The Tennessee Titans face off against the Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night Football in Week 9. Both teams enter the Monday Night Football matchup coming off byes. The Titans lost a heartbreaker 20-19 to the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 7. The Cowboys came up short to the Washington Redskins 20-17 in Week 7. Both teams enter the game at 3-4 on the season. The Titans come in having lost three in a row. The Cowboys are 1-1 in the NFC East. The Titans are 2-0 in the AFC South The Titans look to get back on track against the Cowboys on Monday Night Football. Make sure you’re in the loop on the latest news on your Titans– take five seconds to Sign up for our FREE Titans newsletter now! Let's take a look at the series history between the two teams. Monday night's matchup will be 15th meeting all-time between the two franchises. The Cowboys lead the all-time series with an 8-6 record. The two teams used to play annually during the preseason back when the Titans were the Houston Oilers. The Cowboys won the last meeting between the two 26-10 in Nashville on September 14, 2014. In that game, former quarterback Jake Locker led the way with 234 yards passing with one touchdown and two interceptions. Shonn Greene led the way rushing with 40 yards and Delanie Walker balled out with 10 receptions for 142 yards and the lone touchdown. The Cowboys were led by former quarterback Tony Romo who threw for 176 yards and a touchdown. Former Titan then Cowboy DeMarco Murray rushed for 167 yards and a touchdown to the Cowboys to the win. The Titans won the last meeting in Dallas 34-27 on October 10, 2010. Tennessee is 2-3 against the Cowboys since they became known as the Titans in the 1999 season. Monday night's game will mark the first for head coach Mike Vrabel in the Tennessee vs. Dallas series. Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett is 1-0 all-time against the Titans. The Titans enter Monday night's game ranked 30th on offense (17th rushing, 30th passing) in the NFL. Inconsistent play, drops at critical times and the lack of a running game at times have held the Titans back. The Cowboys enter Monday night's game averaging 20 points a game while the Titans come in averaging 15.1 points a game. Some player stats of note entering Monday night's game. Marcus Mariota has thrown for 1,030 yards with three touchdowns and five interceptions. He's averaging 153 yards passing a game. Dion Lewis leads the rushing attack with 73 carries for 277 yards and a touchdown. Corey Davis leads the way in receiving with 395 yards and a touchdown. For the Cowboys, Dak Prescott has thrown for 1,417 yards with eight touchdowns and four interceptions. He's averaging 183 yards passing a game. Ezekiel Elliott leads the way for the Cowboys in rushing with 132 carries for 619 yards and three touchdowns. He's averaging 88 yards a game rushing and is second in the NFL in rushing behind Todd Gurley. Cole Beasley leads the Cowboys in receiving with 33 receptions for 350 yards and two touchdowns. Kickoff is set for 7:15 PM Central on Monday night from AT&T Stadium in Dallas on ESPN.<doc-sep>Roughly two weeks ago, the Tennessee Titans made the long flight home to Nashville after a tough 20-19 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers in London. But it’s time to turn the page, as the Titans face the Dallas Cowboys on the road next. In Monday’s presser, Titans head coach Mike Vrabel indicated he was ready to do just that. Vrabel named quarterback Dak Prescott and running back Ezekiel Elliott as two opposing players he would be specifically preparing for. “We worked on all the phases of our football team today against each other, and tomorrow morning when they come in we’ll transition to Dallas and the problems they pose with Dak (Prescott) and Ezekiel (Elliott) and the receivers and tight ends and offensive line,” Vrabel said. Vrabel also noted that the Cowboys’ defense would be one of the toughest the Titans have gone up against this year. Couple that with some of the Titans’ recent struggles on offense, and there’s a potential recipe for disaster if the team can’t get the chains moving. “Defensively, they are doing a lot of things well – No. (3) in the league in defense,” he said. “So it will be another big challenge.” Receivers like Tajae Sharpe showed flashes in Week 7, and the run game looked to be opening up as well, so the Titans will need to build upon that momentum this week. The Titans and Cowboys are scheduled to kick off at 7:15 p.m. CT on Monday in AT&T Stadium.<doc-sep>
The Tennessee Titans sit at 3-4 coming off of a trip to London and a bye week. Jon Robinson chose not to add any pieces at the trade deadline, despite a clear need for a receiver or tight end. Unless Robinson has a free agent up his sleeve, Marcus Mariota has what he has. Next up for the Titans will be the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night. The team will head to Dallas to face a team that faced a similar issues in the passing game. The Cowboys will have a different look for the first time all season against the Titans, debuting Amari Cooper in their offense. The Cowboys are hoping Cooper can jump start a passing attack that has been stuck in neutral, dating back to last season. Ezekiel Elliott is the catalyst of the Dallas offense, currently sitting with 619 yards rushing on the season. For the Titans, they’ll just be looking for some sort of consistency on offense. Marcus Mariota looked the best that he’s looked in London since he torched the Eagles, but still, his receivers let him down in key spots. It’s on Corey Davis and Taywan Taylor at this point to figure things out. The gambling public has obviously noted the Titans’ struggles. Tennessee opened as four point underdogs against the Cowboys on Sunday night. That line quickly has grown to Dallas -7. That’s massive movement over a 48 hour period. The total is set at just 41 points. Despite the Titans’ struggles, that’s a pretty large line for two 3-4 football teams. It should be tough sledding for Tennessee against Dallas’ third ranked defense, but the Titans are no slouch defensively either. They sit 11th in total defense, facing what has been a struggling offense. Can the Titans win? Maybe. But I feel a lot more comfortable picking the Titans to cover seven points.