NFL Week 4 continues on Sunday and we will see the Tennessee Titans travel to the Lone Star State to take on the Houston Texans. The game is scheduled for a 1:00 PM (Eastern) start time and it will be televised live on CBS. Currently the odds for the game have Houston favored by 12 points, while the total sits at 44.5. Currently 59% of the Public is on Houston, while 73% is on the Over. Find out what side the Public is taking on all the games by clicking HERE.
Free Analysis: The Titans are aiming to add another victory after a wild 44-41 overtime triumph against the visiting Detroit Lions. Three straight touchdowns by the Titans in the fourth quarter gave them a 14- point edge with 1:16 left in regulation, but the Lions found the end zone with 18 seconds left and then saw backup quarterback Shaun Hill connect with Titus Young for a 46-yard Hail Mary touchdown to force overtime. A stunned Tennessee team got a 26-yard field goal from Rob Bironas and then stopped Detroit on 4th-and-inches at its own 7-yard line to end the game. It was a needed win for Tennessee, which had been outscored 72-23 in its first two losses to the New England Patriots and San Diego Chargers. The Titans had little problem moving the ball in big chunks versus the Lions, becoming the first team in NFL history to score five touchdowns of at least 60 yards in a game. And, they came in a multiple of different ways, with Tennessee scoring on a punt return, kickoff return, two pass receptions and a fumble return. While running back Chris Johnson's career remains stuck in the mud, quarterback Jake Locker had an excellent game versus the Lions to record his first victory as a starter. The 2011 first-round pick threw for a career-high 378 yards, finding wide receiver Nate Washington (71 yards) and tight end Jared Cook (61 yards) for long touchdowns. The 44 points marked Tennessee's highest game total since a 47-10 win at Detroit on Nov. 27, 2008 and was also keyed by special teams play. Darius Reynaud took a kickoff back 105 yards for a score, the longest play in franchise history, and he also contributed to Tommie Campbell's 65-yard punt return for a score in the first. The Titans do have plenty to clean up on defense after allowing Detroit to log 583 yards of offense, 450 of that through the air.
After entering the NFL as an expansion club for the 2002 season, the Texans are coming off their first playoff appearance after winning the AFC crown, and have showed no signs of slowing down so far this year. Houston has averaged nearly 30 points a game in opening with wins over the Miami Dolphins, Jacksonville Jaguars and Denver Broncos while yielding just 14 points a game. Schaub shook off some violent hits to match a career high with four touchdown passes in last weekend's 31-25 victory over the Broncos, finding four different receivers for scores. Schaub's first TD of the game, a 14-yard pass to tight end Owen Daniels, gave the Texans a 31-11 lead, but a late fumble by running back Ben Tate helped spark the Broncos to a late 14-point burst before Houston held on. Few teams can offer the 1-2-3 punch of Schaub, Andre Johnson and running back Arian Foster, a combination that surely leaves defensive coordinators sleepless. Foster scored three times on the ground in the first two weeks and ran for over 100 yards against the Broncos while also catching one of Schaub's four touchdown passes. Johnson, who leads the Titans with 212 receiving yards and two touchdowns, gets most of the secondary's attention, leaving open space and 1-on-1 matchups for wideout Kevin Walter and Daniels. The three receivers all scored last weekend and Walter led the way with 73 yards on three catches. And then there is Schaub, who is in elite form after missing the final six games of 2011 due to a Lisfranc injury. He has thrown for 751 yards with five touchdown passes to just one interception and earned praise after praise for his quick return last Sunday despite the hard hits. Defensively the Texans are one of the best in the league. Tennessee hasn't had trouble picking up wins over the Texans, leading the all- time series 14-6 while winning seven of 10 at Houston. The rivals split the series in each of the last four seasons.
Free Pick: One of my bigger plays of the weekend as I will continue to ride the Texans in this one. Houston is just a much more complete team on both sides of the ball than the Titans are. Tennessee rookie QB Jake Locker looked great last week vs a weak Detroit defense, but this is a much tougher defense for him to go up against and I don’t see him having nearly as much success as last week. The Houston offense is very balanced with the big 3 running the show and they come throwing for 244 ypg and running for 150 ypg (5th) and will be tough for this weak Tennessee defense to stop. The Titans rank as the second worst defense in the league allowing 463 ypg, while also allowing 37.7 ppg which is the worst mark in the league. The Titans are equally bad vs the Pass (30th) and the run (29th) and just will not be able to slow Houston down here. The Texans are playing the best ball in the AFC and it will continue as they hand Tennessee their 3rd blowout loss on the year.
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