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...well that's one way to look at it. go titans.

 

Derrick Henry is freakin awesome he's runs for TD's but throws too looks like the Ravens are having a meltdown tonight they got to be thinking WTH is going on

 

I bet Harbaugh will never rest starters again. The Ravens have looked like crap and had terrible playcalling. The Titans came in with a plan and kicked them out of their own home.

 

I don't think resting the starters had jack squat to do with the outcome...But everything else in that post was accurate.

 

Derrick Henry is a bad mofo!!

 

At this point, all we can hope is that tomorrows games are better...The bar has been set low.

 

Titans go from 8-7 to legitimate contender. Henry is dominating and the D is excellent. Tannahill hasn't had to really do too much in the playoffs but he has shown he is more than capable if needed.

It's been since 2010 that a 6 has won it. We'll see

 

...Vrabel-ball! Those guys get overlooked a lot.......Hell, I had them as contenders after week 1.

 

Titans D has been underrated all year long as has been the play of Tannehill since he took over the starting job. If they can keep the run game going and they can get lead the formula for winning is simple.

 

Are they going to hold KC under 14 too?

 

That's an interesting question. No way did I ever think they could do what they did in Baltimore, but they did.

If they can control the football via the run-game, they will keep Mahomes sidelined, that's what needs to happen. Win the trenches and anything can happen. I cant wait to see how that one unfolds after what the Titans did vs the Ravens. Im also sure what they did is being looked at quite closely by the Chiefs and they just might be able to counter.

Many times in the past, the team that can run and play defense goes on to win it all.

 

Bill Cowher inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame...

The second man to win a Super Bowl as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers is the first member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Centennial Class of 2020.

Longtime Steelers coach Bill Cowher was the first to be inducted into the Hall as part of the Centennial Class on Saturday ahead of the Tennessee Titans-Baltimore Ravens Divisional Round playoff game.

"This feels like I did when I won the Super Bowl because I said, it took a while to make sure, was that real? This seems very surreal to me. Wow," Cowher said during a live announcement on the CBS pregame show.

The full list of inductees, which will include 10 seniors, three contributors and the aforementioned two coaches, will be revealed on Jan. 15 on NFL Network's Good Morning Football. Those 15 will join the five modern-era inductees, who will be announced on Super Bowl Weekend during NFL Honors.

Cowher will become the second Steelers coach in the Hall of Fame, joining his predecessor Chuck Noll (1969-91), and the 22nd primary Steelers inductee when he is enshrined this summer. Three of his former players (Jerome Bettis, Dermontti Dawson, Rod Woodson) already own gold jackets, and Cowher will soon join them.

The Steelers icon was one of eight coaching finalists to make the short list and one of only two to be selected for enshrinement.

"I was just telling V (wife Veronica Stigeler), I've come to grips, I'm OK if it doesn't happen," Cowher said. "I've been so blessed. For those eight candidates, every one of you deserves to be there. Football is a total team sport. I had some great players, great coaches, the best organization in football. I've lived a blessed life. ...

"To give back something to the game of football has been a part of my life. The virtues that it teaches you, the morals that you have the obligation to move on, the platforms that we have, I'm a blessed man. And I've been very blessed to be surrounded by some very special people."

A special Blue-Ribbon Panel comprised of many members of the overall Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee, Hall of Famers, coaches, football executives and several leading historians scrutinized the merits of nearly 300 candidates nominated for consideration as part of the Hall's special Centennial Class of 2020. The group of nominees was reduced to a list of 38 finalists in December that were debated in a meeting and voted on by the Blue-Ribbon Panel on Wednesday to elect the 15-member "Centennial Slate" to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

A former linebacker for the Eagles and Browns in the early 1980s, Cowher made his bones as a special teams and defensive backs coach with the Browns from 1985 through 1988. After spending three years as defensive coordinator of the Kansas City Chiefs, Cowher was hired by the Steelers in 1992 to take over for the retiring Noll and become just the second Steelers coach since the merger and the 15th overall.

Cowher coached the Steelers for 15 seasons from 1992 to 2006, leading Pittsburgh to a 149-90-1 regular-season record, 10 playoff appearances and eight division titles (including five in his first six seasons). He took home AP Coach of the Year honors in his first year on the job.

Under Cowher, the Steelers made two Super Bowl appearances (XXX, XL) and won one in 2005. The Steelers won three road playoff games over the Bengals, Colts and Broncos to reach Super Bowl XL, before hoisting the Lombardi following a 21-10 win over the Seahawks. Cowher stepped down following the 2006 season.

Now 62 years old, Cowher has been a fixture on CBS' The NFL Today since 2007.

source; NFL.com

 

Always liked Bill Cower. Glad he made the class.

 

They beat the Chiefs during the regular season but both teams scored in the 30s. The Chiefs D has improved (a lot) since then. If the Chiefs beat the Texans I think the Titans cinderella story is over.

 

Without Mahomes

 

The last time the Titans made a SB run they did it in the exact same fashion, power running behind Eddie George....Tried and true formula. Play solid defense and control the ball.

Nobody should be over-looking the Titans at this point. Henry is a monster.

 

Well, I was calling for a big upset yesterday. Just off on the location by about 3000 miles....

Now that the Vikings are out, I'm all in on Kansas City. Go Chiefs.

 

Report: Browns Plan to Sign Vikings OC Kevin Stefanski to Head-Coach Contract


Kevin Stefanski will reportedly be the next head coach of the Cleveland Browns after spending the past season as the Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.

ESPN's Adam Schefter also confirmed the team's plans.

The 37-year-old spent 14 seasons on the Vikings staff dating back to 2006, working his way up from an assistant to a position coach and eventually offensive coordinator.

He was first promoted from quarterbacks coach to offensive coordinator on an interim basis for the final three games in 2018 and then remained in the role in 2019. He took over a squad that averaged 21.7 points per game in the first 13 games and helped the team average 26 points per game in the final three weeks of 2018.

The Vikings offense was much more effective overall this past season, improving from the No. 19 scoring offense to the No. 8 scoring offense in 2019. The unit was especially dominant in the run game while ranking sixth in the league in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns, helping Dalvin Cook earn his first Pro Bowl selection.

Quarterback Kirk Cousins also thrived even with a smaller role in the offense, setting a career high with a 107.4 quarterback rating which ranked fourth-best in the NFL.

Stefanski got the most out of his players during the regular season and eventually helped lead the Vikings to the second round of the playoffs. This type of year made him a hot name in the coaching carousel, getting early interviews with the Browns and Panthers.

He interviewed for the Cleveland head coaching job last season and was reportedly a favorite of chief strategy officer Paul DePodesta, but Baker Mayfield helped push the team to hire Freddie Kitchens, according to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk.

Kitchens was fired after one disappointing season that saw the promising squad end the year with a 6-10 record.

With DePodesta now running the coaching search, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, it seems he got a second chance at his top choice.

Stefanski will now take over a team that has plenty of talent, especially offensively with Mayfield, Nick Chubb, Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry among others. Based on his history, he could do a better job of featuring Chubb and Kareem Hunt in the rushing attack while taking pressure off Mayfield through the air.

Though his lack of high-level coaching experience is a concern—especially after Kitchens' problems in 2019—but Cleveland believes he has what it takes to get the squad to the playoffs for the first time since 2002.