TENNESSEE TITANS
(1-2) AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (1-2)
SERIES
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TITANS |
CHARGERS |
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LEADER |
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19-13-1 |
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STREAKS |
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Past 2 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Fisher: 0-1 |
Schottenheimer: 13-7 |
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LAST WEEK |
L 15-12 vs. Jaguars |
L 23-13 at Broncos |
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LAST GAME |
9/13/98: Chargers 13 at Oilers 7. San
Diego RB Natrone Means scores TD to put Chargers ahead for good. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
9/19/93: Chargers 18, Houston
Oilers 17. San Diego’s John Carney ties his career high with 6 FGs,
including 27-yard game-winner with 3 seconds left. |
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BROADCAST |
CBS (1:15 PM PT): Bill
Macatee, Steve Beuerlein, Scott Kaplan (Field reporter). |
STATS
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PASSING |
McNair: 50-79-489-1-2-74.3 |
Brees: 39-72-476-3-2-77.1 |
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RUSHING |
Brown: 65-353 (1L)-5.4-2 |
Tomlinson: 67-268-4.0-2 |
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RECEIVING |
Bennett: 16-155-9.7-0 |
Gates (TE): 16-192-12.0-0 |
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OFFENSE |
293.7 |
288.3 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
0 |
0 |
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DEFENSE |
296.3 |
348.0 |
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SACKS |
Carter: 1.5 |
Kiel, Phillips (R), Williams: 1.0 |
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INTs |
Dyson, Rolle, Thompson: 1 |
Foley, J. Wilson: 1 |
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PUNTING |
Hentrich: 51.8 |
Scifres: 43.4 |
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KICKING |
Anderson: 11 (2/2 PAT; 3/3 FG) |
Kaeding (R): 20 (8/8 PAT; 4/4 FG) |
NOTES
CHARGERS:
QB Drew Brees owns AFC’s 5th-best
4th quarter passer rating of 108.3, completing 14 of 24 for 172 yards & 2
TDs vs. 0 INTs. Brees has completed 7 3rd down passes to TE Antonio Gates – no AFC QB-to-receiver combination
has more 3rd down connections……RB LaDainian Tomlinson
stands 6th in AFC rushing yards (268) & total yards (350). Including 38-yard
completion last week, Tomlinson has accounted for 44.9 pct. of Chargers’
total offense. RB Lorenzo Neal
spent 1998-99 w/ Titans & helped team reach SB XXXIV……TE Gates stands 2nd
among AFC TEs in receptions w/ 16 & is team’s leading receiver. Gates
caught 24 passes in 2003 as rookie. WR Reche Caldwell
has at least 3 catches in past 4 games played. Chargers outscoring
opponents 24-10 in 4th quarter……LB Randall Godfrey
played for Titans from 2000-02, helping
team advance to AFC Championship in ’02……WR-KR Tim Dwight
is 1 of 2 NFL KRs w/ TD-KR in ’03 & stands 3rd in AFC w/ 28.1 KR avg.
TITANS: Team’s 1st West Coast road
game since 2002 & 1st game at San Diego since 1993……Head coach Jeff Fisher hails from Woodland Hills, CA, 150
miles north of San Diego, & attended USC. Under Fisher, Titans own AFC’s
best interconference record since 1997 of 21-8 (.724)……QB Steve McNair (70) needs 1 victory to surpass
Warren Moon for most wins by
starting QB in franchise history……RB Chris Brown
leads NFL w/ 353 rush yds Brown has rushed for 100 yds in his 1st 3 NFL
starts for 2nd longest streak of consecutive 100s to begin career as starter
in NFL history. Needs 100 yds this week to tie Stump Mitchell
as only RBs w/ 4 100s in 1st 4 starts……In past 2 games, WR Drew Bennett has 13 catches for 140 yards.
Bennett’s 13 catches marks career-best consecutive game total……CB
Samari Rolle made NFL debut vs. Chargers
(9/13/98) & recorded 3 tackles.
Rolle (23) needs 1 INT to tie Zeke Moore
(1967-77) for 9th-most INTs in club history…… DT Kevin Carter
has 2.5 sacks in past 5 games…… Defense has not allowed 1st quarter TD in 8
consecutive games and in 24 of past 28……