The Tennessee Titans are looking to crash the Jets when they come back to Nashville.
The New York Jets came to Nashville in their 2012 playoff campaign last year. A win for the Jets would have advanced them to the playoffs, but a Titan win would keep them out of the playoffs. The Titans did win this game on Monday Night Football on ESPN.
Will the Titans crash the Jest again this year? Watch for more post this week on TitansGab.com
The Tennessee Titans this week are paying a visit to the Houston Texans.
The Titans-Texans rivalry is in its 12th year since the expansion Texans began play and the AFC South was formed in 2002. In 22 games, the Titans are 14-8 against the Texans, including identical 7-4 marks at LP Field and Reliant Stadium.
The Titans and Houston are both 1-0 on the road this year. Houston defeated the Charges on Monday night; while the Titans defeated the the Steelers on Sunday afternoon.
Let the AFC battle begin.
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Tennessee beat Pittsburgh at their own game, winning the battle of the trenches and playing with more physicality. The Titans combined for 112 yards on a whopping 42 rushing attempts while the Steelers managed just 32 yards on 15 carries.
Jerry Gray’s Titans defense sacked Ben Roethlisberger five times, prevented his offense from generating a first down in the third quarter and held the Steelers to their fewest single-game points since late in the 2011 season. Zach Brown led the way for the Tiants with two sacks and eight tackles
Next week Houston!
There are several keys to defeating the Steelers.
1. Pressure Roethlisberger. He will pump fake. The Titans defense do not need fall for any of it. Stay on your man.
2. The Steelers look weak at Running Back. Make Roethlisberger throw down field. Do not give him any options.
3. It’s important for Tennessee to get pressure on the quarterback early in the game, setting the tone for relentless aggressiveness from the defense.
4. Stretch the Steelers defense with a long pass off of play action. A defense will often loosen up the blitz if you burn them once or twice with a long pass.
5. Use an effective draw play to fool the defense.
What does a Titan victory mean?
It improves Mike Munchak’s career record as a head coach to 16-17 and gives Jake Locker a 5-7 record as a starting Quarter Back. This game will be a good opportunity to show off our running game. The Titans can use this game to make their identity clear within the league.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (6-3) AT TENNESSEE TITANS (4-5)
SERIES
| COLTS | TITANS | |
| SERIES LEADER | 23-13 | |
| STREAKS | Past 3, 8 of past 9 | |
| COACHES VS. OPP. | Pagano: 2-0 | Munchak: 1-3 |
| LAST WEEK | L 38-8 vs. Rams | L 29-27 vs. Jaguars |
| LAST GAME | 12/9/12: Titans 23 at Colts 27. Indianapolis CB Cassius Vaughan returns INT 3 yards for TD in 3rd quarter as Colts overcome 13-point halftime deficit. | |
| LAST GAME AT SITE | 10/28/12: Colts 19, Titans 13 (OT). Indianapolis rookie QB Andrew Luck leads 80-yard 4th-quarter TD drive to force OT. Colts RB Vick Ballard has game-winning 16-yard catch. | |
| BROADCAST | NFLN (7:25 PM CT): Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock, Alex Flanagan (Field reporter). Westwood One: Ian Eagle, Trent Green, Rocky Boiman (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 88 (WW1) 92 (Ind.), 86 (Ten.). XM: 88 (WW1), 225 (Ind.) 86 (Ten.). | |
STATS
| PASSING | Luck: 183-311-2,198-14-6-87.5 | Fitzpatrick: 63-111-790-4-4-76.0 |
| RUSHING | Richardson: 119-355-3.0-2 | C. Johnson: 150-546 (3C)-3.6-2 |
| RECEIVING | Hilton: 41-663-16.2-5 | Wright: 50-580-11.6-1 |
| OFFENSE | 348.1 | 322.9 |
| TAKE/GIVE | +3 | +4 (3C) |
| DEFENSE | 367.8 | 326.2 |
| SACKS | Mathis: 13.5 (1L) | Casey: 7 |
| INTs | Butler: 2 | Verner: 5 (T1L) |
| PUNTING | McAfee: 46.6 | Kern: 43.8 |
| KICKING | Vinatieri: 70 (19/19 PAT; 17/20 FG) | Bironas: 62 (23/23 PAT; 13/16 FG) |
NOTES
COLTS: Have won 3 of past 4 at Ten…Have 3-1 road record this season…QB ANDREW LUCK is 6-2 with 13 TDs vs. 6 INTs & 83.3 rating vs. AFC South. Luck (10) has most game-winning drives by QB in 4th qtr./OT in 1st 2 seasons of career since ’70. Since 2012, has 8 rush TDs, most by AFC QB. Had 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 92.8 rating in last road game. Registered 8th career game with 300+ passing yards last week…Since ’12, RB TRENT RICHARDSON has 13 rush TDs, 3rd-most in AFC. RB DONALD BROWN is averaging 120.5 rush yards per game in past 2 vs. Ten…WR T.Y. HILTON has 7 catches & 100+ rec. yards (121, 130) in each of past 2. Has 4 100-yard rec. games in ’13…LB ROBERT MATHIS has career-best 13.5 sacks in ’13. Posted 5th game of season w/ at least 2 sacks last week…LB JERRELL FREEMAN leads team w/ 75 tackles…TITANS: QB RYAN FITZPATRICK completed 22 of 33 passes (66.7 pct.) for 264 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 111.2 rating last week. In last start at home vs. Colts (w/ Buf. on 1/3/10), Fitzpatrick had 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 120.8 rating…RB CHRIS JOHNSON has 2 career games with 100+ rush yards vs. Ind. (113, 111). Titans are 25-9 (.735) when Johnson has 100+ rush yards. Has 6 career rush TDs of 80+ yards, most in NFL history. For career, Johnson avg. 104.9 rush yards per game in Nov. RB SHONN GREENE rushed for 161 yards in last game vs. Colts (w/ NYJ. on 10/14/12)…WR KENDALL WRIGHT has team-best 292 yards after catch in 2013. Wright (580) needs 47 rec. yards to surpass career-high…TE DELANIE WALKER has career-best 4 TD rec. in 2013…DT JURRELL CASEY has career-best 7 sacks this season…CB ALTERRAUN VERNER has career-high 5 INTs in ’13.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Monday
DT Josh Chapman (knee), CB Josh Gordy (groin), S Delano Howell (neck), G Mike McGlynn (thumb), CB Gregory Toler (groin)
Tuesday
CB Josh Gordy (groin), S Delano Howell (neck), CB Gregory Toler (groin)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Tuesday
G Mike McGlynn (thumb)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Tuesday
DT Josh Chapman (knee)
TENNESSEE TITANS (The Titans conducted a walkthrough on Monday. The Monday practice report is an estimation.)
Practice Report
OUT (DEFINITELY WILL NOT PLAY)
Monday
QB Jake Locker (foot)
Tuesday
QB Jake Locker (foot)
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Monday
LB Moise Fokou (knee), LB Zaviar Gooden (hamstring), C Brian Schwenke (ankle), G Chance Warmack (ankle), WR Damian Williams (hip)
Tuesday
CB Tommie Campbell (shoulder), LB Zaviar Gooden (hamstring), C Brian Schwenke (ankle), WR Damian Williams (hip)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Monday
T David Stewart (shoulder)
Tuesday
LB Moise Fokou (knee)
FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Monday
CB Tommie Campbell (shoulder)
Tuesday
T David Stewart (shoulder), G Chance Warmack (ankle)
Pete Prisco joins Kevin Corke to preview the Colts at Titans game on Thursday Night Football this week.
This month, the NFL will unveil their “Salute to Service” initiative to honor our troops.
For the first time during this initiative, New Era, the official cap of the NFL, has created an exclusive line of camouflage caps that will be worn on the sidelines by all players, coaches and staff during games throughout the month of November.
Fans will see the caps for the first time during Thursday night’s (November 7th) Vikings-Redskins game. The Eagles will be wearing the caps starting on Sunday (November 10th).
These special caps are available for purchase at www.neweracap.com, with a portion of proceeds going to the troops.
The Tennessee Titans starting QB, Jake Locker, will be starting in today’s game vs the 49ers.
The 3-2 Tennessee Titans will travel to Seattle to face the 4-1 Seahawks in a game pitting teams ranked second and third in turnover differential against each other. Seattle Seahawks tickets for this matchup are averaging $286, with a get-in price of $128. This game’s average ticket is 4% below the average Seahawks home game and has dropped 4% in the last week.
No one would mistake Russell Wilson and Ryan Fitzpatrick for each other on the field, but the two played very similarly last week. Wilson threw for 210 yards and also ran for 102 yards on 13 attempts against the Colts. Fitzpatrick threw for 247 yards and rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown on six attempts. Both defenses have been very good against the pass so far this season, which could make points very hard to come by in this game. Aside from the secondaries, the defensive lines on each team could make things difficult for the quarterbacks. Bruce Irvin and Chris Clemons both recorded sacks for the Seahawks against the Colts and defensive tackle Jurrell Casey already has as many sacks, three, through five games for the Titans as he did last season in 16 games. Seattle has one of the best home field advantages in football and it shows through ticket prices in regards to Titans away games. Tickets for this game are 99% percent above the $144 average price of Tennessee Titans tickets away from LP Field this season.
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September 24th, 2013 
Hal Laws 
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