NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars already felt pretty confident both in themselves and what they want for a franchise still searching for its first Super Bowl berth.
Adding a trio of defensive players at the NFL trade deadline, two with Super Bowl experience, has only boosted their belief in what's possible this season.
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Tennessee Titans wide receiver Chimere Dike (17) celebrates a touchdown against the Cincinnati Bengals during the second half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jourdan Lewis (2) celebrates after an interception against the Baltimore Ravens during the second half of an NFL football game in Baltimore, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Tennessee Titans quarterback Cam Ward (1) runs for a two-point conversion against the Cincinnati Bengals during the second half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Liam Coen watches during the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Baltimore, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) celebrates after throwing a touchdown pass to Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Parker Washington (11) during the first half of an NFL football game in Baltimore, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
“We know that we’re going to have a shot,” Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence said. "We just got to keep playing well and we got to keep winning. I think you can’t look too much into it because we still have the same job right in front of us, but I think these guys are going to help us for sure.”
The Jaguars (6-2) have won two straight and five of their past six to sit comfortably atop the AFC South with a three-game lead. After a 33-10 win at Baltimore, the Jaguars hit the road again for Tennessee having won seven of the past eight in this divisional series.
A win Sunday would be the fifth straight for Jacksonville in this series and give the Jaguars' their longest winning streak over their longtime rivals.
Lawrence isn't worried about defensive tackle Jordan Davis, safety Jessie Bates III and New Orleans nose tackle Davon Godchaux understanding the stakes against the Titans.
“They’ll know by the end of the week what it is and what they can expect when we walk out there Sunday,” Lawrence said.
The Titans (1-7) are rested coming off their bye. Yet they sit at the bottom of the AFC South losers of two straight coming off a 43-36 overtime loss at Cincinnati.
The challenge is even tougher with Tennessee trading its top two defensive starters away for draft picks in All-Pro tackle Jeffery Simmons and safety Amani Hooker, who left tied for the NFL lead with five interceptions.
First-year coach Robert Saleh said losing two starters to trades means the Titans have to respond: Next man up.
“What’s important is that there’s an opportunity for somebody else to step up and everyone in the locker room believes in that person," Saleh said.
Titans quarterback Cam Ward capped his rookie season starting his 17th game in Jacksonville only to leave early with an injured right shoulder. The Jaguars posted the biggest margin of victory of this series with a 41-7 win.
Now Ward is coming off his first 300-yard passing game, and Jaguars coach Liam Coen said so many times people are impatient with NFL quarterbacks and he can see the Titans giving Ward time to grow.
“We know he can create on his own, he can extend plays, he’s creative in and out of the pocket with arm angles, and he can run,” Coen said of Ward. "So, I think he’s probably hitting a stride right now.”
Jacksonville (6-2) at Tennessee (1-7)
When/where to watch: Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, FOX
Latest odds: Jaguars by 10 1/2.
Against the spread: Jaguars 5-3, Titans 4-4.
Last game: Jaguars won 33-10 at Ravens on Nov. 5, and Titans lost at Bengals 43-36 in OT on Nov. 1.
Last meeting: Jaguars beat the Titans 41-7 on Jan. 1 in Jacksonville.
Series record: Titans lead 35-28.
The Jaguars defense and the Titans offense. Jacksonville ranks second in the NFL in giving up just 15.1 points a game, and the Titans have climbed to 28th in averaging 18 points a game. Scoring has been a challenge for Tennessee, and the Titans now have put together three straight games with at least 24 points. They scored a season high in points going into their bye.
— The Jaguars have won four straight to match their longest winning streak in this rivalry and seven of the past eight.
— Jacksonville has the NFL's highest margin of victory at 19.7 points per game entering Week 10.
— The Jaguars rank fourth in scoring 28.6 points per game and have scored at least 30 in three straight.
— Jacksonville leads the AFC and is third in the NFL with 15 total takeaways and leads the NFL with a plus-9 turnover margin entering Week 10.
— Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence needs 246 yards passing to join Mark Brunell as the only quarterbacks to throw for at least 20,000 yards in franchise history.
— Ward threw for a career-high 304 yards in his most recent game. The franchise's most recent back-to-back 300-yard passing performances were by Matt Hasselbeck in Weeks 2-3 of the 2011 season.
— Titans RB Tony Pollard has rushed for five touchdowns over the past two games.
— The Titans have 48 total starts by players in their first or second seasons, which is fourth in the NFL.
— The Titans have nine takeaways combined in their past three games and tied Tampa Bay for the most over Weeks 6-8.
— DL Jacob Martin leads the Titans with a career-high 6 1/2 sacks.
— Titans LB Anthony Hill Jr. leads all rookies with 82 tackles.
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Tennessee Titans wide receiver Chimere Dike (17) celebrates a touchdown against the Cincinnati Bengals during the second half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jourdan Lewis (2) celebrates after an interception against the Baltimore Ravens during the second half of an NFL football game in Baltimore, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Tennessee Titans quarterback Cam Ward (1) runs for a two-point conversion against the Cincinnati Bengals during the second half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Liam Coen watches during the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Baltimore, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) celebrates after throwing a touchdown pass to Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Parker Washington (11) during the first half of an NFL football game in Baltimore, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
NEW YORK (AP) — Investigators began what could be a long search for the cause of a Brooklyn apartment building collapse that killed eight people while crews kept removing piles of rubble Thursday in the search for more victims.
The three-story building gave way while construction workers were digging Wednesday afternoon at an adjacent lot, causing New York City's mayor to order inspections at about 100 building sites involving companies related to the project.
“If there is anyone, or any entity, operating in this city that bears responsibility for what happened, we will hold them fully accountable,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani said during a news conference.
Investigators have not determined what caused the collapse. Two children were among those killed and 18 others were injured, including four firefighters, Mamdani said.
One witness said he watched bricks fall minutes before the disaster while a woman in a neighboring building said she and fellow residents blamed vibrations from the construction for cracks that appeared in their apartment walls.
Emergency workers used power saws and pickaxes to get through the debris, pulling four victims out of the rubble in the early hours of Thursday. Hours later, excavators removed larger chunks of the wreckage so searchers could get deeper into the construction pit, said New York Fire Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore.
“We always assume there are more people there until we can access the ground,” Bonsignore said. “So until we remove some of the bigger debris and are able to search beneath them, this will remain a rescue operation”
James Williams, who works at a deli across the street, said he heard loud banging at the site all day Wednesday and looked outside to see bricks falling. “Two minutes later, the building collapsed,” he said.
As the building crumbled and exposed the neighboring building, Williams spotted a woman on a staircase. “There wasn’t anything I could do,” he said, his voice cracking.
Customers and stylists at a nearby hair salon jumped up and ran onto the sidewalk as the building fell.
“We heard the boom and we all rushed outside and saw smoke and dust everywhere,” said hairstylist Brigitte Anama.
She saw emergency workers pulling people from the rubble, including what appeared to be a child. “People were saying, ‘Pray for the baby, pray for the baby,’” Anama said.
Dervie Mapp, who lives along the construction site, said she and others complained for months about the project. Her landlord brought engineers into the building, but residents never received an inspection report, she said.
Construction safety expert Glenn Corbett of John Jay College in New York said it’s way too early to know what caused the accident.
“It could be everywhere,” he said. “It could be a design flaw, it could be a construction flaw, or it could be some kind of work that was going on.”
It appeared that the shoring of the excavation work failed, but finding out why will take more investigating, he said.
The one-story building previously on the site was demolished earlier this year. Records show a contractor, Mordechai “Marty” Waisbrod, notified the city that excavation would begin in September and include rock blasting.
Permit applications indicated plans to dig below 15 feet (4.5 meters). Phone and email messages were left at one of Waisbrod’s Brooklyn-based businesses.
Engineering drawings submitted with the applications show various plans to brace walls at the edge of the site. Messages were left Thursday for the engineer, Jieming Wang, and for an inspector who’s listed as being involved with the project.
This was the second high-profile structural problem with a building in New York in the past five months. In July, several buildings in Manhattan were evacuated after support columns buckled inside a skyscraper that was formerly the headquarters of Pfizer.
First responders in Brooklyn worked to clear a massive heap that included mattresses, a broken sink and a refrigerator tossed on its side. Scattered in the rubble were vinyl records, clothes and shoes.
Firefighters pulled a pregnant woman from the rubble Wednesday, hoisted her up on a stretcher and rushed her to a waiting ambulance. Others were rescued as the night wore on.
The fire commissioner said the search would not end despite heavy rain Thursday afternoon.
Building records show there were four apartments on the upper two floors and a commercial unit on the ground floor of the collapsed building.
Among those killed and injured were people from Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador and Trinidad, Mamdani said. Two of the dead were construction workers, New York's mayor said.
Mamdani described how some workers who survived joined firefighters in digging out survivors, thanking “those who ran toward danger when this building collapsed, and in the hours afterward.”
The Consulate of Ecuador in New York said José Luis Caguana Cosquillo from Ecuador was among those found dead.
He was working at the construction site and had a pregnant wife and a young child, his brother told WNBC-TV
“He was the sole provider for the family. Now that he’s gone, she is going through an immense amount of pain,” Carlos Caguana said.
The surrounding blocks along Flatbush Avenue, a busy thoroughfare in Brooklyn, are tightly packed with mostly older brick buildings and a few newly built apartment complexes. A mix of Caribbean and Mexican restaurants reflects the diversity of the neighborhood.
New York City’s buildings commissioner, Ahmed Tigani, said Wednesday that construction workers were excavating the empty lot next door when the building buckled. The city’s Department of Buildings is investigating.
City officials said a stop work order was issued in March after inspectors concluded the building next door was being demolished without adequate overhead protection such as netting to shield neighboring buildings, the department said in an emailed statement.
In April, inspectors found that the demolition work had resumed in violation of the stop work order, the department said. Work was allowed to continue after the problems were corrected, it said.
McCormack reported from Concord, New Hampshire. Associated Press writers Yuki Iwamura in New York; Dave Collins in Hartford, Connecticut; Scott Bauer in Madison, Wisconsin; Hannah Fingerhut in Des Moines, Iowa; R.J. Rico in Atlanta; Laura Turbay in Little Rock, Arkansas; and John Seewer in Toledo, Ohio, contributed.
Members of the FDNY work at the site of a building that collapsed the previous day in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Personal belongings are seen at a damaged building next to the site of a building that collapsed the previous day in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
New York City Department of Buildings employees stand on a rooftop during their investigation of a building that collapsed the previous day in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
A view of the site where a building collapsed the previous day in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Employees of NYC department of buildings investigating the rooftop of the building next to a building, that collapsed the previous day, in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
First responders rescue a person after a building collapsed in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
Officials work at the site of a building that collapsed the previous day in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Members of the FDNY work at the site of a building that collapsed the previous day in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Heavy machinery works at the site of a building that collapsed the previous day in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
A view of the site where a building collapsed the previous day in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
First responders work the scene after a building collapsed in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
First responders rescue a person after a building collapsed after a building collapsed in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
First responders work the scene after a building collapsed in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
First responders rescue a person after a building collapsed after a building collapsed in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
First responders work the scene after a building collapsed in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
