By Brian Gillespie, NFL Contributing Writer

A pair of former AFC Central rivals will begin the preseason against each other Saturday night, when the Cleveland Browns travel to Music City to battle the Tennessee Titans at the Coliseum.

Tennessee won 10 of its final 11 regular season games in 2002 to garner the AFC South title and a bye in the postseason. The Titans edged Pittsburgh, 34-31, in overtime in the Divisional Round, but ran into a buzz saw when they traveled to Oakland for the AFC Championship Game. The Titans' defense couldn't stop the Raiders and it resulted in a 44-21 defeat. It didn't help that All-Pro defensive end Jevon Kearse missed most of the season due to a broken foot. Kearse, who is in the final year of his contract, is finally at full strength again. Offensive stars QB Steve McNair and RB Eddie George are healthy as well.

Cleveland is coming off a surprising season in which it won five of its last seven contests to grab an AFC wild card. The Browns finished 9-7 for the year before falling 36-33 to AFC North rival Pittsburgh in the opening round of the playoffs. A big reason for the Browns' success in 2002 was backup quarterback Kelly Holcomb's ability to pick the team up when starter Tim Couch got hurt. Due to Holcomb's success and his popularity with the fans, head coach Butch Davis has a quarterback controversy on his hands heading into the preseason. No matter who starts tonight's game, Couch and Holcomb will get equal time.

These teams met one time last season with the Browns winning a thrilling 31-28 decision in overtime at the Coliseum.

Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Tennessee 21, Cleveland 17

08/07 11:23:58 ET