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JANUARY 17, 2022
TITANS HOST BENGALS IN DIVISIONAL ROUND Tennessee Titans (12-5) vs. Cincinnati Bengals (11-7) Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022 • 3:30 p.m. CST • Nissan Stadium • Nashville, Tenn. • TV: CBS NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Titans host the AFC North champion Cincinnati Bengals this week in a divisional playoff game. Kickoff at Nissan Stadium (capacity 69,143) is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. CST on Saturday, Jan. 22. The Titans enter the postseason as the top seed in the AFC field after finishing 12-5 in the regular season and taking their second consecutive AFC South crown. They tied the Kansas City Chiefs for the conference's best record but secured the tiebreaker due to their head-to-head victory over the Chiefs on Oct. 24. With the No. 1 seed, the Titans earned the AFC's only firstround bye in the playoffs. This week marks the second all-time postseason meeting between the Titans and Bengals franchises. In 1991, the Bengals defeated the Oilers 4114 in a wild card contest in Cincinnati. THE BROADCAST Sunday's contest will be nationally televised on CBS, including Nashville affiliate WTVF NewsChannel 5. The broadcast team includes play-by-play announcer Ian Eagle, analyst Charles Davis and reporter Evan Washburn. Fans can livestream the broadcast on their mobile devices from the Titans Mobile App (iOS and Android), as well as on desktop computers and mobile web at TennesseeTitans.com. Paramount+ will also stream the game live. Restrictions apply. For information and more streaming options visit TennesseeTitans.com or NFL.com/ways-to-watch. The Titans Radio Network and Nashville flagship 104.5 The Zone will carry the game across the Mid-South with the “Voice of the Titans” Mike Keith, analyst Dave McGinnis, sideline reporter Amie Wells and gameday host Rhett Bryan. Additionally, Westwood One Sports will broadcast the game to a national radio audience. Play-by-play announcer Ryan Radtke, analyst Tony Boselli and reporter Laura Okmin will have the call. TITANS ENTER PLAYOFFS FRESH AFTER FIRST-ROUND BYE The Titans clinched their division title and their third consecutive playoff appearance under head coach Mike Vrabel with a Week 17 victory over the Miami Dolphins, celebrating the franchise's first back-to-back division championships since the Oilers took the first three AFL Eastern division titles from 1960 to 1962. Vrabel joined Jack Pardee and Jerry Glanville as the only head coaches in team annals to preside over at least three playoff squads in their initial four seasons as head coach. The Titans have made the playoffs in four of the six seasons since Jon Robinson was hired as general manager in 2016. In that time, the Titans and Kansas City Chiefs share the distinction of being the NFL's only franchise's with six consecutive winning records. In Week 18, the Titans traveled to Houston needing a victory to claim the AFC's No. 1 seed and allow them a week off as the six other AFC playoff qualifiers battled in wild card games. With four touchdown passes from quarterback Ryan Tannehill, the Titans withstood a second-half surge by the Texans and held on for a 28-25 victory. It marks the franchise's third time in
2021 TITANS SCHEDULE All kickoff times Central
REGULAR SEASON Result, Day Date Opponent Kickoff Score, TV Sun. Sept. 12 ARIZONA L 13-38 Sun. Sept. 19 at Seattle W (OT) 33-30 Sun. Sept. 26 INDIANAPOLIS W 25-16 Sun. Oct. 3 at New York Jets L (OT) 24-27 Sun. Oct. 10 at Jacksonville W 37-19 Mon. Oct. 18 BUFFALO W 34-31 Sun. Oct. 24 KANSAS CITY W 27-3 Sun. Oct. 31 at Indianapolis W (OT) 34-31 Sun. Nov. 7 at Los Angeles Rams W 28-16 Sun. Nov. 14 NEW ORLEANS W 23-21 Sun. Nov. 21 HOUSTON L 13-22 Sun. Nov. 28 at New England L 13-36 Sun. Dec. 5 Bye Sun. Dec. 12 JACKSONVILLE W 20-0 Sun. Dec. 19 at Pittsburgh L 13-19 Thu. Dec. 23 SAN FRANCISCO W 20-17 Sun. Jan. 2 MIAMI W 34-3 Sun. Jan. 9 at Houston W 28-25
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POSTSEASON CINCINNATI 3:30 p.m. CBS
All games on Titans Radio Network (Flagship 104.5 The Zone)
2021 AFC SOUTH STANDINGS TEAM z-Tennessee Titans Indianapolis Colts Houston Texans Jacksonville Jaguars
W L T PCT CONF DIV 12 5 0 .706 8-4-0 5-1-0 9 8 0 .529 7-5-0 3-3-0 4 13 0 .235 4-8-0 3-3-0 3 14 0 .176 3-9-0 1-5-0
LAST WEEK'S WILD CARD RESULTS: LV 19 at Cin 26, NE 17 at Buf 47, Phi 15 at TB 31, SF 23 at Dal 17, Pit 21 at KC 42, Ari at LAR (Mon 7:15) THIS WEEK'S DIVISIONAL GAMES (central time): Cin at Ten (Sat 3:30), SF at GB (Sat 7:15), Ari/LAR at TB (Sun 2:00), Buf at KC (Sun 5:30) z - Clinched division and homefield advantage