From Lion tamer's to Bus stoppers?

A win is a win in the NFL no matter how ugly it looks. The carrot was dangling out there all afternoon for the Lions to grab hold of but they never could quite grasp it.

Although Batch hit Desmond Howard (as Dyson got burned again) for the game tying touchdown with 01:18 left to play, the Titans were able to counter and put Nedney in a position to put a 46-yarder through the uprights to move the Titans to 2-3, sixth in the AFC Central.

Yes, the Titans won, but it was ugly, and it was against the Lions. It was 12:14 into the third quarter when the Titans offense finally scored a touchdown. Eddie George averaged only 1.96-ypc (51-yards total). McNair threw for only 216-yards and one TD with two interceptions, compared to Charlie Batch's 338-yards, three TD's and one interception.

The only reason that I can think of as to why the Titans won this one: They are a good team playing bad, the Lions are just a bad team and Jeff Fisher is 9-0 against NFC teams.

Detroit Lions cornerback Terry Fair had this to say: "You look up and say, 'What's the score? How are they winning this game?' They run Eddie George and they run Steve McNair and even when they're not getting any yards, they keep on doing it. As long as they're playing like this and winning, they're going to stick with it."

Week 6 Analysis: The Titans looked better than the week before, but not by much. Meaning, they didn't have to take it into OT for the win. The passing game was still about the same as McNair threw two interceptions against the Lions to the one interception he threw against Tampa Bay. There's still no running game and everybody keeps wondering about Eddie George (2.7-ypc). Instead, they need to wonder why they still don't have a true fullback as a lead blocker for George. They cut Floyd, and then picked up Ours, but he still hasn't been utilized.

The Titans aren't going to win with McNair's arm and if they don't fix their running game they'll be lucky to break even this season. The defense has shown improvement but they're not the squad of last season, already yielding 24.4 points, 268.8-yards passing and 94.6 rushing per game. Personnel changes are one reason, injuries are another and the coaching change is evident.

Week 7 Outlook: Besides having to worry about dealing with the no.2 defense (allowing 11.6 pts., 89.4 rushing and 184.0 yards passing per game and a total of 21 sacks, 10 against Tampa Bay) in the league on Monday night, the Titans will have to figure out how to deal with TheBus36.com.

Jerome Bettis is without a doubt one of my favorite backs in the NFL and this year he's operating a full throttle. He's the driver of the NFL's No. 1 rushing offense that's averaging 197.6-ypg, with the Bus cranking out an average of 110-ypg. The No. 3 rusher in the league but with the No. 1 per carry average (5.9-ypc). He's 13th leading rusher all-time in the NFL with 10,354-yards will be the weapon of choice for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night. With an average at best passing game (127.2-ypg), stopping Bettis will be a main priority.

The Titans currently own the Steelers and Bettis, winning seven straight over the Steelers and never allowing Bettis a 100-yard game and he's never carried the ball over 19 times in any of these games. However, every "Bus" has it's day and that day could be Monday. This guy is plowing through teams like an atomic bowling ball through rotted-out bowling pins. He's been impossible to stop and I don't see it happening anytime soon.

James Boswell owns and runs ProFootballFanatics.com, where he covers the Tennessee Titans, as well as provide commentary on the NFL.