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When: Saturday, Jan. 4, 8:15 p.m. ET
Where: Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts
Channel: CBS
Line: Patriots by 4½
Injuries: The Patriots are as healthy as any team can be during the wild-card round. In his weekly radio show appearance Monday on WEEI Boston, Patriots coach Bill Belichick said the team was “in decent shape” and would be “pretty close” to full health. Cornerback Jason McCourty, though, has been battling a groin injury and is one of the few players whose status is uncertain.
Tennessee, on the other hand, is in decent shape but just had some starters miss the season-ending victory against the Texans that clinched a playoff spot. Receiver Adam Humphries (ankle) has already been ruled out, and his backup, Kalif Raymond (concussion) missed the finale. Cornerback Adoree’ Jackson (foot) also missed the game and didn’t practice all week. Humphries, Raymond, and Jackson were Tennessee’s leading punt returners, and Raymond was the team’s primary kick returner.
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) talks with Tennessee Titans inside linebacker Wesley Woodyard (59) after the preseason game at Nissan Stadium.
THREE KEYS TO PATRIOTS VS. TEXANS
1. Ground and pound: The Titans are led by Derrick Henry, the NFL’s rushing champion with 1,540 yards. He’s an imposing presence with 6-3, 247-pound size and enough speed to break away in the open field. Even while dealing with a nagging hamstring injury before the season finale, Henry ran the ball 32 times for 211 yards and three touchdowns against the Texans. Tennessee loved running the ball to the outside. The Titans ranked third in the NFL in average gain in rushes toward both the left end (6.7 yards per play) and the right end (7.1). The Patriots, meanwhile, enjoyed some success in stopping runs to the left end, ranking 12th in the league (5.0 yards allowed per play), but ranked 27th in stopping rushes to the right end (6.3). The Titans might look to exploit that.
2. Pats offensive woes: All season long, the Patriots' defense has been the team’s strength. Even the team’s most prolific offensive player, Tom Brady, has battled inaccuracy and inconsistency this season. Brady’s 2019 completion rate of 60.8% was his lowest since 2013 (60.5%), and his QB rating of 88.0 was his lowest since 2006 (87.9). Typically, the Patriots have played their best football in the playoffs, but New England has never won the Super Bowl in a postseason in which it had to play in the wild-card round. In order to buck that trend, offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels will need to dial up a barrage of creative play calls.
3. Red zone: Since Ryan Tannehill took over as the starting quarterback for the Titans in Week 7, Tennessee has been dominant in the red zone. Overall, the Titans finished the regular season first in the NFL, converting touchdowns on a remarkable 75.6% of trips inside the 20 yard-line, almost nine percentage points higher than the next closest team, the Ravens. For the Patriots, the key might be to simply focus on trying to stop Tennessee from mounting long drives and holding firm on third downs. But even then, New England excelled in forcing opponents to settle for field goals inside the red zone, stopping teams from scoring touchdowns on 48.3% of trips, ranking fourth-best in the NFL.
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