One reason every team can win Super Bowl 52
By John Buhler
Tennessee Titans: offense remains elite in the red zone
The 2016 Tennessee Titans were definitely a sleeper team we should have seen coming. A lot of us didn’t get why the Adams Family removed the interim tag and kept Mike Mularkey as head coach. However, that has clearly proven to be the right decision in Nashville.
When everybody in the NFL zigged to become a pass-first team, the Titans and the Dallas Cowboys zagged to become power running teams. Buffalo is a running team, too, but it’s more of a finesse one. Tennessee’s power running game with DeMarco Murray and Derrick Henry has helped Marcus Mariota and Delanie Walker flourish on offense.
The Titans have their holes to fill outside the hash marks on both sides of the ball this offseason. However, they play a winning style of football that succeeds as the weather turns. Being able to control the pace of the game with the rushing attack has allowed Tennessee to be one of the most efficient red zone teams in recent memory.
Getting seven points instead of three more often than your opponent probably means your team is going to end up winning more games. If Tennessee’s red zone offense has staying power in 2017, the Titans have to be in the discussion of teams that could come out of the AFC.