While we still don’t know exactly when the Tennessee Titans’ games will be in 2020, we do know who their opponents are.
The Titans will have home games against the Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions and Pittsburgh Steelers.
Tennessee’s road opponents will be the Texans, Colts, Jaguars, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings.
So, which matchups for the Titans could garner a prime-time slot in 2020? Let’s take a look.
Titans at Ravens
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is worth the price of admission alone, as the 2019 AFC North division winners sported the most explosive offense in the NFL last season with him at helm.
That is, until they ran into the Titans in the divisional round game in the playoffs and were sent home early.
There’s no doubt the Ravens will have this game circled on their calendar once we know the exact date — and NFL fans should do the same for what will be an epic rematch in a hostile environment in Baltimore.
Titans at Bengals
You normally wouldn’t peg a Titans game against the Cincinnati Bengals as a possible prime-time affair, but things are a bit different this year.
The Bengals owned the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft and used it to select quarterback Joe Burrow, so there is a little extra excitement coming out of Cincinnati this season.
Burrow’s impending status as one of the most-watched players of 2020 could lead to this one getting a prime-time spot, and the earlier in the season this game happens, the better the chance it’ll have.
Either game vs. Texans
One of the teams the Titans will be vying for the AFC South against will be the Houston Texans, the team that won the division last season.
More likely than not, the Titans are going to have an important late-season game with Houston either at home or on the road that could have division-winning implications attached to it.
With a lot likely to be on the line late in the season, it wouldn’t be a surprise at all to see the Titans and Texans play a prime-time game, which will hopefully occur in Nashville.
Either game vs. Colts
With Philip Rivers at quarterback being among several improvements the team has made, the Indianapolis Colts are a much more interesting squad and should be squarely in the running for the AFC South crown in 2020.
Similar to the Texans, the Colts will undoubtedly have a matchup with the Titans at some point in the second half of the season that could be the difference between winning the division or not for either team.
Let’s just hope that kind of matchup is a home game for the Titans and we get to watch it in prime time.
Either game vs. Jaguars
This matchup doesn’t exactly scream “must-watch television” with the Jacksonville Jaguars in rebuilding mode, and it’s certainly not a game NFL fans will be clamoring for.
However, the fact of the matter is that the Titans have played the Jaguars on Thursday Night Football four of the past five seasons, so don’t be surprised to see Tennessee and Jacksonville meet on Thursday night once again.
Also, don’t be surprised to see Derrick Henry stiff arm a Jags defender into the fourth dimension once again.
Titans at Packers
Anytime you have Aaron Rodgers and Lambeau Field involved there’s a chance you’ll get a prime-time game.
But this particular matchup has a little extra juice, as both the Titans and Green Bay Packers made it to their respective conference championship games in 2019, only to fall short.
