Saints vs. Titans NFL Game Capsule

by Jimmy on Dec 6, 2011 9:28 PM CST in Tennessee Titans News

NFL game capsule information after the jump.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (9-3) AT TENNESSEE TITANS (7-5)

SERIES

	SAINTS	TITANS
SERIES LEADER		7-4-1
STREAKS		5 of past 6
COACHES VS. OPP.	Payton: 0-1	Munchak: 0-0
LAST WEEK	W 31-17 vs. Lions	W 23-17 at Bills
LAST GAME	9/24/07: Titans 31 at Saints 14. Tennessee QB Vince Young throws 2 TD passes as Titans score 21 unanswered points, including S Vincent Fuller’s 61-yard INT-return TD.
LAST GAME AT SITE	9/21/03: Titans 27, Saints 12. Tennessee QB Steve McNair completes 22 of 33 passes for 252 yards & 2 TDs as Titans defense holds New Orleans to 23 rushing yards in home win.
BROADCAST	FOX (12:00 PM CT): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver (Field reporter). Westwood One Radio: Howard David, Tony Boselli. SIRIUS: 94 (NO), 128 (Ten.). XM: 232 (Ten.).

STATS

PASSING	Brees: 349-496-4,031 (1L)-30 (T2L)-11-105.5 (3L)	Hasselbeck: 241-396-2,657-15-10-82.9
RUSHING	Ingram (R): 122-474-3.9-5	C. Johnson: 206-852-4.1-4
RECEIVING	Graham (TE): 75 (1C)-1,046-13.9-8	Washington: 53-668-12.6-4
OFFENSE	448.7 (1L)	319.3
TAKE/GIVE	-2	+5 (3C)
DEFENSE	378.8	355.3
SACKS	Harper: 6.5	Klug (R): 4
INTs	P. Robinson: 2	McCourty: 2
PUNTING	Morstead: 47.5 (3C)	Kern: 42.7
KICKING	Kasay: 113 (3L) (44/44 PAT; 23/28 FG)	Bironas: 87 (27/27 PAT; 20/23 FG)

NOTES

SAINTS: Have won 4 in row…QB DREW BREES leads NFL with 4,031 yards & is 1st player with 4,000+ pass yards in 1st 12 games of season. Has 20+ comp. in NFL-record 32 games in row. Has TD pass in 39 consecutive games, 2nd-longest streak in NFL history. Has won 13 of past 15 vs. AFC (incl. SB), completing 406 of 566 (71.7 pct.) for 4,531 yards with 33 TDs vs. 15 INTs for 103.6 rating…RB-PR-KR DARREN SPROLES is only player in NFL with 2+ rush TDs (2), 2+ rec. TDs (4) & ret. TD. Has 4 TDs (2 rush, 2 rec.) in 2 games vs. Ten. Rookie RB MARK INGRAM aims for 3rd in row with TD…TE JIMMY GRAHAM leads NFL TEs in receptions (75) & yards (1,046). Aims for 5th in row vs. AFC with TD. WR MARQUES COLSTON has 7 TDs in past 8 vs. AFC. WR LANCE MOORE has 5 TDs in past 5. WR ROBERT MEACHEMhad 119 yards, incl. 67-yard TD last week. Has 22 career rec. TDs & 15 have gone for 25+ yards…Since entering NFL in 2006, S ROMAN HARPER has 16 sacks, most by DB. DE WILL SMITH has 8.5 sacks in past 12 vs. AFC…TITANS: Titans have won 9 of past 10 home games against NFC…Seek 5th consecutive win vs. Saints…In last meeting vs. Saints (w/ Sea. in WC game), QB MATT HASSELBECK completed 22 of 35 passes (62.9 pct.) for 272 yards with 4 TDs vs. 1 INT & 113 passer rating. For career (incl. postseason), has 10 TDs vs. 3 INTs vs. NO…RB CHRIS JOHNSON averages 104.3 rush yards per game in Dec. (1,251 total). In 15 career games vs. NFC, Johnson averages 107.2 rush yards per game (1,608) with 17 rush TDs. Has rushed for at least 100 yards & 2 TDs 11 times in 1st 4 seasons, tied for 4th-most in NFL history with HOFer EARL CAMPBELL & CLINTON PORTIS…WR NATE WASHINGTON leads NFL with 24 rec. on 3rd down. Washington (668) needs 20 rec. yards to surpass career-best of 687 in ’10. WR DAMIAN WILLIAMS is averaging 16.8 yards per catch in past 4 (13 rec., 218 yards)…CB JASON MC COURTY leads team with 87 tackles…Rookie LB COLIN MC CARTHY had FF & 2 FRs last week.

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Even though most Titans fans are having nightmares about Drew Brees..

Tonight Drew Brees is having nightmares about Colin McCarthy.

[disclaimer: this poster has no idea what the hell he's talking about.]

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by fanoftheunderdogs on Dec 6, 2011 9:57 PM CST reply actions 2 recs

The "Who" Dats are out of their caves and crazy this time of the year.

"There are a lot of plays to be made out there playing middle linebacker. I try to make all of them." by Colin McCarthy

by Titanluv318 on Dec 7, 2011 12:44 AM CST reply actions

Troy Aikman...ugh

I may just put the game on mute and have this song playing on my computer throughout the entire game instead…

"Through your existence, become wealthy, knowledge is king"- Nasir Jones

"When you play for the Wizards, [Gilbert Arenas] is like Michael Jackson. He's playin with a lot of Tito Jacksons." - Charles Barkley

by XAGMNINETY on Dec 7, 2011 1:41 AM CST reply actions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ovdm2yX4MA

"Through your existence, become wealthy, knowledge is king"- Nasir Jones

"When you play for the Wizards, [Gilbert Arenas] is like Michael Jackson. He's playin with a lot of Tito Jacksons." - Charles Barkley

by XAGMNINETY on Dec 7, 2011 1:42 AM CST up reply actions

Back on British TV

Hi guys. Long time reader, first time poster. Just to let y’all know if you plan on getting “mini-rivers” of the game, that it’s broadcast on UK TV this Sunday. So you may get to listen to our (ahem) ‘experts’ take on proceedings. It’s good for me, as I can watch a proper-HD, full-sized, non-buffering, version of proceedings. Sadly, for you guys may have to put up with aforementioned ‘experts’…and the worst one left at the end of last season :-/
P.S. You gotta feel sorry for me putting up with them week in, week out! Lol.

by Oli_by on Dec 7, 2011 6:04 AM CST reply actions

Remember when Mr. Monday Night

picked Brees off 3 times?! I miss Keith Bulluck

I considered myself the biggest Titans fan on Earth...until I came to MusicCityMiracles.com

by Sad Titans Fan on Dec 7, 2011 9:13 AM CST reply actions

McCarthy will be the new Mr. Monday Night!

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by StPrattrick on Dec 7, 2011 9:16 AM CST up reply actions

Mr. Every night

and Every day

I Bleed Two tone blue...
NO REALLY I LITERALLY BLEED TWO TONE BLUE!!! That operation to dye my blood was the best $100,000 I ever spent

by Grimerz757 on Dec 7, 2011 9:43 AM CST up reply actions

One of my favorite games ever.

"Do the Titans have a miracle left in them in what has been a magical season to this point? If they do, they need it now. Christie kicks it high and short. Gonna be fielded by Lorenzo Neal at the 25; he dishes it back to Wycheck; he throws it across the field to Dyson. 30, 40, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 5, endzone...touchdown, Titans! There are no flags on the field! It's a miracle! Tennessee has pulled a miracle! A miracle for the Titans!"

by TennesseeTyrants on Dec 7, 2011 11:38 AM CST up reply actions