6 Tennessee Titans-LA Chargers predictions: Titans go west to break losing streak
The Tennessee Titans are in a very unique spot with four weeks to play in the regular season.
They still have a two-game cushion in the AFC South ahead of the Jaguars, but a Titans three-game losing streak has narrowed the gap. The team fired GM Jon Robinson last week, then lost to Jacksonville at home. A road trip to LA is next up on Sunday, where a dangerous Chargers team awaits. Jalen Hurts and Trevor Lawrence have had their way with a banged-up Titans defense the last two weeks, and Justin Herbert is up next.
How do you make game predictions for a struggling team who is still in comfortable playoff positioning but must get right in the next month? Well, we tried.
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Here are our experts' picks for Sunday's game:
Tennessee Titans vs. LA Chargers score predictions
Gentry Estes, columnist
Chargers 21, Titans 16
The Titans have fallen into a nasty slump and have to find a way to play their way out of it. Not sure they’ll be able to do that yet.
Mike Organ, sports reporter
Chargers 24, Titans 17
Now that the Titans defense is playing as poorly at times and unpredictable as the offense, it's difficult to pick them to beat the Chargers, a team fighting to get in the playoffs. The middle part of the game last week against Jacksonville was ugly and reminiscent of the manner in which the Titans lost to Buffalo 41-7 early in the season.
George Robinson, sports reporter
Titans 24, Chargers 17
Tennessee stops its slide with a much-needed win using the controlled ground game of Derrick Henry to keep the Chargers' explosive offense off the field.
Nick Gray, trending sports reporter
Chargers 31, Titans 21
The Titans offense could have very well changed the season narrative with solid offensive line play over the last month. Instead, Tennessee will be staring at a four-game skid. Say Khalil Mack gets 25 chances to rush the passer over left tackle Dennis Daley. That's not the recipe for a road win.
Tom Kreager, high school sports editor
Chargers 35, Titans 17
Who knows what to expect from this team at this point?
Tommy Deas, South Region SEC Enterprise Editor/Cross-Team Leader
Chargers 30, Titans 13
The Titans are looking more like the Titanic and there’s no indication that this ship is about to right itself. Tennessee has one weapon, Derrick Henry, and an NFL defense can take that away. Both these teams, amazingly, got spanked by Jacksonville this season, but the Titans did so more recently and in worse fashion. Lightning bolts strike early and often.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Tennessee Titans score predictions: LA Chargers game Week 15
