The Tennessee Titans dropped to 8-6 and face a winding road into the postseason after falling 24-21 to the visiting Houston Texans in Nissan Stadium on Sunday.
The Titans face the Texans in a Week 17 rematch this season, but the focus shifts toward next week’s matchup against the New Orleans Saints next week.
The Titans are eager to get back on the football field and redeem themselves in the last home game of the season.
“I hope the mood is hungry,” Vrabel said on Monday. “We’ve got to coach and we’ve got to come back on Wednesday and prepare. I’m sure there will be long faces, I’m sure there is disappointment. We’re disappointed when we lose. We put a lot into this every week, players and coaches. They’ll be sore. You’re always a lot more sore when you lose, that’s how it goes. So, we can’t just pout and feel bad for ourselves, feel sorry for ourselves. We’ve got to go on to the next week.”
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The Titans’ loss to the Texans was a close one, filled with both big plays and missed opportunities.
Ryan Succop’s missed field goal had quite an impact on the outcome of the game. With the low kick, Succop has made just one of his six field goal attempts since his return from injury in 2019, and it’s not unreasonable to call his long-term future with the Titans into question.
“I think that when you reference that specific kick, it was low, it was knocked back,” Vrabel said. “I think that both of those things absolutely did happen. There’s no denying that. We have to be better up front, and we have to be able to get some rise on the kick. That’s just what has to happen. Then, Jon (Robinson) and I will continue to look, search and try to find what the answer is – not only in kicking, but special teams, offense and defense.”
The Titans are set to face the Saints at 12 p.m. CST on Sunday in Nissan Stadium.