Going into yesterday’s game against the New York Jets, the Tennessee Titans found themselves in a precarious situation. Sitting at 5-6 and within a cluster of potential playoff teams that are essentially vying for one final wild card spot, the Titans didn’t have much hope to cling on to, but with four of their final five games coming at home and three against teams with under-.500 records, things didn’t look too gloomy. But the Titans needed to win first, and for much of the first half, it looked like they might not come close to doing so.
Facing off against backup QB Josh McCown and the sputtering 3-8 Jets, the game started out as bad as theoretically possible for a team that was in a must-win situation.