The Tennessee Titans and Houston Texans enter Week 5 with matching 0-4 records and only one win to claim on Oct. 11 at Nissan Stadium.
Tennessee (0-4) has made a habit of slow first-half performances followed by encouraging second halves, including in last week's loss at Baltimore.
The Texans (0-4) have struggled to shut down offenses despite their defensive reputations through one month, including last week's loss to Dallas.
Jacksonville (3-1) is already pulling away in the AFC South, so the Titans' first divisional matchup is a key one.
Here are the Tennessean's expert picks for Texans-Titans:
Titans vs. Texans picks
Tyler Palmateer, Titans beat reporter
Titans 24, Texans 21
Robert Saleh is not wrong. The Titans do feel close to a breakthrough, even if their record doesn't support that. Cam Ward will take
another step this week, go turnover-free and get Saleh his first victory with Tennessee.
Gentry Estes, columnist
Texans 20, Titans 16
There are five 0-4 teams in the NFL right now, and Houston's old and new NFL franchises account for two of them. I suppose someone is going to have to win this game.
Nick Gray, trending reporter
Texans 24, Titans 14
Houston is somehow 0-4, with its defense looking vulnerable against good offenses. Tennessee's offense hasn't been good enough yet for long enough stretches to win this week, but check back when these two play again in Week 18.
Tom Kreager, Tennessean sports director
Texans 28, Titans 24
Another close loss that comes down to the wire. Close doesn't count in football, but hey, the Titans are at least keeping folks at the edge of their seats each week.
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