Fans can get preview of upcoming Packers opponent tonight

Between innings in the World Series tonight, Green Bay Packers fans can catch a glimpse of the only undefeated team left in the NFL when the Tennessee Titans take on the Indianapolis Colts on Monday Night Football.

The most amazing part of the Titans' dominance has been the fact that they've done it with little star power.

Since some early season troubles, the Titans have sent their one true star to the bench in quarterback Vince Young and inserted Kerry Collins.

It's not as if Collins is a has-been. He's been to a Super Bowl. He's not flashy, but he gets the job done with accurate passes and a savvy presence in the pocket.

The Titans are best in the trenches, and the Packers are going to have to be up to that challenge. The Titans' huge bookend tackles are among the league's best. Michael Roos and David Stewart can block for the run and pass equally well. Packers end Aaron Kampman will have to be at his best considering there has been very little production from the other end position since Cullen Jenkins went down.

On the other side of the ball, the Titans could have the best set of defensive tackles in the league this side of Minnesota. Tony Brown and Albert Haynesworth can wreak havoc in opponents' backfields. The Packers are really going to have to devise a gameplan that takes into effect how their smallish interior offensive linemen are going to handle Haynesworth and company.

The Packers have the advantage of getting an extra week of preparation for this game while the Titans will be working on a short week coming off a Monday night game. But it's possible that'll be neutralized by the Titans' home field advantage.

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