A weekly look at what the Tennessee Titans must fix:

To beat the Houston Texans Sunday at LP Field, the Tennessee Titans need to keep their offense in situations that need 10 yards or fewer to sustain a drive.

In the loss at the Washington Redskins, the Titans ran 13 plays on which they needed 13 yards or more for a new set of downs. That's 13 of 49 offensive plays -- nearly 27 percent of the team's offensive snaps.

Six of nine Titans possessions featured such a scenario, and they managed just three points out of those six series. On the three series they did not set themselves back, they came away with 14 points.

It's not a particularly good offense out of manageable downs and distances. The odds are low of converting drives that feature especially difficult down and distances.

To make things easier on Jake Locker or Charlie Whitehurst, the offensive penalties have to be far less frequent.

The Titans have to move the ball steadily forward with a lot more frequency against the Texans if they are going to find their third win of the season and their second against an AFC South foe.