{"id":18419,"date":"2021-08-12T17:02:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T17:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/?p=18419"},"modified":"2021-08-12T17:02:01","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T17:02:01","slug":"friday-night-preseason-nfl-tennessee-titans-at-atlanta-falcons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/nfl\/friday-night-preseason-nfl-tennessee-titans-at-atlanta-falcons\/","title":{"rendered":"FRIDAY NIGHT PRESEASON NFL: TENNESSEE TITANS AT ATLANTA FALCONS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BY ADAM GREENE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unless you live in Tennessee or Georgia, you\u2019ll likely be watching this one on NFL Network replay as the Tennessee Titans make the four hour trip to Atlanta to take on the Falcons, coached by their former offensive coordinator Arthur Smith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Titans spent the offseason rebuilding their offense and making the second biggest trade of the year, acquiring Julio Jones from these same Falcons. This will hardly be a revenge game as I suspect Jones will show up in street clothes and might just stay that way the rest of the exhibition season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smith and Falcons are breaking in a new offense with some fresh starters including first round pick Kyle Pitts, who will probably be the second tight end taken in most of your fantasy drafts. I\u2019m down with that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TENNESSEE TITANS AT ATLANTA FALCONS (pk, O\/U 38)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location:<\/strong> Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Ga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Broadcast:<\/strong> Locally live, replay on NFL Network<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kickoff:<\/strong> Aug. 13, 7 p.m. EST<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TENNESSEE<\/strong> TITANS (0-0)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Julio Jones probably won\u2019t play, I\u2019d expect to see a series or two out of Tennessee\u2019s starters. New offensive coordinator Todd Downing, replacing Smith, has some work to do in keeping Tennessee\u2019s O where it was last season. He\u2019ll probably want to get a few reps in with most of the first unit. After that, It\u2019s all Logan Woodside and Matt Barkley handing off to Darrynton Evans and Brian Hill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ATLANTA<\/strong> FALCONS (0-0)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smith isn\u2019t exactly under the microscope in his first season, but Atlanta swiped left on the idea of a full rebuild and instead went the soft route, shipping away Jones and his big contract, but keeping franchise quarterback Matt Ryan and the rest of the team mostly intact. Pitts adds a huge weapon, especially in the red zone and I\u2019d wager that Smith will want to get him a few looks early before pulling him and the starters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE PICK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To be a team coming off a losing record and a fired head coach, the Falcons have a solid roster of reserves beginning in the QB room. A.J. McCarron has started NFL games in his career and Feleipe Franks was a good pick up late in the NFL draft. While their starting wide receiver group took a hit with the loss of Jones, the back ups aren\u2019t bad, led by Tajae Sharpe. No. 2 tight end Hayden Hurst would start on most teams, so that won\u2019t be a big drop off either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tennessee, on the other hand, is roster top heavy. That\u2019s normal for a real contender dealing with salary cap issues. The battle between Woodside and Barkley for the No. 2 QB slot could be interesting, but Tennessee\u2019s main goal will be to work on a few plays with the starters and get out healthy. Falcons 23, Titans 16<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Straight up:<\/strong> 1-0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Against the spread:<\/strong> 1-0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preseason<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Straight up:<\/strong> 1-0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Against the spread:<\/strong> 1-0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NFL season begins on Thursday, Sep. 9 and the Week 1 Schedule is already up and taking bets at BetOnline.AG<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow our BetOnline Twitter accoun<\/a>t for the latest sports news and betting odds, and stay tuned on the Instagram feed<\/a> for more good information too.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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