While the Raiders have seemed all year like one of the most dominant teams in football, and have a roster stocked full of future Hall of Famers, the Titans definitely have a chip on their shoulder headed into Sunday’s game. Despite winning 11 of their past 12 games, and being tied for the best record in the AFC, not one Titan was named to the Pro Bowl this season, unheard of for a team that is now in the league’s final four. Led by their mobile QB Steve McNair, Tennessee feels like they are being overlooked, as last week almost all of the media picked the winner of the Raiders-Jets game to advance to the Super Bowl. The Titans, who were slaughtered in a 52-25 Raiders romp in their last trip to Oakland, are eager to get another shot at the boys in black. They feel they have a whole new team, and that the underdog factor will play in their favor.

The Raiders on the other hand feel like they are the team of destiny this season. After suffering two major disappointments in the playoffs the past two years, their squad has never looked so in sync. Fresh off a stomping of the red hot Jets, Oakland’s super offense is showing no signs of faltering, while their defense has come on strong as well. MVP Quarterback Rich Gannon has had one of the greatest offensive seasons in decades while Hall of Fame shoo-in Jerry Rice and Tim Brown have continued to flourish past their prime, even at ages 40 and 36 respectively.