The Tennessee Titans (8-5) are on a hot streak after defeating the Oakland Raiders, 42-21 on the road last week.
The win marks their fourth in a row, and the team will look to bring that number to five as they take on the Houston Texans in Nashville, Tennessee this week.
They head into that matchup ranked No. 11 overall in Touchdown Wire’s latest NFL power rankings — exactly where they were placed last week.
The Titans are ahead of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and behind the Minnesota Vikings.
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Here’s what analyst Doug Farrar had to say about his placement of the team on the list.
“Since head coach Mike Vrabel made the switch from Marcus Mariota to Ryan Tannehill, the Titans have moved in record from 2-4 to 8-5. Only Lamar Jackson has a higher passer rating in the second half of the season than Tannehill’s 118.3, and few quarterbacks have been better with play-action in that time — Tannehill has completed 25 of 30 play-action attempts for 440 yards, four touchdowns and one interception since Week 9,” he wrote. “The Titans are now discussing making Tannehill their long-term starting quarterback, and it’s difficult to argue against it. Sunday’s 42-21 demolition of the Raiders, in which Tannehill completed 21 of 27 passes for 391 yards, three touchdowns and one interception, put the Titans on point with the Texans atop the AFC South with matching 8-5 records, and next Sunday marks the first of two games featuring Tennessee and Houston in the season’s last three weeks.”
Farrar makes a fine point about Tannehill making all the difference, as the offense has totally transformed under him and the team has lost just one game with the signal-caller at the helm.
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The Titans and Texans are set to kick off at noon CT on Sunday in Nissan Stadium.