With a crucial road loss in Week 18, the Jacksonville Jaguars watched their playoff hopes go up in smoke on Sunday, setting the club up for an all-time one-liner during the postgame interviews.
The savage quote came courtesy of Tennessee Titans cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting, who logged eight tackles, an interception and a pass deflection to help his team play spoiler in a 28–20 home win.
As he reflected on the season-ending victory, Murphy-Bunting was asked if he took extra satisfaction in keeping a division rival out of the postseason, prompting him to offer a blunt answer perfectly summing up the moment.
“You wanna know the truth? Absolutely. They gotta meet me in Cancun,” Murphy-Bunting said. “I mean, it’s payback, I guess that’s what you call it, right? They got us out last year so it was only right we return the favor.”
Sean Murphy-Bunting on the #Titans win and knocking out the #Jaguars.
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“They gotta meet me in Cancun.” pic.twitter.com/DvpoYY54Pw
The veteran corner’s well-timed barb underscored just how brutal Sunday’s loss was for Jacksonville with the club’s shot at a second consecutive AFC South title and a playoff berth on the line.
Not to mention, as Murphy-Bunting alluded to, the Titans’ win provided a feel-good, full-circle moment after missing out on the 2022 playoffs with a Week 18 loss to Jacksonville.
On a day with serious playoff implications league-wide, the Titans (6–11), despite a down year, capped the campaign with one of the NFL’s biggest season-ending outcomes. And, now, much like Murphy-Bunting’s roast intimated, the Jaguars (9–8) will look ahead to a long offseason and an early vacation.
