NASHVILLE, Tenn. – On the 2021 Titans, it’s not been hard to be an unknown.

Ninety-one players were part of the team’s AFC South title run that earned the AFC’s No. 1 seed and a divisional-round game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday.

So, who’s the most anonymous member of a team with a lot of unrecognizable guys?

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Happy wild card weekend! 

If you're in Nashville I suspect you've bought up all the bread and are ready to hunker down and watch all the games. I know you've bought all the sleds. There is not one to be found. I am fortunate that my son's friends are a sharing people.

Thanks for a nice mailbag full of good questions. Here's a good read to hold you over with some Titans info and thoughts.

I'll do a members broadcast once we know the opponent for next weekend, which will probably be at the half of the Steelers-Chiefs game. I'll send the text message.

Here we go...

DeWayne Gee What is going on with the developments with the Titans’ land project and stadium lease? Why is it so quiet on that news front?

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Votes have been cast for all the Associated Press’ post-season awards.

The All-Pro Team will be announced Friday morning. But MVP, Coach of the Year and the other individual awards will be revealed at the NFL Honors show, which has been moved this year to the middle of Super Bowl week. That will be held Thursday, Feb. 10.

Mike Vrabel’s case for Coach of the Year was certainly strong, and I think his primary competition should have been Zac Taylor. I know Matt LaFleur was a popular candidate too.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Through two-and-a-half seasons, Ryan Tannehill has been a very good fit in the Titans’ system.

Some people hurl that at him as an insult.

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But being in a place where coaches put you in advantageous positions and try to minimize situations that expose your weaknesses is smart football functionality. With Tannehill as their quarterback, the Titans are 30-13 in the regular season.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – As Mike Vrabel and his staff inserted 91 players into their lineup over 17 games, the coach talked to every available player each Wednesday.

If you are here, on the 53-man roster, on the 16-man practice squad, you may play, we need you to work this week as if you will play.

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He was taken seriously as evidenced not just by the numbers called into action, but the contributions made by them in a 12-5 season that earned the Titans the No. 1 seed in the AFC and an automatic spot in the conference’s final foul.

The psychology of getting guys amped up for chances is one thing, but there have been come-downs to follow. Vrabel has had a good touch, too, with the human nature involved with that.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Titans won the AFC South and most importantly a first-round bye, 28-25 in Houston.

The first half went the Titans’ way.

The Titans' defensive front shut down the run game and kept the Texans’ offense off the field.

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The Titans brought extra defenders and pressure on Houston when it was in third-and-long because the Texans had no downfield threats. Tennessee was able to stop the run with seven defenders and covered up the passes easily in the first half.

HOUSTON -- The Titans seemed to relax for about 20 minutes in the second half, which made their No. 1-seed clinching win a bit of a sweat.

But they got it done, 28-25 in the end.

Ryan Tannehill was great, which is a nice thing for them to carry into the playoffs, where they are an automatic qualifier for the Elite Eight.

One home win and they host the AFC Championship Game, a second and they go to the Super Bowl. 

We had a great discussion about the 12th win of their season and a whole bunch of things connected to it.

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HOUSTON – The highlight reel will swell with other plays.

Touchdowns and sacks and takeaways did a lot to tell the story of the 12-5 regular season that earned the Tennessee Titans the AFC’s No. 1 playoff seed and slid them directly into the divisional round of the postseason.

But that position was in serious peril in the fourth quarter of their regular-season finale, on a third-and-5 from their own 30-yard line with 10 minutes and 20 seconds left at NRG Stadium.

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A big lead had shrunk to just 3 points. The host Texans, looking to spoil things, had seized the momentum. And defensive lineman Jacob Martin bounced off Anthony Firkser and zipped inside of Taylor Lewan.

What happened from there did wonders to propel the Titans to a 28-25 win, preserve their hold on the conferences’ top spot and slingshot them into the playoffs with major momentum.