After enjoying a first-round bye, the Tennessee Titans will begin their playoff journey on Saturday when they host the Cincinnati Bengals at Nissan Stadium in Nashville.
The Titans have had plenty to overcome this season to get to where they are today. Tennessee dealt with an insane amount of injuries during the course of the season, leading to their fielding an NFL record 91 players.
But the Titans still managed to win 12 games, the AFC South, and the No. 1 seed in the conference. As a result, head coach Mike Vrabel has rightly been mentioned as one of the front-runners for NFL Coach of the Year.
Speaking of NFL Coach of the Year candidates, Bengals head coach Zac Taylor is certainly among them after leading his team to a 10-7 record en route to winning the AFC North. The Bengals also notched their first playoff win since the 1990 postseason by beating the Las Vegas Raiders last week.
We’ve taken a look at the odds from Las Vegas, which has the Titans favored, and we went over what NFL experts from different media outlets are thinking, but now it’s time for our staff to weigh-in.
Without further ado, here are the divisional-round picks and predictions from our staff.