Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - Tennessee Titans MUST WIN v Indianapolis Colts, MAKE DANIEL JONES BEAT YOU & Calvin Ridley Returns

Episode Date: September 18, 2025

The Tennessee Titans take on the Indianapolis Colts in Week 3 in what is a MUST WIN for Brian Callahan and his team. If the Titans don't find a way to win this game, the odds of them getting a win any... time soon go way down and Callahan's odds of keeping his job go to near zero. To get the win, the Titans must make Daniel Jones beat them with precision and accuracy. Jones may be off to a good start, but we know who he is. Playing zone and not sending pressure will be the key. On offense, the Titans need to continue improving their run game, but they also have to get Calvin Ridley going against the Colts' Cover 1. Finally, Tyler is predicting a win for the Titans this week in the highest scoring output they have had through three weeks. It is time to get back on track.  Subscribe to the TicTacTitans Film Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@TicTacTitans TicTacTitans Merchandise: https://dixons-dream.square.site/shop/tictactitans-gear/C3AAPNWXSXA6SBYG3USV2I7R?page=1&limit=30&sort_by=category_order&sort_order=asc Follow Tyler on Twitter @TicTacTitans Follow the show on Facebook @LockedOnTitansPod Subscribe to the Locked On Titans YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/LockedOnTitans/videos Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!5-Hour ENERGYEnough with boring, flavorless caffeine, it’s time to give your caffeine a flavor upgrade with 5-hour ENERGY®️ shots. Get the favorites you love or be bold and try something new in-store and online at https://www.5hourENERGY.com or Amazon today.  DoorDashWith DoorDash Streaks, you save every Saturday you order — stack it up all season and you could save up to $250. Order this Saturday. Keep the streak alive. Fuel your gameday — only with DoorDash. Terms apply. Promo period through 11/18. Monarch MoneyTake control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONNFL at https://monarchmoney.com/lockedonnfl for 50% off your first year. UpsideDon’t let this offer drive on by, download the free Upside app now using my limited time promo code TOUCHDOWN for a limited time 25 cent per gallon bonus! Offers vary by user and location, Go to upside.com for terms and conditions.Click Here to download the app: https://getupside.onelink.me/zlLr?af_xp=custom&pid=barrington&c=barrington_lockedon25&deep_link_value=promo&deep_link_sub1=lockedon25&af_dp=upsideapp%3A%2F%2FSquareTo learn more, go support your favorite neighborhood spot and see what Square has been up to in your neck of the woods. And then if you have extra time, check out https://square.com/go/lockedonnfl.PrizePicksDownload the PrizePicks app today and use code LOCKEDONNFL to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup. GametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNFL for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Download Gametime today. What time is it? Gametime.FanDuelRight now, new customers can bet just FIVE dollars and if your bet wins—you’ll get THREE HUNDRED dollars in bonus bets to use across the app.FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)

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Starting point is 00:00:00 The Tennessee Titans absolutely must win this weekend against the Colts, and I think they will. I'm going to tell you how they'll do it on today's edition of Locked-on Titans. You are Locked-on Titans, your daily Tennessee Titans podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day. Welcome to the Locked-on Titans podcast. your host, Tyler Rowland Titans fans. Today's edition of the Locked-on Titans podcast is brought to you by Fandle.
Starting point is 00:00:36 Right now, new customers can bet just $5. And if your bet wins, you'll get $300 in bonus bets to use across the app. On today's show, I'm going to tell you exactly how the Tennessee Titans can beat the Indianapolis Colts. I'm going to go over the game playing on offense, the game playing on defense, talk about the players to watch in this matchup, and explain why it's a must win. and I think the Titans will win in week three. Before we get into all of it, do want to thank you for making Locked on Titans,
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Starting point is 00:01:21 If you aren't an everydayer, you need to be one. No one is bringing you as comprehensive of coverage of the Tennessee Titans as I am. whether it's here on the Locked-on Titans podcast, over at the Tick-Tac Titans film channel on YouTube. I got you covered on all bases, so make sure that you stay locked in with the Locked-on Titans podcast. But with that being said, again,
Starting point is 00:01:40 I do think this is a must-win for the Tennessee Titans. They absolutely have to find a way to win this game. Number one, home game. Number two, division game. And yes, you can hear the Colts fans pounding their chest. We sweep the Titans. You haven't beat us in for a... Well, the games are always close.
Starting point is 00:02:01 And that's something that me and my quote-unquote twin, Jake Arthur, yeah, I saw all your guys' comments. Me and Jake had a nice laugh about that. But me and Jake talked about that on the crossover show yesterday. These teams always seem to play each other close, no matter who's better, who's worse on paper, what the records are. And if the Titans are in a close game,
Starting point is 00:02:21 well, then they have a chance to win a close game. And when you start to look at the schedule, The question becomes, when are the Titans going to win a football game if they don't find a way to win this one? And if you remember, before the season, I told you, I thought the Titans would go into there by week 1 and 8. I thought that this game against the Colts in week 3 was the only win that they were going to have. So if the Titans don't win this game, then they have a three-game road trip out west. They're going to go play the Texans and the Texans defensive line. I feel more confident the Titans could beat the Colts than I do beat the Texans.
Starting point is 00:02:57 Texans, even with the Texans at 0 and 2 because the Texans defensive line is one of the best in the entire NFL and that would just totally destroy what the Titans want to do like it has the last two weeks And then they got two more road games straight with the 2 and 0 Cardinals and the one and one Raiders maybe the Titans can beat the Raiders in Vegas though Are you confident that Brian Callahan is gonna out coach Pete Carroll or that the Titans offense is gonna outplay Ashton Gentie? Rock Bowers and Gino Smith? Like, I'm not confident in that. I think there's a better chance the Titans beat the Colts than they beat the Raiders on the road on their third straight road game.
Starting point is 00:03:38 And then the Titans come back in week seven at home and play Mike Vrable's Patriots. If Brian Callahan goes 0 and 6 and then loses to Mike Vrable at home, he's going to be fired. So, the Titans have to, have to get this thing going right now. So how do they do it?
Starting point is 00:04:01 All right. My keys to victory. Number one, we're going to start with the defense because I am much more worried about the Colts offense than I am the Colts defense. I don't think the Colts defense is all that great, but their offense is humming right now. There's no way around that.
Starting point is 00:04:15 But here's the thing. I am playing zone, zone, zone all day long against Daniel Jones. I'm running cover 2 invert. I'm running cover 2 standard. I'm running cover 3. I am not letting Daniel Jones get man coverage. Daniel Jones was able to take advantage of man coverage consistently in that game against the Denver Broncos. Here's what I want to do. I'm playing zone coverage.
Starting point is 00:04:39 I want everybody on defense with their eyes on Daniel Jones. I'm not giving him any reeds against man. I'm going to make Daniel Jones play with precision and accuracy and drive the ball down the field three yards at a time. I want 10, 11, 12 play drives No explosive plays to let you down the field in the passing game None You're going to have to be consistently accurate
Starting point is 00:05:05 You're going to have to find holes in the zone You're going to have to throw with anticipation to beat the zone I am running zone zone zone All game long against Daniel Jones I am not giving him easy outlets Look at the game against the Denver Broncos I've watched the tape twice now of that game So many times throughout that game
Starting point is 00:05:23 Daniel Jones had easy dump-offs and man coverage. Some of the big explosive plays. It was man coverage on the outside against Alec Pierce. It's man coverage on Jonathan Taylor when he's running wheel routes out of the backfield. Easy dump-off and now you've got an 80-yard play. Easy dump-off from the 20 and now you got one of the only touchdowns that the Colts scored all game.
Starting point is 00:05:45 So zone, zone, zone. And with that, I am not blitzing. I am not blitzing Daniel Jones. So far this year He has been blitzed on 66% of his dropbacks And he has been excellent And you know why it's because Shane Steichen The Colts offensive play caller
Starting point is 00:06:05 And head coach Because you guys act like that can't be a thing When it absolutely is a thing all around the NFL Stuyken has the answers And he's feeding them to Daniel Jones And making it simple on him So again I'm dropping 7 into coverage I'm keeping all eyes on Daniel Jones
Starting point is 00:06:23 the Titans aren't going to get home whether they're blitzing, whether they're rushing 4, they're not going to get to Daniel Jones anyway, the Colts offensive line is too good. So if you're not going to get there, then play zone and make Daniel Jones be accurate consistently. Again, invert cover
Starting point is 00:06:39 2, traditional cover 2, cover 3. I'm hammering those coverages all game long. And outside of the passing game we go to the run game because my number two key to victory is squeeze and scrape. This is a technique on defense that the Titans used against Lamar Jackson and the
Starting point is 00:07:00 playoff win that the Titans used under Mike Vrable against overly mobile quarterbacks like a Josh Allen for example and Lamar Jackson as well. And then also if you guys are watching the film content that I've been putting out for years now over at the Ticktack Titans film channel when the Titans played the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the preseason they were trying to get practice executing the technique of squeeze and scrape. So what is it? It's where your edges squeeze inside instead of holding contain like you would typically want your edges to do, your edges squeeze inside. And then your linebackers instead of taking the B gaps, the linebackers scrape outside to the C gaps. And why do I
Starting point is 00:07:44 want to do this? Well, number one, because the Indianapolis Colts run a ton of gap runs. They love gap runs, traps, whams, power, counter. So what they want to do is, they want to catch you getting upfield too aggressively and then take you out of the play with a trap, with a wham. And on the Tick-Tac Titans film channel, I put out a short video showing every single gap run that the Colts ran against the Denver Broncos and the success that they had. They have taken advantage of the Titans
Starting point is 00:08:18 with these types of runs for years So what I'm going to do If you have a guard pulling around He's trying to kick out We see the Titans run guard power All the time with Peter Skronsky Where you let the defensive end in And you have the guard pull around and kick out
Starting point is 00:08:34 Well if I bring my defensive end And squeeze him in as much as possible And Femiola-Dazio was good at this in the preseason He's been good at it so far have Femmy, have Dremont Jones, squeeze in hard and meet that puller in the backfield. What's that going to do? That's going to close the running lane for Jonathan Taylor.
Starting point is 00:08:58 And Jonathan Taylor is going to have no choice but to bounce outside. And when he bounces outside, my linebackers, Cody Barton, Cedric Gray, and my safeties, Zedier Woods, Amani Hooker, are going to be filling the, those outside lanes waiting for him. So basically the idea is you totally clog up the middle,
Starting point is 00:09:21 forcing the running back to bounce outside, and then your linebackers and your safeties are there to make the play. Squeeze and scrape. Plug up the middle on the gap runs. Meet the pulling guard in the backfield. Do not create the seam. That is what I'm doing if I'm the Tennessee Titans, and they practice it in the preseason.
Starting point is 00:09:43 To be ready for this. matchup. So we'll see how they handle the Colts run game. But if they don't stop the run, there's no chance that they're going to win. Zero chance that they're going to win. Now my final key to victory is on the offensive side of the ball and I'll make it simple. Run the dang ball. Period. No question. The Titans started getting things going last week on the ground game, four yards per carry, 92 yards for Tony Pollard. Not only will that allow them to stay in third manageable situations, which the Titan have had the most third and longs of any team in the NFL so far.
Starting point is 00:10:18 Not only will that allow the Titans to have more manageable third downs, keep the chains moving better, it'll take the pressure off the offensive line, it'll take the pressure off of Cam Ward, it'll open up the playbook on third down, it'll allow them to go with more play action. The Tennessee Titans absolutely must rush for over 100 yards in this game or they are cooked.
Starting point is 00:10:38 Period. Period. So, with that being said, those are my three keys to victory. Let me know what you think is most important down below. But now I want to zoom in a little bit. Talk about my players to watch. And it's time for Calvin Ridley to get going. Do want to let you guys know that today's episode is brought to you by DoorDash.
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Starting point is 00:13:17 Titans fans let's continue of the Locked on Titans podcast it's a game playing episode telling you exactly how the Tennessee Titans can beat the Indianapolis Colts and as I explained, this is a must win for the Titans and Brian Callahan if they hope to have any wins by the time they hit their body. Now, we talked about keys to victory. We want to tell you the players that I am watching for
Starting point is 00:13:56 in this game, number one, Amani Hooker. We just talked about how the Titans need to play a ton of zone coverage in this game. We just talked about how the Titans need to squeeze and scrape in the run game to push down the interior and force Jonathan Taylor out to the outsides. Well, when you do that, I talked about the linebackers squeezing to the outside,
Starting point is 00:14:23 but part of that equation is the safeties as well. And I will say, Amani Hooker, good player, deserve the extension, but he has been a significantly worse player in run defense over the last 20 weeks. was not a good run defense season from Amani Hooker last year. He has not been good in run defense to start the season. So if Amani Hooker doesn't find a way to be excellent in run defense and help out the linebackers as Jonathan Taylor is being bounced to the perimeter,
Starting point is 00:14:59 the Titans are in trouble. If he misses tackles, takes bad angles, all the things that I've seen him do on tape over the last 20 weeks, then the Titans are in trouble. It is a huge week for Ammoni Hooker. He was paid to be one of their best players, and he must be. And it goes further than run defense when we're talking about a safety. It goes absolutely further than run defense.
Starting point is 00:15:20 Tyler Warren. We've talked a lot about how to corral Jonathan Taylor in the run game. And Jonathan Taylor's not going to have as advantageous matchups if you don't play a ton of man coverage. But Tyler Warren might be one of the best tight ends in the NFL. already cannot believe that the Chicago Bears were so stupid to take Colston Loveland over Tyler Warren. I mean, sometimes the obvious is just so obvious.
Starting point is 00:15:52 But either way, Tyler Warren is a problem now. And the way that the Colts are using Tyler Warren, they're hitting him on sail routes out of the back field, which are like corner routes. They are using him on crossing routes over the middle of the field. And if the Titans are in zone, or when they do go to man it's probably going to be Amani Hooker
Starting point is 00:16:12 who gets that matchup. So Ammoni Hooker has a huge game ahead of him here whether it be in run defense with Jonathan Taylor bouncing out or whether it be against Tyler Warren in the passing game. But if Amonie Hooker doesn't step up and have a great game,
Starting point is 00:16:28 the Titans are not going to be able to win. They're simply not. Now, I'll say this. I think Amani Hooker is going to have a great game. And as a matter of fact, I think Amani Hooker gets an interception this week. Put it on the board. Put a pin in it.
Starting point is 00:16:44 Amani Hooker will get an interception this week. I think he's going to step up in a major way. But we focus so much on defense. Obviously, the Titans' offense is in a tough spot. But let me do one more thing. Before we go to the offense, one more thing. With the squeeze and scrape, I only have three players to watch,
Starting point is 00:17:06 but I'm going to add a fourth. Femiola-Degio. This is a chance for Femiola-Degio to dominate in the run game. They are going to attack him. They're going to send pullers to him. Femiola-Degio has to dominate in the run game like he's been doing through the first two weeks. And the Titans will be in a good spot.
Starting point is 00:17:27 So keep an eye on Femi too. He is my extra player to watch in this game. But on offense, it's Calvin Ridley. So I got some numbers for you here folks The Tennessee Titans have been despicably bad Against Cover 1 So far this year against Cover 1 man The Titans are 6 for 15
Starting point is 00:17:49 With 12 yards and 6 sacks The Colts Second highest coverage usage Is cover 1 18% the Colts are using cover 1 So cover 1 is what the Titans struggle
Starting point is 00:18:06 most against, and it's the Colts' second most use coverage. I would expect that the Colts are going to play a ton of cover one in this game. And the reason for that is the Titans just don't have a lot of guys who threaten you in man coverage. But you know who can threaten you in man coverage? Calvin Ridley. Calvin Ridley has, what, six or seven catches for 87 yards, five or six catches for 87 yards. So far this year, simply not good enough.
Starting point is 00:18:33 Simply not good enough. and he has just not separated quite enough and this is the week where Cheverius Ward is probably going to play but he was banged up last week with a concussion the Colts don't have a lot of great cornerbacks outside of that
Starting point is 00:18:50 so get Calvin Ridley good matchups put him in motion the Titans just quit using motion after the opening draft after the opening script last week they just quit doing it you got to put Calvin Ridley in motion get him going across the field
Starting point is 00:19:06 have him go across the field a couple of times and then fake go across the field and whip back out to the outside all of the stuff I see Shane Steichen doing with Josh Downs on the Colts tape why can't Brian Callahan do that? I don't understand they need to get more creative with Calvin Ridley
Starting point is 00:19:24 and against a team that's going to run a ton of cover one and in a situation where the Titans get beat a ton on cover one they have to find a way to have more success against that coverage and that success is going to happen when you move Calvin Ridley around Calvin Ridley has to get going in this game or the Titans are in trouble. Now, I will tell you this,
Starting point is 00:19:47 the Colts also run a ton of cover 3, that's their most run coverage, 34% of the time, and the Titans are 15 of 26, 150 yards, and only 2 sacks against cover 3. So a lot of Brian Callahan's route concepts have been cover three beaters so far this year but the defense hasn't run cover three
Starting point is 00:20:11 so he's running a route concept that doesn't beat the coverage that he's seen but with how much the Colts run cover three well the Titans should be able to have some success and hitting Calvin Ridley on those intermediate routes hitting Calvin Ridley on some of those deep corner routes That's the type of stuff the Titans need to take advantage of. So I expect a big game out of Calvin Ridley
Starting point is 00:20:33 and a big return performance for Agent Zero. Now, the last players that I want to take a look at is the right side of the offensive line. I don't know if J.C. Latham's going to play in this game. I don't know if Kevin Zitler's going to play in this game. Both of them were, do not participate on Wednesday's practice. I haven't seen the practice reports from Thursday's practice at the time of this report.
Starting point is 00:20:58 So I hope that this is rendered stupid and that I can totally switch my third players to watch to Femiola Dejo and be fine with it. But if Kevin Zitler and J.C. Latham don't play on the right side of the offensive line, then you got to look at Blake Hans at right guard and John Ojuku at right tackle. And here's the thing. This ain't Byron Young, Jared Verse, Kobe Turner, Braden Fiske. Isn't that? Now, DeForest Buckner and Grover Stewart are great players. They are, certainly. And if Laiatu-Litu plays in the game, he is rushed. He didn't play last week because of injury,
Starting point is 00:21:39 but in week one, 26 of his 30-some snaps were rushing against the right tackle. He was at left-outside linebacker. So it's going to be Janujuku against Latu, and Latu is their only speed threat. opinion, the Titans' tackles have struggled with speed, not power. You look at the rest of the rushers, and this is something that Jake Arthur from Lockdown Colts talked about yesterday on the show, the Colts pass rush is mostly
Starting point is 00:22:12 power players. It's Grover Stewart. It's DeForest Buckner. It's Sebson Ebukom. It's Quitty Pei. Those are power players, not speed rushers. Latu is the only one who is sort of a speed rusher, and he's more of a technician, but He has better get-off and quickness than those other guys I mentioned.
Starting point is 00:22:33 So, if it's going to be Latu against a Juku and it's going to be DeForest Buckner against Hans, those guys got to step up, next man up. They just got to find a way to play well. Because the Colts have an even worse pass rush statistically than the Titans. And if the Colts pass rush, which isn't very good, dominates the Titans' offensive line, again, zero chance that the Titans can win the game.
Starting point is 00:23:00 So I'm looking for the right side of the offensive line. I am looking for Calvin Ridley to get going against cover one. I'm looking for Amani Hooker to make plays on Tyler Warren in the run game. I'm looking for Femiola Dejio to squeeze down and ruin these pullers in the backfield. If those four players do those four things, the Titans have a great chance to win this game. And you know what? I'm doing it again. I think the Tennessee Titans do win this game. I'm going to give you all of my game, score, gambling, fantasy predictions right now.
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Starting point is 00:24:52 Square, see you. in the neighborhood. Titans fans, let's cap off today's game plan edition of the Locked on Titans podcast. We talked about my keys to victory and why this is a must win for the Tennessee Titans. We talked about my players to watch and what their goals need to be in week three but now I'm going to give you all my predictions for this game and yes I'm doing it I'm going back to the well I think that the Tennessee Titans win this game I got the Titans winning this game 27 to 23 and I know what you're saying right now 27 points you think
Starting point is 00:25:43 the Titans are going to score 27 points well listen to this the titans scored 19 against the Rams the Titan scored 30 points three times last year with Will Levis and Mason Rudolph. So I absolutely think that the Tennessee Titans can score 27 points against this Colts defense. This Colts defense is not that good and it's nowhere near on the level
Starting point is 00:26:07 of the Broncos or the Rams. It's not. Now maybe the Titans offense is just so despicably bad that they can't put up more than 20 points and it just doesn't matter what defense they're playing. They could play a middle school defense and they wouldn't be able to put up points. I know that there are a ton of you doomsday fans out there
Starting point is 00:26:26 who are going to say that in the comments and that's how you feel and okay, sure, whatever. But I think the Titans' offense is better than what we've seen. I think the Titans' offense is getting a defense that's significantly worse than the two defenses that they've just played. I think that the Tennessee Titans got the run game going against the Rams. I think they're going to keep the run game going. I think that they're going to play action more.
Starting point is 00:26:48 I think that the Titans answers that they've had the last few weeks will be better for the questions that they're going to get this weekend against the Colts. And again, this is a must-win game, guys. The Titans have absolutely no choice. They have to win this game or they may not win a game until November.
Starting point is 00:27:07 Like, it's that simple. There has to be an insane level of urgency right now for this team. And I think that they're going to find a way to do it. I think that they're going to bring the Colts back down to Earth. I don't think the Colts are as good as everybody's acting like they are because they're two and oh after a cheap win over the
Starting point is 00:27:26 Broncos, I don't buy it. I don't buy it. So give me the Titans 27 to 23 over the Colts to move to 1 and 2 and make things feel a lot different around the team. Now, when it comes to the gambling, you go on Fandle, the Titans are 4.5 point underdogs at home. I don't care if you think the Titans are going to win or lose. You can't turn down 4.5. points against this Colts team with the Titans at home. I can't turn that down. To me, that's a best bet of the weekend. Four and a half points, breaking through the three-point barrier,
Starting point is 00:28:02 breaking through the four-point barrier, that's crucial. Even if you think the Titans are going to lose, 21-17, 24-20, like, I just have a lot of confidence that the Tennessee Titans are going to cover that spread, even if they don't win.
Starting point is 00:28:20 I think they win the game. but even if they don't win I think the Tennessee Titans are going to cover that spread I am going to take the over on the over under you guys know every week every week I say I'm staying away from the over unders
Starting point is 00:28:33 I don't know but this Colts defense is going to give up points I think the Colts offense is going to be able to get some points I think this is an over I got the type I got the points total at 50 so I'm definitely going over 43.5. Now, it's time for my beautiful, dark, twisted fantasy player of the game, and I'm going with Calvin Ridley. I think Calvin Ridley has six or seven catches for 80 to 100 yards.
Starting point is 00:29:05 I think Calvin Ridley gets a touchdown in the red zone on a drag route against man coverage. I think Calvin Ridley pops back up this week. He's getting the targets, he's getting the opportunity, and now he will get an easier matchup. this is the week where Calvin Ridley returns this is a Calvin Ridley redemption week I fully believe that it's time to get him going now if you want something a little more secure
Starting point is 00:29:29 I think Tony Pollard's a great play this week as well but I'm going to go with Calvin Ridley because in the fantasy community people are worried Calvin Ridley is he ever going to jump back up was it a mirage this and that no it's time for Calvin Ridley to do his thing It's been a tough start to the season
Starting point is 00:29:48 just like it was a tough start to the year last year for Ridley but this is a matchup where he can turn it on and make a massive, massive difference. So, keeping it plus 100, I got the Titans plus 4.5 I got the over 43 and a half. I got the Titans winning 27 to 23
Starting point is 00:30:06 so of course I like the money line as well. When it comes to a fantasy player I'm going with Calvin Ridley and remember this is a must win if the Titans don't win this game they're staring down the barrel of 0 and 9 by the bye cannot accept it cannot afford it have to win the game and I think they will
Starting point is 00:30:27 let me know your score prediction down below in the comments or hit me up on Twitter at TikTok Titans hit me up on Instagram at Locked on Titans hit me up on Facebook at Locked on Titans hit me up on TikTok at TikTok Titans and make sure that you guys check out the TikTok Titans YouTube channel for all my film content as well But that's going to do it for me today, folks.
Starting point is 00:30:48 As always, I am your host, Tyler Rowland, and this was Locked on Titans.

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