USA TODAY Sports Weekly

Bucs (2-4) at Titans (3-4)

- Crissy Froyd

Titans schedule

W .... at Cleveland .... 43-13 L ..... Indianapol­is ..... 19-17 L ............ at Jax ............ 20-7 W ...... at Atlanta ...... 24-10 L ........... Buffalo ........... 14-7 L ......... at Denver ......... 16-0 W ... L.A. Chargers ... 23-20 Oct. 27 ..... Tampa Bay ..... 1 Nov. 3 ...... at Carolina ...... 1 Nov. 10 .... Kansas City .... 1 Nov. 17 ............. BYE ............. Nov. 24 . Jacksonvil­le . 4:05 Dec. 1 .. at Indianapol­is .. 1 Dec. 8 ... at Oakland ... 4:25 Dec. 15 ....... Houston ....... 1 Dec. 22 ... New Orleans ... 1 Dec. 29 .... at Houston .... 1

Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee TV: Fox

Danny Sheridan’s line: by 2 ⁄2

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Buccaneers’ keys to victory: Winning the turnover battle will be an important factor for Tampa Bay. QB Jameis Winston had five intercepti­ons in Week 6. The Titans typically don’t play catch-up well, so if the Bucs can get going quickly on offense, they stand a much better chance of pulling off the win. The Titans have allowed a leaguehigh 31 sacks, so taking advantage of the weakness of the Tennessee offensive line will be essential to the Tampa Bay defense.

Titans’ keys to victory: Offensive execution and consistenc­y have been issues for the Titans all season. Those will need to be fixed if they hope to win. There’s no denying the Titans have question marks surroundin­g the future of the quarterbac­k position, but solid play from Ryan Tannehill and keeping him comfortabl­e in the pocket is important for a struggling offense. Fortunatel­y for the passing game, the Buccaneers feature a weak secondary that will allow WRs Corey Davis and A.J. Brown to capitalize on some potentiall­y game-changing receptions.

Matchup to watch: Buccaneers WR Mike Evans vs. Titans CB Malcolm Butler. We’ve seen these two go head-to-head before, and there are some plays in that history Butler would like to have back. It will be interestin­g to see how this shakes out given Evans’ status among the top receivers.

Who wins? Neither team has gotten off to a great start, but the Bucs have a track record of having the better offense between the two in 2019. They win by a small margin in what figures to be a defensive struggle.

Buccaneers, 20-13

Titans

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