Baltimore Ravens at Tennessee Titans Preview

By John Onan | Saturday, September 17, 2005 | ( 0 )

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In a battle of teams that are coming off of ugly losses in week one, The Baltimore Ravens pay a visit to Nashville, to face the Tennessee Titans. Kickoff is set for 1 PM EST.

The Baltimore Ravens not only lost in lopsided fashion to the Indianapolis Colts at home last Sunday night, but also came out of that showdown without their starting quarterback, Kyle Boller. Backup Anthony Wright will get the nod for Brian Billick's squad, after Boller hyper extended his right toe after being sacked by Colts defensive tackle Larry Tripplett.

Ironically, Wright's last start was against this same Titans team in the 2003 AFC Playoffs, where he threw for 214 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions in a 20-17 loss. For him to be successful, the Ravens will need a better outing out of running back Jamal Lewis, who only gained 48 yards on 16 carries last time out.

The task will also be daunting for Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair, who after contemplating retirement, return to the lineup and went 18-of-26 passing for 219 yards in last week's lopsided loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 34-7 last Sunday.

His job will be made difficult once again if his team is unable to establish a running game against this blitzing Ravens defense. The one-two punch of running back's Travis Henry and Chris Brown did combine for 98 yards on the ground, but Tennessee got behind early, and had to throw the ball much of the second half against the Steelers.

The Baltimore Ravens have defeated the Tennessee Titans in each of the last four regular season meetings.

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