The Tennessee Titans (3-7) will look to snap their three-game losing streak in Week 12 when they host the Carolina Panthers (1-9) at Nissan Stadium on Sunday.
No team in the NFL is happier to be playing a home game this week than the Titans, who are winless away from Nissan Stadium this season (0-7 when you include the loss in London).
In fact, Tennessee hasn’t won a single road game since Week 11 of last season, more than a full calendar year ago.
The Panthers are also on a three-game losing streak and sport the worst record in the NFL. It has been a rough year for Carolina, a team that has yet to see the fruits of their No. 1 overall selection in 2023, Bryce Young.
Sportsbooks currently have the Titans favored to win this game, but do the picks of the vast majority of experts line up with that? Find out now in our Week 12 expert picks round-up.
USA TODAY
Jarrett Bell: Titans (17-16)
Chris Bumbaca: Panthers (20-16)
Nate Davis: Titans (23-17)
Safid Deen: Titans (27-14)
Tyler Dragon: Titans (21-20)
Victoria Hernandez: Titans (17-12)
Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz: Titans (27-16)
Lorenzo Reyes: Titans (15-14)
NFL.com
Ali Bhanpuri: Panthers (20-17)
Brooke Cersosimo: Titans (20-16)
Dan Parr: Titans (20-14)
Gennaro Filice: Titans (20-14)
Tom Blair: Titans (21-19)
CBS Sports
Pete Prisco: Titans (23-12) – “This is the dog game of the week, featuring two rookie passers who are struggling behind bad lines. Bryce Young and Will Levis have been brutalized at times. What’s to think that will change here? The Titans defense is better, so they get the best of it in what should be an ugly game.”
Will Brinson: Titans
Jared Dubin: Panthers
Ryan Wilson: Titans
John Breech: Titans
Tyler Sullivan: Titans
Dave Richard: Titans
Jamey Eisenberg: Titans
Bleacher Report
Bleacher Report’s Week 12 picks
Gary Davenport: Panthers
Brad Gagnon: Panthers
Ian Hanford: Panthers
Kristopher Knox: Titans
Maurice Moton: Titans
Wes O’Donnell: Panthers
Brent Sobleski: Titans
Score prediction: Titans 20, Panthers 17
ESPN
Matt Bowen: Titans
Mike Clay: Titans
Jeremy Fowler: Titans
Dan Graziano: Panthers
Eric Moody: Titans
Jason Reid: Titans
Lindsey Thiry: Titans
Sam Wickersham: Titans
MMQB
Albert Breer: Titans
Mitch Goldich: Titans
Claire Kuwana: Titans
Gilberto Manzano: Titans
Conor Orr: Titans
John Pluym: Titans
Matt Verderame: Titans
Pro Football Talk
Pro Football Talk’s Week 12 picks
Chris Simms: Titans (19-17)
Mike Florio: Titans (24-13)
Sporting News
Sporting News’ Week 12 picks
Vinnie Iyer: Titans (27-20) – “The Panthers step into a bad spot with their consistent running game and their offensive line that can succumb to the Titans’ pressure strengths up front. This is a chance for Bryce Young to exploit a shaky secondary when protected, but it is a better matchup at home for rookie counterpart Will Levis. Derrick Henry will rumble to a big game and set up nice play-action shots to DeAndre Hopkins.”
Bill Bender: Titans (24-21) – “The Panthers are the lone one-win team left in the NFL, and it has been ugly all season. The Titans have averaged 12 points per game through a three-game losing streak, and Derrick Henry has just 45.7 rushing yards per game in those losses. Henry gives Will Levis some run support, but Bryce Young keeps this battle of rookie quarterbacks closer than expected.”
The 33rd Team
Ryan Reynolds: Titans (16-13) – “This game is a matchup between two underperforming teams with two rookie quarterbacks. The Tennessee Titans are a well-coached team with a talented front four. But teams that give their quarterback stable pass protection can shred the Titans’ beatable secondary. The Carolina Panthers will likely struggle in that area this week. Very few things have gone well for Carolina this season, to the point that coach Frank Reich may be on the hot seat in his first season. (Reich used to be the Colts’ coach, so he’s very familiar with the Titans.) This game likely plays out as a low-scoring affair between two extremely volatile offenses.”
Overall expert tally
Number of experts picking Titans: 40
Number of experts picking Panthers: 8
