4. Cincinnati vs. 13. Tennessee
How Cincinnati can win: Spread it out wide and run with RB Shaun Alexander behind a line headed up by Hall of Famer Dermontti Dawson and several Super Bowl winners. Tennessee has some amazing defensive pieces, such as Reggie White and Patrick Willis, but accounting for Alexander in the backfield and WR Cris Carter, with QB Roger Staubach, is asking a lot. Defensively, a Jim Marshall-led pass rush with Luke Kuechly patrolling the middle should be more than enough to contain a Titans offense headed up by Chad Pennington under center. — Chris Roling, Bengals Wire
How Tennessee can win: The Titans are going to make their mark on offense with short and intermediate passes, with QB Chad Pennington having yards-after-catch options in WRs Randall Cobb and Golden Tate and an elite set of hands in TE Jason Witten. Tennessee has a lethal pass rush with DEs Reggie White and Ed “Too Tall” Jones, and a secondary featuring CB Jalen Ramsey and S Harrison Smith can put the clamps on opposing receivers. Patrick Willis leads an impressive trio of linebackers that can stifle the run or drop into coverage. — Mike Moraitis, Titans Wire
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