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Posted 11/07/2009 at 08:54 PM
Time for a look at my free opinion for Sunday in the NFL. Going back to the start of the season, I don’t know that anyone could have predicted just how miserable things would be for the Tennessee Titans. Maybe it was a hangover from the disappointing finish to the 2008 season. Maybe it was a pass defense that suddenly turned into a sieve, with the absence on the front line of Albert Haynesworth proving to be more damaging than anticipated. Maybe it was uninspired QB play by an aging Kerry Collins. Pick any or all of those ingredients or some others I didn’t even mention, and it added up to an 0-6 start and what amounts to a lost season.
The brutal start to the season may actually be the catalyst that makes Tennessee a good value play now. They finally have a win under their belts and that should give them some energy and confidence as they to the Bay for a duel with the 49ers.
The Titans would clearly have been the favorite in this game if we rewind the clock to September. I still think they’re the better football team. The 49ers are a hard working bunch and they’re very much in the muddled NFC West picture. But I don’t think they’re especially talented and with the Titans finally going into a game off something positive, I see them having a very good chance to win this contest. I’ll go with the Titans plus the points for this week’s free NFL play.
Back on Monday with some notes from the college weekend.
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