The 1-4 Texans travel to Nashville this Sunday to take on the 4-0 Tennessee Titans in an early game. The Texans are coming off their first win of the season, a 30-14 home win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Titans are coming off a rare Tuesday night game - a home win over the Bills 42-16. While the Titans looked like world beaters against the Bills, they just barely edged the Broncos, Jags and Vikings. They have several injuries that are up in the air. Titans are led by QB Ryan Tannehill, RB Derrick Henry and TE Jonnu Smith.
The Texans are 17-19 all time vs. the Titans. Texans went 1-1 last year vs. the Titans, 2nd game was won by the Titans when the Texans were prepping for the playoffs.
Call me crazy but I like the evolving-and-really-needed-a-preseason Texans here:
Texans 28, Titans 24
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TV = CBS (channel 11 local), noon CST, Sunday, October 18, 2020
Announcers = Greg Gumbel, Rich Gannon
The line = Titans by 3½
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Other Sunday viewing in the Houston area:
FOX (early) = Chicago @ Carolina, Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma
FOX (late) = Green Bay @ Tampa Bay, Joe Buck, Troy Aikman
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Prime time:
SNF = LA Rams @ San Francisco (NBC)
MNF (early) = Kansas City @ Buffalo (4 PM CST; FOX/NFLN)
MNF = Arizona @ Dallas (7 PM CST; ESPN)