Baltimore Ravens vs Tennessee Titans prediction

(5) Baltimore Ravens (11-5) vs (4) Tennessee Titans (11-5) AFC Wild Card Game Preview

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Why The Tennessee Titans Will Win The AFC Wild Card

It’s possible to break off big runs on the Baltimore defense.

The Titans ran for 173 yards in the 30-24 overtime win in Baltimore the first time around, and they’re not alone. Philadelphia ran well, and so did New England, and so did Cincinnati. That doesn’t necessarily guarantee a win, but being able to pound away against this team certainly helps.

Having Derrick Henry helps.

The 2,000-yard back ran for 133 yards and a touchdown in a workmanlike effort in the first game, and Ryan Tannehill was fantastic. He threw a pick, but he also connected on 71% of his passes for 259 yards and two touchdowns and was able to run a little bit.

But the defense?

Yes, Tennessee has one of the NFL’s worst defenses, and yes, it gives up way too many yards and doesn’t take the ball away enough over the second half of the season, but it’s biggest issues are with the high-powered passing teams. That’s not Baltimore.

Lamar Jackson has been phenomenal lately, and the passing games been great, but it’s the Raven ground game that’s getting it done. Tennessee held the Ravens to 129 yards in the first game, and it’ll take that again.

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Baltimore Ravens vs Tennessee Titans prediction, game preview, and fantasy player to watch.

Baltimore Ravens vs Tennessee Titans Broadcast

Date: Sunday, November 22
Game Time: 1:00 ET
Venue: M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, MD
Network: CBS

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Baltimore Ravens (6-3) vs Tennessee Titans (6-3) Game Preview

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Why Tennessee Titans Will Win

Baltimore is struggling a little bit with two losses in its last three games.

The offense is having problems sustaining long drives with a passing game that’s just not working. The ground game still leads the NFL in yards, but the grinding down of games that works so well over the first half of the season is now keeping the other side in the game with the schedule ramping up.

It’s possible to run on this Raven D – New England did it, and Philadelphia was shockingly strong at grinding it out. The Titans have rushed for 150 yards or more in three of the last five games – they win if they take the battle of ground games.

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Why Baltimore Ravens Will Win

Tennessee is struggling a little bit with three losses in its last four games.

What’s going wrong? The defense can’t stop the decent passing teams, and over the last few games the run defense has had a few problems in losses to Indianapolis and Cincinnati.

Baltimore has to go Baltimore again and start running better – but without the turnovers. The Tennessee D is hit-or-miss on takeaways – it didn’t come up with one in two of the last three games – and the Ravens need to own the clock, find a passing game, and control …

Fantasy Football Player To Watch

RB Derrick Henry, Alabama
Henry famously destroyed Baltimore last year in the playoffs with 195 rushing yards, and this time around he has had three extra days to rest. The only thing that can stop Henry at this point would be Tennessee’s broken defense which allows multiple five-minute drives a game that keep Henry on the sideline.

What’s Going To Happen

Baltimore will out Titan the Titans.

Both teams will want to grind out the ground game, but the Ravens will do it just a wee bit better. Lamar Jackson hasn’t turned it loose with the passing game until last week in the horrible conditions against New England, and now he’ll do it under better conditions.