Tennessee Titans 21 Chicago Bears 14: Quick Recap
by Jimmy on Nov 9, 2008 4:09 PM CST
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It seems that every week the Titans answer some questions the doubters have about them. This week they proved they can win when they cannot run the ball. The Bears defense held the Titans to just 20 yards rushing. They were in the red in rushing yards in the first half.
Kerry Collins won this game with his arm. Coming off a terrible effort last week, he was 30 of 42 for 289 yards and 2 touchdowns. Brandon Jones came up big again with 8 catches for 82 yards. It is time for him to crack the starting lineup. Justin Gage continued his dropsies early but came back to make some big plays late in the game.
9-0 is pretty unbelievable. I am pretty sure you could have won a lot of money if you would have bet on that before the season started. Now we cheer for the Steelers to knock off the Colts and increase the division lead to 5 games.
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We should root for the Colts.
Keep the 4 game lead in the division and then get ahead by 3 games in the AFC for the number 1 seed.
by titanbt53 on Nov 9, 2008 4:27 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Colts are as good as punked
Vinateri to tie but even still. Steelers are too much for them.
The PAIN TRAIN is comin baby!
by BigW on Nov 9, 2008 5:09 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Also
I had money on this situation and it has paid off well! WOOT!
The PAIN TRAIN is comin baby!
by BigW on Nov 9, 2008 5:22 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
awesome game
I thought for sure we were going to lose with the bears so completely locking down the rushing game, and heimerdinger’s 1st half refusal to stop the rushing attempts on first down. Our secondary played very well and we got in sexy rexy’s head. If Orton had been playing, I’m not sure we win that one.
Huge kudos to the passing offense. 2 passing touchdowns in one game, a 120+ passer rating for Kerry, B Jones and Hawk looking good. Didn’t know our passing offense had it in them.
by numbertenox on Nov 9, 2008 5:31 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't terribly mind a Colts victory tonight.
A 4 game lead in the division is pretty secure and a 3 game lead in the AFC would be excellent.
by nvemvp23 on Nov 9, 2008 5:58 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Oh no
You see this crap? The Colts, helped to a great degree by two extremely lucky tip-catches by Wayne are threatening to win this game.
Can you imagine how insufferable the Colts fans are gonna be if they win? They are gonna think they are “back” and and start talking about the playoffs.
GO STEELERS!
by BeansCarter on Nov 9, 2008 6:00 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Every team has lucky plays
The good teams take advantage of them. While I haven’t watched every Titans game this season, I’m sure they’ve had some lucky plays this season, and they certainly have taken advantage of them.
The Colts are only 1 game out of the Wild Card, and hold the tie-breaker over both the Ravens and Patriots, the two teams directly ahead of them. They play Houston next week, who you know is awful, then in San Diego, where they always struggle. Then they get the 3 headed monster of Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Detroit. I don’t think 9-5 is much of a stretch at this point, but who knows.
Nice win by the Titans today, by the way. I didn’t think they could win on Collins’ arm. They proved me wrong today, against a good defense. It certainly helped having Sexy Rexy under center, but every team has injuries. Nice win on the road.
by mgrex03 on Nov 9, 2008 6:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
personally
I’ll be surprised if the colts don’t make the playoffs, or at least aren’t in the hunt the last couple of weeks. Also, I’d frankly rather have the colts at home in a playoff game than a team outside our division that we’re not as familiar with. Course, that’s counting a lot of eggs before they’ve hatched for both teams.
by numbertenox on Nov 9, 2008 7:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Congrats guys
figured the bears would come up a little short today. Wish we had KO at QB today it may have been a different result. We were thouroughly outcoached today. Bears coaches gameplan was too vanilla as they did not run the same gameplan they have been running but it is kinda hard when you have a qb that won’t step in to a throw. Defensively we were too vanilla and didn’t mix in any good blitzes and were very basic. db’s played too soft and we didn’t adjust and just gave Collins way too much time. Good luck on the rest of the season. How do you like our Forte?? He is going to be great..
by tfrabotta on Nov 9, 2008 6:21 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Forte looks good
and I like the way the bears use him. You guys have got a big one next week – good luck.
by numbertenox on Nov 9, 2008 6:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
You too. We love Jeff Fisher. What a great coach you have.
by tfrabotta on Nov 9, 2008 6:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The
bear mentality pervades the Titans team. Too bad peyton’s son didn’t work out – not sure if he’s still in the league or not.
by numbertenox on Nov 9, 2008 7:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
huge
Fart on your gameplan, Bears. “Let’s focus on stopping the run. Let’s make Kerry Collins beat us in the passing game.” Suck on that gameplan, punks. How do you like us now? O wait Lovie-love, did you not know the Kerry Collins recently passed Joe Montana for career passing yards recently? Your bad. You can own that in front of your team or duck it like a wuss. I’m betting on the latter. 9-0.
by phildar on Nov 9, 2008 6:28 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
We've never heard of him before. He's not one of us.
I thought the Bears played a terrific game, and to be honest, even the Sex Cannon looked okay. I mean, yeah, he didn’t help you especially, but I’d have thrown money down on more than one INT.
Exciting game. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
PS: I also pulled HARD for the Colts. 3 up on the entire AFC > 5 up on just the AFC South.
DannoE
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
Go Titans!
by DannoE on Nov 9, 2008 7:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
one of us?
What are you? The gatekeeper of Titans fans? Where should I submit my application for your approval? I’m just letting off a little steam in excitement. I’m on pins and needles regarding my application, though. It’s not even like I’m at a Bears fansite, just trying to rub it in someone’s face. This is a Titans fansite, right?
by phildar on Nov 10, 2008 7:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It is a Titans fan site
However, “rubbing it in someone’s face” as you so quaintly put it is poor sportsmanship. When DannoE said you “weren’t one of us” I think he was referring to rational, well-educated adults who don’t act like frat boys after a night out at the bar. That being said, welcome to MCM and I look forward to more intelligent posts from you in the future. Go Titans!
The PAIN TRAIN is comin baby!
by BigW on Nov 10, 2008 8:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It was
A great game to be at. Frustrating to us without our QB and having to watch rex try to convert third downs. Your defense made him have to win the game in the second half by putting the screws to Forte. We were thouroughly outcoached today..
by tfrabotta on Nov 9, 2008 7:31 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
TV announcers
Somebody please put together another vid showing the difference in the way announcers called the Bears and Titans plays.
by JasonI on Nov 9, 2008 7:41 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
great game that might have been different
good thing the sex cannon was in, cause he was missing a lot of receivers that neck beard would have hit (healthy orton that is). i thought the bears showed some good flashes of what got them to the super bowl a couple years ago, namely energy and defense. it’s strange how they seem to run so hot and cold, and it makes me appreciate even more how consistent the titans have been this year.
anyways, collins obviously played great (as did b jones), but i thought the mvp of the game was the o-line. collins had great protection all day, and even though the run blocking wasn’t there, they more than made up for it with the protection.
by rolypoly32 on Nov 9, 2008 8:27 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
It was a really strange decision to stay crowding the line after the Titans went away from the run.
I mean, once KC had hit six straight completions, it was time to switch to the nickle and hope for the best. More than anything, I think that’s what killed the Bears.
DannoE
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
Go Titans!
by DannoE on Nov 10, 2008 7:10 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I really think that the Bears didn't think our receivers could keep it up.
They knew that if they stopped piling 8 or 9 in the box CJ would start gashing them. The passing game was more of an unknown quantity and since they continued to keep the game close they couldn’t change their game plan and it bit them.
BTW I loved the video of Kerse with the tape on his jersey making the 90 into 9-0
by DZone on Nov 10, 2008 9:04 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I know, right?
I know the throwing kept me on the edge of my seat all day.
And yeah, that was a cute move by Kearse.
by hartley on Nov 10, 2008 9:11 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that's true.
But still… at one point, I think KC had hit on 12 completions in a row. 12! That’s a lot. I mean, at 31 of 41 or whatever he was yesterday—and with at least 3 drops by Gage early—he was on FIRE! Enough so that the Titans went up by 14 in a game where the Bears had to know they were gonna struggle if they had to come back from behind. Honestly, it was foolish to stay in their base D under those circumstances, and if you read some of the Bears’ post game comments, their defensive players knew it.
DannoE
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
Go Titans!
by DannoE on Nov 10, 2008 9:27 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Lovie Smith
Alot of that probably has to do with the coaching staff. Lovie Smith has been known in Chicago to be stubborn and its probable he and his staff weren’t moving from away from their initial defensive gameplan. Other Bear fans could probably attest to what I’m saying.
But also the Bears pass defense is predicated on getting a rush from the front 4, which they didn’t and could explain why KFC had all day to throw. Even if they’d start dropping people into coverage, I still think he’d been successful due to the lack of pressure.
by asian phil on Nov 10, 2008 10:16 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Most overlooked part of the game
Was the play of the Titans Special Teams. Chris Carr may not be a game breaker but he is certainly providing great field position on each drive. In a game like yesterday’s that makes a huge difference.
The PAIN TRAIN is comin baby!
by BigW on Nov 10, 2008 1:06 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
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