Titans (7-5) at Raiders (6-6)
Sunday, 4:25 p.m. Et, Oakland-Alameda County (California) Coliseum
TV: CBS
Danny Sheridan’s line: by 3
Titans’ keys to victory: For the Titans to have success over the final four games of the regular season, they will need to continue to rely on superstar RB Derrick Henry. Henry has gotten hot over the second half of the season and will face an Oakland run defense that allows nearly 104 yards per game. On defense, Tennessee will need to slow down the Raiders’ short passing game.
Raiders’ keys to victory: The Raiders are at their best on offense when they can stay ahead of the chains, running the ball up the middle with sensational rookie RB Josh Jacobs. If their offensive line can keep QB Derek Carr clean, he should have several open receivers, including TE Darren Waller. Oakland has a dink-and-dunk offense that relies on being consistent. On defense, the Raiders will lean on a ton of young defenders, including rookie pass-rushers Clelin Ferrell and Maxx Crosby, to try to create pressure on QB Ryan Tannehill to slow down Tennessee’s offense..
Match-up to watch: Raiders LT Kolton Miller vs Titans LB Harold Landry In the 2018 NFL draft, the Raiders had the chance to select Landry. But instead they selected Miller to protect Carr. These two will battle each other, with the winner likely deciding the outcome of the game.
Who wins: With each team competing for the final wild-card spot in the AFC, this might as well be a playoff game. Look for this to be a hard-fought contest with the Titans pulling off the slight upset on the road.
Titans, 23-21
Titans
Titans schedule
W .... at Cleveland .... 43-13 L ..... Indianapolis ..... 19-17 L ............ at Jax ............ 20-7 W ...... atAtlanta ...... 24-10 L ........... Buffalo ........... 14-7 L ......... at Denver ......... 16-0 W ... L.A. Chargers ... 23-20 W ..... TampaBay ..... 27-23 L ...... atCarolina ...... 30-20 W ..... Kansas City ..... 35-32
BYE
W .... Jacksonville .... 42-20 W .. at Indianapolis .. 31-17 Dec. 8 ... at Oakland ... 4:25 Dec. 15 ....... Houston ....... 1 Dec. 22 ... New Orleans ... 1 Dec. 29 .... at Houston .... 1
Raiders schedule
W ......... Denver ......... 24-16 L ...... KansasCity ...... 28-10 L ..... at Minnesota ..... 34-14 W ..atIndianapolis ..31-24 W Chicago (London) 24-21
BYE
L ..... at Green Bay ..... 42-24 L ....... at Houston ....... 27-24 W .......... Detroit .......... 31-24 W .... L.A. Chargers .... 26-24 W ....... Cincinnati ....... 17-10 L ........ at N.Y. Jets ........ 34-3 L ...... at Kansas City ...... 40-9 Dec. 8 .... Tennessee .... 4:25 Dec. 15 . Jacksonville . 4:05 Dec. 22 . at LA Chrgrs . 4:05 Dec. 29 ... at Denver ... 4:25