The five-point spread said it all heading into Tennessee’s wild-card showdown with the New England Patriots. Despite the Titans’ high-powered offense, and the Patriots’ astonishing late collapse against Miami in Week 17, the "experts" assumed Tom Brady and Bill Belichick would do what they almost always do at home in the playoffs: win. NFL playoff schedule What happened instead was a 20-13 bludgeoning of the Patriots by the Titans. Yet despite dealing New England only its fourth home playoff loss in the Brady-Belichick era, Tennessee opens as a 10-point underdog against the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday night. But there are many reasons why the Titans can pull a second straight stunner on the road, and not all of them have to do with The Human Bulldozer, Derrick Henry. He is a good place to start, though. Henry, the NFL’s rushing champion, dominated New England, rushing for a playoff franchise-record 182 yards, 138 after first contact, per Pro Football Focus. That's unsurprising, as Henry led the league with
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