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Titans to host Bengals in playoffs on Saturday




Derrick Henry is expected to be back and playing when the Titans host the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Divisional Playoffs Saturday. TERRY MCCORMICK

Derrick Henry is expected to be back and playing when the Titans host the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Divisional Playoffs Saturday. TERRY MCCORMICK

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Titans will host the Cincinnati Bengals in the Divisional Round of the Playoffs on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. CST, the first of the four divisional games.

The Bengals, led by second-year quarterback Joe Burrow, held off the Las Vegas Raiders, 26-19, on Saturday in the AFC Wild-Card round to advance to the Division Playoffs.

However, it was not until the other two AFC Wild-Card games were finished did the fourth-seeded Bengals know for sure they would they would be headed to Nashville to take on the top-seeded Titans

The Titans earned a bye week by having the first seed in the conference.

Tennessee is expected to have running back Derrick Henry, who has been practicing for two weeks since being designated for return from injured reserve, back in the lineup for the game.

Cincinnati, which also features the like Offensive Rookie of the Year in wide receiver JaMarr Chase, finished the regular season 10-7 and won the AFC North.

Tennessee comes into the game with a 12-5 record.

The other AFC conference semifinal matchup sends the third-seeded Buffalo Bills to Kansas City to take on the second-seeded Chiefs on Sunday at 5:30 p.m.

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