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Titans vs. Jaguars NFL Game Capsule

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After the jump I have pasted the "game capsule" the NFL sent out earlier today about the week one match-up between the Tennessee Titans and Jacksonville Jaguars.

 

TENNESSEE TITANS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

SERIES

TITANS

JAGUARS

SERIES LEADER

18-14

 

STREAKS

4 of past 6

 

COACHES VS. OPP.

Munchak: 0-0

Del Rio: 7-9

LAST GAME

12/5/10: Jaguars 17 at Titans 6. Jacksonville RB Maurice Jones-Drew rushes for 186 yards. Jaguars RB Rashad Jennings & QB David Garrard add rushing TDs.

LAST GAME AT SITE

10/18/10: Titans 30, Jaguars 3. Tennessee RB Chris Johnson rushes for 111 yards on 26 carries (4.3 avg.), including 35-yard TD to cap scoring.

BROADCAST

CBS (1:00 PM ET): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts. SIRIUS: 149 (Ten.), 135 (Jax.). XM: 230 (Jax.).

STATS

PASSING

Hasselbeck (Sea.): 266-444-3,001-12-17-73.2

McCown: 11-19-120-0-0-76.6

RUSHING

C. Johnson: 316-1,364 (3C)-4.3-11

Jones-Drew: 299-1,324-4.4-5

RECEIVING

C. Johnson (RB): 44-245-5.6-1

M. Thomas: 66-820-12.4-4

OFFENSE

302.1

341.2

TAKE/GIVE

-4

-15

DEFENSE

367.7

371.8

SACKS

J. Jones: 3.5

Mincey: 5

INTs

Griffin: 4

D. Cox: 4

PUNTING

Kern: 42.9

Turk (Hou.): 42.1

KICKING

Bironas: 110 (38/38 PAT; 24/26 FG)

Scobee: 107 (41/41 PAT; 22/28 FG)

NOTES

TITANS: MIKE MUNCHAK will make NFL debut as head coach. Munchak is 12th HOF player to serve as a head coach since ’70…In 2 career starts vs. Jax. (w/ Seahawks), QB MATT HASSELBECK has 6 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 99.7 passer rating. Hasselbeck will make Titans debut…For career, RB CHRIS JOHNSON averages 105.3 rush yards per game vs. Jaguars (632 total in 6 games). Since ’08, Johnson leads NFL with 4,598 rush yards (97.8 per game) & 5,606 scrimmage yards (119.3 per game). For career, Johnson averages 95.8 rush yards per game vs. AFC South opponents (1,628 yards in 17 games)…WR NATE WASHINGTON has 4 TD rec. in past 6 vs. Jax…WR KENNY BRITT had career-best 9 TD rec. last season…LB BARRETT RUUD will make Titans debut…CB CORTLAND FINNEGAN has 3 career INTs vs. Jax...S MICHAEL GRIFFIN had 4 INTs last year, 2nd-most of career (7 in ’08)…KR-WR MARC MARIANI had 1,530 kickoff return yards as rookie in ’10 & passed BOBBY JANCIK (1,317 in 1963) for most KR yards in season in franchise history…JAGUARS: Club has 10-6 (.625) record on Kickoff Weekend…QB LUKE MC COWN will make 1st NFL start since 12/30/07 vs. Car (with TB)…RB MAURICE JONES-DREWrushed for 1,324 yards in ’10 to reach 1,000 rushing yards in back-to-back seasons (1,391 in ’09), joining FRED TAYLOR as only players in franchise history to accomplish feat. In past 3 vs. Ten., Jones-Drew is averaging 140 rush yards per game (420 total)…WR MIKE THOMAShad career-best 820 rec. yards, 66 catches & 4 TD catches in ’10 season. Tied career-best 8 rec. vs. Titans on 10/18/10…TE MARCEDES LEWIS had career-best in rec. (58), receiving yards (700) & tied franchise record with 10 TD rec. (WR REGGIE WILLIAMS in ’07) in ’10. Had career-high 76 rec. yards vs. Titans on 10/4/09…LB PAUL POSLUSZNY will make Jaguars debut after spending 4 seasons in Buf. (2007-10)…CB RASHEAN MATHIS has 6 INTs vs. Titans, most vs. any opponent. Has franchise-record 29 career INTs. CB DEREK COXhas 2 INTs in 3 career games vs. Titans…S DAWAN LANDRY will make Jax. debut after spending 5 seasons in Bal. (2006-10)…DT TERRANCE KNIGHTON tied for 2nd on club w/ career-best 4 sacks in ’10…DT TYSON ALUALU started all 16 games as rookie in ’10, posting 3.5 sacks.