ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. – On Jan. 6, 2018, with an eight-year playoff drought over but rumors about his job security swirling, Mike Mularkey gathered his staff underneath Arrowhead Stadium before they headed out to the 25-degree wind chill awaiting them.

“I said, ‘Look, you guys all know what may happen if we don’t win this football game,’” Mularkey recalled. “’And if that happens, we’ll never be together like this again. I want to thank every one of you guys. I think there is a hidden agenda here. Nothing would make it greater than for us to throw a wrench into that hidden agenda and go beat the Chiefs.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Titans did what they needed to do against one of the worst teams in the NFL. controlling the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball and passing or running whenever they needed.

The only thing that could stop the Titans' run game was the clock ending the game.

The Titans’ offense did a great job of blocking up-front versus the Jaguars' heavy run-front looks.

At times, the Jaguars’ defense had eight or nine defenders in the box, but the Titans’ offensive line was still able to clear room for Henry.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jaguars have been playing some feisty football, threatening to hurt the Vikings, Browns, Texans and Packers.

The Titans weren’t having any of that at TIAA Bank Field, where they coasted to a 31-10 win over the Jacksonville, completing a season sweep of their AFC South brethren.

The result ensures the Titans match their win total from each of the last four seasons, with three remaining games to grow it.

“Overall, it was a good day,” Corey Davis said.

“We talked about it all week, just having a sense of urgency all day,” Kevin Byard said.

Still, beating the 2020 Jaguars on Dec. 13 served as no sort of measuring stick.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Corey Davis' great game against the Browns has spurred a lot of conversation.

His excellent season has well-exceeded expectations. That got me thinking about an 8-4 team that's had some questionable performers: Who else has exceeded expectations? Who's met them? And who's performed worse than expected.

Ben Jones: Photo by George Walker, Tennessean via pool.

So I've gone through the current depth chart adding a player to each unit, so we are three-wide and two-tight on offense and we've got nickel on defense,

By BLAKE BEDDINGFIELD, special correspondent

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Jaguars are not a good football team sitting with a record of 1-11.

Here is a quick breakdown of the current state of the Jaguars roster.

They lack a quarterback for the future and even a functional starting quarterback for the present.

Gardner Minshew is not the future and it took the Jaguars’ front office a year and half to figure that out.

Veteran quarterback Mike Glennon has a record of 6-18 in his career.

Glennon has outstanding size, arm strength and very good quarterback mechanics, but he is better in a practice setting and workouts than actual gameplay.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – As the Titans dig out from their disastrous’ 41-35 loss to the Browns, Corey Davis is the talk of the team after his excellent performance in the loss.

He pulled in 11 of 12 targets for 182 yards and a touchdown, many of them contested catches where he outmuscled challengers to win passes from Ryan Tannehill.

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Much has changed for Davis in his fourth season, the final year of the contract he signed as the fifth pick in the 2017 draft.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Remember jolly with the deep chuckle?

Isaiah Wilson is back from his one-game suspension but it doesn’t put him any closer to actually playing or playing well. He’s got that PAT and three kneel-downs on offense to grow on from the Nov. 29 win at Indianapolis.

Now he’s been passed by veteran Marshall Newhouse and will likely rank as the ninth offensive lineman as the Titans activate eight on a weekly basis.

Maybe Wilson turns into something in 2021, but the miss is as enormous as the man right now – the healthy 29th pick in the draft has not been able to find his way into the line up even as the Titans are on their third left tackle and have used nine offensive linemen this season.

By BLAKE BEDDINGFIELD, special correspondent

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- This game had a Bengals game feel to it from earlier in the year.

The Browns' offense could do no wrong and the Titans struggled to play catch up without their No. 1 option in Derrick Henry, a non-factor once the score was so lopsided.

Photo: Alison McNabb/ Tennessee Titans

The Browns had 13 penalties for 92 yards to the Titans' five for 52, and despite the huge difference in the Titans' favor the Browns controlled the clock 36:46 to the Titans' 23:14, converted long third downs when needed and scored at will.