Titans vs. Jets

                                                                                         

Tennessee -5 1/2 vs. New York

The best game on the Week 12 slate will send the surging New York Jets to take on the undefeated Tennessee Titans in Nashville.

If it was not for the perfect 10-0 Titans, the Jets (7-3) would be the hottest team in the AFC this season. New York has won four straight and six out of seven. The teams are stacked one and two in the AFC playoff picture and this game could possibly be an AFC Championship preview.

Meanwhile the Titans try to become the 13th team to ever start 11-0. The quarterback battle will be an intriguing one as two veterans will be starting for their teams. Brett Favre will be making his 264th straight start this week in Tennessee and Kerry Collins continues his stellar play this season after being pressed into service after starter Vince Young's injuries and personal problems. Over the last two weeks in tough road matchups in Chicago and Jacksonville, Collins has risen to the occasion by throwing for 519 yards, five touchdowns and only one interception.

Favre meanwhile has survived a tough start to his season but completing 77 percent of his throws. Two weeks ago in a 47-3 rout of St. Louis he did not throw an interception which was notable because he had been picked off in every game since he went interception-less in Week 1 against Miami. During those seven games he threw 12 interceptions, but last week against New England in a 34-31 overtime victory, Favre was able to go without an interception for the second straight game.

Perhaps the emergence of the Jets rushing attack has allowed Favre to be more relaxed in the pocked. Thomas Jones now leads the AFC in rushing with 854 yards. He has scored eight touchdowns in the last five games and has rushed for two straight 100 yard games.

Favre and Jones will face possibly the biggest defensive test of the season Sunday afternoon when they face the Titans' defense that has allowed the fewest points in the league and is second with 15 picks and third with 28 sacks, 10 of which have come in the last three weeks. Jones should beware as Tennessee has only allowed one 100-yard rusher this season.

Tennessee was able to beat New York last season 10-6 in Nashville which ended a three game losing streak in the series dating back to 1998.

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