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JACKSONVILLE Ed Oliver Jersey , Fla. (AP)Malik Jackson thanked the San Francisco 49ers for giving Jacksonville’s defense an ”awakening.” A rude awakening, really. The Jaguars (10-5) allowed 369 yards, including 131 on the ground, 44 points and 10 third-down conversions in a humbling loss on the West Coast. All of it, Jackson said, will provide motivation for the defense moving forward. ”If you don’t learn anything from your failures, then they’re truly that: Just failures,” the Pro Bowl defensive tackle said Wednesday. ”We’re going to fix it. That’s what good teams do. … I know we’re going to be a better team for it.” Jacksonville’s lackluster performance against the 49ers created some concerns about what had been the league’s top-ranked defense. Jimmy Garoppolo used a variety of misdirection and bootlegs to pick apart Jacksonville’s secondary with quick throws http://www.billsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-cody-ford-jersey , and the Jaguars were gouged on the ground for the fourth consecutive week. San Francisco’s success prompted a heated exchange between Jackson and cornerback Aaron Colvin on the sideline in the first half and caused several more meltdowns late , including a costly, 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty by Jackson in the closing minutes. ”It was disappointing because I understood the damage I did to the team,” Jackson said. ”I try to go out there and play with high intensity, play with a high motor and play with dog relentlessness, and I let the best get to me and I let my emotions get the most of me and pretty much lose the game for my team. ”I’m glad it happened now. I’m glad I can check myself now and see what I need to do better and just get better with my attitude and my leadership.” The Jaguars have a chance to rebound from the loss in the regular-season finale at Tennessee (8-7) on Sunday. It’s an opportunity to potentially knock the Titans out of playoff contention and rebuild some momentum heading into the franchise’s first home playoff game since the 1999 season. Defense has been the backbone of the team’s resurgence. Jacksonville has held eight of 15 opponents to 10 or fewer points, which is one reason players insist last week’s game was more of an anomaly than cause for concern. ”We always want to play great,” Pro Bowl cornerback A.J. Bouye said. ”Sixteen games in the NFL Devin Singletary Jersey , everything’s not going to be perfect. We’re not always perfect as a team or even on defense. One thing about it is we always bounce back and we learn from our mistakes. ”We’d rather it happen now that in January when the playoffs come.” Jacksonville is locked into the No. 3 seed in the AFC playoffs and will host Baltimore, Buffalo, the Los Angeles Chargers or Tennessee on Jan. 6 or 7. The Jags don’t want to head into that sold-out home game with consecutive losses. They haven’t dropped back-to-back games all season, showing resiliency after every loss. Coach Doug Marrone has no plans to rest starters against the Titans, saying the team is ”100 percent all in on winning this football game.” Defensive players welcomed the mantra, especially after their latest performance. ”We’re the best defense in the National Football League, and everybody knows it,” safety Tashaun Gipson said. ”It’s not about going out there and getting back on track. It’s really just about going out there and being us again. I’m very confident that we’re going to do it.” When told his team actually dropped to second in scoring and third in yards http://www.billsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-dawson-knox-jersey , Gipson responded: ”How did we drop to third?” Well, the debacle in San Francisco did it. ”We’ll go back (to No. 1) this week,” he said. ”Slight work. No worries.” — NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans remain winless through three preseason games with a brand-new coaching staff busy trying to fix issues on offense and defense.Quarterback Marcus Mariota and his No. 1 wide receiver Corey Davis had trouble connecting on not one, but two third downs. Both Mariota and Davis tried to take the blame for the miscommunication in a 16-6 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday.On Sunday, first-year head coach Mike Vrabel tried to absolve both Mariota and Davis by taking the blame himself.“Up until this point, I haven’t done a good enough job making sure that both those guys know where each other’s going to be on every single route,” Vrabel said.“And I’ll make sure that that happens because the guy throwing the ball and the guy catching the ball those are the only two guys that really at that point in time matter.”Mariota had driven the Titans to touchdowns on two of their first three drives this preseason.Yet both the quarterback and the Titans offense managed just 52 yards in the first half with Mariota sacked twice and intercepted once. Mariota finished 5 of 8 for 43 yards.Davis Brian Burns Jersey , the fifth overall pick in 2017 and first wide receiver drafted , has yet to catch a pass in a preseason game. A hamstring injury kept him out of the preseason last year, and he has not caught a pass in his two games this preseason.The Titans are installing a new offense, Mariota’s third going into his fourth NFL season. They had a chance for a big play on the opening drive on third-and-8 when Davis ran toward the end zone based on coverage with Mariota throwing to where the quarterback had expected his receiver to be. Mariota overthrew Davis on third-and-6 across the middle on their second drive.Vrabel said the Titans will be relying heavily on both Mariota and Davis this season. Vrabel called it unfortunate that there was some uncertainty when Davis was uncovered.“It’s important that Corey and Marcus are on the same page,” Vrabel said.Along with trust, the Titans need much more consistency. Mariota hit Tajae Sharpe with an 11-yard pass on third-and-10 to keep the first drive moving. Derrick Henry converted a third-and-1 on the same drive that ended in a punt.The Titans went three-and-out on the next two drives before Mariota threw across his body and was intercepted to end his fourth and final drive.“Consistency is going to be something that’s important,” Vrabel said.The Titans also have issues to clean up on defense where cornerback Adoree Jackson was beaten on the Steelers’ lone touchdown, a 32-yard pass. Linebacker Jayon Brown was flagged for hitting a defenseless receiver http://www.panthersauthorizedshops.com/authentic-greg-little-jersey , though Vrabel has asked the NFL to clarify the penalty he thought was lowering-the-head-to-initiate contact.Penalties remain an issue with Tennessee flagged nine times for 51 yards, improvement from a week ago when the Titans were penalized 11 times for 134 yards in a loss to Tampa Bay.The Titans wrap up the preseason Thursday night by hosting Minnesota (2-1). Vrabel’s focus is on fixing issues while trying to continue healing as many players as possible before opening the season Sept. 9 at Miami. A total of 12 Titans didn’t play in Pittsburgh, including six starters.“We just got to find out who’s going to be ready for us on a short week,” Vrabel said.