The Tennessee Titans (8-5) are riding high on a four-game winning streak as they prepare to take on the division rival Houston Texans for the first time this season in Week 15.
The Texans lost their most recent game to the Denver Broncos, 38-24 last week in NRG Stadium.
Quarterback Drew Lock found no issue picking his opponent’s defense apart, and CBS analyst Pete Prisco believes Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill will do more of the same this weekend.
“This is for first place in the division, which means it’s a huge game,” he wrote. “The Titans have won six of seven games with Ryan Tannehill at quarterback. He is playing great football. The Texans were awful in their home loss to the Broncos last week and I think Tannehill will carve up that defense like Drew Lock did. The Titans will take over first place.”
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Tannehill has been on a roll in what’s likely to end up being the best season of his career, losing just one game as a starter so far while posting an overall record of 6-1 after taking Marcus Mariota’s starting job when he was benched in the middle of Week 6’s loss to the Denver Broncos.
He was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week after Sunday’s 42-21 road win over the Oakland Raiders, when he completed 21-of-27 pass attempts for 391 yards with three touchdowns, posting a passer rating of 140.4
The Titans and Texans are set to kick off at noon CT on Sunday in Nissan Stadium.