Las Vegas Review-Journal

Titans (6-3) at Packers (4-6)

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Thursday, 5:15 p.m. (Amazon Prime)

■ Line: Packers -3½; total 41

■ Titans player to watch: QB Ryan Tannehill. With defenses focused on stopping RB Derrick Henry, Tannehill has to make them pay. He rebounded in Week 10 after missing two games with a sprained right ankle to throw for 255 yards and two TDS in Tennessee’s 17-10 win over Denver. He has eight TD passes with three intercepti­ons this season. The Titans’ patchwork offensive line allowed him to be sacked only once against the Broncos.

■ Packers player to watch: WR Christian Watson. The second-round draft pick from North Dakota State was struggling with injuries and inconsiste­ncy for much of his rookie season before catching four passes for 107 yards and three TDS in Green Bay’s 31-28 OT win over Dallas in Week 10.

His continued emergence would give QB Aaron Rodgers the downfield threat he has lacked for most of the season.

■ Key matchup: Henry vs. Packers run defense. Henry is coming off his secondwors­t game of the season after Denver held him to 53 yards on 19 carries, snapping his streak of five straight 100-yard rushing performanc­es that had pushed him to the top of the NFL in rushing. He has a chance to bounce back against a Green Bay defense that has allowed 4.8 yards per carry.

■ Injuries: Titans C Ben Jones is out after not clearing concussion protocol, along with

K Randy Bullock (right calf). … DT Jeffery Simmons, a 2021 Pro Bowler, is among 11 Titans from the defense on the injury report, with OLB Bud Dupree (hip) and S Amani Hooker (shoulder) ruled out. Simmons didn’t play in Week 10 because of an ankle injury. … The Packers will play a second straight game without OLB Rashan Gary (knee), CB Eric Stokes (ankle/knee) and WR Romeo Doubs (ankle). … LB De’vondre Campbell (knee) will miss a third straight game. … OT David Bakhtiari (knee) and G Elgton Jenkins (knee) are questionab­le.

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