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Adam Stites

Evan Engram on playing Saturday: ‘The faster it gets here, the better’

The Jacksonville Jaguars are on a six-day week ahead of the de facto AFC South championship game against the Tennessee Titans.

Jaguars coach Doug Pederson would’ve preferred the team had a full week to prepare, but tight end Evan Engram isn’t concerned about it at all.

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“I’m ready to go right now,” Engram said on Jags Report Live on Monday. “After the game yesterday, I was pretty pumped about the week. So the faster it gets here, the better.”

Momentum is clearly on the Jaguars’ side in the matchup. The team’s 31-3 win over the Houston Texans was its fourth in a row and the fifth win for Jacksonville in the last six weeks. The Titans lost a sixth straight game Thursday when the Dallas Cowboys cruised to a 27-13 win.

The Jaguars are a touchdown favorite in the matchup and can secure their second ever AFC South title with a win.

Engram, 28, set new franchise records for receptions (69) and receiving yards (739) in a season by a Jaguars tight end. He is set to become a free agent in the offseason.

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