The Titans offense was awful as they wasted a solid defensive effort last Sunday.  Vince Young played another bad game as he completed 16 of 29 passes for 138 yards with 0 TD passes and 1 interception.  He also carried the ball 2 times for 12 yards (6.0 ypc).  LenDale White led the Titans in rushing with 69 yards on 19 carries (3.6 ypc).  TE Ben Troupe had a decent game to lead the Titans in receiving yards with 44 on 3 grabs (14.7 avg).  The Titans finished up with 119 yards rushing on 30 carries (4.0 ypc) and they also completed 16 of 29 passes for 129 yards.

The Titans defense was led by Keith Bulluck (10 tackles) and Cortland Finnegan who had 8 tackles, a sack and a interception.  The Chargers finished up with 68 yards rushing on 32 carries (2.1 ypc) and they also completed 19 of 30 passes for 282 yards.

These two teams had an epic battle on December 9th in which the Chargers rallied from a 17-3 deficit in the 4th quarter to prevail in overtime.  That game should give the Titans confidence that they can win this game despite being a 9.5 point underdog.

The San Diego Chargers will have to keep the offense wide open if they want to beat the Titans.  The Titans have one of the better run defenses in the NFL (92.4 yards per game) so the Chargers might throw on first down a little more than usual to open up running room for LaDainian Tomlinson.  The Chargers need to get the ball to their wide receivers to open up more of the field for Antonio Gates and they must be careful when they throw Gates’ way because linebacker Keith Bulluck (5 interceptions) has been a ball thief so far this season.

The Titans won’t change a thing when they have the football as they will try to run the football a lot.  Look for LenDale White, Chris Brown and Chris Henry to all get their fair share of the carries in this game against a Chargers defense that is allowing 107 yards rushing per game this season.  With WR Roydell Williams and TE Bo Scaife out of this game due to injuries look for veteran Eric Moulds to be the secret weapon in this game.

PREDICTION:  SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 17, TENNESSEE TITANS 13