There are milestones for today’s week 16 match-up with the 7-7 Texans, but most of them are negative and somewhat paradoxical in nature.
For instance, the Titans can improve on their three-win season and put the hurt on a Texans bid to make the 2015 playoffs in an attempt to save interim head coach Mike Mularkey‘s job, but doing so will likely cost them the first pick in the 2016 NFL draft.
With rookie quarterback Marcus Mariota out for today’s contest, backup signal caller Zach Mettenberger will make the ninth start of his young career and fourth against the Texans while looking for his first win as a pro.