In last week’s game against the San Francisco 49ers, defensive tackle Malik Jackson and cornerback Aaron Colvin got into a heated altercation in which they had to be separated by teammates.

Colvin said Jackson apologized to him shortly after the incident and did it again publicly on Wednesday.

But we caught up with the Colvin in the locker room on Friday to hear his side on what happened and why, and his thoughts on the buzz in Jacksonville among the fan base regarding next week’s playoff game at EverBank Field and the team’s focus toward Sunday’s game at Tennessee in the regular-season finale.

Well, let’s start with this - are you and Malik Jackson good with each other?

"We’re good – solid. When things like that happen, the media kind of like to bring that forth a little more. They try to make an issue when there really isn’t an issue. If there were cameras on every single play, every single game you would probably see five or six of those (altercations) a game."

So what happened that provoked that ugly flare-up between you two on the sideline?

"It was just two dogs, we’re two people that really wanted to win the game badly. We both know how special we are on defense and as a team, and when those things are happening, things like that can happen. They didn’t put on camera that we were dapping (high-fiving) each other up and laughing. It is what it is and you take it as it is. It’s really no issue. There really was no issue from the start. We tried to clear it up. But we don’t need it to be a distraction, but at the same time we just really want to win. Sometimes this is an emotional game. When you’re not performing the way you want to perform as a team and as a defense, the emotions show.

Are you guys truthfully all-in for Sunday’s game against the Titans despite having already won the AFC South and locked in as the No. 3 AFC playoff seed with a home game secured for next week?

"They beat us pretty good the first game and so it’s not really hard to get motivated for this one. I turned it up every single week. Every week I want to get better than I did the week before, so this week included and the next it’s not going to be difficult to have a different type of intensity and focus. Personally, I never think a loss is needed. I think we should win every game. When it happens, you have to take the positives with the negatives and be able to transfer those things to the next week and not allow those same mistakes to happen. We have to have tight coverage and allow our rush to get there. We know if we can give our linebackers and defensive line just a little bit of time they’re get there. We have to be able to stop the run in order to stop the pass.

What do you have to do defensively against Tennessee?

"We have to be physical and discipline because they’ve already seen us on film for 16 games. So they know our strengths, they know our weaknesses. But at the end of the day, if we play how we can play – we don’t have any weaknesses. We have to have tight coverage and allow our rush to get there. We know if we can give our linebackers and defensive line just a little bit of time they’re get there. We have to be able to stop the run in order to stop the pass."

Do you feel the playoff atmosphere and anticipation among the fan base in this city?

"I’m not really out and I don’t see too many people, but you can hear the excitement and see the tickets sales and things like that. I’m really excited and these are exciting times, but at the same time I’m just really focused on Tennessee.’’