The Tennessee Titans (4-2) are set to travel to Houston to take on the Texans (1-4-1) in a divisional matchup between the first- and last-place teams of the AFC South.
Regardless of records, this isn’t a matchup that should be overlooked by any Titans fan, player, or coach. The Texans tend to play gritty games against the Titans that seemingly go down to the wire more often than not.
Last season, an inferior Texans team beat the Titans in Nashville and nearly beat them again in a crucial Week 18 matchup with the No. 1 seed on the line.
This week, the Titans face quite a bit of uncertainty with some of their most important players.
Among those who are injured are quarterback Ryan Tannehill and defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons, both of whom are listed as questionable with ankle injuries after getting in little to no work during practice this week.
These potential absences could impact some of Sunday’s key battles. With all that said, let’s take a closer look at four of the matchups that will help to decide Sunday’s AFC South showdown.