Titans look to rebound after embarrassing shutout loss to Texans |

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have a very low bar for showing improvement after being shut out by Houston the last time these teams met.

“We definitely got to score more points,” interim coach Mike McCoy said. “That’s a given.”

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