Monday, April 21, 2008

We get to enjoy the Titans on Thanksgiving Day this year

Last week, the National Football League released each team's schedule for the 2008 season, and the Tennessee Titans have some tasty match ups.

The first game that caught my eye was the Titans visiting the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day. I know a lot of people believe the Lions don't deserve their annual showcase on this holiday because of their lousy record in recent years. I am not one of those people. The Lions are part of the tradition of playing football on this day, and tradition means a lot.

Additionally, the Titans have several fascinating home games. Of course, they host their divisional foes (Indianapolis, Jacksonville, and Houston). They also get visits from Green Bay and Pittsburgh. That is an attractive home slate.

Here's the schedule (I won't include pre-season games because they are the biggest rip-off in professional sports):

Sept. 7 -- vs. Jacksonville
Sept. 14 -- at Cincinnati
Sept. 21 -- vs. Houston
Sept. 28 -- vs. Minnesota
Oct. 5 -- at Baltimore
Oct. 19 -- at Kansas City
Oct. 27 -- vs. Indianapolis
Nov. 2 -- vs. Green Bay
Nov. 9 -- at Chicago
Nov. 16 -- at Jacksonville
Nov. 23 -- vs. New York Jets
Nov. 27 -- at Detroit
Dec. 7 -- vs. Cleveland
Dec. 14 -- at Houston
Dec. 21 -- vs. Pittsburgh
Dec. 28 -- at Indianapolis

The Titans have a chance to get off to a quick start because they play three of their first four games at home. Plus, they have very winnable road games at Kansas City, at Baltimore, and at Houston.

There will be more time later for further analysis, but the Titans should post a 10-6 record with this schedule. And if the offense can at least take a small step forward, they could do better than that.

1 comment:

Joltin' Django said...

"They also get visits from Green Bay and Pittsburgh. That is an attractive home slate."

The only Titans game I've ever been too was a home game against the Steelers. I swear it seemed like a quarter of the people in attendance were wearing black and yellow.