Tennessee Titans understand the difficulty of New England Patriots Matchup

The Tennessee titans are gearing up for a Week 9 matchup against the New England Patriots and the team has been granted a postponement.

Over the past two weeks, the Titans have faced one of the NFL’s best teams, the Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions, but now the 2-6 Patriots are on deck.

On paper it should be an easier challenge for the Titans, but coach Brian Callahan still sees a tough opponent on the other sideline.

“They are a team that is also a proud organization, and they are fighting to try to get some wins,” Callahan said through team reporter Jim Wyatt. “They’re tough. Everything about them in terms of their defense, their DNA, is New England. … They’re a team that’s hungry too. They’re fighting just like us to put themselves in position.”

The Patriots are coming off a big win against their AFC East rival New York Jets last week, snapping a six-game losing streak. One of the games the Pats lost during that period was against the Jets, proving that the team is growing and learning from their mistakes.

The Titans still have to show that growth this season. On the contrary, they keep making the same mistakes. Tennessee finds ways to start well, but eventually things start to unravel at some point during the game, usually in the second half.

Meanwhile, the Patriots came from behind to beat the Jets in the final minute, proving they won’t give up until the final whistle.

Through seven games this season, the Titans were tied or ahead at halftime. If they want to win this game against a Patriots team that doesn’t know how to stop, they have to match their strength and play the full 60 minutes.

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