2007 Tennessee Titans season

"at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee"

Coming off their home win over the Raiders, the Titans stayed at home for a Week 9 intraconference duel against the Carolina Panthers. In the first quarter, Tennessee drew first blood as QB Vince Young got a 3-yard TD run, along with kicker Rob Bironas getting a 47-yard field goal. In the second quarter, the Titans increased their lead with Bironas kicking a 53-yard field goal for the only score of the period.

After a scoreless third quarter, Tennessee managed to put the game out of reach with RB LenDale White getting a 1-yard TD run. The Panthers would avoid getting shutout as QB David Carr completed an 18-yard TD pass to WR Drew Carter.

With the win, not only did the Titans improve to 6-2, but Head Coach Jeff Fisher improved his record over the NFC South to 14-2.

Tennessee's defense had a good game as they sacked Carr 7 times and limited Carolina's offense to just 191 total yards.

Week 10: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

"at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee"
*Game time: 4:15 p.m. EST/3:15 p.m. CST
*Game weather: 42°F (Sunny)
*TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg (play-by-play) & Randy Cross (color commentator)
*Game attendance: 69,143
*Referee: Terry McAulay

Coming off their road win over the Chiefs, the Titans went home for a Week 16 duel with the New York Jets. After a scoreless first quarter, Tennessee got on the board first in the second quarter with RB Chris Brown getting a 4-yard TD run. The Jets would respond with QB Chad Pennington completing a 9-yard TD pass to WR Jerricho Cotchery (with a failed PAT). In the third quarter, the Titans took the lead with kicker Rob Bironas nailing a 46-yard field goal. For the rest of the game, Tennessee's defense kept New York from being any kind of threat.

With the win (and a Cleveland loss), the Titans continued to keep their playoff hopes alive at 9-6.

RB LenDale White (23 attempts for 104 yards) got his first career 1,000-yard season.

Week 17: at Indianapolis Colts

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Titans
R1=7|R2=0|R3=3|R4=6|RT=16
Home=Colts
H1=0|H2=3|H3=7|H4=0|HT=10"at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana"
*Game time: 8:15 p.m. EST/7:15 p.m. CST
*Game weather: "Game played indoors" (Domed stadium)
*TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels (play-by-play), John Madden (color commentator), & Andrea Kremer (sideline reporter)
*Game attendance: 57,202
*Referee: Ron Winter

Coming off their home win over the Jets, the Titans (needing a win to make the playoffs) flew to the RCA Dome for a Week 17 Sunday night AFC South rematch with the playoff-bound Indianapolis Colts. In the first quarter, Tennessee got the first punch as RB Chris Brown capped off the team's game-opening drive with an 8-yard TD run for the only score of the period. In the second quarter, the Colts got on the board with kicker Adam Vinatieri getting a 37-yard field goal for the only score of the period.

In the third quarter, Indianapolis took the lead with QB Jim Sorgi completing a 3-yard TD pass to WR Craphonso Thorpe. Afterwards, the Titans tied the game with kicker Rob Bironas getting a 40-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, Tennessee sealed the deal with Bironas nailing a 54-yard and a 33-yard field goal.

With the win, not only did the Titans end the regular season at 10-6, but it also gave them the AFC's #6 seed.

Postseason

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AFC Wild Card Playoff (Sunday January 6, 2008): at San Diego Chargers

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Titans
R1=3
R2=3
R3=0
R4=0
RT=6
Home=Chargers
H1=0
H2=0
H3=10
H4=7
HT=17"at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California"
*Game time: 4:15 PM EST
*Game weather: 39°F (Light Rain)
*Game attendance: 65,640
*Referee: Ed Hochuli
*TV announcers: (CBS) Jim Nantz (play by play) & Phil Simms (color commentator)

Game Summary

Entering the playoffs as the AFC's #6 seed, the Titans began their Super Bowl run at Qualcomm Stadium against the third-seeded San Diego Chargers in a rematch of Week 14, which saw Tennessee lead early, yet lose in overtime.

In the first half, the Titans got the early lead as kicker Rob Bironas kicked a 30-yard field goal in the first quarter and a 44-yard field goal in the second quarter. In the third quarter, the Chargers took the lead with kicker Nate Kaeding nailing a 20-yard field goal, along with QB Philip Rivers completing a 25-yard TD pass to WR Vincent Jackson. In the fourth quarter, San Diego sealed the win with RB LaDainian Tomlinson getting a 1-yard TD run.

With the loss, Tennessee ended its season with an overall record of 10-7.

QB Vince Young entered this game as the youngest quarterback to ever start a playoff game in franchise history (24 years and 233 days).

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