Today at 4:05 p.m. ET, the Tennessee Titans (4-6) and Oakland Raiders (4-6) go head-to-head live from the O.co Coliseum in Oakland. The game can be live streamed here. Tennessee fans can hear all of the action on 104.5 The Zone while Oakland fans can do the same on 95.7 The Game.
Both of these teams sit just outside the playoff picture, but a loss from either one this afternoon will virtually pull them out of contention. Both teams enter one game behind the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins in the AFC wild-card picture.
Oakland is coming off of a 28-23 victory over the Houston Texans in Week 11.
Terrelle Pryor is sidelined with a sprained knee, which means that Matt McGloin will make his second career start after throwing for three touchdowns and no interceptions in his debut. Pryor has gone 132-for-224 (58.9%) for 1,559 yards this season with five touchdowns and 10 interceptions, so a combination of his injury and his inability to perform lately have led to McGloin getting another start.
In two appearances this season, McGloin is 25-for-47 (53.2%) for 284 yards with the three touchdowns he threw last week and no picks. McGloin was undrafted out of Penn State and was 18 of 32 for 197 yards last week.
"Our job as coaches is to try to do the things that we feel like give us the best opportunity to win," coach Bruce Allen said via ESPN. "That's what those players in that locker room are looking for. Now, it's good to know that you have options. That's, obviously, a positive. I don't look at it as a tough situation. I look at it as a good situation."
The Titans, meanwhile, have lost five of their last six games; will look to shut down the Raiders rushing attack that has been led by Rashad Jennings while Darren McFadden (hamstring) is sidelined. Jennings has carried for 480 yards on 93 attempts with two scores. It doesn't bode well for Tennessee, as the team is tied for the league lead by allowing 15 rushing touchdowns this season.
The Titans are coming off of a 30-27 loss to the Indianapolis Colts in Week 11 after blowing a 14-0 first quarter lead and allowing 223 yards in the second half. Past today, the Titans have a tough schedule, but the team isn't ready to focus on that.
"All that matters now is this game on Sunday, so I think they need to focus in on that," coach Mike Munchak said via ESPN. "They understand ... the big picture is there. We all understand the situation we're in. We can't worry about what we didn't accomplish to this point. We can't get caught up in what it means if we don't accomplish what we want to accomplish. We just have to concentrate on this window."
Ryan Fitzpatrick has filled in nicely for Jake Locker (season-ending Lisfranc injury), as the signal caller is 85-for-139 (61.2%) for 1,012 yards with five touchdowns and four interceptions. He's thrown for 486 yards and three touchdowns in his last two games. Chris Johnson will look to get the Titans ground game going after rushing for 632 yards on 167 carries while reaching the endzone four times.
Two teams in need of a win to keep their playoff hopes alive hit the field against each other this afternoon in Oakland.
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