The Buffalo Bills and the Tennessee Titans will finally get to face off on Tuesday night. Due to several positive COVID-19 tests among the Titans team and staff members, the game has been rescheduled to Tuesday night after initially being scheduled for Sunday afternoon.
The Titans all tested negative on Monday, so for now, the game is still on. Fans will get some Tuesday night NFL action at 7:00 P.M. Eastern on CBS. The Bills are 3.5-point favorites, and the over/under is set at 53.
Bills at the Top of the AFC East
The Bills are a perfect 4-0 on the season so far. They opened up with wins against the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins, then added two better wins against the Los Angeles Rams and Las Vegas Raiders.
Josh Allen has been impressive through four weeks. He has 1,326 passing yards with 12 touchdowns. Fantasy owners with Allen as the quarterback have been thrilled. He has done all of that while only throwing for one interception.
Allen’s number one target has been Stefon Diggs, who has two touchdowns on 403 yards receiving. The Minnesota Vikings traded Diggs to Buffalo shortly before the 2020 NFL Draft.
Bills fans were excited for an AFC East that didn’t include Tom Brady, and now they are in first. New England has lost two, the Dolphins have lost three, and the Jets are out of the question at 0-5.
The Bills will have a significant advantage in this game. They have not been limited in practice this week, unlike the Titans. This game has also caused their Week 6 matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs to be moved to a Monday (it was originally scheduled for this Thursday), which is excellent news for the Bills.
Titans Look to Stay Perfect
Just like the Bills, the Titans are also undefeated but have only played three games. They won the opener against the Denver Broncos, then beat the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Vikings.
Their last matchup against the Vikings came down to the wire, but they pulled off a 31-30 victory. Stephen Gostkowski hit his sixth field goal of the game with less than two minutes left to put them ahead. Coach Mike Vrabel is happy to have someone on his team that can hit field goals.
The main offensive attack for this Tennessee team is their powerful running back, Derrick Henry. Against the Vikings, he rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns, making it the second game out of three with over 100 yards on the ground.
Because of COVID-19 protocol, this is going to be a tough matchup for the Titans. They have had minimal practice leading up to this game.
Prediction
Regardless of the COVID-19 related issues, I still believe the Bills are the better team. Now, because of the spread throughout the organization, the Titans will have to play Buffalo after not having much time together for any game plan.
I’m going to be taking the Bills to cover 3.5.
I think the Bills are going to click on offense much more than the Titans. However, I don’t believe any effort will force the game over 53 points. I’m also taking the under 53.
FREE PICK: Buffalo Bills (-3.5), under 53.