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Subjects I dive into:

• Who can the Titans trust heading into the AFC South Championship Game?
• Forcing the issue with Treylon Burks and Chig Okonkwo
• The idea of wanting better draft position
• Expecting too much of Joshua Dobbs
• Slowing Trevor Lawrence and Evan Engram
• Taylor Lewan's future
• Derrick Henry's fumbles
• The Jaguars are getting some hurt guys back too
• Stats to know

By MIKE HERNDON, columnist

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- On December 20^th Josh Dobbs was a member of the Detroit Lions practice squad, preparing to help his team get ready for a big road matchup against the Panthers. Two weeks later, he’s the Tennessee Titans starting quarterback for a win-and-in matchup in Jacksonville that will decide the AFC South.

Life comes at you fast.

Dobbs got the first start of his six-year NFL career on Thursday Night Football against the Cowboys, just eight days after arriving in Nashville, leading the offense to 13 points, and throwing his first career touchdown pass in a loss that was ultimately meaningless for Tennessee.

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Damar Hamlin was involved in a hit, got up, stumbled a little and fell down.

It set off a terrible evening of uncertainty about his condition early in Monday night's Bills-Bengals game after medical people performed CPR on him and took him to the hospital by ambulance.

 

 

 

 

 

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Many said they’d not seen anything like it.

But I recalled Denmark’s Christian Eriksen during soccer’s European Championships on June 12, 2021, when he had a heart attack on the field but was saved by sideline CPR and Hank Gathers, who had a cardiac episode on the basketball court during the semifinals of the 1990 WCC basketball tournament and died.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Titans showed some signs of life, but still scored only 13 points and lost by two touchdowns Thursday night to the Cowboys.

Does that leave you with a renewed sense of enthusiasm about the possibilities next weekend in Jacksonville with the AFC South title and a playoff berth on the line?

I think the failures of Malik Willis really set a low bar for Josh Dobbs, which he easily cleared. But does that really tell us a lot about him heading forward?

How much health can the Titans gain with two weeks off for so many key people? We gathered and discussed those and other vital matters before heading into the big Titan-less football weekend.

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By BLAKE BEDDINGFIELD, special correspondent

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Titans played hard but lacked the talent and skill players to stay with the Dallas Cowboys Thursday night.

Dallas seemed to take this game lightly from the start. The Cowboys didn’t think these backup players would compete and not fold when they got down early.

Pool photo: Tennessee Titans

Dallas averages 27 points per game and matched that on Thursday night.

Despite playing a very average to poor game on offense, the Cowboys were able to win by 14 points against a scrappy Titans team.

The Titans were in this game despite the 14-point final outcome.