Tennessee Titans (11-5) at Houston Texans (4-12)
Sunday, January 9th, 2022 | Noon CT
Houston, TX | NRG Stadium | TV: CBS
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Titans conclude the regular season this week, traveling to face the AFC South rival Houston Texans (4-12). Kickoff at NRG Stadium (71,995) is scheduled for noon CST on Sunday, January 9th.
With last week’s 34-3 win over the Miami Dolphins that improved their record to 11-5, the Titans captured their second consecutive AFC South title and their third consecutive postseason berth under executive vice president/general manager Jon Robinson and head coach Mike Vrabel.
In a week that marks the first time in NFL history that teams will play a 17th game in the regular season, this is the third consecutive year in which the Tennessee Titans will conclude the regular season at the Houston Texans. They prevailed on the previous two occasions, winning 35-14 in 2019 and 41-38 in the 2020 finale.
Sunday’s contest will be regionally televised on CBS, including Nashville affiliate WTVF NewsChannel 5. The broadcast team will be announced later in the week.
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. 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, Sports USA will broadcast the game to a national radio audience. Play-by-play announcer Larry Kahn and analyst Doug Plank will have the call.
Tennessee Titans Win Back-To-Back AFC South Titles
The Tennessee Titans never trailed in last week’s victory over the Dolphins at Nissan Stadium. On a 36-degree, rainy afternoon, Ryan Tannehill passed for a pair of touchdowns and was accompanied by a 132-yard rushing effort by D’Onta Foreman.
Meanwhile, the Titans defense never allowed the Dolphins inside the Tennessee 20-yard line, totaling four sacks and a pair of takeaways in a 34-3 win.
The Titans defense, which has allowed 39 total points in the last four games, improved its 2021 rankings to sixth in scoring defense (20.6 points allowed per game), second in rushing defense (85.9 yards per game), tied for ninth in sacks (41), and tied for ninth in interceptions (17).
The Titans won the organization’s first back-to-back division championships since the Houston Oilers took the first three AFL Eastern division titles from 1960 to 1962. The last time the team went to the postseason in three consecutive years was during a franchise-record seven consecutive playoff appearances from 1987 to 1993.
About the Houston Texans
The Texans are 4-12 after last week’s 23-7 loss at the San Francisco 49ers. They had won the previous two games prior to falling to the 49ers.
Houston is concluding its first season under head coach David Culley, a Middle Tennessee native who was hired by the Texans after two seasons with the Baltimore Ravens as assistant head coach/pass coordinator/wide receivers coach. Culley grew up in Sparta, Tennessee, and then played quarterback at Vanderbilt University.
He has coached at Vanderbilt, Western Kentucky, Chattanooga, Middle Tennessee State, and Austin Peay State State University.
At quarterback, rookie Davis Mills has started 10 games for the Texans this season, including each of the past four contests. The third-round pick out of Stanford University has passed for 2,363 yards, 13 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions.
He did not play at Tennessee on November 21st, when Tyrod Taylor quarterbacked the Texans to a 22-13 victory against the Titans.
