The Titans can clinch AFC South title with purchase over Texans
TENNESSEE (10-5) at HOUSTON (4-11)
Sunday, 4: 25 p.m. ET, CBS
OPENING LINE – Titans by 4 ½
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Titans 7-8; Texans 5-10
SERIES RECORD – Titans lead 20-17
LAST MEETING – Titans beat Texans 42-36, OT, on Oct. 18 in Tennessee
LAST WEEK – Titans lost to Packers 40-14; Texans lost to Bengals 37-31
AP PRO32 RANKING – Titans No. 9, Texans No. 29
TITANS OFFENSE – OVERALL (5), RUSH (2), PASS (21).
TITANS DEFENSE – OVERALL (29), RUSH (19), PASS (28).
TEXANS OFFENSE – OVERALL (17), RUSH (31), PASS (4).
TEXANS DEFENSE – OVERALL (30), RUSH (31), PASS (28).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES —The Titans desire a purchase or an Indianapolis loss to clinch their first AFC South title since 2008. The Titans peaceful can clinch their 2d straight playoff berth and third in four years with losses by Baltimore or Miami or three other scenarios engaging ties or losses. … Right here is the fourth straight season the Titans have had a purchase-and-in playoff probability within the final game of the fresh season. They clinched a wild-card berth with a victory at Houston a one year ago. … The Titans are 5-2 on the twin carriageway this season. … QB Ryan Tannehill has a occupation-high 32 TD passes and has thrown on the least one TD cross in 12 straight video games. … WR A.J. Brown wants 76 yards receiving for a 2d straight 1,000-yard season to open his occupation. He’ll be the first NFL player to open his occupation with consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons since Michael Thomas in 2016-17. Invoice Groman in 1960-61 is the fitting other receiver in franchise history to halt that. … The Titans have the 2d fewest turnovers within the NFL with 11. They’ve the fewest sacks within the NFL with 15. … THe Texans have lost four in a row. … Houston QB Deshaun Watson wants 313 yards passing to cross Matt Schaub (4,770) for a great deal of in a single season in franchise history. He has thrown upright one interception in his final 10 video games and has thrown for bigger than 300 yards in five of his final six video games. … RB David Johnson had a season-high 128 yards dashing final week with a dashing score and a TD reception. … WR Brandin Cooks had seven receptions for 141 yards and a touchdown in opposition to Cincinnatic. … WR Keke Coutee has had a touchdown clutch in two of his final three video games. … TE Darren Fells had a occupation-high 85 yards receiving and a TD within the final assembly with the Titans. … DE J.J. Watt had a sack, pressured a fumbled and defended a cross within the final game in opposition to Tennessee. … LB Zach Cunningham had 14 tackles final week and leads the NFL with a occupation-high 150 tackles. … LB Tyrell Adams has had nine or more tackles in four of his final five video games. … CB Keion Crossen defended a occupation-high four passes final week. … Fantasy tip: Titans RB Derrick Henry is assured of repeating as NFL dashing champ, the first within the NFL since LaDainian Tomlinson in 2006-07. Henry has a occupation-high 1,777 yards dashing. Henry ran for 212 yards in his final game in opposition to the Texans and had 211 yards dashing final one year in Houston.
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