The red hot Kansas City Chiefs host the struggling Tennessee Titans, Sunday Dec 26, as the Chiefs look to keep their one game lead in the AFC West. The Titans won their last meeting 34-10, on the road, back in 2008. NFL oddsmakers have the Chiefs as -5 point home favorites over the Titans while the game's total has been posted at 42 points. Be sure to get the latest NFL Point Spreads for your NFL Week 16 Predictions on the Tennessee Titans vs Kansas City Chiefs Betting Odds.
The Titans (6-8) (3-3 V) beat Houston 31-17, at home, in Week 15 and have a slim chance of make the playoffs. QB Kerry Collins completed 14 of 24 passes for 237 yards with two TD’s and one interception. RB Chris Johnson had 24 carries for 130 yards with a TD, while Kenny Brit made six catches for 128 yards. WR Nate Washington and WR Justin Gage each added a TD. Their defense had four sacks and one interception. To get to the playoffs the Titans have to win their final two games (at Kansas City and Indianapolis) and have the Jaguars and Colts lose their final two games. "We understand what our situation is, who needs to do what,'' quarterback Kerry Collins said.”Is it a long shot? Yeah … but we want to come out and keep playing. Crazier things have happened, but we've got to take care of our business and we did that today.'' Coach Jeff Fisher is calling more aggressive plays and gambling on fourth downs. The Titans offense is ranked 28th overall (301ypg) with a 29th ranked pass game (186ypg) and a 13th ranked running game (115ypg). RB Chris Johnson leads their offense with 11 TD’s. They score the 14th most amount of points per-game (23ppg). The Titans square off against the Chiefs 16th ranked defense (333ypg), their 19th ranked pass rush (226ypg) and their 13th ranked rush defense (107ypg). The Chiefs allow the 11th least amount of points per-game (20.1ppg).
The Chiefs (9-5) (6-0 H) won in St.Louis 27-13, in Week 15, and must win their last two games, or get help from San Diego, to secure a playoff berth. QB Matt Cassel made 15 of 29 passes for 184 yards with one TD and one interception. RB Jamaal Charles had 11 carries for 126 yards with a TD, while RB Thomas Jones had 22 carries for 62 yards with a TD. Dwayne Bowe made two for 53 yards and TE Leonard Pope caught their lone TD pass. Their defense managed three sacks and two interceptions. If Kansas City defeats the Tennessee Titans, they will move to 10-5. A Chiefs victory will officially eliminate the Oakland Raiders, who even if they win Sunday, would be two games back with only one game to play. That would leave the San Diego Chargers as the lone remaining challengers for the division title. The Chargers will be in Cincinnati Sunday. The Bengals, while in the midst of a disappointing season are still dangerous and will be playing at home. If the Chargers fall to the Bengals, they will drop to 8-7 and will have no way to catch the 10-6 Chiefs. The Chargers are only 2-4 on the road this season and they will be playing in chilly Cincinnati. The early weather forecast says it will be around 27 degrees in Cinci this Sunday, hardly the warm weather Philip Rivers and the Chargers are used to. I think there is more than a good chance the Chargers could choke Sunday. The Chiefs are ranked 10th on offense (352ypg) with a 30th ranked pass game (184ypg), and the NFL’s best ranked running game (168ypg). WR Dwayne Bowe leads their offense with 14 TD’s. The Chiefs battle the Titans 24th ranked defense (361ypg), their 26th ranked pass rush (247ypg) and their 17th ranked rush defense (114ypg). The Titans allow the 12th least points per-game (20.1ppg). Micheal Griffin has four interceptions for the Titans.
Recent Trends to Consider:
- Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
- Road team is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 meetings.
- Chiefs are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games after accumulating more than 350 total yards in their previous game.
- Chiefs are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games in Week 16.
- Titans are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games following a S.U. win.
- Titans are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games in Week 16.
- Titans are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
Tennessee Titans vs Kansas City Chiefs
When: Sun, Dec 26, 1:00 PM ET
Pick: Chiefs -5
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