NFL Game Capsule after the jump.
TENNESSEE TITANS (6-5) AT BUFFALO BILLS (5-6)
SERIES
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TITANS |
BILLS |
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SERIES LEADER |
25-14 |
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STREAKS |
5 of past 6 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Munchak: 0-0 |
Gailey: 0-0 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 23-17 vs. Buccaneers |
L 28-24 at Jets |
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LAST GAME |
11/15/09: Bills 17 at Titans 41. Tennessee scores 24 unanswered points in 4thquarter, including back-to-back INT-TDs by S Vincent Fuller & CB Rod Hood. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
12/24/06: Titans 30, Bills 29. Tennessee’s Rob Bironas kicks game-winning 30-yard FG with 2:10 remaining as Titans overcome 9-point deficit in 4th quarter for road victory. |
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BROADCAST |
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Spero Dedes, Steve Beuerlein. SIRIUS: 137 (Ten.), 128 (Buf.). XM: 229 (Buf.). |
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STATS
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PASSING |
Hasselbeck: 225-371-2,517-15-10-83.1 |
Fitzpatrick: 236-369-2,549-19 (2C)-14-85.5 |
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RUSHING |
C. Johnson: 183-699-3.8-2 |
Spiller: 40-170-4.3-1 |
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RECEIVING |
Washington: 49-628-12.8-4 |
St. Johnson: 54-622-11.5-5 |
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OFFENSE |
319.5 |
345.5 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
+3 |
+4 (T3C) |
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DEFENSE |
353.2 |
367.5 |
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SACKS |
3 tied: 3 |
Dareus (R): 3.5 |
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INTs |
McCourty: 2 |
Wilson: 4 (T3C) |
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PUNTING |
Kern: 42.3 |
Moorman: 49.0 (3C) |
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KICKING |
Bironas: 76 (25/25 PAT; 17/20 FG) |
Lindell: 64 (25/25 PAT; 13/15 FG) |
NOTES
TITANS: Club aims for 4th straight win vs. Bills…QB MATT HASSELBECK registered 75th regular-season win as starter last week. Hasselbeck has at least 1 TD pass in 10 of 11 games this season. Completed 6 of 10 passes (60.6 pct.) for 46 yards with 1 TD & 104.6 passer rating in 4th quarter last week…RB CHRIS JOHNSON recorded his 3rd career game with 190+ rush yards last week (197, 228, 190) & became 8th player in NFL history to have 3 games with 190+ rush yards by their 58th or fewer game. Has rushed for 100+ rush yards in 2 of past 3 (130, 190). Totaled 232 scrimmage yards (132 rush, 100 rec.) with 2 rush TDs in only meeting vs. Bills on 11/15/09…WR NATE WASHINGTON is tied for NFL lead with 22 rec. on 3rd-down (DARREN SPROLES). Washington (628) needs 60 rec. yards to surpass career-best of 687 in ’10. WR DAMIAN WILLIAMS has 3 TD catches in past 4…CB JASON MC COURTY leads team with 85 tackles…Rookie LB COLIN MC CARTHY (4th round, No. 109 overall) posted 1st INT of career last week… BILLS: Club is 4-1 at home in ’11…QB RYAN FITZPATRICK (51) needs 4 TD passes to tie DREW BLEDSOE (55) for 4th-most in franchise history. Has completed 27 of 40 passes (67.5 pct.) for 362 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 121 passer rating at home in 4th quarter this season. Fitzpatrick (9,653) needs 347 passing yards to reach 10,000 career…RB C.J. SPILLER has at least 1 catch in 19 of 25 career games…WR STEVIE JOHNSON tied season-high with 8 catches last week. WR DAVID NELSON has TD rec. in 3 of past 4 games. WR-KR BRAD SMITH registered 36-yard TD catch last week, 1st TD rec. since 12/2/07 with Jets…TE SCOTT CHANDLER (6) needs TD rec. to surpass PETE METZELAARS (6 in ’92) & JAY RIEMERSMA (6 in ’98) for most TD catches by TE in season in franchise history…Defense ties for AFC lead w/ 16 INTs (NE, 16)…Club has 12 of 16 INTs at home…LB NICK BARNETT leads team with 86 tackles.