By Bill Murphy
Tampa Bay -After defeating the Atlanta Falcons, last week by a score of 24-3 , the Titans are going to face the defending Super Bowl Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday night . The game hasn’t even started yet and there is already tension between these two teams . Earlier this week , there was a joint practice between and a fight broke out between Tampa’s wide receiver Antonio Brown and Titans defensive back Chris Jackson and Brown was subsequently thrown out. There were also reports that Tom Brady called Ryan Tanehill a motherf****er on the HBO show , “The Shop :Interrupted ,” but Brady has since denied that he was referring to Tannehill .
As it was last week , Ryan Tannehill will not be starting so it will be another week of the fight for the number two spot between Logan Woodside and Matt Barkley . It is not expected to That Vrabel will start any of the starters such as Derrick Henry and AJ Brown who traveled to Tampa , but did not participate in practice . When it comes to injuries WR Julio Jones and OLB Caleb Farley are both marked as questionable for this week’s game .
A key to victory for the Titans are going to be their defense , as last week they held the Falcons offense to only 139 yards , six first downs and a field goal . An advantage that the defense is going to have this week is that the Bucs head coach Bruce Arians has announced that he will not be playing any starters including Tom Brady . Instead of Brady , the Bucs will be giving the ball to either Blaine Gilbert or Ryan Griffin , regardless of who it is , The Titans are going to have to keep stepping up their defense .
Another key to victory to watch is going to be the team’s such as Chester Rogers , Marcus Johnson and Cameron Baston. Baston scored a 15 yard touchdown last week and Rogers had a 57 yard reception that set up a score . This is going to be a look into who is going to be backups or alternatives to receivers like AJ Brown and Julio Jones, as the season gets closer .
Will the Titans go 2-0 and defeat the defending champions ? Well tune in tomorrow to find out .
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