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NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT TENNESSEE TITANS
SERIES
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PATRIOTS |
TITANS |
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SERIES LEADER |
21-15-1 |
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STREAKS |
6 of past 8 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Belichick: 8-7 |
Munchak: 0-0 |
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LAST GAME |
10/18/09: Titans 0 at Patriots 59. New England QB Tom Brady throws 6 TD passes, incl. 3 to WR Randy Moss & 2 to WR Wes Welker. Patriots defense limits Tennessee to 186 total yards. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
12/31/06: Patriots 40, Titans 23. New England WR Reche Caldwell has 134 rec. yards & RB Corey Dillon adds 2 TD runs. Patriots CB Asante Samuel has 2 4th-quarter INTs to seal win. |
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BROADCAST |
CBS (12:00 PM CT): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms. SIRIUS: 132 (NE), 92 (Ten.). XM: 225 (Ten.). |
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2011 STATS
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PASSING |
Brady: 401-611-5,235 (1C)-39 (1C)-12-105.6 (1C) |
Locker: 34-66-542-4-0-99.4 |
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RUSHING |
Ridley: 87-441-5.1-1 |
Johnson: 262-1,047-4.0-4 |
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RECEIVING |
Welker: 122 (1L)-1,569 (1C)-12.9-9 (T2C) |
Washington: 74-1,023-13.8-7 |
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OFFENSE |
428.0 (1C) |
335.1 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
+17 (1C) |
+1 |
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DEFENSE |
411.1 |
355.1 |
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SACKS |
Ninkovich: 6.5 |
Klug, Wimbley (Oak.): 7 |
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INTs |
Arrington: 7 (T1L) |
Griffin, McCourty: 2 |
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PUNTING |
Mesko: 46.5 |
Kern: 43.6 |
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KICKING |
Gostkowski: 143 (1C) (59/59 PAT; 28/33 FG) |
Bironas: 121 (34/34 PAT; 29/32 FG) |
NOTES
PATRIOTS: NE has won 8 straight games on Kickoff Weekend, longest active streak in NFL…For career, QB TOM BRADY is 124-35 (.780), best regular-season record in SB era (min. 100 starts). Brady (300) needs TD pass to surpass HOFer JOHN ELWAY (300) for 5th-most TD passes in NFL history. Has thrown at least 1 TD pass in 32 straight games. In past 3 vs. Ten., Brady has completed 61 of 89 passes (68.5 pct.) for 824 yards with 8 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 127.7 passer rating…RB STEVAN RIDLEY averaged 5.1 yards per carry (87 att., 441 rush yards) as rookie last season…WR WES WELKER (554) needs 4 catches to surpass TROY BROWN (557) for most in franchise history. Had 10 receptions for 150 yards with 2 TDs in last game vs. Titans…Since ’10, TE ROB GRONKOWSKI ranks 2nd in NFL with 27 TD catches (CALVIN JOHNSON, 28). Gronkowski (90 catches, 1,327 yards) & TE AARON HERNANDEZ (79 catches, 910 yards) combined for most catches (169) & receiving yards (2,237) by pair of TEs in season in NFL history…DT VINCE WILFORK had career-high 3.5 sacks last season …CB DEVIN MC COURTY is twin brother of Titans CB JASON MC COURTY…TITANS: Selected No. 8 overall in 2011 NFL Draft, QB JAKE LOCKER will make 1st career start…Since ’08, RB CHRIS JOHNSON has NFL-best 5,645 rush yards. Johnson (38) needs 2 rush TDs to join HOFer EARL CAMPBELL (73) & EDDIE GEORGE (64) as only players to reach 40 career in club annals. In only career meeting against Patriots (10/18/09), Johnson rushed for 128 yards on 17 carries (7.5 avg.). Johnson had career-high 57 catches in ’11…WR NATE WASHINGTON led team in catches (74) & receiving yards (1,023) in ’11, both career-highs. Rookie WR KENDALL WRIGHT (No. 20 overall) will make NFL debut…TE JARED COOK had career-best in receptions (49), receiving yards (759) & TD rec. (3) last season…T MICHAEL ROOS has made 112 consecutive starts since entering NFL in ’05…DE KAMERION WIMBLEY will make Titans debut. In past 2 seasons (w/Oak.), Wimbley has totaled 16 sacks. DT KARL KLUG registered team-high 7 sacks as rookie in ’11…S JORDAN BABINEAUX led Titans with 117 tackles last season.