THE Tennessee Titans return to divisional play within the AFC South in Sunday’s match against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium.
Tennessee (2-8) is winless against teams with winning records in 2024, including last week’s loss at home against Minnesota.
Houston (7-4) controls the AFC South with a two-game lead plus a season tiebreaker against the Indianapolis Colts.
Here’s how the Tennessean’s experts pick Sunday’s Week 12 NFL game:
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Titans pick against the Texans
Nick Suss and the Titans beat the reporter
Texans 24, Titans 13
Until the Titans prove they can capitalize more on their opportunities, it’s hard to predict the offense will score the kind of points it will take to keep up with the Texans, even if quarterback CJ Stroud doesn’t rack up the kind of numbers. he did it last year.
Gentry Estes, columnist
Texans 31, Titans 16
At some point, the Titans will probably manage to win a game they’re not supposed to win. I’m pretty sure it won’t be this game.
Nick Gray, trends journalist
Texans 27, Titans 17
The Titans didn’t give up, but the execution wasn’t good enough to win on the road against a team expected to make the playoffs. And the Texans’ pass rush is designed to put the Titans’ right tackle problem in the spotlight once again on Sunday.
Tom Kreager, athletic director
Texans 31, Titans 21
Will Levis’ game continues to improve this week. It’s too late for this improved QB play to lead to a playoff run. Now is the time to think about a first-round pick.
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