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The NFL has fined 86-year old Bud Adams $250,000 bucks for flipping off Bills’ fans repeatedly from his owners’ box. The crazy thing about Adams acting like he did is the fact that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was sitting in that same box earlier in this game. The fine seems a little excessive but the NFL holds owners to a higher standard than the players so in that case this makes a little sense.
This game was tied 17-17 heading into the 4th quarter before the Titans exploded for 24 points in the 4th quarter. Vince Young had another solid game for the Titans today as he completed 17 of 25 passes for 210 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 INT. He also carried the ball 5 times for 29 yards (5.8 ypc) today. Chris Johnson had a monster game for the Titans today with 132 yards rushing on 26 carries (5.1 ypc) with 2 TD runs. He also caught 9 passes for 100 yards (11.1 avg) in this game against the Bills. WRs Kenny Britt (2 rec, 55 yards) and Nate Washington (2 rec, 33 yards, TD) both had solid games for the Titans today in the passing game. The Titans finished up with 378 total yards in this game (168 rushing, 210 passing).
The defense was led by linebacker Keith Bulluck today with 12 tackles. CB Rod Hood also had a solid game for the Titans today with 3 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 pass defensed and a interception that he returned 31 yards for a TD in the 4th quarter. Safety Vincent Fuller also returned a pickoff for a TD in the 4th quarter today (26 yards). The Bills finished up with 296 total yards on offense (89 rushing, 207 passing) today. The Titans are now 3-6 on the season.
The Titans have lost starting WR Justin Gage for at least a couple of weeks due to multiple fractures to transverse process bones in his back. Gage has played in all 8 games for the Titans this season and he has caught 22 passes for 302 yards (13.7 avg) with 1 TD grab and he also has 2 tackles. Kenny Britt (20 rec, 296 yards) and Nate Washington (23 rec, 202 yards, 4 TDs) will need to step up with Gage out of action.
Both of these teams are playing better as of late. The Bills have won two of their last three games while the Titans have won their last two games after starting the season 0-6. The Bills will turn back to QB Trent Edwards for this season as he returns from a concussion. Edwards’ return will allow the Bills to possibly attack the Titans’ weakness on defense which is the secondary. The Titans are allowing 278.4 yards passing per game this season and opposing QBs have a 102.8 rating against them. But the Bills won’t forget about running the ball with Marshawn Lynch and Fred Jackson against a Titans’ D that is allowing 111.9 yards rushing per game and 4.4 yards per carry.
This is a perfect match up for Vince Young and the Titans. The Bills are allowing 173.6 yards rushing per game and 5.1 yards per carry so far this season. With that in mind look for Charles Johnson (959 yards rushing, 6.7 ypc, 6TDs), LenDale White and Vince Young to have a lot of room to run the ball. The Titans must control this game on the ground as Vince Young will likely want to steer clear of passing against the Bills too much as they already have 15 interceptions this season including 7 by rookie safety Jairus Byrd.
PREDICTION: TITANS 27, BILLS 20
Vince Young led the Tennessee Titans (2-6) to their second straight victory, beating the San Francisco 49ers (3-5) on the road. Young didn’t put up any eye-popping numbers, going 12/19 for 172 yards, but the quarterback is a winner and proved that again Sunday. Young made plays when they were needed and gave the Titans a touchdown with his legs on a 7-yard TD run early in the second quarter. Chris Johnson had another huge day on the ground for the Titans, rushing for 135 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries.
The two teams were all tied up heading into the 4th quarter and the Titans got 10 points from their offense, and 7 from their defense. Cortland Finnegan picked off 49ers’ quarterback Alex Smith and returned it 39 yards for a touchdown. This was a big play for the Titans and pretty much sealed the deal for them. The 49ers were able to answer with a touchdown, but there just wasn’t enough time for them to comeback as it put them down 7 with 39 seconds to play. The Titans defense did a great job pressuring Smith. They intercepted him three times, forced two fumbles, and sacked him four times. They did give up 108 rushing yards, but they did enough to contain the 49ers offense and let Johnson, Young, and Titans offense take care of business. This just proves that Young should have been starting much earlier this season.