Tennessee Titans vs. Baltimore Ravens: 5 Bold predictions for Divisional Round
4. Derrick Henry goes for 150 yards again
In the victory over the Patriots, Derrick Henry was an unstoppable force. The Titans running back carried the ball more than 30 times on the night and still averaged over 5.0 yards per carry, totaling 182 yards on the ground and 204 yards overall on the night. And against the Ravens, he and the Titans run game are set up to have another big-time performance.
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Wink Martindale’s Baltimore defense is one of the most blitz-heavy in the league. As a result, whenever a back is able to get to the second level, there’s the opportunity to make big plays. With Henry’s ability to shrug off contact and also turn on the jets, he’ll find a few of those chunk-yardage plays waiting for him and end the night with another 150-yard rushing performance.
3. Ryan Tannehill tosses 2 TDs but 2 INTs as well
As great as Henry was in the Wild Card Round, the Titans passing game was all but nonexistent simply because it didn’t need to be anything but that. Ryan Tannehill threw only 15 passes, completing just eight of them for 72 yards, one touchdown and one interception. He was fine but a step back from the reborn player we saw in the regular season.
Tannehill has shown enough this season, particularly given his rapport with A.J. Brown, to make you believe he can have some success when taking shots down the field, which he’ll have to in order to keep pace with Baltimore. Having said that, he’s still a relative playoff newcomer and this is an opportunistic Ravens secondary that has been making splash plays all season.
The Titans will strike a couple of times through the air in the Divisional Round but will also put themselves in a slight bind with some mistakes. Marcus Peters and Marlon Humphrey will step up and catch Tannehill slipping twice on the night, giving him a 2-2 TD-INT ratio for the game.