How to Watch Titans' Preseason Finale vs. Patriots on Friday Night
NASHVILLE — It's the final week of the NFL preseason, and the Tennessee Titans finally are back at home after road trips to Chicago and Minneapolis with a game against the New England Patriots at Nissan Stadium. It's their only home preseason game in 2023.
It's the last action before the regular season rolls around. The Titans open the 2023 season on Sept. 10 at New Orleans. And it's going to be a hot one, with game-time temperatures expected to be around 95 degrees.
Here's all the information on how to watch — or listen — to the game. There are still issues for DirecTV users, who currently don't have access to WKRN-Channel 2 in Nashville.
During the preseason, fans in the Nashville market are able to livestream the broadcast on their mobile devices from the Titans Mobile App (iOS and Android), as well as on desktop computers and mobile web at TennesseeTitans.com. Restrictions apply.
Additionally, fans outside of Nashville can access live Titans preseason games with NFL+, which offers access to all out-of-market preseason games across all devices, live local and primetime regular season and postseason games (phone and tablet only), live local and national audio for every game, and more.
Here are all the details on the game:
How to watch New England Patriots at Tennessee Titans
- Who: New England Patriots (1-1) at Tennessee Titans (1-1).
- What: The last of three NFL preseason games for the Titans and Patriots.
- When: 7:15 p.m. CT on Friday, Aug. 25.
- Where: Nissan Stadium (69,143) in Nashville, Tenn.
- Preseason so far: Tennessee lost at Chicago 23-17 last on Aug. 12 and beat Minnesota 24-13 on Aug. 19. New England lost at home to Houston 20-9 on Aug. 10 and beat Green Bay 21-17 on Aug. 19 in a game shortened after a serious injury to New England rookie Isaiah Bolden that required an emergency trip to the hospital.
- Local TV: WKRN (Channel 2) in Nashville is the flagship station. In surrounding areas, the game can be seen on WKNY (Channel 40) in Bowling Green, Ky., WRCB (Channel 3) in Chattanooga, Tenn, WHNT (Channel 19) in Huntsville, Ala., WJKT (Channel 16) in Jackson, Tenn., WATE (Channel 6) in Knoxville, Tenn., WREG (Channel 3) in Memphis, Tenn., WSBI (Channel 2349) in Paducah, Ky./Cape Girardeau, Mo., and WJHL (Channel 11) in Tri-Cities, Tenn.
- Announcers: Paul Burmeister (play-by-play), Charles Davis (analyst), Cory Curtis (sidelines.)
- National TV: NFL Network (blacked out locally)
- Radio: Titans Radio Network (104.5 in Nashville). Sirius 134, XM 381, SXM 381 (Internet 830)
- Radio Announcers: Mike Keith (play-by-play), Dave McGinnis (analyst), Ramon Foster (sideline), Rhett Bryan (gameday host).
- Streaming: TennesseeTitans.com or Titans app.
- Point spread: New England is a 2.5-point favorite, and the over/under is 38.5 points, according to BetMGM. Here is a complete breakdown on the game, with a history of point spread numbers. CLICK HERE
- Last year's records: The Titans finished 7-10 last year, losing its final seven games. The Patriots were 8-9, their second losing season in the past three years after 19 consecutive winning campaigns. ... In the preseason a year ago, the Titans were 2-1 and the Patriots were 1-2, beating the Carolina Panthers but losing to the New York Giants and Las Vegas Raiders.
- Season projections: The Titans are at plus-310 to win the AFC South, second to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Patriots are at plus-800 to win the AFC East, dead last behind the Buffalo Bills, New York Jets and Miami Dolphis according to the FanDuel Sportsbook. The over/under win totals for both the Titans and Patriots is 7.5, according to FanDuel. The Titans open the regular season at New Orleans on Sept. 10. The Patriots open the season at home against the NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles.
- Series history: The Titans are 16-24-1 all-time against the Patriots in the regular season and 2-2 in the postseason. The Titans are 6-1 all-time in preseason games vs. New England.
- Last meeting: The last regular season meeting was on Nov. 28, 2021, and the Patriots won 36-13 at Foxborough, Mass. The Patriots scored the game’s final 20 points after leading 16-13 at halftime. Patriots rookie quarterback Mac Jones passes for 310 yards with a pair of touchdown passes to Kendrick Bourne, and Nick Folk connects on five field goals for the Patriots. The Titans had four turnovers.