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Next 3 Games Critical for Titans

Sep 30, 2009 – 8:31 PM
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Jeff FisherAn 0-3 start is never good, especially when you went 13-3 the year before. But that's not even the bad news for the Titans.

The bad news is that after facing the Jaguars in a very winnable game this week, Tennessee has Indianapolis and New England the next two weeks. Lose those two games and the season is basically over--it's too much to ask the Titans to go undefeated over the final 11 games of the season, and there's no guarantee that even 10-6 will get Tennessee in the playoffs.

But if Tennessee can go 2-1 over the next three weeks, the schedule does get much easier after their Week 7 bye week. The Titans will face the Jaguars, 49ers, Bills, Texans and Cardinals over the next five weeks. If Tennessee can fix their pass defense problems and pull off a 2-1 stretch over the next three games, it's not out of the realm of possibility that Tennessee could find itself at 7-4 heading into the home stretch of the season.

Back in 2002, the Titans started 1-4. The won 10 of their last 11 to earn a playoff spot. So it's not like a Jeff Fisher-coached team can't go on a run. But beating the Colts or the Patriots is vital to making it possible.
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