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Derrick Henry makes history in dominant win over the Jaguars.

Henry rushed 17 times for a franchise-record 238 yards and four touchdowns, including an NFL-record 99-yard touchdown run to become the second player in league history with a 99-yard rushing score (Tony Dorsett did it 1983). The play was one of the best runs you will ever see, as Henry emerged from traffic and broke three one-on-one tackles while showing his breakaway speed down the left sideline. He also scored from three yards away on the game’s opening drive, and later had a 16-yard touchdown and 54-yard touchdown to start the second half. The performance was truly remarkable, and the monster back had the fewest carries in a game with 200+ rushing yards and four touchdowns in the Super Bowl era. By the end of the night, fans were chanting Henry’s name so he would come into the game for a fifth potential score. Hopefully the Titans feed the former Heisman winner for the rest of the year, and he needs to be on the RB2 map in good matchups (@ NYG, v WAS, v IND) to close things out.

12/6/18 - 11:32 PM ET

Keelan Cole catches three passes against the Titans.

Cole gained 55 yards on his three receptions in the Jags’ Thursday night loss, and he had a 35-yard receptions on a deep ball where he made a nice catch in tight coverage. Cole has upside, but he’s not yet consistent enough to trust in fantasy lineups during the playoffs.

12/6/18 - 11:32 PM ET

Dede Westbrook scores in Jaguars’ Thursday night loss.

Westbrook caught seven passes for 88 yards and a touchdown against the Titans, with the score coming in the third quarter on a nice spinning reception where he caught the ball in the back of the end zone and drug his second foot to gain possession. Throughout the night, Westbrook made a few tough catches in traffic, and it was one of the better performances of the second-year receiver’s career to this point. Westbrook will look to build on this in the final three games of the season staring next week against Washington.

12/6/18 - 11:30 PM ET

T.J. Yeldon gets two touches in Week 14.

Yeldon carried once for seven yards and caught one pass for ten yards against the Titans. With Leonard Fournette back in the lineup, Yeldon is not a recommended fantasy option on an offense that’s struggling to get much going.

12/6/18 - 11:28 PM ET

Titans shut down Leonard Fournette in Week 14.

Fournette carried 14 times for 36 yards along with two receptions for five yards in the Thursday night loss. Meanwhile, on the other side, Derrick Henry rumbled for 238 yards for a Titans team that rolled to a blowout victory. Fournette was visibly frustrated with his team, particularly when he was stuffed in the goal line early in the game and then had a couple of holding calls bring back nice runs later in the game. This obviously wasn’t an ideal performance coming off his one-game suspension and in the first week of the fantasy playoffs. He’ll look to bounce back with a bigger game next week against the Redskins, but it’s not an easy matchup.

12/6/18 - 11:27 PM ET

Marcus Mariota, Titans blow out the Jaguars, 30-9.

Mariota was 18/24 for 162 yards, zero touchdowns, and one interception, also adding four carries for 13 yards. Tennessee played stout defense and rode Derrick Henry (17 carries for 238 yards and four touchdowns) to a big win to improve to 7-6, but Mariota had another solid game despite the modest numbers. Unfortunately, Corey Davis let a would-be touchdown go through his hands in the fourth quarter and Taywan Taylor dropped an underthrown deep ball, but Mariota should bounce back next week in New York against the Giants. Consider him a solid QB2.

12/6/18 - 11:26 PM ET

Cody Kessler plays well in Jaguars’ Thursday night loss.

Kessler was 25/43 for 240 yards and one touchdown along with five carries for 17 yards and one fumble lost. The Jaguars scored just nine points in their blowout loss to the Titans, but those that actually watched the game instead of just looking at stats know Kessler played well considering the circumstances. Jacksonville had no running game against Tennessee, and Kessler was under constant pressure throughout the night. The third-year quarterback made accurate throws and gave him receivers chances to make plays, and they let him down on a few occasions including on at least a couple of deep balls. In Week 15, Kessler returns home to face the Redskins. He’s not a recommended fantasy option, but it’ll be interesting to see how he plays as he looks to make a case for the starting quarterback job in 2019.

12/6/18 - 11:24 PM ET