Super Bowl odds update: Titans surging after dominant win vs. Rams
A week ago, it looked like the Titans' title hopes might be dead after they lost their best player to injury. Now, Tennessee is the hottest team in football and a bona fide Super Bowl contender after a chaotic Week 9.
The Titans saw their title odds shortened to 10-1 this week after Sunday's dominant 28-16 win over the Rams. It was their first game without Derrick Henry, who underwent what was likely a season-ending foot surgery earlier this week. But it hardly mattered as Tennessee's defense shut down Los Angeles' high-powered attack, helping the Titans beat a team that made last year's playoffs for the fourth straight game. The last three teams to pull off that feat all reached the Super Bowl.
Tennessee managed just 194 yards on offense, but its defensive stars picked up the slack. Linemen Jeffery Simmons and Denico Autry combined for 4.5 of the Titans' five sacks, while star safety Kevin Byard - currently PFF's No. 1 ranked safety - took one of Matthew Stafford's two interceptions to the end zone for the second of Tennessee's three second-quarter touchdowns.
The win gave the Titans sole possession of first place in the AFC, though oddsmakers still favor the Bills (+600) to reach the big game despite Sunday's 9-6 loss to the Jaguars as 14.5-point favorites. Tennessee beat Buffalo on Monday night in Week 6 - a week after it blew out Jacksonville on the road.
The Bills' stunning loss was just one of several shocking Week 9 results, but the widespread chaos muted any real effect on the oddsboard. Four of the nine teams priced shorter than 20-1 (Bills, Rams, Packers, Cowboys) lost on Sunday, but the Titans were the only team among those nine to see a notable shift in their title price.
Here are the updated Super Bowl odds after Week 9:
| TEAM | ODDS |
|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | +550 |
| Buffalo Bills | +600 |
| Los Angeles Rams | +800 |
| Tennessee Titans | +1000 |
| Arizona Cardinals | +1000 |
| Green Bay Packers | +1100 |
| Baltimore Ravens | +1200 |
| Dallas Cowboys | +1200 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | +1200 |
| Los Angeles Chargers | +2000 |
| Cleveland Browns | +2800 |
| New England Patriots | +3500 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | +5000 |
| New Orleans Saints | +5000 |
| Indianapolis Colts | +6000 |
| Seattle Seahawks | +6000 |
| Las Vegas Raiders | +6000 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | +6500 |
| Denver Broncos | +8000 |
| San Francisco 49ers | +10000 |
| Minnesota Vikings | +13000 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | +20000 |
| Atlanta Falcons | +25000 |
| New York Giants | +50000 |
| Miami Dolphins | +50000 |
| Carolina Panthers | +50000 |
| Washington Football Team | +50000 |
| Chicago Bears | +50000 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | +50000 |
| Detroit Lions | +100000 |
| Houston Texans | +100000 |
| New York Jets | +100000 |
C Jackson Cowart is a sports betting writer at theScore. You can follow him on Twitter (@CJacksonCowart) or email him at cjackson.cowart@thescore.com.
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