Titans hold off Dolphins, 27-24

The Tennessee Titans jumped out to a big lead only to hold on for a 27-24 overtime win over the Miami Dolphins.

Tennessee jumped out to a 24-6 lead only to see it disappear as the Dolphins were able to force overtime.

Running back Chris Johnson had 106 yards on the ground but did not get into the end zone. Johnson looks like he is going to fall short of his 2,000 rushing yards goal.

It was a big day for quarterback Vince Young, who threw for 232 yards and three touchdowns with just one interception.

The win keeps the Titans in the playoff picture, but barely. The Titans have seven losses in the conference, which kills them when it comes to the tiebreaker for a postseason berth.

Thursday, December 24, 2009 at 11:51 am by steve

Titans roll by Rams, 47-7

The Tennessee Titans continued their late season dominance with a 47-7 trouncing of the St. Louis Rams.

The Titans jumped out to an early lead behind quarterback Vince Young, who eventually left the game with a knee injury.

Veteran backup quarterback Kerry Collins was pressed into duty, but he had very little on his shoulders.

Running back Chris Johnson took care of all of the heavy lifting, topping 100 yards rushing and scoring twice.

The Titans will definitely fall short of the playoffs, but their late-season surge has to excited everyone for next season.

Friday, December 18, 2009 at 5:47 pm by steve

QB Young Aggravates Knee Injury

Titans QB Vince Young left practice on Thursday with ice wrapped around his knee after he aggravated a knee injury he originally suffered last week against Indianapolis.

After throwing a pass, Young walked gingerly towards the sideline before laying down on the ground to have a doctor check out his knee.

Titans coach Jeff Fisher expects Young to be ready to play on Sunday against the St. Louis Rams.

“At this point, I’m no more concerned about Vince than I am the other guys trying to work themselves back into health,” Fisher said.

If Young can’t go, the Titans will have to turn back to opening day starter Kerry Collins, who was benched after leading the team to an 0-6 start. Since replacing Collins as the starter, Young led the Titans to a 4-1 record, but the loss to the Colts last weekend all but killed the Titans’ playoff hopes.

Collins seems ready for another opportunity, if it happens.

“If I’m needed to play, I’ll be ready to go. It hasn’t been that long since I played really. As far as my preparation and stuff, I haven’t done anything different since we made the switch,” Collins said.

Monday, December 14, 2009 at 12:05 am by bryan

Titans fall to Colts, 27-17

The Tennessee Titans saw their playoff hopes go up in flames in a 27-17 loss to the Indianapolis Colts

The Titans struggled to establish running back Chris Johnson, who did go over 100 yards but couldn’t find the end zone.

It also didn’t help that quarterback Vince Young got dinger up just before halftime and was shaken up.

Young returned to the game, but the stingy Colts defense kept the quarterback and his receivers in check.

The Titans now have seven losses on the season, all in conference, so they would have to win out and hope for a miracle to reach the postseason.

Friday, December 11, 2009 at 4:06 pm by steve

Titans’ Miracle Run Ends as Colts Cruise, 27-17

That sound you heard yesterday was the collective sound of the air being pulled out of the playoff dreams of 60,000 Titans fans.

Peyton Manning and the Colts marched into Tennessee undefeated, and left the same way, after cruising to a 27-17 win over their division rivals to move to 12-0 on the season.

Manning was his usual, three-time MVP self, picking the Titans’ defense apart for 270 yards and a touchdown, but he relied on a suddenly resurgent ground game anchored by Joseph Addai to guide him past the Titans.

RB Chris Johnson carried the ball 27 times for 113 yards, marking his seventh straight 100-yard game, which ties him for Earl Campbell’s franchise record.

But twice in the second half, the Titans went for it on fourth down deep in the Colts’ territory and couldn’t convert either time.

“We just didn’t finish in the red zone,” quarterback Vince Young said. “Our guys made some big plays, but we just didn’t finish. Against a team like this, with an MVP quarterback, you have to score touchdowns.”

Tennessee was the last team to beat Indianapolis in the regular season… way back on Oct. 5, 2008. The Colts have now rung out 21 straight regular season wins, and go for the NFL record next weekend against Denver.

Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 12:09 am by bryan

Titans win on final play, 20-17

The Tennessee Titans continued their surprising resurgence with a nailbiting, 20-17 win over the Arizona Cardinals.

In a game that saw the lead change hands a few times, the Titans trailed by four with the clock winding down.

Quarterback Vince Young launched a 99-yard scoring drive with just a couple of minutes remaining in the game.

On fourth-and-goal with time expiring, Young scrambled and eventually threw the game-winning touchdown pass to rookie wide receiver Kenny Britt.

It was another big day for running back Chris Johnson, who had an 85-yard touchdown run. He had 154 total rushing yards on the day.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 7:17 pm by steve

Titans Shock Cardinals With Last-Second TD, 20-17

Vince Young has officially returned to the NFL.

Young guided the Titans on a 99-yard drive, capping it with a 10-yard TD pass to WR Kenny Britt as time expired, to lead the Titans to their fifth straight win,a 20-17 victory over the Arizona Cardinals that breathes some fresh life into their once-dead playoff dreams.

Despite starting the season 0-6, including a 59-0 thumping at the hands of the New England Patriots, the Titans have looked like an entirely different team since benching QB Kerry Collins during their bye week and bringing Young into the starting lineup.

In a duel between the participants of the 2006 BCS national championship game, Vince Young once again got the best of Matt Leinart, who had given his team a 17-13 lead with five minutes left in the game.

“You guys don’t mind if I sit down and do this do you? OK. WOW! What a great finish!” Titans coach Jeff Fisher said during the post-game press conference. “We’ve had some finishes around here, but I can’t remember one like that. Just a tremendous finish.”

Young won his ninth straight start and moved to 23-11 for his overall career record by leading the most exciting touchdown drive of his career, moving the Titans 99 yards on 18 plays in the final 2:37.

“We’re in the NFL now. … As the Tennessee Titans, I feel we fought to the finish,” Young said.

With their fifth straight win, the Titans have now re-entered the discussion as a possible playoff team, although the Titans know they still have plenty of work to do in the last five weeks of the season to get there.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 11:24 pm by bryan