NFL Playoffs 2016: 5 reasons Tennessee Titans still make it
By John Buhler
2. Tennessee knows what it needs to do to win
By now, you would think that every contending NFL team knows its identity heading into the NFL Playoffs. The Denver Broncos are yelling at each other in the locker room after three-point performances. We never know what team is going to show up for the Colts each week. At least we know what the Titans are going to give us every Sunday.
For as much flak as Mularkey and his staff have taken at times this season, they’ve built an offensive game plan centered around the power running game and high attention to detail in the red zone on offense.
Does Tennessee have its warts as a football team? Without question. The Titans have a terrible secondary and a bottom-tier wide receiving corps despite having one of the best coaches at that position in recent memory in offensive coordinator Terry Robiskie.
However, the Titans have the most consistent offense in the AFC South. Houston is a mess at quarterback and the Colts don’t always show up. Tennessee knows its limitations defensively and chooses to not turn the football over. Their path to success on offense is easy to execute and expect the Titans to do that in the final two weeks of 2016.