The Tennessee Titans Road back to the Playoffs

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The Tennessee Titans have not made it to the post season since 2008 and look to 54 year old Head Coach Mike Mularkey and Off Coord Jason Micheal to groom young rookie QB Marcus Mariota. Mariota was the 2nd overall pick of the Titans in the 2015 NFL Draft and will bring his big arm to the NFL and big stage. Last season, the Titans drafted LT Taylor Lewan 11th overall and the expectations are that he will provide provide protection and open some holes up for the running game.

Defensively the Titans have veterans LB Brian Orakpo and DE Jurrell Casey to hopefully solidify the Titans defense, but from all aspects and coming off a 2 win season the 2015 season is another rebuilding year.

To clean up the roster, the Titans have released CB B W Webb. The 25 year old Webb has not started in the NFL to this point in his career and was going to his 3rd team in 3 seasons so far in his career.

The Titans have signed QB Darren McCumber to a 1 year, $450000 deal. The 21 year old rookie QB went undrafted in the 2015 NFL draft. With only Mariota and 2nd year Zach Mettenberger signed at the QB position, the Titans needed to had a 3rd QB.

The Titans have signed LT Ernie Morrison to a 1 year, $450000 deal. The 22 year old rookie LT went undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft.

The Titans have signed FB Drew Harden to a 1 year, $450000 deal. The 23 year old rookie FB went undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft.

The Titans have signed LS Roy Chiodo to a 1 year, $450000 deal. The 23 year old rookie LS went undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft.

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Exhibition Week 2, 2015

Atlanta Falcons 9 Tennessee Titans 3

All the points were via FGs including a 58 yarder from Falcons K Matt Bryant on the last play of the 2nd Q. Neither offense clicked as the Titans had only 8 1st downs in the game and the two teams mustered less then 400 total yards in total. The Titans offense was 0 for 14 on the 3rd down conversions and were on average 3rd and 11.1 in those 14 attempts. Rookie QB Marcus Moriata had his 1st taste of the NFL, but probably one he would rather forget as he went 3 for 10 for 17 yards. Zach Mettenberger was not much better as he was 9 for 24 for 76 yards, but 3 Interceptions.

The Titans did announce that LCB Cody Riggs will be out of the lineup for 4 weeks with a strained back. That was the only injury to report.

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Exhibition Week 3

St Louis Rams 34 Tennessee Titans 10

The Titans fall to 0-2 in the Exhibition season with a blowout loss to the Rams. Offensively the Titans were better getting 15 1st downs in the game, 13 via the passing game. Despite again having a 11.5 yard average on 3rd down conversion attempts, the Titans were able to go 6 for 20 this time. QB Marcus Mariota was a little better in his 2nd game, he was 6 for 13 for 83 yards while Zach Mettenberger was 18 for 39 and 136 yards, but avoided the interceptions this time.

For the 2nd straight game, the Titans used a lot of rookies and will use a more experienced line up in the final 2 exhibition games for fine tuning.

The Titans announced the following injuries after the game.

KT Ernie Morrison pulled groin, Questionable.
TE Delanie Walker, Knee Tendinitis, Probable.
LG Joe Looney, Knee Bursitis, Probable.

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Exhibition Week 4

Kansas City Chiefs 9 Tennessee Titans 3

The Titans offense was a little better this time out again, but could not extend drives because of turnovers, 3 interceptions and 2 fumbles. The Titans had 19 First Downs in the game, with a much more balanced attack. The Titans fumbled at the Chiefs 19 yard line in the 1st Q, had an interception at the Chiefs 8 on the very next drive, an interception at the Chiefs 18 yard line in the 2nd Q to stymie any points. RB David Cobb had 92 yards in 20 carries while QB Marcus Moriota was 8 for 14 for 59 yards and 1 interception. QB Zach Mettenberger was 9 for 20 and had 2 more picks giving him 5 in the 3 exhibition games. WR Dexter McCluster had 6 catches for 47 yards.

The Titans had a few more injuries to report.

RCB Jason McCourty is expected to be out for 4 weeks with a separated shoulder.
LB Zach Brown could miss 2 weeks with a sprained knee.
LT Levan Taylor is questionable with a viral infection.
RG Chance Warmack is probable with knee tendinitis.

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Exhibition Week 5

Minnesota Vikings 34 Tennessee Titans 3

Not much good to report in this blowout game. 3 more interceptions by QB Zach Mettenberger. QB Marcus Moriota was 9 for 17 in his stint for 87 yards and 0 interceptions. It could have been worse though as the Titans recovered 2 of 3 of their own fumbles.

The Titans finish the exhibition season at 0-4, but the AFC South had 1 win by the Colts while the Texans and Jaguars also finished 0-4. The Titans finished with 19 points offensively for worst in the entire NFL. Only 5 teams were worse defensively with more the 86 points against.

The Titans had no new injuries to report.

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The Titans prepare for the Regular Season.

The Titans will face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to start the 2015-16 season. In preparation we need to trim the roster to 53 players from 60.

The Titans made the following cuts to the roster.

TE Phillip Supernaw, the 25 year old was signed as a free agent before the season to a 2 year deal.

WR Tre McBride, the 22 year old rookie was the Titans 7th round, 28th pick in the 2015 NFL draft.

LT Jamon Meredith, the 29 year old 7 year veteran.

RDE Mike Martin, the 25 year old 4 year veteran. The Titans 3rd round pick in the 2012 draft.

LB Justin Staples, the 25 year old 2 year player signed as an undrafted player in 2014.

LB David Bass, the 24 year old 3rd year player was originally a 7th round pick in the 2013 NFL draft by the Oakland Raiders.

CB Brandon Harris, the 25 year old 5th year player was originally a 2nd round pick of the Houston Texans in the 2011 NFL Draft.

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September 13th, 2015

1st Q

The Titans can not get the offense going, so far 1 first down while the Buccaneers have 8. Each team has had 2 possessions. Tampa Bay is running the ball (12 carries for 75 yards) and are 5 for 9 passing and 43 yards. The total offense favours the Buccaneers 118 to just 22. The score is only 3-0 Tampa Bay but the Bucs finished the 1st Q with a 4th and 3 on the Titans 3 yard line and are attempting a field goal.

2nd Q

The Buccaneers complete the FG try on the 1st play of the 2nd Q and now lead 6-0. After a Titan 1st down, Marcus Mariota throws his 1st interception and the Bucs Chris Conte returns it for a TD to make it 13-0 with 12:39 remaining in the half. Mariota looks the part of the rookie as on the next drive he goes 0 for 3 passing with 2 badly thrown balls. The Titans do get the ball back and continue to struggle with the run, 6 attempts so far for 0 yards. On 3rd and 10, Mariota hits Green-Beckham for a 39 yard pass and catch for his biggest play of the game so far. The Titans would have to settle for a 45 yard FG from Ryan Succop to make the score 13-3 for the Buccaneers with 7:45 left in the half. The Buccaneers then go the 73 yards and cap the drive with a Jamels Winston pass to Mike Evans for a 12 yard TD and extend the lead to 20-3 with 5:28 remaining in the half. Marcus Mariota does improve to 10 for 21 in passing with some completions in the following drive, but it stalls due to a holding penalty and the Titans get a 43 yard FG from Ryan Succop to make it 20-6 with 2:06 remaining in the half. The Titans do get a 3 and out by their defense, but are pinned at their own 1 yard line with just over a minute left. 2 running play and a 12 yard pass later allow the Titans to run out the 1st half. The Titans struggled to run the ball in the 1st half, gaining 22 yards on 11 carries, Mariota is 11 for 22 for 139 yards passing and the total offense is much closer now. 189 to 161 in favour of Tampa Bay.

3rd Q

On the 1st offensive play of the 2nd half, Jameis Winston goes 74 yards to Mike Evans for a TD, the Buccaneers now lead 27-6 just 50 seconds into the half. RB Bishop Sankey has back to back runs of 22 and 15 yards to move the Titans to the Tampa Bay 9 yard line. On 2nd and goal from the 7, Sankey punches it in for the Titans 1st TD of the season. The score is now 27-13 with 10:21 remaining in the 3rd Q. The Titans force another 3 and out and the offense gets them into the Red zone again. This time Mariota cannot cash in and Succop nails a 41 yard FG to make it 27-16 Tampa Bay with just over 3 minutes left in the Q. Suddenly the Titans running game is going and the Buccaneers running game has stalled. The 3rd Q ends with the Titans pinning the Buccaneers to the Tampa 3 yard line.

4th Q

The Buccaneers put a huge damper on the Titans momentum with a 7 minute drive from the shadow of their own goal posts and get a 41 yard FG to make it 30-16. The Titans do respond with a FG of their own with 5:05 left in the game. Succop hits a 37 yarder to make the score 30-19 Tampa. The Titans get another defensive stop and start a drive with under 3 minutes left in the game. The Titans cap the drive off with a 15 yard David Cobb TD run to make the score 30-25 but fail on the 2 point convert with 59 seconds left. Tampa Bay recovers the onside kick with 52 seconds left and run out the clock.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30 Tennessee Titans 25

The Titans did improve offensively as the game went on and ended up with 425 total yards compared to 348 for the Buccaneers. Tennessee ended up with 23 1st downs compared to 17 for Tampa Bay. RB Bishop Sankey had 17 carries for 75 yards rushing while Marcus Mariota was 26 for 45 for 310 yards in his 1st career NFL regular season game. WR Dorial Green-Beckham had 6 catches for 112 yards including a 39 yarder from Mariota. LB Wesley Woodyard had 8 tackles for the Titans while DE Ropati Pitoitua had the only Titan QB sack,

From the Trainers room, No new injuries to report and LB Zach Brown is cleared to play in Week 2.

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September 14th, 2015 NFL Standings


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September 14th, 2015

Players of the Week

Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger was named the Offensive Player of the Week. The 33 year old Roethlisberger went 28 for 37 for 497 yards passing and 4 TDs.

Denver Broncos CB Chris Harris was named the Defensive Player of the Week. The 26 year old Harris had 1 tackle and 4 Interceptions.

Honorable Mentions:

Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers 29 for 44, 424 yards 2 TDs
San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers 40 for 52, 406 yards, 3 TDs
New England Patriots QB Tom Brady, 27 for 42, 362 yards, 4 TDs
Minnesota Vikings RB Adrian Peterson 27 carries for 196 yards, 1 TD
Indianapolis Colts RB Ahmad Bradshaw, 14 carries for 116 yards 2 TDs
Arizona Cardinals WR Michael Floyd, 10 catches for 151 yards
Green Bay Packers WR Jordy Nelson, 10 catches for 148 yards
San Diego Chargers WR Steve Johnson, 10 catches for 121 yards, 1 TD
Arizona Cardinals DE Frostee Rucker, 3.0 Sacks
Dallas Cowboys CB Morris Clayborne, 3 Interceptions
Oakland Raiders CB D J Hayden, 2 Interceptions
Baltimore Ravens CB Jimmy Smith, 2 Interceptions
Kansas City Chiefs S Eric Berry, 2 Interceptions
Philadelphia Eagles S Walter Thurmond, 2 Interceptions

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September 20th, 2015

Tennessee at Cleveland

1Q

Neither team did much early on in the game, it took the Browns over 10 minutes to get their 1st first down of the game with only 29 offensive yards to that point while the Titans were not much better with 3 first downs and 69 yards. With 1:35 left in the 1Q, Josh McCown hits Travis Benjamin with a 13 yard pass and the Browns get to the Titans 18 yard line. The Titans stop the Browns and force a 33 yard Travis Coons FG and a 3-0 Browns lead with 20 seconds left in the Q.

2Q

On the Titans 1st possession of the 2Q, RB Sankey breaks open up the middle for a 48 yard run to the Browns 31 yard line. On the very next play Mariota hits WR Dexter McCluster for a 30 pass and run giving the Titans 1st and goal at the 1. History is made as on the next play Mariota gets his 1st career TD pass to WR Kendall Wright with 12:38 remaining in the 1st half. After the extra point, the Titans lead 7-3. On the next possession, the Browns on 3rd and long hit WR Josh Gordon with a 53 yard pass to the Titans 13 yard line. On 3rd a goal, RB Glenn Winston plunges in from 6 yards out and the Browns get the lead back at 10:24 remaining. Browns 10 Titans 7. After each team had unsuccessful drives, the Browns pin the Titans to their own 8 yard line with 5:20 left in the half. After 1 first down, it appeared that Marcus Mariota had a first down before fumbling the ball and the Browns recovering at the Titans 35 with 2:33 left on the clock. 4 plays later, Josh McCown hits WR Josh Gordon from 1 yard and the TD. Browns now lead 17-7 with 1:51 left in the 2nd Q. The Titans do get to the Browns 40 yard line and K Ryan Succop hits a 57 yard FG with 17 seconds left to cut the Browns lead to 17-10. The Titans and Browns each had 9 first downs in the first half and identical offensive yardage at 184. Marcus Mariota was 9 for 17 for 122 yards in the 1st half.

3rd Q

The Browns open the 2nd half with a 4:12 second drive that results in a punt the has the Titans starting at their own 4 yard line. The Titans go 3 and out and P Brett Kern does not help matters with a 32 yard punt that the Browns return to the Titans 26 yard line. The Titans get a break as the Browns are called for roughing the kicker and the Titans regain possession at their own 24. The Titans take advantage of the break and march the ball to the Browns 28 where it is 1st and 10. On the next play, Mariota hits RB Bishop Sankey with a 24 yard pass to the Browns 4. Mariota then gets his 2nd career TD, a 3 yard strike to TE Craig Stevens. After the PAT, the score is now tied 17-17 with 5:13 remaining in the 3rd Q. The Browns take the next possession and move the ball to the Titans 19 yard line. The Titans hold the Browns to a 31 yard Coons FG and now trail the Browns 20-17 with 59 seconds remaining in the 3rd Q.

4th Q

The Titans do not move the ball with any success on their next possession but the Browns do when they get the ball back. Josh McCown connects with WR Andrew Hawkins for a 44 yard pass play to the Titans 2 with 10:13 remaining in the game. 2 plays later RB Isaiah Crowell scores on a 2 yard running play and the Browns now lead 27-17. A big Browns sack on Mariota forces a 4th down punt with 7:38 remaining in the game. The Titans get a big stop on the Browns, but a combination of a great punt and penalty put the Titans back to their own 8 with just over 5 minutes left. Mariota gets the Titans away from their own goal posts with a 38 yard pass to WR Justin Hunter, followed by 16 to WR Dorial Green-Beckham. After a Pass interference penalty QB Marcus Mariota was looking for Green-Beckham yet again but gets picked off by LB Karlos Dansby at the Browns 2 with 3:38 left. The Titans do get the ball back with 2:23 left at their own 40, but they turn the ball over on downs with 1:24 left in the game. The Browns run out the clock and the Titans fall to 0-2.

Cleveland Browns 27 Tennessee Titans 17

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Browns QB Josh McCown was the game MVP going 24 for 34 with 284 yards and 1 TD. Titans QB Marcus Mariota was 24 for 39 for 285 yards with 2 TD and 1 INT. The Titans did have 20 first downs compared to 17 by the Browns while the total net yards were close but favoured the Browns 371 to 341. Titans WR Dexter McCluster had 4 catches for 79 yards and LB Wesley Woodyard had 10 tackles in the game.

The Titans announced that FB Drew Harden will go on the IR with a severe hamstring pull. CB Jason McCourty was cleared to play next week.

The Titans have signed FB Will Tukuafu to a 1 year, $610000 deal. The Seattle Seahawks released the 31 year old 6 year player prior to the regular season.

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September 21st, 2015

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Players of the Week

New York Giants QB Eli Manning was named the Offensive Player of the Week. The 34 year old Manning went 20 for 36 with a 346 yards and 3 TDs. Manning is now 49 for 77 (63.6%) with 606 yards with 5 TDs and 3 INT in 2 games.

New England Patriots DE Chandler Jones was named the Defensive Player of the Week. The 25 year old Chandler had 8 tackles and 4.5 Sacks. Jones now has 14 tackles and 6.5 Sacks in 2 games.

Honorable Mentions:

Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger was 21 for 25 for 248 yards and 4 TDs.
Philadelphia Eagles RB DeMarco Murray had 35 carries for 126 yards and 1 TD.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB Doug Martin had 30 carries for 90 yards and 1 TD.
Detroit Lions WR Calvin Johnson had 11 catches for 130 yards and 1 TD.
Cincinnati Bengals LB Rey Maualuga had 8 tackles and 1 Sack.
Pittsburgh Steelers LB Ryan Shazier had 8 tackles and 1 Sack.
Kansas City Chiefs LB Tamba Hali had 8 tackles and 1.5 Sacks.
Denver Broncos CB Aqib Talib had 9 tackles and 2 Interceptions.
Chicago Bears S Antrel Rollie had 9 tackles and 1 Sack.
Oakland Raiders S Charles Woodson had 9 tackles, 1 Sack and 1 Interception
New Orleans Saints S Jairus Byrd had 9 tackles and 1 Interception
Seattle Seahawks CB Cary Williams had 2 tackles and 2 Interceptions

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September 27th, 2015

Indianapolis Colts (2-0) at Tennessee Titans (0-2)

1st Q

The Tennessee defense allowed a 1st down in each of the two first possessions by the Colts, but has limited the Colts to just 9 yards. Unfortunately the Titans offense has yet to get an first down and have been fortunate to recover two of their own fumbles including a drop by TE Craig Stevens at his own 15. To top it off, the Titans have 4 penalties for 25 yards in the first 7 minutes. The fumbles continue and again the Titans get lucky as they recover one on the punt at their own 28. The Titans finally get their 1st first down with 5:37 remaining in the 1st Q, they have a total of 12 yards in 13 offensive plays. Finally a big play for Tennessee as QB Marcus Mariota completes a screen pass to newly acquired FB Will Tukuafu for 33 yards and a 1st down at the Colts 19. 6 plays later, from the 1 the Titans have to settle for a 18 yard Succop FG and a 3-0 lead with 1:17 left.

2nd Q

Early in the 2nd Q, the Titans defense has been stifling holding the Colts to just 18 yards on 16 plays including on 2 on 3 rushing plays. Another big play for the Titans as Mariota teams up with WR Dexter McCluster for a 35 yard pass play to the Colts 29. Mariota is now 6 for 9 for 102 yards. With 9:47 remaining in the half, the Titans have to settle for another Succop FG, this time from 28 yards out and a 6-0 lead. The Colts finally break through the Titans defense with a 31 yard run by RB Ahmad Bradshaw to the Titans 30 with 7:20 left. Going into that play the total net offense was 160 to 37 in favor of the Titans. The Colts do what the Titans were unable to.... score a TD with a 13 yard run by Bradshaw. With the PAT, the Colts lead 7-6 with 4:44 remaining in the half. The Titans did get a few first downs but they were able to pin the Colts to their own 1 after a great punt at the 2 minute warning. On the very first play the Titans trap Bradshaw in the end zone for a safety and regain the lead 8-7. With 7 seconds left and the Titans looking to get into FG range, Marcus Mariota gets picked off at the Colts 48. After a 3rd Titan sack of QB Andrew Luck, the half ends. The Titans had 213 yards offense compared to 101 for the Colts. Mariota was 13 for 20 for 155 yards and held the edge in first downs 10 to 6. We have now played 10 quarters of football, and have yet to see the Titans force a opposition turnover..... just saying.

3rd Q

The first 12 minutes of the 3rd Q were basically punting practice. Both teams had 3 possessions that ended with punts. The Titans held the Colts to 18 yards and no first downs, while the Titan offense had 3 first downs and 55 yards. That changed when QB Marcus Mariota hooked up with WR Dexter McCluster for a 46 yard pass and catch to the Colts 22 with 2:59 remaining in the Q. The drive was stalled right there and Succop made it 11-7 with 1:57 remaining in the 3rd Q. The 3rd Q ended with another 3 and out for the Colts and their 4th punt of the Q.

4th Q

The Titans were not able to do much on their drive even though they got the benefit of a Roughing the Kicker penalty during a punt, but were able to pin the Colts to their own 6. The Colts offense finally get some momentum, 2 first downs to get away from their end zone then QB Andrew Luck hits WR Phillip Dorsett for a 40 yard pass play to the Titans 27 with 9:49 remaining in the game. 2 plays later, RB Ahmad Bradshaw rambles for a 22 yard TD run and the PAT makes the score 14-11 in favor of the Colts with 9:08 remaining. The Titans offense cannot get anything going and are forced to punt with 6:22 left in the game. The Titans defense really need to create their 1st turnover of the season. They don't, but they do get a stop and after the touchback, they have the ball at their own 20 and 3:55 remaining in the game. 7 plays later, the Titans are faced with a 4th and 2 from their own 40, 1:56 remaining on the clock. Mariota takes it himself for a 5 yard gain and the Titans still have a chance. Mariota then hits WR Justin Hunter for 19 yards to the Colts 36. Getting close to FG range. Another big play for the Mariota, 29 yards to Hunter this time to the Colts 7 with 1:02 left in the game. Bishop Sankey punches it in from 7 yards out and the Titans lead now 18-14 with 55 seconds left. Succop kicks one through the end zone for a touchback. On the 1st play from scrimmage, DE Karl Klug and DT Sammie Lee Hill combine for a sack, force a fumble and the Titans recover on the Colts 16. Ryan Succop hits a 43 yard FG after 2 penalties backed up the Titans on the final play of the game. The Titans win for the 1st time this season.

Tennessee Titans 21 Indianapolis Colts 14.

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The Titans had 21 first downs compared to the Colts 11 and Total Nets Yards favored the Titans 414 to 234. The Titans sacked Colts QB Andrew Luck 6 times for 34 yards and did not give up a sack. The game MVP was Titans DE Ropati Pitoitua, he recovered 2 fumbles, had 4 tackles and 3 sacks. He was also credited with 2 Hurry's and 1 Knockdown.

Titans QB Marcus Mariota was 24 for 44 for 278 yards passing. He had 1 Interception. RB Bishop Sankey had 25 carries for 104 yards rushing. WR Dexter McCluster had 4 catches for 96 yards including a 46 yarder. The Titans filled 64700 of their available 69100 seats today.

The Titans have 1 new injury to report. CB Coty Sensabaugh will miss about 8 weeks with a stress fracture in his leg.

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September 28th, 2015

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Players of the Week

Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger is the Offensive Player of the week when he went 35 for 44 for 403 yards with 3 TDs. The 33 year old Roethlisberger is 84 for 106 (79.2%) for 1148 yards, 11 TDs and 3 INT in 3 games.

Miami Dolphins DE Cameron Wake was named the Defensive Player of the Week with his 7 tackles and 3.5 Sacks. The 33 year old Wake has 12 tackles with 4.5 Sacks in 3 games this season.

Honorable Mentions

Minnesota Vikings RB Adrian Peterson had 31 carries for 177 yards rushing.
Tennessee Titans RB Bishop Sankey had 25 carries for 104 yards rushing and 1 TD.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB Doug Martin had 27 carries for 102 yards rushing.
Seattle Seahawks RB Marshawn Lynch had 27 carries for 95 yards and 1 TD.
Philadelphia Eagles RB DeMarco Murray had 24 carries for 175 yards rushing.
Chicago Bears RB Matt Forte had 17 carries for 179 yards and 2 TDs.
Cleveland Browns WR Josh Gordon had 14 catches for 192 yards and 1 TD
St Louis Rams WR Brian Quick had 10 catches for 93 yards.
Pittsburgh Steelers WR Antonio Brown had 10 catches for 81 yards.
New York Giants K Josh Brown went 5 for 5 in FG with his longest at 51 yards.
Baltimore Ravens LB Daryl Smith had 9 tackles and 1 INT.
San Francisco 49ers LB Ahmad Brooks had 11 tackles and 2 Sacks.
New Orleans Saints S Kenny Vaccaro had 13 tackles and 1 INT.
Tennessee Titans DE Ropati Pitoitua had 4 tackles and 3 Sacks.
Oakland Raiders DE Justin Tuck had 5 tackles and 3 Sacks.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers CB Alterraun Verner had 3 tackles and 2 INT.
Oakland Raiders S Charles Woodson had 5 tackles and 2 INT.
Arizona Cardinals S Tyrann Mathieu had 4 tackles and 2 INT.

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October 1st, 2015 NFL Stat Leaders

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October 4th, 2015

Tennessee Titans bye week

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October 5th, 2015

NFL Standings

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Players of the Week

Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger was named the Offensive Player of the Week. Roethlisberger went 20 for 31 for 325 yards and 2 TDs. The 33 year old is 104 for 137 (75.9%) with 1473 yards and 13 TDs and 3 Interceptions in 4 games.

Miami Dolphins DE Olivier Vernon was named the Defensive Player of the Week. Vernon had 8 tackles with 4 Sacks. The 24 year now has 15 tackles and 5.5 Sacks in 4 games.

Honorable Mentions:

Buffalo Bills RB LeSean McCoy had 25 carries for 112 yards.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB Doug Martin had 26 carries for 107 yards.
Atlanta Falcons RB Devonta Freeman had 26 carries for 80 yards.
Denver Broncos RB C J Anderson had 22 carries for 92 yards and 1 TD.
Houston Texans DE J J Watt had 8 tackles and 2 Sacks
Carolina Panthers LB Luke Kuechly had 9 tackles and 1 INT
Pittsburgh Steelers LB Bud Dupree had 10 tackles and 2 Sacks
Houston Texans LB Jadeveon Clowney had 10 tackles and 1 Sack
New York Giants CB Prince Amukamara had 8 tackles and 1 INT
Detroit Lions S Glover Quin had 10 tackles and 1 INT
Dallas Cowboys S Byron Jones had 9 tackles and 1 INT
Cleveland Browns CB Joe Haden had 7 tackles and 2 INT

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Week 5 October 11th, 2015

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Game Planning the Buffalo Bills
2015 Record (0-4)

Tendencies:

The Bills ran the ball 48.0 % in so far this season (Above Average)
Defensive Rushing Average of 4.52 per carry (Below Average)
Defensive Rushing of 100.5 yards per game (Good)
Defensive Passing Completion of 56.3% (Very Good)
Defensive Passing of 256.3 yards per game (Poor)
Defensive Short Pass Completion of 66.3% (Very Good)
Defensive Short Pass Average of 7.02 per play (Poor)
Defensive Long Pass Completion of 26.7% (Above Average)
Defensive Long Pass Average of 8.4 per play (Average)

The Defensive Game Plan against the Bills will be the Titans Dee Dawg 2 (TM) Defense that primarily will be in Run defense of 50% of the time on 1st down and split the rest between Pass and Aggressive Pass defense.

The Offensive Game Plan against the Bills will be the Titans Balanced (TM) Offense which is will have us throwing about 50% of the time in 1st down, 25% Short and 25% Long pass and Run 50%.

Titans Blitz Frequency (High)

Titans Double Team Frequency (Low)

Titans Extra Protection Frequency (Average)

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October 11th, 2015

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Buffalo Bills (0-4) at Tennessee Titans (1-2)

1st Q

After the opening kickoff the Titans start with the ball at their own 38. The Titans have an impressive opening drive with 3 first downs but WR Justin Hunter fumbled the ball at the Bills 34 and its a turnover. The Bills get a couple of first downs themselves before RB LeSean McCoy finds an opening in the Titans defense and rushes it 40 yards to the house. Under 7 minutes into the game, Titans trail 7-0. After the kick and 13 yard run back, the Titans will start at their own 20. Three quick passes and a 13 yard run by Bishop Sankey gets the Titans in the red zone to the Bills 10. Sankey lost 2 yards on 1st down but QB Marcus Mariota hits WR Harry Douglas up the middle for 12 yards and the TD. With under 5 minutes left in the Q, the score is tied 7-7. The Bills get a big kickoff return by Sammy Watkins for 31 yards to the Bills 46. On the very next play, QB Tyrod Taylor gets picked off by Titans CB Perrish Cox and its all daylight to the endzone, a 61 yard interception TD. With just over 4 minutes left, the Titans now lead 14-7. After the kick off, the Bills start at their own 25. The Bills end the 1st Q with 3 first downs and will open up the 2nd Q with a 1st and 10 at the Titans 37.

2nd Q

On 4th and 2 from the Titans 29, Taylor and FB Charles Clay connect for 16 yards and extend the drive. In another strange series of events, on first down the Bills throw a short pass to TE Chris Gragg, he then fumbles at the Titans 10 where it is recovered by Tennessee's Marqueston Huff for the 90 yard TD, the 2nd score by the Titans defense. With just under 3 minutes played in the 2nd Q, the Titans now lead 21-7. The Bills will start after the kickoff at their own 38. The Bills do get 1 first down before a DE Ropati Pitoitua 7 yard Sack on Tyrod Taylor forcing a punt from the Bills 46. After the punt and a 3 yard punt return by Cody Riggs, the Titans start at their own 14. The Titans do get 2 first downs but are forced to punt from their own 48. A great punt by Brett Kern goes out of bounds at the Bills 5. A 3 and out forced the Bills to punt it back from their own 7. Colton Schmidt only gets 36 yards on his punt and the Titans have excellent field position at the Bills 43 with just under 5 minutes left in the half. 2 first downs later the Titans are 1st and 10 at the Bills 15. On the 1st down Marcus Mariota cannot connect with WR Dexter McCluster, but on 2nd down, he does connect with WR Dorial Green-Beckham for 11 yards to the Bills 4. On 1st down again, Mariota throws incomplete intended for RB Bishop Sankey, but on 2nd down Sankey makes the catch on the short pass for the 4 yard TD. With under 3 minutes remaining in the half, the Titans are up 28-7. After the kickoff the Bills start at their own 25. After a 1st down QB Tyrod Taylor is picked of by Titans S Michael Griffin at the mid field with just over a minute left. On the very next play, QB Marcus Mariota throws into double coverage and gives the ball back as CB Ronald Darby picks him off at the Bills 36. DE Ropati Pitoitua gets his 2nd Sack of the game in 1st down dropping Taylor for 6 yard loss. On 3rd down Pitoitua gets Taylor again for the 3rd time, this time for 5 yards to the Bills 30. After the Bills punt and Cody Riggs 13 yard return, the Titans have it at their own 30 with just 34 seconds left. The Titans do get one 1st down, but run out the clock. Titans lead 28-17 at the Half. Total Net yards favour the Titans 199-160 while Marcus Mariota is 12 for 21 for 145 yards.

3rd Q

The Bills will start the 2nd half with the ball at their own 21. After getting a first down and facing 2nd and 13, Bills QB Tyrod Taylor connects with RB LeSean McCoy on a short pass the nets 41 yards with 38 yards after the catch to the Titans 28. On 2nd down, Taylor heaves a long pass to WR Sammy Watkins for 26 yards and a 1st and goal at the Titans 2. Two plays later RB McCoy scores the TD and the Bills cut into the Titans lead at 28-14 with just over 9 minutes left. After the kickoff, the Titans will start at their own 27. The Titans do get 1 first down but are forced to punt on 4th and 1 from the Bills 44. After the touchback, the Bills get the ball at their own 20. After 1 first down, the Bills are facing 3rd and long and Taylor looks for WR Sammy Watkins, his pass is tipped and intercepted by Titans CB Jason McCourty and returned 49 yards for the Titans 3rd defensive TD of the game. With just under 3 minutes left in the Q, the Titans extend the lead to 35-14. The Bills will again start at their own 20. After a 3 and out by the Bills, the Titans get the ball at their own 36. After a first down, the 3rd Q ends with the Titans 1st and 10 at their own 47.

4th Q

After another first down and on 3rd and 9 from the Bills 35, Marcus Mariota hits WR Kendall Wright with a pass up the middle for a 20 yard gain to the Bills 15. Four plays later the Titans have to settle for a 23 yard Ryan Succop FG and a 38-14 lead with under 10 minutes remaining. After the kickoff, the Bills will start at their own 21. On 3rd and 11 from the 20, Taylor is Sacked by DE Ropati Pitoitua, the Bills have no answer for Pitoitua today. The Bills gamble on 4th and 17 and after a incomplete pass, the Titans were called for pass interference and an automatic first down at their own 19. After a few more first downs, the Titans defense picks off QB Tyrod Taylor again. This time it is CB Perrish Cox with his 2nd "pick six", this time for 82 yards. With under 5 minutes left the Titans now lead 45-14. After the kickoff, the Bills start at their own 40 with a good return by Sammy Watkins. The Bills offense does do anything and are forced to punt. The Titans take the ball at their own 35. The Titans went 3 and out and punted, the Bills will start their drive at their own 27. The Bills do give up another interception, but no TD this time and the Titans simply run out the clock.

Tennessee Titans 45 Buffalo Bills 14

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The big difference in the game was the Titans 5 interceptions and 4 Defensive TDs for 28 points. The Bills actually had 325 net yards to the Titans 298.

The game MVP without question was DE Ropati Pitoitua with 3.5 Sacks, 2 Hurries with 7 Knockdowns. He added 6 tackles in a great game. Titans QB Marcus Mariota was 20 for 29 and 217 yards with 2 TDs and 1 INT. CB Perrish Cox had 2 INTs, both for TDs. He had 143 yards in interception return yards. S Michael Griffin had 8 tackles for the Titans as well.

From the Titans training room:

FS Marquestion Huff is Questionable with a strained Tricep Muscle.
DE Jurrell Casey is Questionable with a sprained Lateral Knee Ligament.
CB Blidi Wreh-Wilson is Probable with Shoulder tendinitis.
WR Harry Douglas is Out with Impaired Vision.

[Big T]

October 12th, 2015

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Players of the Week:

Cincinnati Bengals QB Andy Dalton was named the Offensive Player of the Week. Dalton went 24 for 35 for 295 yards and 3 TD passes. The 27 year old is 105 for 172 (61%) for 1302 yards, 10 TDs and 8 INTs in 5 games.

Tennessee Titans DE Ropati Pitoitua was named the Defensive Player of the Week. Pitoitua had 6 tackles and 3.5 Sacks. The 30 year old has 18 tackles, 8.5 Sacks in 13 QB Knockdowns in 4 games.

Honorable Mentions:

Chicago Bears RB Matt Forte had 30 carries for 129 yards and 1 TD.
Washington Red Skins RB Matt Jones had 32 carries for 110 yards and 1 TD.
St Louis Rams WR Tavon Austin had 11 catches for 137 yards and 0 TDs
Denver Broncos WR Emmanuel Sanders had 10 catches for 132 yards and 0 TDs
Cincinnati Bengals WR AJ Green had 9 catches for 177 yards and 2 TDs
Atlanta Falcons LB Scottie Armstrong had 13 tackles and 1 INT
San Francisco 49ers LB NaVorro Bowman had 8 tackles and 1 INT
Houston Texans LB Jadeveon Clowney had 9 tackles, 2 Sacks and 1 INT
Cincinnati Bengals S George Iioka had 8 tackles and 1 INT
Green Bay Packers S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix had 8 tackles and 1 INT
Kansas City Chiefs LB Tamba Hall had 7 tackles and 3 Sacks
New England Patriots DE Rob Ninkovich had 5 tackles and 3 Sacks
Tennessee Titans CB Perrish Cox had 6 tackles and 2 INTs
Houston Texans CB Johnthan Joesph had 4 tackles and 2 INTs

[Big T]

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October 18th, 2015

Game Planning the Miami Dolphins 2015 Record (4-0)

Tendencies:

The Dolphins ran the ball 48.0 % in so far this season (Above Average)
Defensive Rushing Average of 4.15 per carry (Average)
Defensive Rushing of 81.0 yards per game (Good)
Defensive Passing Completion of 55.1% (Excellent)
Defensive Passing of 210.5 yards per game (Very Good)
Defensive Short Pass Completion of 67.3% (Very Good)
Defensive Short Pass Average of 5.03 per play (Above Average)
Defensive Long Pass Completion of 23.1% (Very Good)
Defensive Long Pass Average of 6.0 per play (Excellent)

The Defensive Game Plan against the Dolphins will be the Titans Dee Dawg 2 (TM) Defense that primarily will be in Run defense of 50% of the time on 1st down and split the rest between Pass and Aggressive Pass defense.

The Offensive Game Plan against the Dolphins will be the Titans Balanced (TM) Offense which is will have us throwing about 50% of the time in 1st down, 25% Short and 25% Long pass and Run 50%.

Titans Blitz Frequency (Below Average)

Titans Double Team Frequency (Below Average)

Titans Extra Protection Frequency (High)

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[Big T]

October 18th, 2015

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Miami Dolphins (4-0) at Tennessee Titans (2-2)

1st Q

The Dolphins open up with the ball, but after 1 first down are forced to kick from the their own 36, the Titans take over at their own 16. The Titans go 3 and out and punt from their own 23, the Dolphins will start at their own 42. The first big play of the game is on 3rd and 10 from the their own 42, Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill connects with WR Jarvis Landry for a 21 pass and catch to the Titans 37. On 3rd and 4 from the Titans 18, Tannehill goes 18 yards to WR Greg Jennings for the TD with under over 8 minutes left in the Q, Dolphins 7 Titans 0. After a touchback, The Titans go 3 and out again and are forced to punt after just 3 Total Yards in their first 2 drives. Miami starts at their own 38. The Dolphins get another big play in a 29 yard run by RB Lamar Miller to the Titans 33. On 2nd and 10, QB Tannehill goes 19 yards in the air to WR Greg Jennings for a TD, with under 5 left in the Q, the Dolphins now lead 14-0. On 2nd and 14, the Titans get their first big play of the game, a 25 yard pass from QB Marcus Mariota to WR Justin Hunter to the Dolphins 47. The Titans then get a 17 yard rush on 2 and 14 from Bishop Sankey to the Dolphins 34. The Q ends with the Titans facing a 3rd and 11 from the Miami 23.

2nd Q

The Titans turn over the ball on the first play of the 2nd Q when Mariota's pass is picked off by LB Koa Misi and the Dolphins take over at their own 15. The Titans do get it back a few plays later when QB Tannehills pass is intercepted by S Da'Norris Searcy at the Miami 35. The Titans get no where on 3 plays and are forced to punt. After 2 more first downs and on 1st and 10, Tannehill hits WR Kenny Stills with a short pass that Stills extends 22 yards to the Titans 31. The Titans defense holds and forces a punt. After a Sack on Marcus Mariota on 3rd down, the Titans will punt and Miami starts at their own 32. After 3 first downs, the Titans force a punt after QB Tannehill is Sacked and start at their own 20 with just over 3 minutes left in the half. A big run by RB Bishop Sankey on 2nd and 14 for 20 yards to their own 48 with just over a minute and a half left. The Titans offense cannot move much further and punt the ball to Miami and a touchback with just 43 seconds left. Miami takes a couple of knees to end the half up 14-0. The Titans were only able to get 7 first downs compared to Miami's 14. QB Marcus Mariota is 9 for 20 for just 67 yards and the Titans have only 106 Total Yards compared to Miami's 227.

3rd Q

Tennessee will start the 3rd Q with the ball at their own 22. After a first down and 1st and 10 from their own 39, QB Marcus Mariota connects with WR Dorial Green-Beckham for 20 yards to the Miami 41. The Titans convert on a 3rd and 7 with a 12 yard pass to RB Bishop Sankey at the Dolphins 11. They get a yard on Sankey run on a draw play, an incomplete pass to WR Justin Hunter and on 3rd down complete a pass for no gain to WR Green-Beckham setting up a 27 yard FG attempt. Ryan Succop is good and the Titans get on the board trailing 14-3 with just over 9 minutes remaining in the Q. The Dolphins will start from their own 20 after a touchback. After a 1st down at the 21 Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill hurls a long bomb to RB Lamar Miller for a 48 yard gain to the Titans 21. Back to back Sacks by the Titans including Derrick Morgan's on 3rd down force the Dolphins to attempt a FG. K Andrew Franks is good from 38 yards out and Miami now leads 17-3 with just under 5 remaining. After the touchback, the Titans start at their own 20. After a first down, the Titans were unable to convert on 3rd and 2 and will punt from their own 39. Miami starts at their own 25. After a 1st down, the Dolphins will face a 1st and 10 from their own 38 to start the 4th Q.

4th Q

After 2 more Miami first downs, the Dolphins convert a 1st and 15 to the Titans 19 after Tannehill throws complete to WR Dion Sims. A holding call moves the ball back to the Titans 29 and a false start to the 34 with Miami looking at a 1st and 25. The Dolphins get most of it on 1st down when Tannehill throws to RB Lamar Miller for 23 yards. RB Miller loses a yard on 2nd down, throws incomplete on 3rd down forcing a 4th and 3 from the Titans 12. K Andrew Franks hits the 29 yard FG and Miami now leads 20-3 with just under 10 minutes left. After the kickoff and Cody Riggs return to the 19, the Titans will start 1st and 10. After a 1st down, QB Mariota hits WR Justin Hunter for 20 yards and a 1st down at the Miami 45. On 3rd and 12, QB Mariota gets picked off by CB Brent Grimes and Miami takes over at their own 22. Miami was unable to convert on 3rd down and will punt from their own 31. Titans Deiontrez Mount breaks through the line and blocks the punt, the Titans will take over at the Miami 13. On the very next play, QB Mariota gets picked off by CB Bobby McCain and he returns it 92 yards for the TD, with the point after the score is now 27-3 Miami with just over 3 minutes left. After the touchback, the Titans start at their own 20. On 4th and 20, Mariota connects with WR Rico Richardson for 22 yards to the Titans 48. The Titans get one more 1st down, but run out the clock and fall to 2-3 on the season.

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The Dolphins had 378 Net yards compared to 305 for the Titans. QB Marcus Mariota was 25 for 44 with 239 yards but was picked off 3 times. WR Justin Hunter was the main target for Mariota, he had 7 catches for 111 yards.

No news is good news from the training staff. No new injuries to report.

[KSUChiefs]

Succop could break some FG records at the rate your offense is going.