By BLAKE BEDDINGFIELD, special correspondent

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Titans want to avenge a playoff loss to the Bengals last season and Cincinnati is looking to continue its winning ways to get atop the AFC North.

The Titans still haven’t beaten a team that currently has a winning record. Sunday they get that chance.

Ryan Tannehill

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The Titans are comfortable at the top of the AFC South, but they must start to win games that matter.

The Bengals are a playoff-caliber team with playoff-caliber offensive skill players.

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Paul Kuharsky has covered the Tennessee Titans since 1996, first for The Tennessean, then ESPN.com and now independently at paulkuharsky.com. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee and one of the longest-tenured Titans beat reporters in the franchise's history.