News Center 7′s James Rider travels to Nashville to cover Bengals vs. Titans playoff game

DAYTON — Ahead of the Cincinnati Bengals’ first appearance in the divisional round of the NFL Playoffs since 1991, News Center 7′s James Rider is making the trip down I-71 and I-65 to Nashville to cover the game.

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Saturday’s game will air on WHIO-TV with kickoff at 4:30 p.m. and features the fourth-seeded Bengals taking on the top-seeded team in the AFC, the Tennessee Titans. The Bengals are coming of a Wild Card win over the Las Vegas Raiders last weekend, the franchise’s first playoff win in 31 years.

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News Center 7′s James Rider travels to Nashville to cover Bengals vs. Titans playoff game

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The Titans on the other hand had last weekend off, earning the lone bye week as the top seed in the conference.

The sports books in Las Vegas currently predict a tight game between the two teams, with the Titans favored by around a field goal and the final score projected around 25-22 in favor of the top seed Titans.

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News Center 7′s James Rider in Nashville 6:00 a.m.

While the Bengals boast one of the best passing attacks and offensive weapons in the league, Tennessee has a great rushing attack and might be getting healthy at the right time. Former All-Pro running back Derrick Henry, still considered one of the most dominant runners in the league, is practicing this week after breaking a bone in his foot in Week 8.

Henry could play in Saturday’s game but his status still remains undetermined.

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News Center 7′s James Rider in Nashville 6:00 a.m.

The Bengals did get some good news on the injury front Thursday with defensive end Trey Hendrickson being cleared for practice as a full participant after having a concussion last weekend.

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Coming up through Saturday, Rider will be looking at the unique ties between the Bengals and Titans as well as the Bengals pursuit for continuing their historical season.

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