The Tennessee Titans are going to have a tough task in trying to upset the San Francisco 49ers on “Thursday Night Football” in Week 16.
Despite the Titans being home for this contest, they are underdogs, which comes as no surprise considering the different levels of play these two teams have shown recently.
The Titans have struggled mightily on offense the last four weeks, resulting in the team losing three of its last four. Meanwhile, the Niners have been red-hot on both sides of the ball, and particularly on offense, during their recent stretch of five wins in the last six games.
Making matters worse for Tennessee is the fact that they won’t have left guard Rodger Saffold or left tackle Taylor Lewan, nor will they have Lewan’s replacement, Kendall Lamm, who announced he has COVID-19.
The good news for the Titans is that they are reportedly getting wide receiver A.J. Brown back, but there’s no guarantee he’ll contribute much in his first contest back, especially with the current state of the offensive line.
If the Titans want to pull off a win on Thursday night, they have to check at least the majority of the following boxes in order to do so.