tennessee. And they鈥檙e finally willing to talk about it.
Hats. T-shirts. Maybe even a cigar or two.
The streaking Jaguars (12-4) can wrap up the AFC South with a victory against the Titans (3-13) at home Sunday. Jacksonville has won seven consecutive games and is a 13陆-point favorite, according to BetMGM Sportsbook.
The Jaguars are 11-0 in franchise history when favored by 12 or more points and haven鈥檛 had as much on the line 鈥� a division title and a home playoff game 鈥� in any of those previous matchups.
After maintaining a 鈥済o 1-0 this week鈥� mantra all season, first-year coach Liam Coen and the Jaguars are embracing the stakes of this matchup.
鈥淭he message to the players was going 1-0 this week and, yeah, there鈥檚 a hat and a T-shirt that comes along with that,鈥� Coen said.
Jacksonville secured a playoff berth two weeks ago and has faced division-clinching scenarios since. But all of those required Houston to lose, and the Texans are the only NFL team hotter than the Jags right now.
鈥淵ou can talk about winning the division because it鈥檚 what we鈥檝e got an opportunity to do, and it鈥檚 one game,鈥� quarterback Trevor Lawrence said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e here. Leading up to this point, we weren鈥檛 here yet. 鈥� We had to win all those games to get to this point to have the opportunity to continue to control the division and keep it in our hands.
鈥淎nd that鈥檚 what we did, and none bigger than this one. We鈥檙e here to win the division this week.鈥�
The Titans, meanwhile, are looking to play spoiler.
鈥淭hey鈥檙e going to try to embarrass us at home to win a division,鈥� Pro Bowl defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons said. 鈥淪o I hope guys know and kind of what our message (has) been, especially in the defensive meeting room, (is) to come out there ready to fight.
鈥淥ur job is to go out there and win a football game, and it means a lot to us. We haven鈥檛 won a division game; they beat us already.鈥�
Tennessee became the first NFL team to make a coaching change this season and will have a new regime in a few weeks. A roster overhaul is likely to follow.
鈥淲e can鈥檛 control who鈥檚 not going to be in this locker room after this season,鈥� Simmons said. 鈥淓veryone get paid to do a job and I think guys need to just focus on their film. 鈥� Your film is your resume.鈥�
Jacksonville鈥檚 resume hasn鈥檛 been this stout since 1999. The Jaguars are trying to win 13 games for the first time since that season. They already set the franchise鈥檚 single-season scoring record (433 points) and need one touchdown for the most in any season.
More important, they can win the AFC South for the third time.
鈥淭he goals don鈥檛 change for us,鈥� running back Travis Etienne said. 鈥淛ust go 1-0. If we do that, all the things that come with that are just going to happen naturally. That鈥檚 the greatest thing about football: If you focus on the team objective, great things happen for everyone else.鈥�
Divisional pride on the line for Tennessee
The Titans are trying to avoid going winless in the division for the first time since the inception of the AFC South in 2002. Tennessee has been outscored by 96 points in five divisional losses, with only of those games being close.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 care what the record is,鈥� guard Peter Skoronski said. 鈥淵ou go against a division opponent and they have something to play for, you better battle your (butt) off. I think that鈥檚 what we plan on doing. And we鈥檇 love to screw things up a little bit in the AFC if we can.鈥�
Contract bonuses within reach
Titans running back Tony Pollard needs 66 yards to reach 1,100 yards rushing for the season and earn a $250,000 bonus, according to NFL Network. Only Indianapolis鈥� Jonathan Taylor has topped 66 yards rushing against Jacksonville and the NFL鈥檚 top-ranked run defense this season.
Jaguars defensive tackle Arik Armstead needs 1陆 sacks against the Titans to reach seven on the season and earn a $1 million bonus. Armstead, though, hasn鈥檛 had a sack since Week 10.
Simmons has been a bright spot for the Titans
Simmons has 10 sacks and three forced fumbles, both career highs. One more sack would give him the most by a Titans defensive tackle since 1999, passing Jurrell Casey鈥檚 mark of 10陆 in 2013.
The Jaguars consider Simmons the most disruptive defensive tackle in the NFL.
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AP Pro Football Writer Teresa Walker in Nashville, Tennessee, contributed to this report.
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