Chargers vs Titans Prediction - NFL Picks 9/17/23

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The Los Angeles Chargers will play the Tennessee Titans in Week 2 of the NFL regular season on Sunday afternoon at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. Both of these teams opened up their season with a loss and will be looking to get in the win column here. 

Chargers Preview

The Los Angeles Chargers are 0-1 this season after they lost to Miami by a score of 36-34 last week. Los Angeles trailed by a score of 20-17 at halftime, but they had the lead 34-30 late in the fourth quarter. The Chargers defense couldn’t hang on, as Miami scored with 1:45 left to give LA the loss. This was a very entertaining game that was back and forth all day. Los Angeles was out gained by a total of 536-433, but they did force two turnovers. The Chargers threw for 200 yards and rushed for 233 yards, while going 9-15 on third down attempts. Justin Herbert threw for 229 yards and one touchdown, while rushing for 17 yards and a score in the game. Austin Ekeler rushed 16 times for 117 yards and touchdown, but is not expected to play in this game. Joshua Kelley rushed 16 times for 91 yards and one touchdown, while Keenan Allen caught six passes for 76 yards for the Chargers. The Los Angeles defense allowed 466 passing yards and 70 rushing yards, but did force two turnovers. 

Titans Preview

The Tennessee Titans are 0-1 this season after they lost to New Orleans by a score of 16-15 in their first game. Tennessee led the game 9-6 at halftime, but allowed the only touchdown in the game in the third quarter. The Titans failed to reach the end zone in the game, settling for five field goals. Tennessee was out gained by a total of 351-285 and turned the ball over three times in the loss. The Titans threw for 181 yards and rushed for 104 yards, while going 2-12 on third down conversions. Ryan Tannehill threw for 198 yards and three interceptions in the game for the Titans. Derrick Henry rushed for 63 yards on 15 carries, while DeAndre Hopkins (questionable) caught seven passes for 65 yards. The Tennessee defense allowed 282 passing yards and 69 rushing yards, while forcing two turnovers in the game. 

Tennessee Titans Team Facts

  • The Titans have lost each of their last seven games following a loss.
  • The Titans have covered the spread in each of their last five games as underdogs following a road loss.
  • The Titans have scored the first touchdown in eight of their last nine home games against AFC opponents.
  • The Titans have lost the first half in each of their last four home games following a loss.
  • The Titans have won the first quarter in four of their last five Sunday games as home underdogs.

Los Angeles Chargers Team Facts

  • The Chargers have won seven of their last eight games following a home loss.
  • The Chargers have covered the spread in each of their last five September road games against AFC opponents.
  • The underdogs have won the first quarter in each of the Chargers' last three Week 2 games.
  • The Chargers have scored the first touchdown in each of their last eight games against AFC opponents.
  • The Chargers have won the first half in each of their last five Week 2 games against AFC opponents.

Tennessee Titans Player Prop Facts

  • Ryan Tannehill has thrown two or more touchdowns in seven of his last nine home appearances in September.
  • Ryan Tannehill has recorded 21+ completions in three of his last four appearances with the Titans as home underdogs.
  • Derrick Henry has recorded 19+ receiving yards in five of the Titans' last six games as underdogs against AFC opponents.
  • Ryan Tannehill has recorded 11+ rushing yards in six of his last seven Week 2 appearances.
  • Ryan Tannehill has recorded 249+ passing yards in each of his last four September appearances against AFC West opponents.
  • Derrick Henry has scored at least one touchdown in four of the Titans' last five regular season games as underdogs against AFC West opponents.
  • Derrick Henry ranked T2nd in the NFL in Rushing Touchdowns (13) last season

Los Angeles Chargers Player Prop Facts

  • Gerald Everett has scored a touchdown in four of his last five appearances with his team as a road favorite against AFC South opponents.
  • Justin Herbert has recorded 12+ rushing yards in each of the Chargers' last three games as favorites following a loss.
  • Justin Herbert has recorded 27+ completions in each of the Chargers' last eight games as favorites following a home loss.
  • Justin Herbert has recorded 297+ passing yards in five of the Chargers' last six regular season games as favorites against AFC South opponents.
  • Mike Williams has recorded 69+ receiving yards in each of his last six September road appearances.
  • Justin Herbert has thrown three or more touchdowns in each of the Chargers' last two September road games against AFC opponents.
  • Justin Herbert ranked 3rd in the NFL in Completion Percentage (68.2) last season

Matchup/League Facts

  • The Titans ranked 1st in the NFL in total punt yards (4779) last season
  • The Titans ranked 1st in the NFL in average yards per punt (53.1) last season
  • The Chargers ranked 3rd in the NFL in passing yards per game (269.6) last season
  • The Chargers ranked 30th in the NFL in average kickoff return (19.0 yards) last season

Pick

The Chargers played well offensively in their first game, but their defense really let them down. On the other side, the Titans couldn’t find the end zone, but their defense was able to keep them in the game. The Chargers will bring their high scoring offense to Tennessee, but they will be without Austin Ekeler for this one. I don’t think that is going to be too much of an issue for this Chargers offense, but I am curious to see how the defense holds up against Derrick Henry and company. While the Titans couldn’t find the end zone in their first game, they still had five scoring drives. I think both teams will get going offensively and I like the over in this matchup. 

The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.

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