Browns vs. Titans 2016 live stream: Start time, TV schedule and how to watch online

The Tennessee Titans have an unfortunate history when it comes to taking on winless teams. They fell to the winless Jacksonville Jaguars in 2013 and winless Indianapolis Colts in 2011. Their recent past against the Cleveland Browns, who they've lost to for two straight years, isn't much better.

In order for the Titans to reach .500, they'll have to break both of those trends Sunday when they take on the 0-5 Browns. Marcus Mariota played his best game of the season in the Titans' 30-17 win over the Miami Dolphins Sunday, throwing for three touchdown passes and running for another score. He bounced back nicely after throwing zero touchdowns and three interceptions over the previous two weeks.

The Titans' running game was one of their strengths in the preseason and it's carried over into the fall. They've rushed for the second-most yards per game this season with DeMarco Murray leading the way. The veteran running back is enjoying a strong bounce-back year so far, tallying 461 yards in five games to go along with three touchdowns.

Given the mediocrity of the AFC South, the Titans have a legitimate chance at contention. The Houston Texans currently lead the way at 3-2, but Brock Osweiler has been a mammoth disappointment this season. The season-ending back injury to J.J. Watt also makes the Texans much more beatable. If the Titans win Sunday and the Texans lose on Sunday Night Football, they could move into a first place tie.

At 2-3, the Indianapolis Colts are hardly invincible, either, even though Andrew Luck appears to be healthy. Indianapolis' offensive line is on pace to give up the fourth-most sacks in the league history. Despite an offseason spending spree, the Jacksonville Jaguars are once again bringing up the rear at 1-3.

With a game against the Browns Sunday, the Titans have a real opportunity to assert themselves in the division. It helps that Cleveland has been exceptionally snakebitten this year, even by their sad standards. So far, the Browns have run through three quarterbacks due to injury. Robert Griffin III was placed on injured reserve after Week 1, and veteran Josh McCown was injured the following week. Rookie Cody Kessler injured his ribs in Cleveland's 33-13 loss to the New England Patriots last Sunday, but he'll be back under center this week. His backup will be a fellow rookie, Kevin Hogan, who was just promoted from the practice squad this week.

But if the Titans can contain Pryor, they should be able to win Sunday. When the Titans drafted Mariota last year, they wanted a quarterback who could lead and win for years to come. Tennessee won't fool anybody as a Super Bowl contender this season, but in a weak AFC South, the team could challenge for the division. It all starts this week.