The 10-5 Houston Texans will be hosting the 8-7 Tennessee Titans this Sunday in a late/afternoon game @ NRG stadium. The Texans are coming off a 23-20 road victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Last week, the Titans fell at home to the New Orleans Saints 38-28.
The Titans need this game to help secure a playoff spot. The Texans are already in (the playoffs) so, all the motivation with this one should be with the Titans. I'm expecting the Texans to only give partial effort here, with valuable players only seeing part-time duty. There are things the Texan's defense can work on in this game like getting better organization and cooperation in their secondary with all the new pieces. So, short of the Titans turning the ball over five times, I think the Titans are going to prevail:
Titans 23, Texans 17
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TV = CBS (channel 11 local), 3:25 pm CST, Sunday, 12/29/2019
Announcers = Jim Nantz, Tony Romo
The line = Titans by 3 to 3½
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Other Sunday viewing in the Houston area:
CBS (early) = LA Chargers @ Kansas City, Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon
FOX (early) = Green Bay @ Detroit, Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis
FOX (late) = Washington @ Dallas, Joe Buck, Troy Aikman
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Prime time:
SNF = San Francisco @ Seattle (NBC)
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Week 17's are always unique in that both networks (CBS & FOX) show double-headers. All 16 games on Sunday - no prime time except for SNF.