The Tennessee Titans are arguably the unluckiest team of the season, and their injury problems have not improved after the sacrifice of "Henry the Great". But they still relied on their strong tenacity to nibble down the San Francisco 49ers yesterday in Thursday night's game, pulling the record to 10-5.
The 49ers have star passer Nick Bossa, but the Titans' offensive line has big holes. The main left-winger Taylor Levan and the main left-winger Roger Safurde could not play, and even Levan's substitute Kendall Ram was absent because of the new crown, and the task of keeping an eye on Bossa fell on rookie interceptor Dillon Raduzz. The North Dakota state rookie started for the first time in his career, and he didn't release a single tackle against Bossa.
"We're not dead yet," Titans coach Mike Flabell said.
In the first half, the Titans' offense was lifeless, but in the second half they scored 10 points in each quarter, directly reversing the game. Receiver AJ Brown scored his career-high 11 catches, accumulating 145 yards and one touchdown, key to the Titans' ability to reverse.
After winning the 49ers, the Titans also became the second ten-win team in the American League, and if the Patriots lost to Beal at the weekend, they could stabilize in the second place in the League. And if the Ponies lose to the Cardinals this week, the Titans will be the best of the South for the second consecutive year.
"The Competition in the American League this year has been exceptionally fierce, and I've never met one before," said Titans security guard Kevin Baiyard, "there are about 13 teams that have a chance, and although I'm going to spend Christmas with my family, I still can't completely ignore the game, I'll at least watch the Ponies and Cardinals."
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