Smoky Mountain Blues | A Tennessee Titans Dynasty (Madden 15)

[Cheese2121]

Excellent start to the season and Kenney's career. Hopefully the run game will pick up some. The touchdowns were nice but the averages were a little low. Should be a win this week against Tampa Bay. Good luck!

[djp73]

Huge win the beat the Steelers, Tampa Bay should make it 2-0

[Letalis]

Mistakes Lead To Loss Against Tampa Bay

Tennessee Titans 10 - 13 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

When you start a rookie at any position then you expect the occasional mistake, unfortunately for Tennessee that mistake came when they were mere seconds away from taking a difficult away game to overtime. With 12 seconds left on the clock, the team at the 9 yard line and no timeouts there was only one shot to make the endzone before setting up for a field goal to tie everything up. The pass went wide and straight into the open arms of Laron Landry, ending the game. After the game Tennessee head coach Robert Stock said that he didn't blame Kenny, just the wrong call was made on the sidelines.

Up until that point Kenny had had a good game, he struggled with Tampa's coverage scheme in the first half but eventually found his footing, through his 2 favorite targets fullback Benjamin Fuller and tight end Rob Housler.In the drive leading upto the interception he brought the Titans from their own 3 yard line with a series of big passes and he looked sure to find that one last open receiver for the win. Bishop Sankey struggled again in the running game, still not picking up 4 yards per carry, although rookie Quay Bynes improved a lot from his first game and he scored the only touchdown of the game for Tennessee.

Tampa Bay were dealt a nasty blow when Mike Glennon went down injured at the start of the second half. The team confirmed that Glennon had suffered an abdominal tear and would miss about 4-5 weeks through the injury. This forced Mike Kafka, who was only really brought in to hold the clipboard, onto the field. Kafka did well but the team lacked a cutting edge that left them with only a field goal in the second half. The Buccaneers best player was Doug Martin who took apart the Tennessee rushing defense on an unbelievable 99 yard touchdown run at the end of the first half.

Tennessee Titans at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sep 20, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Tennessee Titans (1-1-0)	3	0	0	7	10
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-1-0)	0	10	3	0	13

Team Stats Comparison
	TEN	TAM
Total Offense	355	246
Rushing Yards	103	149
Passing Yards	252	97
First Downs	20	8
Punt Return Yards	24	0
Kick Return Yards	55	48
Total Yards	434	294
Turnovers	1	0
3rd Down Converstion	7/14	2/9
4th Down Conversion	1/2	0/0
2-Point Conversion	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/1	0/2
Penalties	3 - 20 yds	1 - 1 yd
Posession Time	28:04	19:56

Tennessee Titans PASSING C/A YDS TD INT D. Kenny 19/37 268 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD B. Sankey 21 73 3.5 0 Q. Bynes 4 18 4.5 1 B. Fuller 2 9 4.5 0 R. Helu Jr. 1 3 3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD B. Fuller 7 64 9.1 0 R. Housler 5 79 15.8 0 K. Wright 2 27 13.5 0 J. Hunter 1 39 39.0 0 B. Sankey 1 27 27.0 0 R. Helu Jr 1 16 16.0 0 M. Mulligan 1 11 11.0 0 Q. Bynes 1 5 5.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK R. Kalil 1 0 T. Lewan 0 1 T. Claybo 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD B. Pollard 7 0 0 0 W. Woodyard 6 1 0 0 W. Blackmon 3 1 0 0 S. Phillips 1 1 0 0 R. Corbett 1 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG M. Nugent 1/2 1/1 4 33 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 D. Zastudil 3 118 39.9 3 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. McCluster 2 46 23.0 0 C. Stevens 1 9 9.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. McCluster 2 24 12.0 0

Tampa Bay Buccaneers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT M. Glennon 7/12 68 0 0 M. Kafka 5/7 64 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Martin 14 146 10.4 1 M. James 2 3 1.5 0 L. Pryor 1 2 2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD D. Martin 4 50 12.5 0 B. Celek 4 47 11.8 0 V. Jackson 4 35 8.8 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK T. Armstead 2 0 L. Brown 2 1 K. Zeitler 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD P. McPhee 6 0 0 0 J. Durant 6 0 0 0 L. Landry 5 0 1 0 M. Johnson 2 1 0 0 B. Winn 2 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG C. Barth 2/2 1/1 7 34 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 S. Lechler 5 257 51.4 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Martin 1 26 26.0 0 D. Wilson 1 22 22.0 0

NFL Standings
AFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Houston Texans	2	0	0	59	20
Tennessee Titans	1	1	0	41	37
Indianapolis Colts	1	1	0	42	40
Jacksonville Jaguars	1	1	0	31	48

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[Letalis]

Week 2 - Around The League

Thursday's Games

New York Giants 17 - 35 New Orleans Saints

Sunday's Games

Dallas Cowboys 33 - 23 New York Jets

Indianapolis Colts 31 - 13 Miami Dolphins

Tennessee Titans 10 - 13 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Buffalo Bills 34 - 36 New England Patriots

Jacksonville Jaguars 31 - 24 Atlanta Falcons

Washington Redskins 27 - 34 Philadelphia Eagles

Houston Texans 31 - 10 Carolina Panthers

San Diego Chargers 32 - 29 Pittsburgh Steelers

Chicago Bears 7 - 27 Denver Broncos

Detroit Lions 28 - 31 Kansas City Chiefs

St Louis Rams 24 - 31 Arizona Cardinals

Cincinnati Bengals 42 - 16 Oakland Raiders

Minnesota Vikings 24 - 27 Seattle Seahawks

Cleveland Browns 10 - 33 Baltimore Ravens

Monday's Games

Green Bay Packers 25 - 33 San Francisco 49ers

Players Of The Week: Week 2

[Letalis]

Matchup Preview *|* September 27, 2015
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Tennessee Titans (1-1-0, 0-1-0 Away)		Indianapolis Colts (1-1-0, 0-1-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 646 Total Offensive Yards 539 444 Passing Yards 457 202 Rushing Yards 82 20.5 Points Per Game 21.0 1 Passing TD 3 3 Rushing TD 2 Defensive Stats Comparison 596 Total Yards Allowed 602 332 Passing Yards Allowed 396 264 Rushing Yards Allowed 206 18.5 Points Per Game 20.0 10 Sacks 3 1 Interceptions 1 Injury Report A. Johnson DT Upper Arm Fracture (4 weeks) B. Graham OLB Pectoral Tear (On IR) J. Mewhort LG Broken Collarbone (4 weeks) D. Jackson MLB Pulled Groin (2 weeks) R. Jean Francois DE Dislocated Knee (2 weeks) O. Vernon DE Dislocated Elbow (1 week) Game Notes Sep 27 - This is the 2nd game of the 3 game road trip for the Titans and their first divisional game of the year. They will be hoping for a better result than last week when they lost to a struggling Tampa Bay team. Fullback Benjamin Fuller has been the surprise of the season so far for the Titans. The Colts will be looking to build on the momentum they gained with a big road win last week against the Dolphins but they have suffered a lot of injuries, especially on defense, which might make them a little fragile against the run.

[Cheese2121]

Just a heartbreaking way to lose, but these things are going to happen with a young team and a rookie signal caller.

Tough matchup here to try to bounce back with. Good luck! Hopefully you can take advantage of their banged up defense.

[djp73]

I jinxed you there...

[Letalis]

Titans Fight Back In Comeback Win

Tennessee Titans 23 - 21 Indianapolis Colts

Rookie quarterback Dwight Kenny earned his first forth quarter comeback this week as he drove down the field in the dying seconds before the boot of Mike Nugent ended the game. It was eerily similar to the game against Tampa Bay the week before and Titans fans watched with baited breath, hoping to avoid a repeat of that loss. Instead they were treated to the end of a 7 game losing streak against the Colts and the team's second win of the year, something that it took 14 weeks to achieve last season. Despite not scoring a touchdown Kenny was the star of the game and it bodes well for a young player to be able to bounce back from a critical error.

Once again the offense moved through the hulking figures of Benjamin Fuller and Rob Housler, the former leading the team in catches for the 3rd straight game. It has been very surprising how little the Titans have utilized their wide receivers, instead preferring to distribute the passing between fullback, tight end and running backs and using the wide receivers to create the space for the big men across the middle. The running game stuttered again, although this time less so because of Bishop Sankey who ran well until a bruised finger took him out of the game. Quay Bynes proved that, at the moment at least, he is more effective as a part-time player than a workhorse back.

For the second week running the Tennessee run defense seemed to collapse at the worst possible moment, giving up 2 long rushing touchdowns to Trent Richardson, which fueled the Colts lead. The Titans defense also got beaten deep over the middle when Luck found rookie Trovon Knox for a 55 yard touchdown. Tennessee did manage to keep a lid on things apart from that though, shutting down the rest of the passing game with Will Blackmon picking off his 2nd pass of the year. If they could limit the mistakes and catastrophic run defense errors then this could be a dangerous defense, but there is a lot of work to do.

Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts
Sep 27, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Tennessee Titans (2-1-0)	0	10	7	6	23
Indianapolis Colts (1-2-0)	0	7	14	0	21

Team Stats Comparison
	TEN	IND
Total Offense	352	306
Rushing Yards	107	203
Passing Yards	245	103
First Downs	21	13
Punt Return Yards	22	6
Kick Return Yards	69	66
Total Yards	443	378
Turnovers	1	1
3rd Down Converstion	5/14	3/10
4th Down Conversion	2/2	0/1
2-Point Conversion	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/1	0/0
Penalties	2 - 20 yds	1 - 2 yds
Posession Time	23:59	24:01

Tennessee Titans PASSING C/A YDS TD INT D. Kenny 20/34 252 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD B. Sankey 13 58 4.5 1 Q. Bynes 13 42 3.2 1 D. Kenny 4 2 0.5 0 B. Fuller 2 5 2.5 0 R. Helu Jr 1 0 0.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD B. Fuller 8 62 7.8 0 R. Housler 5 92 18.4 0 R. Helu Jr 2 61 30.5 0 D. Rogers 2 20 10.0 0 J. Hunter 1 10 10.0 0 B. Sankey 1 5 5.0 0 Q. Bynes 1 2 2.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK R. Kalil 2 0 T. Clabo 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD S. Phillips 7 0 0 0 A. Ayers 4 1 0 0 W. Blackmon 3 0 1 0 S. Hill 3 1 0 0 R. Corbett 1 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG M. Nugent 3/3 2/2 11 46 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 D. Zastudil 3 147 49.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. McCluster 2 48 24.0 0 R. McClure 1 21 21.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. McCluster 2 22 11.0 0

Indianapolis Colts PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Luck 13/19 121 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD T. Richardson 21 157 7.5 2 A. Luck 3 37 12.3 0 P. Thomas 3 9 3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD T. Richardson 6 11 1.8 0 C. Fleener 3 20 6.7 0 S. Mims 2 19 9.5 0 T. Knox 1 55 55.0 1 T. Hilton 1 16 16.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK A. Castonozo 2 0 A. Pasztor 0 1 L. Sendlein 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD E. Ball 9 1 0 0 D. Ryans 6 0 0 0 W. Hill 5 0 0 0 A. Dent 4 0 0 0 J. Sanford 3 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG B. Cundiff 0/0 3/3 3 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 P. McAfee 5 238 47.6 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Hilton 2 44 22.0 0 T. Knox 1 22 22.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Hilton 1 6 6.0 0

NFL Standings
AFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Houston Texans	3	0	0	92	48
Tennessee Titans	2	1	0	64	58
Indianapolis Colts	1	2	0	63	63
Jacksonville Jaguars	1	2	0	59	81

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