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NFL Week 16: Trends which will decide each game

By Russell S. Baxter

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - DECEMBER 20: Running back Derrick Henry #22 of the Tennessee Titans caries the football against the defense of the Detroit Lions during the first quarter of the game at Nissan Stadium on December 20, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - DECEMBER 20: Running back Derrick Henry #22 of the Tennessee Titans caries the football against the defense of the Detroit Lions during the first quarter of the game at Nissan Stadium on December 20, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /
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GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – DECEMBER 19: Wide receiver Davante Adams #17 of the Green Bay Packers is bought down by outside linebacker Jeremy Chinn #21 of the Carolina Panthers during the first quarter of the game at Lambeau Field on December 19, 2020 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – DECEMBER 19: Wide receiver Davante Adams #17 of the Green Bay Packers is bought down by outside linebacker Jeremy Chinn #21 of the Carolina Panthers during the first quarter of the game at Lambeau Field on December 19, 2020 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /

Tennessee Titans (10-4) at Green Bay Packers (11-3), 8:20 pm

Titans: Mike Vrabel’s club enters Week 15 as the NFL’s highest-scoring team with 436 points. Dating back to Week 7 of 2019 and including the team’s three-game playoff run, the Titans own an impressive 19-8 overall record and have averaged a gaudy 30.1 points per contest. The club feature’s the league’s leading rusher in relentless Derrick Henry, who’s totaled 321 carries for 1,679 yards and 15 scores on the ground. But quarterback Ryan Tannehill has more than held his own over that span, totaling an impressive 58 touchdown passes compared to only 11 interceptions while running for nine TDs. But the Titans have also allowed 30-plus points in 10 of those 27 outings.

Packers: The NFC North champions have won three straight games and with two more victories can equal last season’s 13-3 finish. But these Packers appear to be a better team than a year ago – much more explosive on offense while making improvement on the other side of the ball. Last season, Matt LaFleur’s squad totaled 376 points and a respectable 44 offensive touchdowns. With two games remaining in the 2020 regular season, Green Bay is third in the NFL with 434 points while LaFleur’s offense has reached the end zone 53 times. Mike Pettine’s unit is slightly better against the run this year and will be severely-tested by league rushing leader Derrick Henry.

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