The Jacksonville Jaguars and Tennessee Titans face off on Saturday, Jan. 7. The game will be live streamed on fuboTV (free trial).

Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Pederson saw this coming. No, really.

Pederson first started telling his players they would have a chance to make the postseason in early November, after a five-game losing streak dropped them to 2-6 and left them four games behind the Titans in the loss column.

Now, not only is Jacksonville in position to return to the playoffs for the first time since 2017, but it could prevent a division rival from making the postseason for the second time in as many years. The Jags stunned Indianapolis in the 2021 regular-season finale at TIAA Bank Field.

Knocking out the slumping Titans (7-9) wouldn’t be nearly as shocking. Injury-riddled Tennessee has lost six in a row and will start journeyman Joshua Dobbs at quarterback for the second straight week. Jacksonville (8-8), meanwhile, has won four straight and is a 6 1/2-point favorite at home.

When is Titans-Jaguars?

The Jaguars play the Titans at 7:15 p.m. (8:15 p.m. ET) Saturday, Jan. 7.

Live stream options

FuboTV

The game will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a free trial. The most basic of plans is the “fubo standard” package, which comprises 121-plus channels for $69.99 per month. Like all cord-cutting alternatives, there are plenty of options, especially for sports. It comes with more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once.

Will it be televised?

The Titans and Jaguars will be televised on ESPN.

Preview

HENRY’S HOMECOMING: Derrick Henry comes into the game rested after the Titans scratched him last week before a loss to Dallas. The move likely cost Henry a chance at a third NFL rushing title. He ranks third in the league with 1,429 yards — 19 behind Cleveland’s Nick Chubb for second and 179 behind Josh Jacobs of Las Vegas.

Henry traditionally plays well against Jacksonville, a short drive from his hometown of Yulee. Henry has two 200-yard games and three 100-yard games against the Jaguars. He also tied an NFL record with a 99-yard run in 2018 against the Jaguars. Henry turned 29 on Wednesday and said he’s ready to get back to work.

“I don’t feel 29,” Henry said.

PLAYOFF ATMOSPHERE: The Jaguars are treating the finale like a playoff opener. They allowed fans to pick the team’s uniform combination and are planning to paint the end zone teal and hand out teal towels to fans during what’s arguably the most important regular-season game in franchise history.

RECORD WATCH: Tennessee’s Ryan Stonehouse is poised to shatter an NFL record that has stood for more than eight decades. Stonehouse is averaging an NFL-leading 53 yards per punt. Sammy Baugh averaged 51.4 yards per punt in 1940, setting a record that remains the best qualifying single-season punting average in NFL history.

DEFENSIVE TURNAROUND: Jacksonville has allowed three points in each of its last two games, both against struggling quarterbacks. But the real turning point for the unit came at Tennessee in Week 14.

Henry was gouging Jacksonville on the ground — he had 96 yards in the first quarter alone — and had them headed toward the red zone again when backup linebacker Shaq Quarterman hit Henry so hard near the sideline that the ball came loose. The Jags recovered, scored a touchdown six plays later to take their first lead and never looked back.

“Definitely meant a lot to make a play,” Quarterman said. “I have so much respect for Derrick. Growing up in (Jacksonville), I’ve seen him do great things, go off to college and do great things.”

HEALTHIER PASS RUSH: The Titans expect to have pass rushers Denico Autry (biceps) and Jeffery Simmons (ankle) together and at their healthiest in weeks. Autry, who sat out five of the team’s six losses, is back. And he’ll be joined by Simmons, who rested during last week’s game. Autry has a team-high eight sacks, with Simmons just behind at 7 1/2.

One of the games Autry missed was the loss to Jacksonville in Nashville when the Titans didn’t sack Lawrence even once, and the second-year quarterback threw for 368 yards and three touchdowns.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.