Ken Whisenhunt: 'Receivers have to be physical'

Tennessee Titans head coach Ken Whisenhunt has urged his side's wide receivers to get ready for a battle against the defensive backs of the Cincinnati Bengals.

The Bengals come into the clash against Whisenhunt's men fresh off limiting the high-powered offense of the Atlanta Falcons to just 10 points in their win over Mike Smith's side.

The Titans head coach has insisted that his team need to produce a better performance after losing to the Dallas Cowboys last week.

Whisenhunt told reporters: "They are going into a physical game. This defensive secondary plays physical with the receivers, and they have to understand they have to be disciplined in their routes, they have to battle for the ball when it comes their way.

"We didn't play the way we wanted to last week, so this is a chance to get on the field again and do a little better."

The Titans are 1-1 in their season heading into their week-three clash.