NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Titans know good teams win ugly games, and being 2-0 for the first time in 12 years has a way of making any victory look much prettier.
Stephen Gostkowski kicked a 49-yard field goal with 1:36 left as the Titans remain undefeated by holding off the Jacksonville Jaguars, 33-30 on Sunday in Tennessee’s AFC South Division opener and first game this season at Nissan Stadium.
“To get a chance to win at the end of the game, that’s what you practice for,” said Gostkowski, who had a winning kick for the second time in as many games with the Titans. The former New England Patriots star made a 25-yarder last Monday night at Denver as the Titans beat the Broncos 16-14.
“Luckily we were able to come through today,” the 36-year-old kicker said. “It’s exciting to get the win and get the Titans to 2-0.”
Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill was 18-of-24 for 239 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions, and he was sacked just once. It was up to Gostkowski, though, to provide the final points after the Jaguars scored 13 points in the fourth quarter.