Regarding the Tennessee Titans (9-7):
Reason for hope: Uhhh … they beat the Jaguars twice, which helps give them confidence they can beat the Jaguars. And hey, if DeMarco Murray can get back healthy, they have a 1-2 running back punch that can theoretically help them control games and maybe win ugly.
You know, if the Ravens had beaten the Bengals, we’d have been the sixth seed, played the Jaguars again next week, and probably beaten them for a third time this season and advanced to the Divisional round. Thanks Baltimore! Instead, we wind up the fifth seed, have to travel to Kansas City next week, and well, we have a spotty record against the Chiefs in recent years, so, who knows?