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

[Letalis]

Matchup Preview *|* October 11, 2015
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Carolina Panthers (1-3-0, 1-0-0 Away)		Tennessee Titans (3-1-0, 1-0-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 1261 Total Offensive Yards 1350 909 Passing Yards 934 352 Rushing Yards 416 20.3 Points Per Game 21.5 4 Passing TD 1 5 Rushing TD 5 Defensive Stats Comparison 1468 Total Yards Allowed 1222 1114 Passing Yards Allowed 608 354 Rushing Yards Allowed 614 22 Points Per Game 18.8 3 Sacks 18 5 Interceptions 2 Injury Report N. Chandler LT Dislocated Elbow (2 weeks) B. Sankey HB Broken Toe (7 weeks) R. Mathews RB Pulled Groin (1 week) A. Johnson DT Upper Arm Fracture (2 weeks) W. Svitek LT Dislocated Ankle (1 week) Game Notes Oct 11 - This will be a rare home game for the Titans before they embark on another 3 game away run. The Titans won despite their struggles last week against the Jaguars, the Panthers lost an incredibly close game against Tampa Bay. Titans rookie quarterback Dwight Kenny has struggled to convert chances into points in the last few games but he will need to be on top form against a great defense featuring All-Pro Luke Kuechly and ball hawks in the secondary. This will also be a chance for running back Roy Helu Jr to win the starting role.

[Cheese2121]

Should be a pretty good matchup against Carolina. Good luck!

[Letalis]

Carolina Kick The Winner In Defensive Battle

Carolina Panthers 13 - 10 Tennessee Titans

Carolina Panthers came out on top this week in a heated defensive battle that saw both teams play to a stand-still, apart from two massive plays. Thankfully for Carolina they were able to get the ball with enough time on the clock to drive down the field and kick the winning points as time expired. The Titans' defense, which had protected home field well for most of the game, looked tired and defeated on the last drive and just seemed to fold after an exhausting and physical game.

Unfortunately for the Titans their defense's fatal flaw was exposed again after the Panthers lined up on the 8 yard line and Jacquizz Rodgers broke off a 92 yard run for a touchdown, giving the Panthers the go ahead score. Rush defense has been a real area of concern and it seems like every team has been able to get a long run or two against a normally stout front seven. With another 3 games until the bye week it's something that the Titans need to address sooner rather than later.

The Titans offense suffered a little from a lackluster performance by Roy Helu Jr, who struggled in the first half of the game. Rookie quarterback Dwight Kenny also made a costly error as he threw an interception at the goal-line in the 3rd quarter, setting up Rodgers touchdown. However there was a flash of brilliance when the Titans were chasing the game as Kenny found Da'Rick Rogers open in the end zone for a 43 yard touchdown. That was only Kenny's second touchdown on the year and his first to a wide receiver. Unfortunately the Panthers defense keyed in heavily on full back Benjamin Fuller and tight end Rob Housler which stopped them being able to make any significant gains.

Carolina Panthers at Tennessee Titans
Oct 11, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Carolina Panthers (2-3-0)	0	3	7	3	13
Tennessee Titans (3-2-0)	3	0	0	7	10

Team Stats Comparison
	CAR	TEN
Total Offense	281	244
Rushing Yards	212	106
Passing Yards	69	138
First Downs	12	13
Punt Return Yards	6	4
Kick Return Yards	16	71
Total Yards	303	319
Turnovers	1	1
3rd Down Converstion	3/9	8/14
4th Down Conversion	0/0	0/0
2-Point Conversion	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0/1	0/1
Penalties	1 - 10 yds	0 - 0 yds
Posession Time	21:10	26:50

Carolina Panthers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C. Newton 9/12 103 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J. Rodgers 18 161 8.9 1 C. Newton 4 25 6.3 0 M. Tolbert 2 10 5.0 0 K. Barner 2 4 2.0 0 J. Nelson 1 12 12.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD G. Olsen 2 39 19.5 0 R. Walters 2 20 10.0 0 J. Nelson 2 17 8.5 0 J. Morgan 1 13 13.0 0 K. Barner 1 11 11.0 0 J. Rodgers 1 3 3.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK M. Bernadeau 1 0 C. Barker 1 0 D. Stewart 0 1 W. Montgomery 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD L. Kuechly 11 0 0 0 S. Lotulelei 7 0 0 0 T. Davis 4 0 1 0 T. Smith 1 1 0 0 J. Agurs 1 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG G. Gano 2/2 1/1 7 51 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 B. Nortman 3 152 50.7 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Ginn 1 16 16.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Ginn 1 6 6.0 0

Tennessee Titans PASSING C/A YDS TD INT D. Kenny 15/22 150 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD R. Helu Jr 24 83 3.5 0 D. Kenny 3 22 7.3 0 Q. Bynes 1 1 1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD B. Fuller 6 35 5.8 0 R. Housler 5 33 6.6 0 D. Rogers 1 43 43.0 1 M. Goodwin 1 15 15.0 0 Q. Bynes 1 14 14.0 0 C. Stevens 1 10 10.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK A. Levitre 2 1 C. Warmack 1 0 T. Lewan 1 0 R. Kalil 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD S. Phillips 5 1 0 0 M. Griffin 5 0 1 0 W. Blackmon 5 0 0 0 G. Rice 4 1 0 0 K. Klug 2 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG M. Nugent 1/1 1/1 4 20 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 D. Zastudil 4 178 44.5 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. McCluster 3 71 23.7 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. McCluster 1 4 4.0 0

NFL Standings
AFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Houston Texans	4	0	0	119	61
Tennessee Titans	3	2	0	96	88
Indianapolis Colts	3	2	0	123	70
Jacksonville Jaguars	1	4	0	76	138

Next For Tennessee Titans
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Tennessee Titans (3-2-0)		Atlanta Falcons (0-5-0)

[Letalis]

Week 5 - Around The League

Thursday's Games

Washington Redskins 31 - 37 Dallas Cowboys

Sunday's Games

Kansas City Chiefs 14 - 47 Pittsburgh Steelers

Denver Broncos 23 - 21 Cleveland Browns

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 41 - 20 Atlanta Falcons

Miami Dolphins 23 - 31 New England Patriots

Buffalo Bills 43 - 0 New York Giants

Jacksonville Jaguars 0 - 35 Indianapolis Colts

Carolina Panthers 13 - 10 Tennessee Titans

Minnesota Vikings 27 - 42 San Diego Chargers

New Orleans Saints 47 - 41 San Francisco 49ers

Chicago Bears 24 - 27 St Louis Rams

Oakland Raiders 10 - 35 Detroit Lions

Philadelphia Eagles 45 - 24 Green Bay Packers

Monday's Games

Cincinnati Bengals 37 - 45 Seattle Seahawks

Players Of The Week: Week 5

[Letalis]

Matchup Preview *|* October 18, 2015
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Tennessee Titans (3-2-0, 2-1-0 Away)		Atlanta Falcons (0-5-0, 0-3-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 1594 Total Offensive Yards 1365 1072 Passing Yards 1098 522 Rushing Yards 264 19.2 Points Per Game 14.2 2 Passing TD 4 5 Rushing TD 4 Defensive Stats Comparison 1503 Total Yards Allowed 1754 677 Passing Yards Allowed 1208 826 Rushing Yards Allowed 546 17.6 Points Per Game 29.8 22 Sacks 9 3 Interceptions 7 Injury Report B. Sankey HB Broken Toe (6 weeks) W. Wilson DE Abdominal Tear (4 weeks) A. Johnson DT Upper Arm Fracture (1 week) B. Meriweather SS Dislocated Knee (3 weeks) D. Trufant CB Broken Thumb (2 weeks) J. Matthews RT Dislocated Ankle (1 week) S. Vereen HB Pulled Groin (1 week) Game Notes Oct 18 - The Tennessee Titans are coming off a very close loss to the Carolina Panthers and start a 3 game road streak against the struggling Atlanta Falcons, who have yet to win a game. The Falcons have a number of high profile injuries on defense and that could hamper them in this match. Also the loss of right tackle Jake Matthews will probably be highly felt against the aggressive Titans defense. For the Titans the key will be to stop the run and to win in the trenches. It is time for one of the more talented offensive lines in the NFL to step forward and really establish themselves.

[djp73]

it'd be nice to grab a win here and give a little more breathing room over .500

[Letalis]

Kenny Injured In Titans Win

Tennessee Titans 24 - 20 Atlanta Falcons

Titan fans' hearts stopped when Dwight Kenny, Tennessee's rookie quarterback and first round pick, left the field in the third quarter with the Titans behind, holding his shoulder in obvious pain. Kenny had just been drilled off the ball by Falcons defensive tackle Ra'Shede Hageman after throwing a pass to Justin Hunter. There was no penalty called on the play but the hit did seem to come a little late. Thankfully for Titans fans everywhere it was just ruled as a mild sprain and it is unlikely that he will miss next week's game against the Texans. After receiving the good news all eyes turned to back-up quarterback Zach Mettenberger as he drove the team to an exciting forth quarter comeback win.

Up until that point Kenny had had a very steady game, picking up over 150 yards and a touchdown but also turning over the ball as well. Mettenberger had a good performance in relief, showing some of the inaccuracies and ball security issues that cost him the starting job but also doing enough to secure the win. After the Falcons had taken a 10 point lead in the forth quarter Mettenberger drove the ball down the field, using full back Benjamin Fuller as a wrecking ball on 3rd and 4th down situations to pick up short yards. Mettenberger found rookie wide receiver Rowan McClure lurking in the corner of the end-zone to bring the game to within touching distance. With only a minute left on the clock the former LSU signal caller took the team to the redzone and then found Fuller open for the winning score.

Thankfully for the Titans defense they had a much better day against a sluggish Falcons rushing attack. Even though Devonta Freeman was able to muster up a touchdown, it didn't come from a long run and the front seven as a whole unit were able to keep Freeman down to below 4 yards per carry. Unfortunately for the Titans offense this was the same for them and, despite some good scrambles from the two quarterbacks, the rushing attack struggled with Roy Helu Jr only managing a lethargic 3.1 yards per carry. It seems like no matter who is running the ball for them, no-one is able to pick up consistent yards and that trend doesn't look like it is going to change.

Tennessee Titans at Atlanta Falcons
Oct 18, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Tennessee Titans (4-2-0)	7	3	0	14	24
Atlanta Falcons (0-6-0)	3	3	7	7	20

Team Stats Comparison
	TEN	ATL
Total Offense	420	322
Rushing Yards	113	63
Passing Yards	307	259
First Downs	21	14
Punt Return Yards	7	31
Kick Return Yards	106	27
Total Yards	533	380
Turnovers	3	2
3rd Down Converstion	8/16	4/12
4th Down Conversion	2/2	1/1
2-Point Conversion	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3/1	1/2
Penalties	3 - 5 yds	2 - 30 yds
Posession Time	25:29	22:31

Tennessee Titans PASSING C/A YDS TD INT D. Kenny 11/15 158 1 1 Z. Mettenberger 12/26 153 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD R. Helu Jr 16 49 3.1 0 B. Fuller 6 16 2.7 0 Z. Mettenberger 3 23 7.7 0 D. Kenny 3 20 6.7 0 Q. Bynes 1 5 5.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Hunter 5 71 14.2 0 R. Helu Jr 5 34 6.8 0 M. Goodwin 3 85 28.3 0 R. Housler 3 50 16.7 0 B. Fuller 3 28 9.3 1 M. Mulligan 2 16 8.0 1 Q. Bynes 1 19 19.0 0 R. McClure 1 8 8.0 1 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK C. Warmack 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD W. Woodyard 10 0 1 0 J. McCourty 7 0 0 0 W. Blackmon 5 0 0 0 R. Corbett 2 1 0 0 M. Martin 1 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG M. Nugent 1/1 3/3 6 31 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 D. Zastudil 4 191 47.8 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. McCluster 5 106 21.2 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. McCluster 1 7 7.0 0

Atlanta Falcons PASSING C/A YDS TD INT M. Ryan 23/40 273 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Freeman 18 69 3.8 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD A. Benn 9 101 11.2 0 G. Coker 3 58 19.3 1 J. Jones 3 37 12.3 0 R. Williams 3 30 10.0 0 D. Freeman 3 29 9.7 0 M. Maxwell 1 12 12.0 0 B. Myers 1 6 6.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK J. Asamoah 2 0 A. Barbre 1 0 T. Kropog 1 0 B. Campbell 0 1 E. Bryan 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Anderson 8 0 0 0 R. Walker 7 0 0 0 J. Lefeged 6 1 0 0 T. Jackson 4 1 0 0 L. English 4 0 2 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG S. Janikowski 2/2 2/2 8 33 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 M. Bosher 4 177 44.3 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD M. Maxwell 1 27 27.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD M. Maxwell 4 31 7.8 0

NFL Standings
AFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Houston Texans	5	0	0	160	75
Tennessee Titans	4	2	0	120	108
Indianapolis Colts	3	3	0	148	121
Jacksonville Jaguars	1	5	0	104	194

Next For Tennessee Titans
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Tennessee Titans (4-2-0)		Houston Texans (5-0-0)

[Cheese2121]

Nice bounce back win over my Falcons. Happy to see this still going my friend!