Washington hosts Tennessee looking to beat the Titans for the first time in a decade

Tennessee (3-8) at Washington (7-5)

Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBS

BetMGM NFL Odds: Commanders by 5 1/2

Against the spread: Titans 2-9; Commanders 7-5

Series record: Tennessee leads 8-6.

Last meeting: Titans beat the Commanders 21-17 on Oct. 9, 2022, at Washington.

Last week: Titans beat the Texans 32-27; Commanders lost to the Cowboys 34-26.

Titans offense: overall (24), rush (12), pass (29), scoring (28)

Titans defense: overall (2), rush (9), pass (1), scoring (27)

Commanders offense: overall (6), rush (5), pass (14), scoring (5)

Commanders defense: overall (16), rush (29), pass (4), scoring (16)

Turnover differential: Titans minus-12; Commanders plus-3

QB Will Levis. The second-year quarterback has been among the NFL's best in his three games back from an injury. He has completed 67.9% of his passes for 748 yards, which is seventh best in that span. He's thrown five TD passes with two interceptions and a 109.3 passer rating. The one issue the Titans and Levis have to clean up remains sacks. He's been taken down 20 times since his return.

LB Frankie Luvu has been perhaps first-year general manager Adam Peters' best free agent signing, and he along with six-time All-Pro Bobby Wagner have helped Washington's defense grow into a consistent, reliable unit. Luvu has 79 tackles, seven sacks and is a factor in pass coverage, as well.

Commanders QB Jayden Daniels vs. the Titans secondary. Daniels is still the favorite to be the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year, but opponents have started to figure out something about him and Kliff Kingsbury's offense. Tennessee picked off C.J. Stroud last week in winning on the road at Houston, and Daniels after a charmed start in the NFL has been a little off on some throws lately. The Titans are a more formidable test for him than the Cowboys.

Titans: S Amani Hooker is set to return after being a late scratch last week because of illness. ... RT Leroy Watson (back) and CB Chidobe Awuzie (groin) are out. Awuzie was put on injured reserve prior to Week 4 and had his window to return opened this week. ... RB Tyjae Spears needs to clear final concussion protocol to play after sitting out at Houston.

Commanders: RB Austin Ekeler and starting RT Andrew Wylie are out after each was concussed against Dallas. ... RB Brian Robinson Jr. is off the injury report and set to play after missing the second half of that game with a sprained ankle. ... CB Marshon Lattimore (hamstring) is doubtful. He has not played since joining the team at the trade deadline from New Orleans on Nov. 4. ... K Austin Seibert (groin) went on injured reserve after missing a field goal attempt and two extra points, including one with 21 seconds left that would have tied it, against Dallas. Zane Gonzalez is expected to get promoted from the practice squad to take Seibert's place.

The Titans have won the past two meetings and are 4-4 on the road in this series. Washington is trying to beat Tennessee for the first time since 2014. ... First-year Tennessee coach Brian Callahan's father, Bill, spent five years on staff with Washington, including an 11-game stint as the interim replacement in 2019 after Jay Gruden was fired. Bill is now on his son's staff as offensive line coach. ... The Commanders are on a three-game skid after losing to Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Dallas. ... These franchises first met in 1971, a year after the AFL-NFL merger. Washington won that game over the then-Houston Oilers.

The Titans are one loss from clinching a third consecutive losing season. ... They enter December allowing just 276.4 yards and just 169.6 yards passing a game. … Titans RB Tony Pollard ran for 119 yards last week, his second 100-yard rushing game this season. He has 800 yards rushing this season. … The Titans had four sacks at Houston. … K Nick Folk has 399 field goals. His next field goal will tie Mason Crosby for 14th in NFL history and make him the third active kicker with 400, joining Justin Tucker and Matt Prater. … Rookie CB Jarvis Brownlee Jr. had his first career interception last week. … LB Kenneth Murray Jr. had his first interception for the Titans. … WR Calvin Ridley has 4,992 yards receiving for his career. He needs 8 yards and one TD catch to become the 21st active player with 5,000 yards receiving and 40 TD catches for his career. … WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine has six TD catches in the past seven games, including one each in the past two. ... The Commanders finished with 411 yards against the Cowboys, but they had just 169 and nine points before falling behind 20-9 with just over five minutes left. ... Daniels has completed just under 61% of his passes over the past five games since returning from a rib injury. He completed 75% before that. He had a rushing touchdown in the loss to Dallas, his first since Week 4. ... WR Terry McLaurin has tied his career high for TD catches with seven. ... Zach Ertz is 100 yards receiving away from becoming the ninth eight end in league history to 8,000. ... Wagner leads the Commanders with 99 tackles and recovered the fumble by Cowboys RB Rico Dowdle that was forced by rookie DT Johnny Newton last week.

The injuries to Robinson and Ekeler appear to put Jeremy McNichols in line to be the top running back. McNichols played in 30 games over two seasons with the Titans. Don't forget about Chris Rodriguez Jr., who was signed off the practice squad Tuesday and could get the lion's share of the carries. Rodriguez was already the Commanders' leading rusher once, running for 52 yards in their Nov. 3 win at the New York Giants.

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Tennessee Titans running back Tony Pollard (20) dives into the end zone to score a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5), middle right, celebrates after running for a 17-yard touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Tennessee Titans head coach Brian Callahan, right, celebrates the team's touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) scores on a 2-point conversion attempt during the second half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis (8) leaves the field after the team's win against the Houston Texans in an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) and wide receiver Terry McLaurin (17) walk across the field after the 34-26 loss to the Dallas Cowboys of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Tennessee Titans cornerback Jarvis Brownlee Jr. (29) celebrates an interception with teammates during the first half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)

Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin (17) celebrates after scoring an 86-yard touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Six Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut were targeted by bomb threats on their homes Thursday, the lawmakers or their offices said.

Sen. Chris Murphy and all five House members — Reps. Jim Himes, Joe Courtney, John Larson, Jahana Hayes and Rosa DeLauro — reported being the subject of such threats. Police who responded said they found no evidence of explosives on the lawmakers' properties.

Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal told reporters Friday he did not receive a bomb threat on Thursday but was targeted as recently as a couple weeks ago, adding of such threats, “Unfortunately, very regrettably, they are part of our life.”

The bomb threats against Democrats happened a day after a number of President-elect Donald Trump ’s most prominent Cabinet picks and appointees reported that they had received such threats, as well as “swatting attacks," in which perpetrators initiate an emergency law enforcement response against a victim under false pretenses.

Murphy's office said his Hartford home was the target of a bomb threat, “which appears to be part of a coordinated effort involving multiple members of Congress and public figures.” Hartford Police and U.S. Capitol Police determined there was no threat.

DeLauro said in a Thursday evening post on X that the New Haven Police Department's bomb squad responded to the threat and “determined no bomb was present at our home. I am thankful for their swift response & relieved no one was harmed.”

Hayes said the Wolcott Police Department informed her Thursday morning that it had received “a threatening email stating a pipe bomb had been placed in the mailbox at my home.” State police, U.S. Capitol Police, and the House sergeant at arms were notified, Wolcott and state police responded “and no bomb or explosive materials were discovered.”

Courtney's Vernon home received a bomb threat while his wife and children were there, his office said.

Himes said he was told of the threat against his home during a Thanksgiving celebration with his family. The U.S. Capitol Police, and Greenwich and Stamford police departments responded.

Hines extended his family's “utmost gratitude to our local law enforcement officers for their immediate action to ensure our safety.” Echoing other lawmakers who were threatened, he added: “There is no place for political violence in this country, and I hope that we may all continue through the holiday season with peace and civility.”

Larson also said Thursday that East Hartford Police responded to a bomb threat against his home.

The FBI declined to give details on the latest episodes except to say it is investigating them in partnership with other agencies.

The threats follow an election season marked by violence. In July, a gunman opened fire at a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, grazing him in the ear and killing one of his supporters. The Secret Service later thwarted a subsequent assassination attempt at Trump’s West Palm Beach, Florida, golf course when an agent spotted the barrel of a gun poking through a perimeter fence while Trump was golfing.

Among those who received threats Wednesday were New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, Trump’s pick to serve as the next ambassador to the United Nations; Matt Gaetz, Trump’s initial pick to serve as attorney general; Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, whom Trump chose to lead the Department of Labor, and former New York congressman Lee Zeldin, who has been tapped to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.

Associated Press writer Jill Colvin in New York contributed to this report.

FILE - Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney speaks during the 2nd Congressional debate at Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic, Conn., Oct. 21, 2010. (Aaron Flaum/The Bulletin via AP, File)

FILE - Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., joined at right by Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., questions House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 6, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

FILE - Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., speaks with The Associated Press about his new role on the House Intelligence Committee, in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)