NASHVILLE — For the Jacksonville Jaguars, visits to Music City had been nothing but misery and agony for too many years.
On Sunday, they made sure the Tennessee Titans felt that pain while keeping their AFC South hopes alive entering the final month of the regular season.
Trevor Lawrence threw for a career-high 368 yards and three touchdowns while also running for a score, and the Jaguars routed the division-leading Titans 36-22 Sunday for their first victory in Nashville since 2013.
The Jaguars (5-8) snapped a five-game skid against their oldest division rival with just their second victory in this series in an 11-game stretch. Doug Pederson also became the first Jacksonville coach to win in Nashville since Gus Bradley on Nov. 10, 2013, something he made sure his team knew about.
“Obviously on the road, against a great football team here in Nashville where we obviously haven’t done well means a lot,” said Pederson, who was hired in February. “Means a lot to myself, to the organization, to the Khans to be able to do that and then for the players to really play well.”