The Tennessee Titans (6-3) are set to face the Green Bay Packers (4-6) in a Thursday night showdown between two perennial playoff teams. This is a massive game on the schedule for both teams for very different reasons.
For the Titans, they need to prove they’re capable of beating a high-caliber football team. A loss later on tonight and you can be sure that the skepticism surrounding the Titans will only grow as the narrative going forward will become they only beat the bad teams on their schedule.
As for the Packers, they desperately need a win just to keep their diminishing playoff hopes alive. It would be extremely difficult for Green Bay to claw out of a 4-7 hole, even with a future Hall-of-Famer under center.
Needless to say, the Packers are going to do everything possible to prevent that from happening.
It definitely won’t be easy. This game just feels like it’s going to be a four-quarter dogfight between one team that’s trying to establish itself as a legitimate contender, and another that is a desperate football team.
Nevertheless, this Titans team is more than capable of going on the road and winning this type of game. To do so, Tennessee will have to make sure it doesn’t fall flat when it comes to the following three key matchups.