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Simply the Best
Jeffri Chadiha
November 13, 2000
The Titans are the hottest thing going in the NFL, and while they may not dazzle you, they find a way to win
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November 13, 2000

Simply The Best

The Titans are the hottest thing going in the NFL, and while they may not dazzle you, they find a way to win

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If Fisher gets the production he's looking for, other AFC contenders had better beware. Not only are the Titans the most balanced team in the league, but with a favorable schedule they are also in position to lock up home field advantage throughout the conference playoffs. Their remaining games are against Baltimore, Cleveland (twice), Jacksonville, Philadelphia, Cincinnati and Dallas. Of those teams, only the Ravens and the Eagles have winning records, and four of the seven games are at home. Since moving to Adelphia Coliseum at the start of last season, Tennessee has never lost there.

Adelphia was the site of the Titans' most stunning victory ever, over Buffalo in last season's AFC wild-card game, which concluded with the now-famous Music City Miracle kickoff return. With four seconds remaining in Sunday's game, Pittsburgh also tried—futilely—a razzle-dazzle kick-off return. That shouldn't bother the Titans, though: After all, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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