Quick Hits Friday

>>Titans Try To Recover, Chargers Eye Wild Card

(Inglewood, CA)  — A pair of 7-and-6 teams with playoff aspirations will clash in Inglewood on Sunday when the Chargers host the Titans.  Tennessee is coming off a 36-22 loss to the Jaguars last weekend.  The defeat was Tennessee’s third in a row.  The Titans hold a two-game lead over the Jaguars for first place in the AFC South.  The Chargers are hoping to get into the playoff picture after earning a signature win last weekend against the Dolphins.  Justin Herbert threw for 367 yards and a touchdown in the 23-17 victory.  The Chargers sit just outside a Wild Card spot with four games left in the season.

>>Bengals Trying To Stay Hot In Tampa Against Bucs

(Tampa, FL)  — The red-hot Cincinnati Bengals put their five-game win streak on the line Sunday in Tampa Bay against the Buccaneers.  The Bengals are currently 9-and-4 and in second-place of the AFC North behind Baltimore.  They have won seven of their last eight with QB Joe Burrow playing at an MVP level.  The 26-year-old signal caller is second in the NFL in passing yards and third in passing touchdowns.  Burrow will be facing the Tom Brady-led Buccaneers, who have been struggling recently with two losses in the last three weeks.  Tampa lost to the 49ers 35-7 on the road last Sunday.  The Bucs remain in the driver’s seat of the lowly NFC South with a 6-and-7 record.

Bengals coach Zac Taylor on the Bucs defense

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow believes the team has another level it can reach

>>Tyler Boyd Gives Details on Gruesome Injury

(Tampa, FL)  — A receiver on the Cincinnati Bengals is giving details on his gruesome injury.  Tyler Boyd spoke to reporters on Thursday and said his dislocated finger he suffered during the team’s Week 14 win over the Browns wasn’t a normal issue.  The receiver said he could see bone coming through the skin once he got to the sideline.  Boyd went on to say that he was in shock, but his adrenaline was pumping, and it wasn’t hurting or fazing him.  The Bengal has been limited at practice this week and has a chance to play during Cincinnati’s matchup against the Buccaneers in Tampa.  The Bengals and Buccaneers kick off Sunday afternoon.