Tennessee Titans vs. San Diego Chargers
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