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They were the first two Jacksonville touchdowns since the second drive of the Vikings game in Week 11. Jones still left plenty on the field, but the Jaguars receivers won some routes against Houston’s non-Derek Stingley corners and there were a number of wide-open receivers. Jones actually missed a Brian Thomas Jr. shot play early in the second half that would have been an easy six, as well as an open Parker Washington on the sideline in the end zone that forced a field-goal attempt. It was Jones’ first game over 200 yards as a Jaguar, and his first over 220 yards since Week 7 of 2023. We would not dial up expectations that high for Week 14, but the Titans haven’t exactly been a dominant defense this year.

This makes six candidates to get a second interview for the Titans’ general manager vacancy as the team looks to find the right candidate to take the team currently holding the No. 1 overall pick into the 2025 NFL Draft into the future. Sullivan’s relationship with Titans President of Football Operations Chad Brinker could give him an inside edge on the job, but it’s clear the Titans will exhaust all options as to get things right post Ran Carthon.

Gray has served in his current role for three seasons and has worked eight seasons with the Bills overall. Gray arrived on the scene a year before the Bills drafted Josh Allen in 2018 and has been present for each of the team’s double-digit win seasons over the last six years. He’s one of several candidates to be granted second interview for the Titans’ general manager vacancy.

Cunningham is one of several candidates to earn a second interview for the Titans’ GM opening. This is familiar territory for Cunningham, who was a finalist for the Titans’ GM role two years ago before the team opted to hire Ran Carthon, and it wouldn’t be surprising if he was a top candidate again this year. Cunningham has been in his current role since 2022 and has helped the Bears slowly turn the corner despite still having a ways to go before looking like a true contender in the NFC North.

Spytek was one of two members from the Buccaneers’ front office to meet with the Titans over their general manager vacancy. Spytek has been in his current role for the last two seasons. The Buccaneers have qualified for the postseason for five straight years and nearly defeated the Commanders in the NFC Wild Card Round if not for a late fumble by Baker Mayfield. Spytek is one of several candidates to earn a second interview with the Titans, as they continue to search for Ran Carthon’s replacement.

Dodds is one of five names (so far) the Titans have been linked to via second interview, including Chiefs assistant GM Mike Borgonzi, Bucs assistant GM John Spytek, Bears assistant GM Ian Cunningham, and Bills executive Terrance Gray. Where is Ruston Webster when you need him? Dodds has been interviewed several times over the past few years, including multiple interviews with the Raiders last year and single interviews with the Panthers and Chargers. Dodds has been the Colts assistant GM to Chris Ballard since 2018 and has also worked for the Seahawks and Raiders as he climbed the ranks.

“There will be several others,” Rapoport writes of his report linking Borgonzi, John Spytek, and Ian Cunningham to second interviews with the Titans. The process, folks, is truly the best. Whoever the Titans hire will ultimately wind up working under president of football operations Chad Brinker, but only so many general manager vacancies exist in the league. Borgonzi has been with the Chiefs since 2009 and is currently second-in-command to GM Brett Veach in Kansas City.

This is not exactly an unsurprising development, as Jerry Jones insisted that former head coach Mike McCarthy keep Moore on staff. Moore has had interview requests from the Jaguars and Saints thus far. Moore played for Cowboys from 2015-2017, was their quarterbacks coach in 2018, and their offensive coordinator from 2019-2022. The Cowboys have not officially started the interview process yet as they didn’t formally let go of McCarthy until a few hours ago, but Moore will almost certainly be in the mix to be Dallas’ next head coach as Jones leans on his familiarity with the candidates.

Davis took a brutal hit from Broncos safety Brandon Jones in the third quarter on a pass that Josh Allen misplaced. Davis will now need to clear protocol in order to play in Sunday’s Divisional Round against the Ravens and Lamar Jackson. If Davis can’t go, Ty Johnson would see an increased role as the change-of-pace back behind James Cook.

Jones reports that “sources last month indicated Belichick had interest in the Dallas job should it come open.” Of course, when Belichick took the job at North Carolina, there was no guarantee that the Cowboys’ head coaching job would become available, which likely factored into his taking the job with the Tar Heels. Belichick has a $10 million buyout in his contract with the Tar Heels that would require him to pay $10 million to the program if he were to leave before June 1 of this year. It’s a buyout that’s clearly in place to deter Belichick from leaving shortly after an NFL job comes available, but if the Cowboys really want to hire him, and he’s interested in a return to the league, there are plenty of ways owner Jerry Jones can get his guy. Last week, it was reported that Belichick had “no plans” to return to the NFL after some speculated the Tom Brady could lure him to the Raiders. We’ll see if he carries the same tone now that the Cowboys’ job has come available, or if Belichick would be willing to return for a job he was reportedly interested in.

Baalke was a surprising keep for Khan, but it sounds like the Jaguars owner will not keep Baalke if it keeps him from getting his No. 1 choice of the coaching carousel. It is extremely apparent that getting a coach who wants to work with Baalke will limit the desirability of the job — FOX’s Jordan Schultz ran a whole post about that last Monday. So the Jaguars head coaching role may come down to whether Khan wants the best coach he can get with Baalke, or the best coach he can get period. Perhaps those two will wind up being the same person and this is just splitting hairs, but it certainly seems like Baalke isn’t exactly off the hot seat yet.