By BLAKE BEDDINGFIELD, special correspondent

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – There is always something to play for despite your team’s record. For the Titans, this is revenge from two weeks ago and also a chance to beat your owner’s biggest rival.

If the last part doesn’t enter the minds of the players that is OK, but avenging a loss to a team they had beat and outplayed but couldn’t finish off and eventually lost to in overtime should be motivation enough.

Harold Landry
Harold Landry has a favorable matchup vs. Charlie Heck/ Angie Flatt

The Titans played well enough last week against the Seahawks but couldn’t finish off the game again and eventually lost in the last minutes of the contest.  

The trend of losing close games is not a healthy one, especially for a team under Mike Vrabel that had a reputation for winning close games.

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