Friday, December 12, 2008

Look for Titans to surge to 13-1 against Houston this week

The Titans' express continues to roll, and this week the team revisits its roots with a trip to Houston to play the Texans. Of course, the Titans began as the Houston Oilers before moving to Nashville. I don't see any reason why this won't be a sweet homecoming for the team.

The Texans started the season slow but have shown signs of life lately. Two weeks ago they whipped Jacksonville, which continued a trend in which they have played well at home. Currently, the Texans are enjoying a three-game winning streak, primarily because of a strong offense. The return of quarterback Matt Schaub, and the tandem of running back Steve Slaton and wide receiver Andre Johnson has propelled that unit.

Earlier this season, the Titans beat Houston 31-12 in Nashville. This game will be much closer and higher scoring. The Titans had their 'flat' game a few weeks ago in losing to the Jets. The wake-up call has been received, and that means win number 13 will occur this week.

The pick: Tennessee 30 Houston 28

Other picks: Green Bay over Jacksonville, Atlanta over Tampa Bay, Pittsburgh over Baltimore, New York Jets over Buffalo, Dallas over New York Giants

Last week: 4-2 (.667), Overall: 53-30 (.639)

4 comments:

Mister Jimmy said...

The games after that, Pittsburg and Indy, will be the test. It's gonna get interesting.

Chris Martin said...

The Pittsburgh game is already getting a lot of talk. Hope the Titans are fully focused on this game. And, I agree, it's gonna get interesting.

Chris Martin said...

Texans 13 Titans 12. All things considered, it is amazing the Titans only lost by one point. Houston dominated time of possession and third down conversions. Still, the Titans had a chance to win in the end when we passed on what appeared to be a makeable field goal attempt. However, you won't win many games when you don't score any touchdowns.

Anonymous said...

won't win many games when you don't score any touchdowns.
We would have won that one. The call to go for first down instead of taking a shot at the field goal will be the big topic this week. I figure that somebody dropped the ball - figuratively - and that either we were supposed to line up, check the defense, see if we could draw them offsides and then take a timeout if not. Looks like some of team/coaches weren't on the same page as that call is not like Coach Fisher though he will take responsibility for it.