The Tennessee Titans scored 22 fewer points than their opponents in the regular season, trailed by 18 points at halftime in the wild-card round and will face the New England Patriots in the divisional round as a 13 ½-point underdog. Since the last time the Titans won a playoff game, the Patriots have won four Super Bowls. When New England quarterback Tom Brady won his first Lombardi Trophy, Tennessee quarterback Marcus Mariota was in elementary school.
The 9-7 Titans do not possess a profile befitting a team among the final eight NFL teams left standing, and they appear especially overmatched when compared to the 13-3 Patriots.