Titans look to polish off Brett Favre and the Jets heading into Thanksgiving

After a challenging two-game road trip, the Titans return home to play the New York Jets before heading to Detroit to play the Lions on Thanksgiving Day.

At this point, it is all about piling up wins to clinch home-field advantage for the playoffs. LP Field is one of the toughest places to play for visiting teams, so locking up home games for the playoffs is essential.

The Jets are coming off a 34-31 overtime win over the New England Patriots to improve to 7-3. The Jets now lead the AFC East, and this week's game could be a playoff preview. Of course, much of the attention with them centers on quarterback Brett Favre. Favre has had a good year though his statistics have been up and down. Some games he has been on fire as when he threw six touchdowns against the Cardinals. Other games, he has been fairly quiet.

At home, it's tough to go against the Titans. So I won't.

The pick: Tennessee 24 New York 21

Other picks: New Orleans over Green Bay, San Diego over Indianapolis, Jacksonville over Minnesota, Tampa Bay over Detroit, Chicago over St. Louis

Last week: 6-0 (1.000), Overall: 43-22 (.662)

Titans play their latest must win game against the Jets this weekend

Well, the Tennessee Titans made us sweat a bit before pulling away from the Kansas City Chiefs in the second half last week to win 26-17.

Unfortunately, the Cleveland Browns also won, so the Titans remain one game behind them in the race for the final wild card playoff berth in the AFC.

This week, the Titans play the New York Jets at home. The good news is the Jets have been pretty bad this year. They are only 3-11, and two of those wins were against the hapless Miami Dolphins.

However, the Jets have shown a pulse recently. Last week, they played the New England Patriots close, which is more than a lot of teams can say. Also, back in week 11, they upset the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Just like last week, the Titans season is on the line, and they are going against a team that is simply playing out the string. I expect this week's game to unfold much like last week.

The Titans' offense is simply too inconsistent to expect them to blow the Jets out. It will be close early, but the running game will slowly grind New York's defense down. Kicker Rob Bironas will kick two or three key field goals in the second half to pad the margin of victory.

The pick: Tennessee 23 New York 13

Other picks: Dallas over Carolina, Indianapolis over Houston, Jacksonville over Oakland, San Diego over Denver, Green Bay over Chicago

Last week: 4-3 (.571), Overall: 122-43 (.739)