The Tennessee Titans entered their matchup against the San Francisco 49ers with a 2-11 record, but were coming off a win against the Cleveland Browns. The victory over the Browns snapped a seven-game losing streak and even gave them a winning record against teams under .500 at 2-1.
A short three-hour drive from Nashville to the west side of the state is Tennessee's pro basketball team, the Memphis Grizzlies. Heading into their matchup against the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers on December 15th, they were 11-14 and winners of seven of their previous 10 games.