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The Patriots will host the Tennessee Titans next Saturday at 8:15 p.m.

The matchup was set after the Titans stunned the Chiefs on Saturday, 22-21, and the Buffalo Bills lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars, 10-3, this afternoon.

Tennessee hasn't been to the playoffs since 2008 and hasn't won a postseason game since Steve McNair was leading them past Anthony Wright and the Ravens in 2003. The Titans quarterback has never taken a postseason snap, their coach has never coached a postseason game. (The last time Mike Mularkey called plays in a postseason game, his Falcons scored two points in a wildcard loss to the Giants in 2011.)

The potent rushing attack the Titans possessed last season diminished this year, with DeMarco Murray averaging fewer than four yards per carry and Marcus Mariota sticking in the pocket more routinely. And while Tennessee remains a staunch defense against the run, it struggled through the air, allowing 250 or more yards passing in nine games.

The Titans were just 3-5 on the road this season, with only one of those losses to a playoff team.

Worth noting, New England has never lost a playoff game to a team it didn't play in that regular season. The Pats are 13-0 in such games.

In the other AFC matchup, the Steelers will host the Jaguars on Sunday (1:05 p.m.).  

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The Patriots will host the Tennessee Titans next Saturday at 8:15 p.m.

The matchup was set after the Titans stunned the Chiefs on Saturday, 22-21, and the Buffalo Bills lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars, 10-3, this afternoon.

Tennessee hasn't been to the playoffs since 2008 and hasn't won a postseason game since Steve McNair was leading them past Anthony Wright and the Ravens in 2003. The Titans quarterback has never taken a postseason snap, their coach has never coached a postseason game. (The last time Mike Mularkey called plays in a postseason game, his Falcons scored two points in a wildcard loss to the Giants in 2011.)

The potent rushing attack the Titans possessed last season diminished this year, with DeMarco Murray averaging fewer than four yards per carry and Marcus Mariota sticking in the pocket more routinely. And while Tennessee remains a staunch defense against the run, it struggled through the air, allowing 250 or more yards passing in nine games.

The Titans were just 3-5 on the road this season, with only one of those losses to a playoff team.

Worth noting, New England has never lost a playoff game to a team it didn't play in that regular season. The Pats are 13-0 in such games.

In the other AFC matchup, the Steelers will host the Jaguars on Sunday (1:05 p.m.).  

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