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Sept. 7, 2008 / 5:58 PM

NFL: Tennessee 17, Jacksonville 10

Tennessee Titans running-back Chris Johnson (28) rushes towards Jacksonville Jaguars defenders Daryl Smith (51) and Rashean Mathis (27) at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee on September 7, 2008. The Titans defeated the Jaguars 17-10. (UPI Photo/Frederick Breedon IV)

1 of 16 | Tennessee Titans running-back Chris Johnson (28) rushes towards Jacksonville Jaguars defenders Daryl Smith (51) and Rashean Mathis (27) at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee on September 7, 2008. The Titans defeated the Jaguars 17-10. (UPI Photo/Frederick Breedon IV) | License Photo

NASHVILLE, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Tennessee Rookie Chris Johnson ran for 93 yards and a touchdown Sunday and the Titans outlasted the Jacksonville Jaguars 17-10.

Titans quarterback Vince Young, who passed for a touchdown but was intercepted twice, left the contest late in the fourth quarter with a sprained left knee.

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LenDale White ran four a touchdown for Tennessee (1-0).

The Titans' defense had six sacks and created three turnovers.

Jacksonville's David Garrard threw for 215 yards and a touchdown, with two interceptions.

Tennessee's defense held Jacksonville's two top rushers, Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew, to a combined 31 yards.

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