7 Tennessee Titans-Dallas Cowboys predictions: On to Jacksonville?

The Tennessee Titans have fallen from 7-3 to 7-8 since the last time they were on Thursday Night Football, a win at the Green Bay Packers last month.

Tennessee is back on Thursday Night Football again this week, hosting the Dallas Cowboys (11-4) at Nissan Stadium.

The Titans have lost five games in a row, including last Saturday's 19-14 loss to the NFL-worst Houston Texans. Dallas won 40-34 at home against the NFL-best Philadelphia Eagles last Saturday, though its odds of winning the NFC East are still slim, Dallas needs to win out and have Philly lose out to win the division.

Mike Vrabel has been speaking this week about the lineup decisions for this week given that the Titans will play the Jaguars for the AFC South division title in Week 18 no matter what happens in Week 17. What will those decisions prove to be on Thursday?

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Here are our experts' picks for Thursday's game:

Tennessee Titans vs. Dallas Cowboys score predictions

Nick Suss, Titans beat reporter

Cowboys 28, Titans 13

The Titans offense isn't good enough to make the Cowboys play four full quarters. Dallas should be able to slow things down and pack things up in the second half, especially if they're going against the Titans' B-unit of starters.

Gentry Estes, columnist

Cowboys 24, Titans 13

Will be interesting to see the fight the Titans show in this one, but it’s difficult right now to expect them to beat a good opponent.

Mike Organ, sports reporter

Cowboys 20, Titans 13

Dallas takes advantage of the Titans looking ahead to Jacksonville game.

George Robinson, sports reporter

Cowboys 32, Titans 14

Dallas will be too much for Tennessee, overwhelming the Titans in the second half behind Dak Prescott's 3 TD passes.

Nick Gray, trending sports reporter

Cowboys 28, Titans 10

The Cowboys may take a quarter and a half to get completely in the game given the short week and last Saturday's emotional win over Philadelphia. But the Titans offense will struggle again, giving the Cowboys offense ample opportunities to take complete control of this game. The Titans' priority is not winning this game, but to get healthier.

Chris Thomas, South Region sports director

Titans 24, Cowboys 21

The safe bet is on Dallas lassoing Tennessee’s hapless offense into submission. But with the Cowboys already assured of a playoff berth, and the Titans begging for a spark, this feels like a game Tennessee could steal.

Tommy Deas, South Region SEC Enterprise Editor/Cross-Team Leader

Cowboys 28, Titans 13

Tennessee is a mess. There are no easy answers to be found on the roster and no game plan adjustments can make up for the holes in the Titans’ game. The Cowboys are just a better team, and it will show.

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Tennessee Titans score predictions: Dallas Cowboys TNF game Week 17