Six Things to Watch in Titans vs Ravens on Sunday at Nissan Stadium Jan 09, 2021 at 01:24 PM Copied!
NASHVILLE – The Titans face the Baltimore Ravens in a Wild Card playoff game on Sunday at Nissan Stadium.
Here s a look at six things to watch:
Rushing King
Running back Derrick Henry influenced games and the decisions of defenders during the regular season. In the playoffs, the Titans hope they can pick up where they left off in the running game. Henry had success against the Ravens in the past two meetings – he ran for 195 yards in the Divisional playoff contest against the Ravens last January, and then produced a 133-yard rushing performance in a win at Baltimore in October, when he scored the game-winning touchdown in overtime. The Ravens, of course, want to keep Henry from going off again. The Ravens finished the regular season ranked 8th in rushing yards allowed per game (108.8), but just 22nd in yards per carry (4.55).
They also needed a lucky bounce.
Replacement kicker Sam Sloman banked a 37-yard field goal off the right upright as time expired Sunday to lift Tennessee past Houston 41-38. The Titans had to win with Indianapolis beating Jacksonville 28-14 or they would have have been a wild-card.
The Titans had to rally after giving up 20 straight points to turn a blowout into a nail-biter. Houston tied it up at 38 with a field goal with 18 seconds left, setting up Tennessee’s latest rally for a win.
Henry ran for a career-high 250 yards and became the eighth man to run for at least 2,000 yards in NFL history. He finished the season with 2,027 yards, the fifth-best rushing total in a season.
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Also on Saturday, the Titans activated kicker Sam Sloman and outside linebacker Brooks Reed from the practice squad for Sunday’s game. Both players will revert to the practice squad on Monday.
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