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2006SEASON REVIEW

QB Vince YoungOffensive Rookie of the Year

TITANS WIN EIGHT OF THEIR LAST 11 GAMES;

FINISH SECOND IN AFC SOUTH

THE 2006 SEASON

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 12, 2007

Team looks to carry momentum into 2007; holds 19th selection in draft

NASHVILLE, TENN. - The Tennessee Titans opened the 2006 season as the second-

youngest team in the NFL. An influx of talent via free agency and the draft was counted

upon to spark a group that, despite consecutive sub-par seasons, had several young

building blocks in place. By season’s end, they became one of the league’s most excit-

ing and promising clubs, enduring an 0-5 start to win eight of their last 11 games and fin-

ish one win shy of a playoff berth. They placed second in the AFC South with an overall

record of 8-8 and an intradivision record of 4-2.

Navigating the NFL’s second-most difficult schedule, Tennessee’s turnaround includ-

ed a streak of six consecutive wins, clutch late-game performances and the emergence

of several new playmakers, including the league’s Offensive Rookie of the Year, quarter-

back Vince Young.

Young took over as the starting quarterback in the fourth game of the season and

quickly validated his status as the third overall selection in the 2006 draft. His record was

8-5 as a starter, including five fourth-quarter comeback wins. He passed for 2,199 yards

and 12 touchdowns and rushed for 552 yards and seven touchdowns. No rookie quar-

terback in the Super Bowl era had ever before rushed for 500 yards. Following the sea-

son, Young earned Rookie of the Year honors from Associated Press, Pro FootballWeekly/Pro Football Writers of America, Sports Illustrated, Sporting News and football

fans in Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year Award balloting.

Young was one of several new faces in a locker room that turned over nearly 50 per-

cent from 2005 to 2006. Also included among the new arrivals were four unrestricted free

agents: safety Chris Hope, linebacker David Thornton, center Kevin Mawae and wide

receiver David Givens. While Givens was limited most of the season with two separate

injuries (hand and knee), the other three signees had a major impact in the team’s rever-

sal.

While the roster changed significantly, the Titans coaching staff under Jeff Fisher

remained one of the most consistent in the NFL. Fisher reached 200 career games as a

head coach and won his 100th regular season game in 2006. With the recent resigna-

tion of former Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Bill Cowher, Fisher is now the longest

tenured head coach with his current team in the NFL, having served 12 full seasons

(1995-06). His career record, including playoffs, is 110-97 (.531).

Fisher helps lead an organization that eagerly awaits the 2007 offseason. Under

new General Manager Mike Reinfeldt, Tennessee currently holds 10 picks in the draft,

including the 19th and 50th overall selections. Prior to the draft, the Titans will enter the

start of unrestricted free agency in their best salary cap position in recent memory, and

only three regular starters from 2006 are not currently under contract for 2007 (unrestrict-

ed free agent wide receiver Drew Bennett, unrestricted free agent defensive tackle

Robaire Smith and restricted free agent left guard Jacob Bell).

Scheduled to return to the team are players such as running back Travis Henry, who

led the team and finished 10th in the NFL (fifth in the AFC) with 1,211 rushing yards; line-

backer Keith Bulluck, the club’s leader in tackles for five consecutive seasons; defensive

end Kyle Vanden Bosch, a 2005 Pro Bowler and the team’s leader in sacks for two con-

secutive seasons; and cornerback/returner Pacman Jones, the NFL’s leading punt return-

er. The team’s starting cornerbacks, Jones and Reynaldo Hill, and starting offensive tack-

les, Michael Roos and David Stewart, are all just entering their third seasons.

REGULAR SEASON

DATE OPPONENT RESULTS

Sun., Sept. 10 N.Y. JETS L, 16-23

Sun., Sept. 17 at San Diego L, 7-40

Sun., Sept. 24 at Miami L, 10-13

Sun., Oct. 1 DALLAS L, 14-45

Sun., Oct. 8 at Indianapolis L, 13-14

Sun., Oct. 15 at Washington W, 25-22

Sun., Oct. 22 BYE

Sun., Oct. 29 HOUSTON W, 28-22

Sun., Nov. 5 at Jacksonville L, 7-37

Sun., Nov. 12 BALTIMORE L, 26-27

Sun., Nov. 19 at Philadelphia W, 31-13

Sun., Nov. 26 N.Y. GIANTS W, 24-21

Sun., Dec. 3 INDIANAPOLIS W, 20-17

Sun., Dec. 10 at Houston W, 26-20 (OT)

Sun., Dec. 17 JACKSONVILLE W, 24-17

Sun., Dec. 24 at Buffalo W, 30-29

Sun., Dec. 31 NEW ENGLAND L, 23-40

2006 TITANS RESULTS

Team W L Pct vs. Div.

Indianapolis 12 4 0.750 3-3

Tennessee 8 8 0.500 4-2

Jacksonville 8 8 0.500 2-4

Houston 6 10 0.375 3-3

2006 AFC SOUTH STANDINGS

Date Event

Feb. 21-27 Scouting Combine (Indianapolis, Ind.)

March 2 Start of Unrestricted Free Agency

Apr. 28-29 NFL Draft

Late July Start of Training Camp

Aug. 4-5 Hall of Fame Weekend (Canton, Ohio)

Sept. 6-10 NFL Kickoff Weekend

2007 KEY DATES

GM MIKE REINFELDT / FREE AGENCY

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1 2006 Season and Results

2 Titans in Free Agency

3-4 NFL Draft

4 2007 Opponents

5 Head Coach Jeff Fisher

6 Titans Starters and Key Reserves

7-18 2006 Notes

17 Individual Milestones

18 2006 Honors

19-27 Individual Offensive Players

19-23 QB Vince Young

28-32 Individual Defensive Players

34-35 Individual Specialists

35 Roster by Experience

36-38 Titans Defensive Positional Review

38-40 Titans Offensive Positional Review

40-41 Titans Special Teams Positional Review

41 Titans Rankings

44 TV Ratings

45 Participation Chart

46 Transactions

47 How They Were Built

48-49 Regular Season Statistics

50 The Last Time

51-52 Preseason Statistics

53 Depth Chart

54 Positional Roster

55 Alphabetical Roster

56 Numerical Roster

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITANS SET FOR FREE AGENCY

The NFL’s unrestricted free agency period is scheduled to begin at 12:01 a.m. on

March 2. After a year in which the Titans had a successful endeavor into free agency, the

team is expected again to acquire new players for the 2007 season and beyond. It will be

the first free agency period for the Titans under General Manager Mike Reinfeldt, who was

hired by the team on February 12.

In 2006, the Titans signed four unrestricted free agents -- linebacker David Thornton,

wide receiver David Givens, center Kevin Mawae and safety Chris Hope. Thornton, Mawae

and Hope each played in all 16 games and had a heavy influence in the team winning eight

of its final 11 games. Givens was able to play in just five games due to hand and knee injuries.

The Titans lost four players in 2006 as unrestricted free agents -- safety Tank Williams

(Minnesota), center Justin Hartwig (Carolina), and linebackers Rocky Boiman

(Indianapolis) and Brad Kassell (N.Y. Jets).

Below is a list of the eight unrestricted free agents, six restricted free agents and three

exclusive rights free agents currently on the roster.

Exclusive rights free agents are players who have completed two or fewer NFL seasons.

Their rights belong to their present club provided they are made a minimum qualifying offer.

Restricted free agents are players who have completed three seasons in the NFL and

whose contracts have expired. They can receive a qualifying offer from their old clubs, but

they are free to negotiate with other teams. If a restricted free agent accepts an offer from

a new club, the old club has a right to match the offer. If the old club does not match the

offer, they could receive a draft choice(s) as compensation from the new club based on the

level of the qualifying offer from the old club.

Unrestricted free agents are players who have completed four or more NFL seasons

and whose contracts have expired. They are free to negotiate and sign with any club once

the free agency period begins with no rights held by the old club.

Titans players scheduled to become free agents on March 2:

Unrestricted (8): Restricted (6): Exclusive Rights (3):

WR Drew Bennett * C Eugene Amano DT Tony Brown

RB Chris Brown G Jacob Bell * TE Casey Cramer

QB Kerry Collins LB Colby Bockwoldt C/G Justin Geisinger

DT Rien Long TE Ben Hartsock

S Donnie Nickey LB Robert Reynolds

DT Robaire Smith * DT Randy Starks *

WR Bobby Wade

T Seth Wand

* Started eight or more games for the Titans in 2006.

TITANS HIRE MIKE REINFELDT AS GM

On February 12, the Titans hired former Oilers all-pro safety Mike

Reinfeldt as the team’s new general manager. Reinfeldt joins the

Titans after spending seven seasons with the Seattle Seahawks.

Reinfeldt has built an impressive resume during his career in

sports, gaining 21 years of experience as a front office executive and

another eight as an NFL player. In his 14 years split between Seattle

and Green Bay, the teams he was associated with won a combined six

division titles, made eight playoff appearances, four NFC

Championship game appearances, three Super Bowl appearances,

one world title (1996), amassed 11 winning seasons and 131 regular

season wins.

In Seattle, Reinfeldt last held the title of Vice President of Football Administration and

was responsible for player contract negotiations, salary cap management, player evalua-

tions and numerous aspects of the day-to-day football operations. In eight seasons at Green

Bay, he served a number of roles, including Chief Financial Officer for three years (1991-

93) and adding the title of VP of Administration from 1994-98. Reinfeldt was instrumental in

bringing general manager Ron Wolf to the Packers in 1991. When Mike Holmgren left the

Packers for Seattle, he handpicked Reinfeldt to join him with the Seahawks.

Reinfeldt was a safety for the Oilers franchise from 1976-83, earning Pro Bowl and All-

Pro honors in 1979. He ranks seventh on the club’s career interception list with 26 and

matched the team record for interceptions in a season with 12 in 1979. Reinfeldt started 102

consecutive games as the franchise reached the height of the “Luv Ya Blue” era and the

team advanced to two AFC Championship games. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free

agent out of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, originally signing with the Oakland

Raiders and playing in two games before being cut and signed by the Oilers.

Before joining the Packers in 1991, Reinfeldt spent three years (1988-90) at the

University of Southern California as the associate athletic director and spent another three

years (1985-88) with the L.A. Raiders as the Chief Financial Officer. He earned an MBA in

management and finance at Houston Baptist University.

Years Team Position

2005-06 Seattle VP of Football Operations

1999-03 Seattle Senior Vice President

1994-98 Green Bay VP of Administration

1991-93 Green Bay Chief Financial Officer

1988-90 USC Assoc. Athletic Director

1985-87 L.A. Raiders Chief Financial Officer

1976-83 Hou. Oilers Safety

1976 Oak. Raiders Safety

GM MIKE REINFELDT’S BACKGROUND

2006

Players Signed (4): LB David Thornton, WR David

Givens, C Kevin Mawae, S Chris Hope

Players Lost (4): LB Rocky Boiman, C Justin

Hartwig, LB Brad Kassell, S Tank Williams

2005

Players Signed (1): DE Kyle Vanden Bosch

Players Lost (4): RB Antowain Smith, WR Eddie

Berlin, CB Andre Dyson and TE Shad Meier

2004

Players Signed (0)

Players Lost (2): DE Jevon Kearse, DT Robaire

Smith

2003

Players Signed (0)

Players Lost (5): WR Kevin Dyson, DT John

Thornton, CB Dainon Sidney, CB Donald Mitchell, S

Rich Coady

2002

Players Signed (4): S Lance Schulters, FB Greg

Comella, C Jeff Smith, RB Robert Holcombe

Players Lost (4): DT Jason Fisk, DT Josh Evans,

LB Greg Favors, C Kevin Long

RECENT FREE AGENT HISTORY

NFL DRAFT

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The Titans possess the 19th overall selec-

tion and 10 total picks in the 2007 NFL Draft,

which will be held April 28-29 in New York.

They currently hold one pick in the first, sec-

ond, third, fifth and seventh rounds; two picks

in the fourth round; and three picks in sixth

round. Compensatory selections will be

awarded by the NFL later in the offseason

based on a team’s net free agency losses in

2006.

THE 19TH SELECTION:

The Titans were one of eight teams to fin-

ish 2006 with an 8-8 record. However, they

select seventh out of the group in the first

round due to their higher 2006 strength of

schedule (.570) than the other 8-8 teams. The

New York Giants select last out of the group

(20th overall) due to their playoff appearance.

Each round, teams with identical records rotate

up in the order, meaning the Titans hold the

18th pick in the second round, 17th pick in the

third round, etc.

The 19th selection is the lowest the Titans

have picked since 2004, when they originally had the 27th selection but traded it to Houston

for additional choices.

THE DRAFT AND TRADES:

Due to three previous trades, the Titans have three more picks than their standard

allotment of seven. On the second day of the 2006 draft, they traded a seventh-round pick

to the Indianapolis Colts for a sixth-round pick in 2007. In June 2006, the Titans received

an additional fourth-round choice when they dealt quarterback Steve McNair to the

Baltimore Ravens. Then, in September, they acquired a sixth-round pick from the San

Diego Chargers in exchange for quarterback Billy Volek.

The Titans have been involved in a draft-day trade in each of the last five drafts. They

traded first-day draft choices (first, second or third round) for additional picks in 2002, 2004,

2005 and 2006. In 2003, they used additional picks to trade up on the second day of the

draft to select safety Donnie Nickey in the fifth round. Last year, they traded down in the

second round to pick up an additional fourth-rounder from Philadelphia. They still managed

to select running back LenDale White with their eventual second-round pick and used the

fourth-round selection on linebacker Stephen Tulloch.

TEN TOTAL PICKS:

Barring a trade in which the Titans deal away picks, the Titans will have at least 10

selections for the third consecutive year. In the past three seasons, the Titans had an NFL-

high 34 total draft picks, taking 13 players in 2004, 11 in 2005 and 10 in 2006. Currently,

28 of those 34 players were still on the roster. Only one player from the past two drafts is

no longer with the club (Damien Nash, fifth round in 2005).

RECENT DRAFT HISTORY:

The Titans have had major contributions from their past two drafts. Of the 11 players

chosen in 2005, six were fulltime starters in 2005, one from each round other than the fifth:

cornerbacks Pacman Jones (first round) and Reynaldo Hill (seventh), tackles Michael

Roos (second) and David Stewart (fourth), wide receiver Brandon Jones (third), and tight

end Bo Scaife (sixth). What the team lacked in numbers of starters from the 2006 draft, it

compensated with impact. Quarterback Vince Young was named Offensive Rookie of the

Year, while others had key roles as reserves, such as nickel defensive back Cortland

Finnegan (seventh round), White and Tulloch.

Jones and Young, in particular, had a major impact among recent draft picks in

reversing the team’s fortunes in 2006. Young went 8-5 as a starter, passed for 2,199 yards

and set a modern-day record for rookie quarterbacks with 552 rushing yards. Jones led the

NFL with a 12.9-yard punt return average and was second on the club with four intercep-

tions. He scored four total touchdowns in 2006, tying Chicago’s Devin Hester for the NFL

lead with three touchdowns on punt returns and adding one score on an interception return.

Since 1995, Jeff Fisher’s first full season as head coach, the Titans have used their 10

first-round draft picks on McNair (1995), running back Eddie George (1996), defensive end

Kenny Holmes (1997), wide receiver Kevin Dyson (1998), defensive end Jevon Kearse

(1999), linebacker Keith Bulluck (2000), defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth (2002),

cornerback Andre Woolfolk (2003), Jones (2005) and Young (2006). Twice in that time

period (2001 and 2004), the Titans have not had a first-round selection as a result of trades.

TITANS TO SELECT 19TH IN DRAFT; HAVE 10 PICKS

QB Vince Young and former NFL CommissionerPaul Tagliabue at the 2006 NFL Draft.

Round Overall No.

1 19

2 50

3 81

4 to be determined

4 to be determined

(from Baltimore for QB Steve McNair)

5 to be determined

6 to be determined

6 to be determined

(from San Diego for QB Billy Volek)

6 to be determined

(from Ind. for 2006 seventh-round pick)

7 to be determined

Note: Overall selection numbers in Rounds 4-7 to bedetermined after compensatory picks are awarded.

Schedule

Team W L Pct Strength

1. Oakland 2 14 .125 .555

2. Detroit 3 13 .188 .523

3t. Cleveland # 4 12 .250 .535

3t. Tampa Bay # 4 12 .250 .535

5. Arizona 5 11 .313 .500

6. Washington 5 11 .313 .512

7. Minnesota 6 10 .375 .488

8. Houston 6 10 .375 .504

9. Miami 6 10 .375 .543

10. Atlanta 7 9 .438 .457

11. San Francisco 7 9 .438 .500

12. Buffalo 7 9 .438 .574

13. St. Louis 8 8 .500 .465

14. Carolina 8 8 .500 .473

15. Pittsburgh 8 8 .500 .496

16. Green Bay 8 8 .500 .500

17. Jacksonville 8 8 .500 .531

18. Cincinnati 8 8 .500 .535

19. Tennessee 8 8 .500 .570

20. N.Y. Giants 8 8 .500 .520

21. Denver 9 7 .563 .531

22. Dallas 9 7 .563 .457

23. Kansas City 9 7 .563 .492

24. New England * 9 7 .563 .453

25. N.Y. Jets 10 6 .625 .469

26. Philadelphia 10 6 .625 .477

27. New Orleans 10 6 .625 .461

28. New England 12 4 .750 .496

29. Baltimore 13 3 .813 .461

30. San Diego 14 2 .875 .457

31. Chicago 13 3 .813 .430

32. Indianapolis 12 4 .750 .500

* From Seattle

# Subject to coin flip

2007 DRAFT ORDER

TITANS DRAFT SELECTIONS IN 2007

DRAFT / 2007 OPPONENTS


2003

Round/

Overall Player

1 (28) CB Andre Woolfolk

2 (60) WR Tyrone Calico

3 (93) RB Chris Brown

4 (126) DT Rien Long

5 (154) S Donnie Nickey

7 (225) T Todd Williams

2004

Round/

Overall Player

2 (40) TE Ben Troupe *

2 (42) DE Travis LaBoy *

2 (57) DE Antwan Odom

3 (71) DT Randy Starks *

3 (92) CB Rich Gardner

4 (103) DE Bo Schobel #

4 (124) CB Michael Waddell

5 (138) G/T Jacob Bell *

5 (165) LB Robert Reynolds

6 (191) FB Troy Fleming

7 (230) DT Jared Clauss

7 (239) C/G Eugene Amano

7 (241) TE Sean McHugh #

2005

Round/

Overall Player

1 (6) CB Pacman Jones *

2 (41) T Michael Roos *

3 (68) WR Courtney Roby

3 (96) WR Brandon Jones *

4 (108) S Vincent Fuller

4 (113) T David Stewart *

4 (136) WR Roydell Williams

5 (142) RB Damien Nash #

5 (150) T Daniel Loper

6 (179) TE Bo Scaife *

7 (218) CB Reynaldo Hill *

2006

Round/

Overall Player

1 (3) QB Vince Young *

2 (45) RB LenDale White

4 (102) S Calvin Lowry

4 (116) LB Stephen Tulloch

5 (137) LB Terna Nande

5 (169) DT Jesse Mahelona

6 (172) WR Jonathan Orr

7 (215) CB Cortland Finnegan

7 (245) LB Spencer Toone

7 (246) RB Quinton Ganther

Previous four Titans drafts (bold denotes still on roster):

TITANS RECENT DRAFT HISTORY

* Started six or more games for the Titans in 2006

# Spent entire 2006 season with another club

TITANS IN 2007

While the dates for Tennessee’s 2007 schedule have yet to be

announced, the Titans know who they will be playing and where they will

be playing them.

Every team in the NFL plays the other three teams in its division twice

during a season (home and away). Additionally, each club opposes all four

teams from within one NFC division and one AFC division. Finally, each

team plays another club from within the remaining two divisions in its own

conference. Those games match first-place finishers with other first-place

finishers, second-place finishers with other second-place finishers, etc.

This means for the Titans in 2007 that in addition to home and away

games against the AFC South, they will face each team from the AFC West

as well as every team from the NFC South. They will also play a home

game against the New York Jets, who finished in second place in the AFC

East, and a road contest against the Cincinnati Bengals, the second-place

finisher from the AFC North.

Tennessee’s home schedule includes the Houston Texans,

Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Oakland Raiders, San Diego

Chargers, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers and the New York Jets.

On the road, the Titans will face Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville,

the Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay

Buccaneers and the Cincinnati Bengals.

PLAYOFF OPPONENTS:

The Titans play five of the 12 playoff teams from

2006 (Indianapolis, N.Y. Jets, San Diego, Kansas City,

New Orleans). Two teams will visit LP Field for the

first time (Carolina and San Diego). The Titans will

play two teams with a new head coach (Atlanta,

Oakland), the team with the first pick in the 2007 NFL

Draft (Oakland) and the three top picks from the 2006

draft other than Vince Young (Houston’s Mario

Williams, New Orleans’ Reggie Bush and New York

Jets’ D’Brickashaw Ferguson).

STAR-STUDDED SCHEDULE:

Other NFL stars outside of the AFC South sched-

uled to face the Titans include running back LaDainian

Tomlinson, San Diego’s reigning NFL MVP; Atlanta

quarterback Michael Vick; Carolina wide receiver

Steve Smith and defensive end Julius Peppers; quar-

terback Carson Palmer and wide receiver Chad

Johnson, the leaders of Cincinnati’s high-power

offense; current Broncos quarterback and former

Vanderbilt Commodore Jay Cutler; quarterback Drew

Brees, the NFL’s 2006 leader in passing yards; Larry

Johnson, Kansas City’s Pro Bowl running back, and

Tony Gonzales, the Chiefs’ perennial Pro Bowl tight end; and current

Tampa Bay running back and former Auburn Tiger Cadillac Williams.

SCHEDULE FIRSTS:

Several of the team’s road trips will be the first visit by the Titans for a

regular season game in several years. They have not traveled to Denver

for anything other than a preseason game since 1992. It was 1995 when

they last traveled to Kansas City, 1998 when they last went to Tampa Bay

and 1999 when they last played in New Orleans. It will be the first game

for the Titans in Denver’s Invesco Field at Mile High and Tampa’s Raymond

James Stadium, and it will be the first time since they played in the

Superdome in New Orleans since the post-Hurricane Katrina renovations.

Preseason games as well as dates and times of regular season

games are typically announced by the NFL in late March or April.

2007 Titans Oppponents:

Home Opponents W L T Pct.

Atlanta Falcons 7 9 0 .438

Carolina Panthers 8 8 0 .500

Houston Texans 6 10 0 .375

Indianapolis Colts* 12 4 0 .750

Jacksonville Jaguars 8 8 0 .500

New York Jets** 10 6 0 .625

Oakland Raiders 2 14 0 .125

San Diego Chargers* 14 2 0 .875

Home Opp. Totals 67 61 0 .523

Road Opponents W L T Pct.

Cincinnati Bengals 8 8 0 .500

Denver Broncos 9 7 0 .562

Houston Texans 6 10 0 .375

Indianapolis Colts* 12 4 0 .750

Jacksonville Jaguars 8 8 0 .500

Kansas City Chiefs** 9 7 0 .562

New Orleans Saints* 10 6 0 .625

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4 12 0 .250

Road Opp. Totals 66 62 0 .516

All Opp. Totals 133 123 0 .520

* 2005 Division Winner

** 2005 Wild Card Winner

Reggie Bush

LaDainian Tomlinson

JEFF FISHER


Titans Head Coach Jeff Fisher completed his 12th full season as

head coach of the Titans in 2006. With a 110-96 career record, includ-

ing postseason, he holds the franchise record for wins by a head

coach. His 110 career wins put him in 31st place all-time among

NFL head coaches and 10th among active head coaches.

After leading the youngest team in the NFL in 2005, Fisher

coached the second-youngest team in 2006 to an 8-8 record, a four-

game improvement from 2005. Numerous first- and second-year play-

ers were used in starting roles, shaping the roster with players who

have yet to enter their primes but yet have valuable experience

already.

Fisher oversaw an influx of 26 new players to the Titans roster in 2006. Eleven of

those were rookies (eight draft picks, three undrafted), while 15 were veterans. Of the vet-

eran additions, 10 were acquired at some point after the 2006 preseason was finished.

Despite an 0-5 start to the season, Fisher piloted the club to eight wins in the next 11

games, including a streak of six consecutive victories. The winning streak was the fourth

of six games or more (including playoffs) by the Titans in 12 full seasons under Fisher.

Getting to eight wins provided the team with its eighth season under Fisher with a .500 or

better record.

One of the many lessons learned by the youthful Titans in 2006 was how to manage

close games. In total, the Titans played 11 games in which the outcome was decided by

seven points or less, going 7-4 in those contests. Seven games were decided by three

points or less, including three one-point games (the Titans were 1-2 in those contests).

During their six-game winning streak, the Titans found a way to win five games by seven

points or less.

Fisher completed his 12th full season as the second-longest tenured NFL head coach

with his current team. He will enter the 2007 season with the longest tenure following the

resignation of Bill Cowher (15 seasons) from the Pittsburgh Steelers. Fisher edges

Denver’s Mike Shanahan (12 seasons) due to the six games he served as the interim head

coach at the close of the 1994 season.

Fisher reached a pair of significant personal milestones in 2006. When the Titans host-

ed the Ravens on Nov. 12, he led the team for the 200th time in his head coaching career,

including playoffs. He became the first head coach in team history to reach 200 games,

and only 27 other head coaches (nine active) in NFL history have served as a head coach

in 200 games. Only 12 head coaches in league history have coached 200 games with one

team. Then, at Philadelphia (11/19), he picked up the 100th regular season victory of his

career, becoming the 32nd coach in NFL history and the 10th active coach to reach 100 reg-

ular season wins. He is the first in franchise history to do so.

Fisher’s success as a head

coach is unmatched in the fran-

chise’s 47-year history. Fisher

led the Titans to four playoff

appearances (1999, 2000, 2002,

2003), two Division titles (2000 &

2002), two AFC Championship

Games (1999, 2002) and one

Super Bowl berth (XXXIV). He

presided over the most victorious

(56 regular season wins and 5

postseason wins) and successful

five-year period in the franchise's

history from 1999-03.

In 2004, at age 46, he became the fourth youngest coach to win 90 regular season

games since 1960. Only John Madden (41), Don Shula (41), and Cowher (44) were faster

to 90 wins.

A native of Woodland Hills, Calif., the former USC and Chicago Bears defensive back

became the franchise’s 15th head coach on January 5, 1995 after serving the final six

games of the 1994 season as the team’s interim head coach.

Fisher facts:

� At USC, played in the same defensive backfield as future NFL stars Ronnie Lott,

Dennis Smith and Joey Browner.

� Was a seventh-round draft pick by the Chicago Bears in 1981.

� In 1985, served in an “unofficial assistant coach” capacity while on injured reserve dur-

ing the Bears run to Super Bowl XX.

� In 1988, at the age of 30, became the NFL’s youngest defensive coordinator under

Buddy Ryan.

� Serves as Co-Chairman of the NFL Competition Committee.

� Ran the Country Music Marathon in 2002.

Most wins by head coaches in Oilers/Titans histo-

ry (includes postseason):

Coach Years W L T Pct.

1. Jeff Fisher 1995-06 110 97 0 .531

2. Bum Phillips 1975-80 59 38 0 .608

3. Jack Pardee 1990-94 44 35 0 .556

4. Wally Lemm 1961, 66-70 38 40 4 .487

5. Jerry Glanville 1985-89 35 35 0 .500

TITANS HEAD COACH JEFF FISHER

Most seasons with their current teams:

Coach Team Current Season

1. Bill Cowher* Pittsburgh 15

2. Jeff Fisher** Tennessee 12

3. Mike Shanahan Denver 12

4. Andy Reid Philadelphia 8

Brian Billick Baltimore 8

* Cowher announced his resignation from the Steelers

following the season.

** Fisher coached an additional six games as interim

head coach in 1994.

LONGEST TENURE, HEAD COACHES

� First game as head coach: Nov. 21, 1994 --

N.Y. Giants 13 at Houston Oilers 10

� First win: Dec. 24, 1994 -- N.Y. Jets 10 at

Houston Oilers 24

� Wins at home: 57 (55 regular season, 2 post-

season)

� Wins on the road: 53 (50 regular season, 3

postseason)

� Regular season wins: 105

� Playoff wins: 5

� Largest margin of victory: 32 points (35-3)

against Cincinnati, 12/10/00

� Wins by seven or fewer points: 48

� Wins by three or fewer points: 28

� Most regular season games won in a full sea-

son: 13 (1999 and 2000)

� Most consecutive games won: 8 (9/10/00-

11/5/00)

� Biggest comeback in a win: 21 points at Atlanta

(11/23/03) in a 38-31 win; 21 points in the fourth

quarter vs. N.Y. Giants (11/26/06) in a 24-21 win

� Most points scored in a win: 48 (48-27) points

at Green Bay (10/11/04)

FROM THE FISHER FILE

The most total wins (regular and postseason) by

active NFL head coaches*:

Coach Seasons Wins

1. Marty Schottenheimer 21 205

2. Bill Parcells ** 19 183

3. Joe Gibbs 15 162

4. Bill Cowher ** 15 161

5. Mike Holmgren 15 158

6. Mike Shanahan 14 139

7. Bill Belichick 12 122

8. Tony Dungy 11 119

9. Dennis Green ** 13 117

10. Jeff Fisher 12 110

* Does not include 2006 postseason

** Not with a team as of 2/7/07

CAREER WINS, ACTIVE COACHES

2006 STARTERS & RESERVES


OFFENSE

WR Brandon Jones - The second-year receiver was fourth on the

squad with 27 receptions for 384 yards and a team-high four

touchdowns in 2006.

LT Michael Roos - The second-year lineman started all 16 games

at left tackle in 2006 after starting 15 games at right tackle in his

rookie season of 2005.

LG Jacob Bell - Bell completed his third NFL season, starting four

games at right tackle and 12 contests at left guard.

C Kevin Mawae - The 13-year veteran and six-time Pro Bowler was

signed from the N.Y. Jets as an unrestricted free agent in 2006

and started every game in his first season with the club.

RG Benji Olson - Having completed his ninth season, he has start-

ed all but two games at right guard since the start of the 1999

season, starting 15 contests in 2006.

RT David Stewart - In his second NFL season, Stewart moved into

the lineup at right tackle during the 2006 season after not playing

as a rookie. He totaled 14 starts.

TE Bo Scaife - The second-year performer led the team’s tight ends

with 29 receptions for 370 yards and two touchdowns in 14

games. He also had one rushing attempt for a touchdown.

WR Drew Bennett - Bennett, a sixth-year player and team’s ninth all-

time leading receiver, led the team in receiving for a second con-

secutive season with 46 receptions for 737 yards and three

touchdowns.

QB Vince Young - The third overall draft choice in 2006 made his first

career start in Week 4 against Dallas (10/1). His season totals

included 357 attempts, 184 completions, 2,199 yards, 12 touch-

downs and 13 interceptions in 14 games (13 starts). He also had

552 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns on 83 carries.

FB Ahmard Hall - The former U.S. Marine and undrafted rookie

from Texas totaled 15 receptions for 138 yards and seven carries

for 21 yards.

RB Travis Henry - Henry, a former Pro Bowler playing his sixth sea-

son (second with the Titans), led the team with 1,211 yards and

seven touchdowns on 270 carries (4.5 avg.). It was his third

career 1,000-yard season, and his rushing total was the highest

by a Titans player since 2000 (Eddie George).

K Rob Bironas - In his second NFL season, he was 32-of-32 on

PATs and 22-of-28 on field goal attempts. He had four game win-

ners, including a franchise-record 60-yard field goal against the

Colts (12/3).

P Craig Hentrich - The two-time Pro Bowler completed his 13th

NFL season (ninth with the Titans) averaging 42.7 yards (37.3

net) with 31 punts inside the 20 in 2006. His 88 punts were the

second most of his career.

DEFENSE

LE Kyle Vanden Bosch - In his sixth NFL season and second with

the Titans, he started every game and led the team with 6.5

sacks. He totaled a career-high 118 tackles, the fourth-best

total on the squad and the fourth-highest by a Titans defensive

lineman in the past 25 seasons. He also tallied 30 quarterback

pressures, four tackles for loss and one forced fumble.

LT Robaire Smith - A September pick-up in his seventh NFL sea-

son and second stint with the Titans, Smith totaled 76 tackles, a

half sack, five quarterback pressures and four tackles for loss in

15 games (12 starts) 2006.

RT Albert Haynesworth - In 10 games in 2006, his fifth season,

he posted 59 tackles, two sacks, three tackles for loss and 13

quarterback pressures.

RE Travis LaBoy - In 13 games (11 starts), LaBoy totaled 57 tack-

les, 3.5 sacks, 12 quarterback pressures and a forced fumble in

his third NFL season.

LLB David Thornton - Unrestricted free agency signee from

Indianapolis in his fifth NFL season ranked third on the squad

with 122 tackles, the second-best total of his career. He also

posted six passes defensed and two forced fumbles in 16

games (13 starts).

MLB Peter Sirmon - The seventh-year linebacker registered 105

tackles, one interception, five passes defensed, four tackles for

loss and a half sack in 16 games (15 starts).

RLB Keith Bulluck - In his seventh year, Bulluck, the team’s third

all-time leading tackler, led the squad in tackles for the fifth con-

secutive season, totaling 161 stops. He also registered 2.5

sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, nine passes

defensed and one interception. Bulluck has played in 81 con-

secutive games, the top number among active Titans.

LCB Reynaldo Hill - The second-year cornerback followed his

three-interception performance as a rookie with two intercep-

tions and 59 tackels in his second year. Starting 15 games, he

also registered five passes defensed.

RCB Pacman Jones - The 2005 first-round draft pick started 15

games and posted 67 tackles, four interceptions (one for touch-

down), one forced fumble and 14 passes defensed. He also

led the NFL with a 12.9-yard punt return average, including

three touchdowns.

SS Chris Hope - Hope, signed prior to his fifth NFL season as an

unrestricted free agent from the Steelers, started all 16 games

and led the team with a career-high five interceptions. He was

second on the squad with a career-high 128 tackles and added

15 passes defensed and one forced fumble.

FS Lamont Thompson - In his fifth NFL season and fourth with

the Titans, he started all 16 games and contributed 77 tackles,

eight passes defensed and three interceptions.

TITANS 2006 REGULAR STARTERS

OFFENSE

WR David Givens - In his first season with the Titans, he played in

just five games due to hand and knee injuries and recorded eight

receptions for 104 yards.

WR Bobby Wade - The 2005 waiver pick-up from the Chicago Bears

finished second on the team with 33 receptions for 461 yards and

two touchdowns.

TE Erron Kinney - The seventh-year player missed the entire sea-

son with a knee injury.

TE Ben Troupe - The third-year player recorded 13 receptions for

150 yards and two touchdowns before being placed on injured

reserve with an ankle injury.

QB Kerry Collins - Signed late in the preseason, he started three

games and passed for 549 yards and one touchdown in his 12th

season.

RB LenDale White - The second-round draft choice was third on the

team with 244 yards on 61 carries.

RB Chris Brown - The fourth-year running back rushed for 156

yards on 41 carries.

DEFENSE

DE Antwan Odom - Knee injuries limited Odom to four games,

during which he totaled 15 tackles and a half sack.

DT Tony Brown - Signed prior to the fifth game of the season, the

second-year lineman totaled 51 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 13 quarter-

back pressures, four tackles for loss and two fumble recoveries

(one for a touchdown) in 12 games.

DT Randy Starks - The third-year lineman started eight games and

finished the season with 56 tackles, three sacks, 13 quarter-

back pressures, five tackles for loss and two fumble recoveries.

LB Stephen Tulloch - The fourth-round draft choice played in

every game with three starts at middle linebacker and regis-

tered 37 tackles, a half sack, two tackles for loss, one intercep-

tion and two passes defensed. He also was second on the

squad with 17 special teams tackles.

CB Cortland Finnegan - The seventh-round draft choice served as

the team’s nickel defensive back and tallied 57 tackles, two

sacks, three quarterback pressures, one tackle for loss, seven

passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble return for

a touchdown.

TITANS 2006 KEY RESERVES

2006 REVIEW


During their run of eight wins in their last 11 contests, which began with

a 25-22 comeback win at Washington (10/15), the Titans found ways to

win games in an unconventional manner.

TITANS WIN DESPITE BEING OUTGAINED 427 TO 197:

In the first of two matchups this season with the Texans (10/29), the

Titans won the game by a final score of 28-22 while being out-gained by the

Texans 427 yards to 197. It had been nearly 30 years since the Titans won

a game in which they gave up 400 yards while gaining fewer than 200 yards

on offense (12/11/77 at Cleveland). The Texans had more rushing yards

than the Titans (148 to 111), more passing yards (279 to 86), more first

downs (26 to 10) and controlled the ball for more than 36 minutes.

However, the Titans did not turn over the ball, forced five turnovers and

used four different ways to score touchdowns, enabling them to jump out to

an 18-point lead and hold on for the win.

TITANS DEFENSE ON FIELD FOR 91 PLAYS:

At Philadelphia (11/19), the Titans defense was on the field for 91

plays. To provide context, there has been only one occasion since the start

of the 1999 season when the Titans defense has played 80 plays in a

game. They played exactly 80 plays in a win on Oct. 22, 2000 at Baltimore.

The last time a team in the NFL had 91 or more offensive plays

was Nov. 23, 2003, when the New England offense was on the

field for 92 plays in a win at Houston. Despite the high num-

ber of snaps for the Eagles, the Titans defense limited the

gains and helped the team to a 31-13 win. It was the first time

a team won a game allowing 91 or more offensive plays since

Dec. 8, 2002. In that game, Houston allowed 95 plays at

Pittsburgh but nevertheless defeated the Steelers 24-6.

In both the Texans game and the Eagles game, the Titans

scored a touchdown four different ways -- rushing, passing, on

a fumble return and on a punt return. Prior to this season, the

last time they scored four different ways was Dec. 25, 2000

against Dallas, when they scored rushing, passing, on a fum-

ble return and on an interception return.

BIG COMEBACKS:

Against the New York Giants (11/26), Indianapolis

Colts (12/3) and Texans (12/10), it took comebacks of 21, 14

and eight points, respectively, to win the game. The comeback

against the Giants set a club fourth-quarter record, while the

Colts game was won with a franchise-record 60-yard field goal

by Rob Bironas with seven seconds on the clock. The Titans

won in overtime at Houston with a 39-yard touchdown run by quarterback

Vince Young.

TITANS HAVE 15:38 TIME OF POSSESSION:

Against the Jaguars (12/17), the Titans had the ball on offense for

15:38, the lowest number in a win since the NFL began keeping the time of

possession stat in 1977. However, the Titans won the game on the

strength of three defensive touchdowns, including interception returns by

Pacman Jones and Chris Hope and a a fumble return by Cortland

Finnegan.

TITANS RIDE WIND, COMEBACK AGAIN:

At Buffalo (12/24), in a game played with 15-20 mile per hour winds,

the Titans trailed 29-20 entering the fourth quarter. However, two consec-

utive scoring drives, including a 14-play, 75-yard drive that featured eight

carries for 41 yards by Travis Henry and used 7:15 of clock time, helped

edge the Bills by a final score of 30-29. The Titans won despite giving up

an unusual field goal on an untimed down to end the first half and needed

an interception at their own two-yard line in the game’s final minute to seal

the victory.

FINDING A WAY TO WIN

WR Brandon Jones caught a touchdown pass to help the Titans defeat the Colts, one of severalcome-from-behind victories in 2006.

The Titans started the 2006 season with five consecutive losses. After

that, they won two games in a row, followed by two more losses. Then, on

Nov. 19 at Philadelphia, they began a six-game winning streak.

At 8-8, the Titans became just the fifth team in NFL history to start a

season 0-5 and finish with a record of 8-8 or better. Only one team in his-

tory started 0-5 and finished with a winning record. In 1962, the AFL’s

Buffalo Bills lost their first five before bouncing back to go 7-6-1 in a 14-

game season.

Three prior teams in NFL history started 0-5 and finished at 8-8: the

1981 Washington Redskins, the 1984 Cincinnati Bengals and the 2001

Washington Redskins.

Five teams in NFL history that have started at 0-5 and finished with a

.500 or better record:

Team Record Pct.

1962 Buffalo Bills 7-6-1 .538

1981 Washington Redskins 8-8 .500

1984 Cincinnati Bengals 8-8 .500

2001 Washington Redskins 8-8 .500

2006 Tennessee Titans 8-8 .500

After starting the season 0-5, the Titans ended the year as one of the

hottest teams in the league over the last 11 games. They were 8-3 during

that time, which was the third-best record in the NFL over that stretch. The

San Diego Chargers went 10-1 down the stretch, while the Baltimore

Ravens were one game behind the Chargers at 9-2.

During the same stretch, the Chargers, Ravens and Titans had the

longest winning streaks in the league. The Chargers won their last 10

games, while the Ravens and Titans had seven- and six-game winning

streaks, respectively.

NFL’s top records in the last 11 games of 2006:

Team Record over last 11 games

1. San Diego Chargers 10-1

2. Baltimore Ravens 9-2

3. Tennessee Titans 8-3

TITANS RALLY FROM 0-5 START, FINISH AS ONE OF THE NFL’S HOTTEST TEAMS

2006 REVIEW


The Titans’ 21-point comeback against the Giants was one of the greatest comebacks

in team history and arguably one of the greatest comebacks in NFL history. The comeback

was led by rookie quarterback Vince Young, whose fourth quarter statistics included 13-of-

18 passing for 130 yards and two touchdowns with five rushing attempts for 45 yards and

one touchdown. It was the first time a rookie quarterback had accounted for three touch-

downs in the fourth quarter since John Elway accomplished the feat in a comeback effort

of his own on Dec. 11, 1983.

The comeback effort qualified for the following:

� The greatest fourth-quarter comeback in franchise history. Previously, the largest

deficit overcome by the Oilers or Titans in the fourth quarter was 15 points on Nov. 1, 1987

against the Cincinnati Bengals. The Oilers came back to win that game by a final score of

31-29 after trailing by 15 with six minutes left in the game.

� The third time in NFL history that a team has come back to win a game after trail-

ing by 21 or more points with just 10 minutes remaining in the game. The previous

two occasions were a 28-23 win by Minnesota at Philadelphia after trailing 23-0 on Dec. 1,

1985, and a 38-35 overtime win by the Indianapolis Colts over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

after trailing 35-14 on Oct. 6, 2003.

� The biggest fourth-quarter comeback in the NFL since Indianapolis’ defeat of the

Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Oct. 6, 2003.

� The biggest comeback in NFL history by a rookie quarterback. Vince Young

broke John Elway’s 23-year-old record with the 21-point comeback. On Dec. 11, 1983,

Elway set the previous record by coming back from 19 points down against the Baltimore

Colts to win the game 21-19.

� The 24 points scored in the fourth quarter by the Titans tied the team’s fourth-

quarter scoring record. The only other time the franchise has scored 24 points was 45

years to the day prior to the Titans-Giants game. On that day, George Blanda led the team

to 24 points in the fourth quarter against the Denver Broncos in a 45-14 win.

In six of their eight wins this

season, the Titans trailed the oppo-

sition at some point in the game.

Oftentimes the deficit was substan-

tial. In three of their wins, the Titans

have overcome an opponent’s lead

of 11 or more points to win the

game.

In their first victory of the sea-

son, a game at Washington (10/15),

they trailed the Redskins 14-3 in the

second quarter before scoring 19

consecutive points and eventually

winning the game, 25-22.

Against the New York Giants

(11/26), the Titans trailed 21-0 in the

fourth quarter. They scored 24

unanswered points to win by a final

score of 24-21 and pull off the great-

est fourth-quarter comeback in team

history.

Then, against the Indianapolis

Colts (10/8), they fell behind in the

first half 14-0. The Titans responded

with 17 consecutive points, and then after the Colts tied the game at 17-17, Rob Bironas

made a 60-yard field goal with six seconds remaining on the clock to give the Titans a 20-

17 win.

Additionally, they came back to win in overtime after being down eight points at

Houston (12/10). Vince Young delivered the game-winning touchdown in the extra period

with a 39-yard touchdown run.

Against Jacksonville (12/17), they overcame what is to this point their smallest deficit

in a win this season but still needed big plays to do it. They trailed by three points but used

three defensive touchdowns to escape with a 24-17 win.

In their final victory of the season, the Titans fell behind by nine points (20-29) in the

fourth quarter at Buffalo (12/24). However, a Brandon Jones touchdown reception and

Bironas’ fourth game-winning field goal of the season gave them a 30-29 victory.

TITANS MAKING COMEBACKS ROUTINE

GIANTS COMEBACK ONE OF THE GREATEST EVER

Pacman Jones’ two interceptions helped the Titans in their21-point comeback against the Giants.

GREATEST COMEBACKS, TEAM HISTORY

Top five biggest fourth quarter comebacks in fran-

chise history:

4th Qtr. Final

Date/Opp. Deficit Score

1. 11/26/06 vs. NY Giants 21 24-21

2. 11/1/87 at Cincinnati 15 31-29

3. 9/2/79 at Washington 14 29-27

4. 12/1/02 at NY Giants 13 32-29 (OT)

9/13/87 vs. LA Rams 13 20-16

GREATEST COMEBACKS, NFL HISTORY

Top three comebacks in NFL history within the

final 10 minutes of the fourth quarter:

4th Qtr. Final

Team Date/Opp. Deficit Score

1. Minnesota 12/1/85 at Phi. 23-0 28-23

2. Tennessee 11/26/06 vs. NYG 21-0 24-21

Indianapolis 12/1/85 at TB 35-14 38-35 (OT)

10-MINUTE COMEBACKS, NFL HISTORY

1st Quarter

Giants - P.Burress 3 yd. pass from E.Manning (J.

Feely kick); Score: Titans 0, Giants 7; Time: 4:22

2nd Quarter

Giants - B.Jacobs 10 yd. run (J.Feely kick);

Score: Titans 0, Giants 14; Time: 12:22

Giants - B.Jacobs 4 yd. run (J.Feely kick);


4th Quarter

Titans - B.Scaife 4 yd. pass from V.Young (R.Bironas

kick); Score: Titans 7, Giants 21; Time: 9:35

Titans - V.Young 1 yd. run (R.Bironas kick);


Titans - B.Jones 14 yd. pass from V.Young

(R.Bironas kick);


Titans - R.Bironas 49 yd. Field Goal;


SCORING SUMMARY, 11/26 vs. NYG

Titans victories in 2006 after trailing in the game:

Largest Final

Date/Opp. Deficit Score

10/15/06 at Washington 3-14 25-22

11/26/06 vs. NY Giants 0-21 24-21

12/3/06 vs. Indianapolis 0-14 20-17

12/10/06 at Houston 6-14 26-20 (OT)

12/17/06 vs. Jacksonville 7-10 24-17

12/24/06 at Buffalo 20-29 30-29

2006 TITANS COMEBACKS

4TH QUARTER COMEBACKS

2006 REVIEW


After averaging 99.0 rushing yards per game in the

first five weeks of the season (23rd in the NFL), the

Titans offense ranked third in the NFL the rest of the

season with a rushing average of 156.3 yards per

contest.

Team rushing yards per game, NFL Weeks 6-17

(10/15-12/31):

Yds per

Team Att Yds Game

1. Jacksonville Jaguars 356 1949 177.2

2. Atlanta Falcons 383 2002 166.8

3. Tennessee Titans 345 1719 156.3

4. San Diego Chargers 366 1874 156.2

5. Kansas City Chiefs 392 1721 143.4

6. San Francisco 49ers 297 1561 141.9

7. Washington Redskins 344 1556 141.5

8. New York Giants 350 1656 138.0

9. Denver Broncos 365 1586 132.2

10. Pittsburgh Steelers 361 1582 131.8

11. Philadelphia Eagles 293 1414 128.5

12. Seattle Seahawks 362 1503 125.3

13. Chicago Bears 336 1370 124.5

14. Minnesota Vikings 305 1299 118.1

15. St. Louis Rams 283 1275 115.9

16. New England Patriots 323 1274 115.8

17. Houston Texans 337 1383 115.3

18. New York Jets 338 1254 114.0

19. Miami Dolphins 293 1252 113.8

20. Dallas Cowboys 339 1347 112.3

Since opening to a record of 0-5, the Titans battled to show considerable improvement

in their last 11 games. They picked up their first win of the season at Washington, defeat-

ing the Redskins by a final score of 25-22, and then won 28-22 at home against the Houston

Texans. A disappointing defeat Nov. 5 at Jacksonville was followed by a one-point loss, this

a 27-26 decision at home against the AFC North Champion Baltimore Ravens. The team

then began a string of six consecutive victories, defeating the Philadelphia Eagles (31-13),

New York Giants (24-21), Indianapolis Colts (20-17), Houston Texans (26-20 in overtime),

Jacksonville Jaguars (24-17) and Buffalo Bills (30-29).

Many of the team’s statistics after the first five games reflected the Titans’ improve-

ment, but nowhere was the progress more apparent than in the success of the running

game. Through the first five games, the Titans averaged 99.0 yards per game (70.3 rush-

ing yards per game in the first four games of the season), ranking 23rd in the NFL during

that time. Afterwards, the Titans accumulated 156.3 rushing yards per contest, which

ranked third in the NFL.

Measuring Tennessee’s performance since their first five games of the season with

NFL rankings for each time period:

NFL Weeks 1-5 (rank) Category NFL Weeks 6-17 (rank)

0-5 Titans Record 8-3

12.0 (30T) Points/Game 24.0 (8T)

27.0 (27) Points Allowed/Game 24.1 (28)

273.6 (27) Total Net Yards/Game 312.9 (20T)

99.0 (23) Rushing Yards/Game 156.3 (3)

4.0 (12) Yards Per Rushing Attempt 5.0 (5)

174.6 (27) Net Passing Yards/Game 156.6 (31)

374.8 (30) Net Yards Allowed/Game 367.4 (32)

172.4 (32) Rushing Yards Allowed/Game 131.9 (24)

202.4 (18) Passing Yards Allowed/Game 235.5 (29)

6.2 (17T) Penalties/Game 5.7 (15)

-6 Turnover Margin +8

1 Individual 100-yard Rushing Games 5

0 Special Teams TDs 3

0 Defensive TDs 5

TITANS RUSH TO IMPROVE AFTER FIVE GAMES RUSHING YARDS SINCE WEEK 6

The Titans rushed for 2,214 yards in 2006, the fifth-best total in the NFL and the sixth-

highest mark in the franchise’s history. They reached the total on just 469 carries for a 4.7

yards-per-carry average, the highest average in team history.

Running back Travis Henry provided the biggest lift on the ground, accounting for

1,211 rushing yards, the most by a Titans running back since Eddie George’s 1,509 yards

in 2000.

Quarterback Vince Young also elevated the team’s rushing numbers. Young, who

had 552 yards on 83 attempts, became the first quarterback in the Super Bowl era (1966-

present) to reach 500 rushing yards in his rookie season.

NFL’s Top Team Rushing Totals in 2006:

Team Att Yds Avg Lg TD

1. Atlanta Falcons 537 2,939 5.5 90t 9

2. San Diego Chargers 522 2,578 4.9 85t 32

3. Jacksonville Jaguars 513 2,541 5.0 76 23

4. Washington Redskins 490 2,216 4.5 38t 13

5. Tennessee Titans 469 2,214 4.7 70t 15

6. San Francisco 49ers 439 2,172 4.9 72 12

7. New York Giants 455 2,156 4.7 55t 14

8. Denver Broncos 488 2,152 4.4 72t 12

9. Kansas City Chiefs 513 2,143 4.2 47 17

10. Pittsburgh Steelers 469 1,992 4.2 76 16

TITANS RANKED FIFTH IN RUSHING YARDS

Top team yards-per-carry averages in a season,

franchise history (1960-06):

Season Avg Att Yds Lg TD

1. 2006 4.72 469 2,214 70t 15

2. 1992 4.61 353 1,626 44 10

3. 1980 4.60 573 2,635 55t 18

4. 1997 4.46 541 2,414 47 17

5. 1967 4.46 476 2,122 67 12

6. 2004 4.45 420 1,871 52 12

7. 1993 4.38 409 1,792 35 11

8. 1990 4.32 328 1,417 31 10

9. 1998 4.26 462 1,970 71t 12

10.1961 4.19 452 1,896 61 15

FRANCHISE SEASON RUSHING AVG.

Most rushing yards per game from 1995-06:

Yds/

Team Att Yds Avg TD Gm

1. Denver 6,036 27,174 4.5 210 141.5

2. Pittsburgh 6,277 25,964 4.1 190 135.2

3. Kansas City 5,746 24,626 4.3 237 128.3

4. San Francisco 5,494 23,812 4.3 179 124.0

5. Jacksonville 5,546 23,412 4.2 192 121.9

6. Atlanta 5,336 23,244 4.4 153 121.1

7. Dallas 5,733 23,000 4.0 175 119.8

8. Seattle 5,383 22,889 4.3 178 119.2

9. Tennessee 5,713 22,872 4.0 160 119.1

10.Minnesota 5,169 22,758 4.4 156 118.5

RUSH YARDS PER GAME, 1995-06

2006 REVIEW


In 2006, the Titans ranked second in the NFL in rushing yards per game on the road.

In eight games away from home, they totaled 1,274 yards on the ground for an average of

159.3. That number trailed only one team, the Atlanta Falcons, who averaged 166.9 yards.

Five of Tennessee’s top 10 road rushing games since the start of the 1995 season

occured in 2006. Several players contributed, but running back Travis Henry and quarter-

back Vince Young provided the majority of rushing yards for the Titans both at home and

on the road.

Although they did not have an individual 100-yard rusher at Houston (12/10), the

Titans totaled a 2006 road game high of 218 rushing yards, including 88 by Henry, 86 by

Young and 44 by Chris Brown. It was the fourth-highest total on the road by the Titans since

the start of the 1995 season and the seventh-best overall total since 1995.

Two weeks later at Buffalo (12/24), they reached 215 rushing yards as a team. Henry

contributed 135 yards, while Young posted 61 yards on the ground. LenDale White (16

yards) and receiver Courtney Roby (three yards) also figured into the total.

Tennessee’s remaining top road rushing totals included 214 rushing yards at

Indianapolis (10/8), 209 yards at Philadelphia (11/19) and 193 ground yards at Washington

(10/15).

Since Jeff Fisher took over fulltime as the team’s head coach in 1995, the Titans are

fourth in the NFL in rushing yards per road contest, averaging 121.8 rushing yards per game.

Average rushing yards per road game, 1995-06:

Avg. per

Team road game

1. Denver Broncos 135.8

2. Pittsburgh Steelers 127.5

3. San Francisco 49ers 123.2

4. Tennessee Titans 121.8

5. Kansas City Chiefs 119.8

Avg. per

Team road game

6. Dallas Cowboys 119.4

7. Atlanta Falcons 119.3

8. Jacksonville Jaguars 118.9

9. Minnesota Vikings 116.3

10. New York Giants 114.5

TITANS ROAD RUSHING

Top single-game rushing totals for Titans franchise

in games since the start of the 1995 season:

Date/Opp. Att Yds Avg Lg TD

1. 8/31/97 vs. Oak 42 255 6.1 29t 1

2. 12/1/96 at NYJ 48 243 5.1 35t 3

3. 12/16/02 vs. NE 48 238 5.0 39 2

4. 11/8/98 at TB 36 236 6.6 71t 3

5. 10/11/04 at GB 44 224 5.1 37t 3

6. 12/3/06 vs. Ind 35 219 6.3 33 0

7. 12/10/06 at Hou 33 218 6.6 39t 3

8. 12/24/06 at Buf 40 215 5.4 36t 1

9. 10/8/06 at Ind 31 214 6.9 19t 1

10.12/17/00 at Cle 47 212 4.5 35t 3

11. 11/19/06 at Phi 32 209 6.5 70t 1

Top team totals for rushing yards in a season, fran-

chise history (1960-06):

Season Att Yds Avg Lg TD

1. 1980 573 2,635 4.6 55t 18

2. 1979 616 2,571 4.2 61t 24

3. 1978 603 2,476 4.1 81t 19

4. 1997 541 2,414 4.5 47 17

5. 1988 558 2,249 4.0 42 26

6. 2006 469 2,214 4.7 70t 15

7. 1967 476 2,122 4.5 67 12

8. 2000 547 2,084 3.8 35t 14

9. 1975 526 2,068 3.9 46t 14

10.1983 502 1,998 4.0 80 16

Top team totals for rushing yards on the road in

2006:

Yds/

Team Att Yds Avg Lg TD Gm

1. Atlanta 268 1,335 5.0 69t 3 166.9

2. Tennessee 251 1,274 5.1 70t 7 159.3

3. Philadelphia 213 1,200 5.6 71t 8 150.0

4. Jacksonville 256 1,197 4.7 35 9 149.6

5. San Francisco 226 1,166 5.2 61t 5 145.8

6. N.Y. Giants 237 1,138 4.8 55t 7 142.3

7. San Diego 264 1,125 4.3 62 15 140.6

8. New England 248 1,095 4.4 41 13 136.9

9. Washington 226 1,061 4.7 34 6 132.6

10.Dallas 254 1,048 4.1 26 14 131.0

ROAD RUSHING IN 2006

TITANS TOP RUSHING GAMES SINCE ’95

FRANCHISE SEASON RUSHING YARDS

The Titans have been the fifth best team in the NFL in defending the run since the startof the 1995 season, Jeff Fisher’s first full year as a head coach. Their opponents have aver-aged just 100.6 rushing yards per game in that period of time, which trails only the PittsburghSteelers (92.4), Baltimore Ravens (94.9), San Diego Chargers (97.7) and Denver Broncos(98.6).

Fewest rushing yards per game by opponents, 1995-06:

Team Opponents’ rush yards/game1. Pittsburgh Steelers 92.42. Baltimore Ravens 94.93. San Diego Chargers 97.74. Denver Broncos 98.65. Tennessee Titans 100.6

The Titans have only allowed seven 100-yard rushers (Edgerrin James, LarryJohnson, Fred Taylor, Domanick Davis, Shaun Alexander, Julius Jones and WaliLundy) in 64 regular season games at LP Field (1999-06).

STOPPING THE RUN IN THE FISHER ERA

Thanks to Travis Henry (1,211 rushing yards in 2006), Vince Young (552 yards), and

others like rookie LenDale White (244 yards) and Chris Brown (156 yards), the Titans had

several big rushing games this season. They recorded five games with more than 200 total

rushing yards. Only the Atlanta Falcons (six games) had more.

The Titans rushed for over 200 yards in games at Indianapolis (214 yards on 10/8), at

Philadelphia (209 yards on 11/19), against Indianapolis (219 yards on 12/3), at Houston

(218 yards on 12/10) and at Buffalo (215 yards on 12/24).

The Titans rushed for more than 200 yards in three of their last five games of 2006.

Most 200-yard rushing games in 2006:

Team 200-Yard Rushing Games

1. Atlanta Falcons 6

2. Tennessee Titans 5

3. Pittsburgh Steelers 4

4. Jacksonville Jaguars 3

San Diego Chargers 3

TITANS & 200-YARD RUSHING GAMES

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Another notable reason for the team’s turnaround is the turnover differential. In the first

five games of the season, the Titans committed 12 turnovers and had six takeaways for a

minus-six differential. In the final 11 games of the season, the team lost the ball 14 times

due to turnovers while taking it away 22 times for a plus-eight differential.

On the season, the Titans had a plus-two turnover differential, which tied for 13th in the

NFL.

The team’s five takeaways against Houston on Oct. 29 (two interceptions, three fum-

bles) were the most by the Titans since forcing six turnovers at Green Bay on Oct. 11, 2004.

Four of the five turnovers by the Texans came on consecutive possessions between the

second and third quarters.

Tennessee’s season turnover differential of plus-two is the first positive differential

since a plus-13 differential in 2003. Since 1995, the Titans have had a negative differential

in four seasons, a zero differential in three seasons and a positive differential in five sea-

sons. The Titans have not finished below .500 in any of the five seasons with a positive

turnover differential.

Within individual games for the Titans in 2006, turnover margin was a clear predictor

of the team’s success. In contests in which the Titans had an even turnover margin or bet-

ter (plus-one, plus-two, etc.), the Titans went 7-2. Their only two losses in those games

were in one-point defeats to the Colts (10/8) and Ravens (11/12), games in which the Titans

had a plus-one turnover differential. In games in which the Titans had a negative turnover

differential, their record was 1-6.

Takeaways and turnovers in Games 1-5 and in Games 6-16:

Takeaways Turnovers

Games Fum Int Total Fum Int Total Differential

1-5 4 2 6 2 10 12 -6

6-16 7 15 22 5 9 14 +8

TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL

Titans turnovers and takeaways since 1995:

Season Takeaways Turnovers Differential

1995 (7-9) 38 38 0

1996 (8-8) 26 30 -4

1997 (8-8) 32 26 +6

1998 (8-8) 19 19 0

1999 (13-3) 40 21 +19

2000 (13-3) 30 30 0

2001 (7-9) 24 28 -4

2002 (11-5) 29 25 +4

2003 (12-4) 34 21 +13

2004 (5-11) 30 31 -1

2005 (4-12) 20 26 -6

2006 (8-8) 28 26 +2

TURNOVER RATIO BY SEASON

When the Titans had an even or better turnover

differential in 2006, they were 7-2. When they had

a negative turnover differential, they were 1-6.

Titans 2006 Win-Loss Record by turnover differen-

tial:

T/O Diff. Record T/O Diff. Record

0 2-0 -1 0-1

+1 0-2 -2 1-3

+2 3-0 -3 0-2

+3 0-0 -4 0-0

+4 1-0 -5 0-0

+5 1-0 -6 0-0

Total 7-2 Total 1-6

W-L RECORD AND TURNOVERS

TITANS TALLY EIGHT RETURN TOUCHDOWNS

The Titans finished second in the NFL in 2006 with eight return touchdowns. Only the

Chicago Bears (nine) had more than the Titans.

The team’s eight returns for touchdowns tied a franchise record that had stood alone

since 1967. That year, the team scored six times on interceptions, once on a kickoff return

and once on a blocked punt.

In 2006, the Titans scored three times on punt returns, twice on interception returns and

three times returning opponents’ fumbles. Cornerback/returner Pacman Jones led the club

with all three punt returns for scores and one touchdown on an interception. Chris Hope

had the other interception for a touchdown. The team’s fumble returns for touchdowns were

scored by linebacker Keith Bulluck, defensive tackle Tony Brown and cornerback Cortland

Finnegan.

Most return touchdowns in 2006 (excluding own fumble recoveries):

Return

Team TDs PR KR INT FUM FG

1. Chicago Bears 9 3 2 1 2 1

2. Tennessee Titans 8 3 0 2 3 0

3. Minnesota Vikings * 6 1 0 3 2 0

Baltimore Ravens 6 0 0 5 1 0

* Vikings had one additional touchdown on an offensive fumble recovery.

The Titans also fare favorably in return touchdowns over a longer period of time. Since

1995, Jeff Fisher’s first full season as head coach, only the Seattle Seahawks have more

touchdowns on returns than the Titans and Minnesota Vikings, who are tied with 53.

Most total return touchdowns since the start of the 1995 season:

Total Return

Team Touchdowns

1. Seattle Seahawks 55


Minnesota Vikings 53

4. Kansas City Chiefs 52

5. Baltimore Ravens 51

Green Bay Packers 51

Oakland Raiders 51

Most return touchdowns in a season in Titans

history:

Year PR KR INT FUM BL TOTAL

1. 2006 3 0 2 3 0 8

1967 0 1 6 0 1 8

3. 1977 2 1 1 3 0 7

1971 0 0 5 2 0 7

5. 2003 1 0 3 2* 0 6*

2000 1 0 4 1 0 6

1993 0 0 3 3 0 6

1991 0 0 2 3 1 6

1975 3 1 0 2 0 6

1964 1 1 3 0 1 6

* 2003 total does not include own fumble recovery

for TD.

MOST RETURN TDs IN A SEASON

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Most defensive touchdowns by the Titans since

the start of the 1990 season:

Interception Fumble

Season for TD Rec. TD Total

1. 1993 3 3 6

2. 2006 2 3 5

2003 3 2 5

2000 4 1 5

1991 2 3 5

DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS SINCE 1990 TITANS GO EIGHT GAMES SCORING 20+ POINTS

The Titans finished the season by scoring 20 or more points in their final eight games

and in 10 of their final 11 games. It was the first year since 1992 in which the team scored

20 or more points in eight consecutive contests during a season. In 1992, the Oilers went

their final eight regular season games and a playoff game to equal nine consecutive games

with 20 or more points.

Only one other team in the NFL in 2006 went eight consecutive games with 20 or more

points, the San Diego Chargers, who accomplished the feat in their final 13 contests. The

Chargers were the NFL’s highest scoring team in 2006, averaging 30.6 points per game.

The Titans ranked 16th at 20.3 points per game.

Scoring 20 or more points in consecutive games appears to have been more difficult in

2006 than it was in 2005. Six teams scored 20 or more points in at least eight consecutive

games in 2005 -- the Denver Broncos (11 games), Indianapolis Colts (10), Carolina

Panthers (nine), Cincinnati Bengals (eight), Jacksonville Jaguars (eight) and Seattle

Seahawks (eight). All six of those teams made the playoffs in 2005.

PLAYING IT CLOSE

The Titans played an unusual number of close games in 2006, and by the end of the

season, they were finding ways to win them.

In total, the Titans played 11 games in which the final score was decided by seven or

fewer points, the most in the Jeff Fisher coaching era (1995-present). It was also tied with

the Indianapolis Colts for the most in the NFL in 2006. The Titans were 7-4 in those games.

They went 4-3 in games decided by three or fewer points and 1-2 in games decided by one

point. Tennessee’s 30-29 win at Buffalo (12/24) was the team’s first one-point win since the

1999 season.

In their first five games, they lost one game by seven points, one game by three and

another by one point. However, the season began to change at Washington (10/15), when

they defeated the Redskins by a final score of 25-22. They went on to win a total of eight

of their last 11 games, and seven of those wins were by seven or fewer points.

Most Games Decided by Seven or Fewer Points in 2006:

Team Games Record

1. Indianapolis Colts 11 8-3

Tennessee Titans 11 7-4

3. Washington Redskins 10 4-6

Win-loss records by the Titans since 1999 (regu-

lar season):

Final Score is by . . .

Year 1 pt 3 or fewer 7 or fewer

2006 1-2 4-3 7-4

2005 0-0 1-1 1-4

2004 0-0 1-2 2-3

2003 0-0 2-1 4-1

2002 0-1 2-2 4-2

2001 0-0 3-2 5-4

2000 0-1 2-1 4-3

1999 2-0 5-1 7-1

1998 0-0 2-2 3-4

1997 0-0 1-3 2-4

1996 0-2 2-3 3-5

1995 0-1 0-2 1-7

RECORD IN CLOSE GAMES SINCE ’99

STATISTICAL COMPARISON OF 2005 AND 2006

TENNESSEE TITANS

2005 (RANK) 2006 (RANK)

4-12 Record 8-8

18.7 (21) Points/Game 20.3 (16)

26.3 (29) Pts. Allowed/Gm 25.0 (31)

320.1 (17) Total Offense 300.6 (27)

95.3 (23) Rush Offense 138.4 (5)

224.8 (9) Pass Offense 162.3 (30)

319.4 (19) Total Defense 369.7 (32)

118.4 (22) Rush Defense 144.6 (30)

201.0 (17) Pass Defense 225.1 (27)

34.4 (26) 3rd Down Off. 32.7 (29)

35.5 (8) 3rd Down Def. 40.7 (20)

31/200 Sacked/Yards 29/152

41/246 Sacks By/Yards 26/148

31:13 (9) Poss. Avg. 27:17 (32)

-6 (20T) Turnover Ratio +2 (13T)

2005-06 STATS AT A GLANCE

The 2006 Titans were one of the best teams in franchise history in terms of penalties

among teams that played a 16-game schedule.

The Titans committed 94 penalties in 2006, which ranked tied for 16th in the NFL. In

the 27 years that the NFL has played a 16-game regular season (1978-81, 1983-86, 1988-

06), the 2006 total is the fourth lowest by the franchise. Its low number was 84 penalties in

1983.

The team’s all-time record of 52 penalties committed was set in 1982, when a nine-

game schedule was played due to a players’ strike. In 1963, the Oilers committed just 58

penalties in a 14-game season.

The 2006 Titans placed second in the Jeff Fisher era (1995-present) in fewest penal-

ties. The low for a Fisher-led team was 91 in 1996.

Also, the Titans were penalized for the third fewest yards in franchise history on a 16-

game schedule. They were penalized for 803 total yards, 19 more than their next-lowest

total of 784 yards in both 1983 and in 1991.

Fewest penalties by the Titans in a 16-game regular season (1978-81, 1983-86, 1988-

06):

Season Penalties Penalty Yards

1. 1983 84 784

2. 1996 91 812

1981 91 820

4. 2006 94 803

5. 1995 98 791

6. 1984 99 813

7. 1991 101 784

1980 101 837

9. 1978 103 843

10. 1997 103 814

TITANS PENALTY NUMBERS DOWN

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A defensive trademark of Jeff Fisher’s clubs has been success on third down. Sincethe start of the 1995 season, his defenses rank first in the league in opponents’ third downsuccess rate at 35.16 percent. In 2005, the defense ranked eighth in the league with a 35.5percentage on third down. In 2006, the Titans defense ranked 20th at 40.1 percent.

Best defenses on third down, 1995-06:Team Opponents’ 3rd Down Pct.1. Tennessee Titans 35.162. Miami Dolphins 35.213. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 35.424. Philadelphia Eagles 35.465. Denver Broncos 35.70

3RD DOWN DEFENSE IN THE FISHER ERA

When the Titans hosted the Ravens on Nov. 12, Titans Head Coach Jeff Fisher led

the team for the 200th time in his head coaching career, including playoffs. No other coach

in team history has reached the mark prior to Fisher, and only 27 other head coaches in NFL

history have served as a head coach in 200 games.

Fisher became the eighth active coach to reach 200 games. Patriots Head Coach Bill

Belichick joined the group later in the season to become the ninth.

Of the 28 coaches in history with 200 games, 12 of them have coached 200 games

with one team. The elite group includes George Halas, Tom Landry, Don Shula, Chuck

Noll, Curly Lambeau, Bud Grant, Steve Owen, Bill Cowher, Joe Gibbs, Hank Stram,

Marv Levy, and now Fisher. Of that list, all but Shula made it to 200 with their first head

coaching job, making Fisher the 11th coach in NFL history to do so. All except Cowher and

Fisher are members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Fisher has reached another landmark this season. At Philadelphia (11/19), he picked

up the 100th regular season victory of his career. Fisher became the 32nd coach in NFL his-

tory and the 10th active coach to reach 100 regular season wins. He is the first in franchise

history to do so.

FISHER REACHES A PAIR OF LANDMARKS

In 2006, the Titans won four games on the road for the first time since the 2003 sea-son. While the previous two seasons resulted in road records of 3-5 and 1-7, the Titansunder Head Coach Jeff Fisher normally have been one of the strongest teams in the NFLin terms of road victories. They are tied for the third-best road record in the NFL since thestart of the 1995 season, the first full season under Fisher. Since that time, the franchisehas gone on to win 50 out of their 96 games on the road (.521). The Titans now have post-ed a .500 or better road record in nine of the last 12 seasons.

Also, the Titans own a 41-2 road record in the Fisher era when the team has the leadgoing into the fourth quarter, which puts Fisher behind just Vince Lombardi and JohnMadden for the best record of all-time. Fisher led the group until the Titans lost a fourthquarter lead this season at Indianapolis (10/8).

All-time head coaches with the best ROAD records with a lead going into the fourthquarter (minimum 25 road games with lead going into fourth quarter):

Head Coach W - L - T Pct.1. Vince Lombardi 38-1-1 .974 2. John Madden 34-1-4 .9583. Jeff Fisher 41-2-0 .953

ON THE ROAD IN THE FISHER ERA (1995-06)

NFL’s best records in road games since 1995, Jeff

Fisher’s first full season as head coach:

Team W L T Pct.

1. New England Patriots 53 43 0 .552

2. Pittsburgh Steelers 52 44 0 .542

3. Tennessee Titans 50 46 0 .521

Green Bay Packers 50 46 0 .521

5. Denver Broncos 49 47 0 .510

Indianapolis Colts 49 47 0 .510

7. Philadelphia Eagles 48 47 1 .505

8. New York Giants 44 51 1 .464

9. Miami Dolphins 43 53 0 .448

10.New York Jets 42 54 0 .438

St. Louis Rams 42 54 0 .438

Titans year-by-year record within their divisionunder Head Coach Jeff Fisher (AFC Central, 1994-01; AFC South, 2002-06):

Season Divisional Record1994* 0-11995 3-51996 5-31997 2-61998 7-11999 9-12000 8-22001 3-72002 6-02003 4-22004 1-52005 2-42006 4-2Totals 54-39 (.581)

* Interim head coach for final six games of 2004.

FISHER’S DIVISIONAL RECORDS

ROAD RECORDS, 1995-06

Winning the time-of-possession battle is a trademark of Jeff Fisher clubs. For the firsttime in 2006, the Titans finished the season with a possession average under 31 minutes.

Since the start of the 1999 season, the Titans have successfully controlled the ball for30 minutes or more in 84 of 128 regular season games (65.6 percent). When they do so,they win two-third of their games. They are 56-28 (.667) in regular season games whenthey win time of possession versus 18-26 (.409) when they do not during that time span.

For the first time in the Fisher era, this season the Titans finished with a possessionaverage under 30 minutes (27:17).

Season Avg. TOP Season Avg. TOP1995 32:12 2001 31:291996 33:02 2002 32:471997 31:27 2003 32:521998 31:41 2004 31:401999 31:30 2005 31:132000 33:48 2006 27:17

TIME OF POSSESSION

Highest average time of possession since the

start of the 1995 season:

Team Poss. Avg.

1. Denver 31:54

2. Pittsburgh 31:51

3. Tennessee 31:40

4. Dallas 30:46

5. Green Bay 30:44

HIGHEST POSS. AVG. SINCE 1995

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TITANS SECOND IN STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE

Heading into the 2006 season, the Titans were slated to have the sixth-most difficult

NFL schedule based on 2005 finishes. Teams that appeared on the schedule had a com-

bined .527 winning percentage last season.

The schedule, however, proved even more difficult than originally thought. Teams that

played the Titans had a combined winning percentage in 2006 of .570, which was second

in the NFL only to the Buffalo Bills, who finished with a 7-9 record against opponents that

collectively had a .574 winning percentage. The Oakland Raiders (.555) and Miami

Dolphins (.543) were third and fourth, respectively.

Teams with .500 or better records that faced the Titans included the New York Jets (10-

6), San Diego Chargers (14-2), Dallas Cowboys (9-7), Indianapolis Colts (12-4),

Jacksonville Jaguars (8-8), Baltimore Ravens (13-3), Philadelphia Eagles (10-6), New York

Giants (8-8) and New England Patriots (12-4).

The Titans played eight of the 12 teams that went to the playoffs in 2006 (New

England, N.Y. Jets, Baltimore, Indianapolis, San Diego, Philadelphia, Dallas and N.Y.

Giants), including five of the eight division winners (New England, Baltimore, Indianapolis,

San Diego and Philadelphia).

The Titans also faced many of the league’s most recognizable individuals in 2006.

They played San Diego’s LaDainian Tomlinson, the league’s MVP and Offensive Player of

the Year; Indianapolis’ Peyton Manning and Baltimore’s Steve McNair, two former MVPs;

Miami’s Jason Taylor, the Defensive Player of the Year; the New York Jets’ Chad

Pennington, the Comeback Player of the Year; and Houston’s DeMeco Ryans, the

Defensive Rookie of the Year.

Toughest strength of schedule based on the

combined record of teams faced in 2006:

2006

Team Schedule Strength

1. Buffalo 0.574

2. Tennessee 0.570

3. Oakland 0.555

4. Miami 0.543

5. Cincinnati 0.535

Cleveland 0.535

Tampa Bay 0.535

8. Denver 0.531

Jacksonville 0.531

10. Detroit 0.523

11. N.Y. Giants 0.520

12. Washington 0.512

13. Houston 0.504

14. Indianapolis 0.500

Green Bay 0.500

San Francisco 0.500

Arizona 0.500

2006 SCHEDULE STRENGTH

TITANS RETURN TO WINNING WAYS IN DEC.-JAN.

In 2006, the Titans returned to their winning ways in the months of December and

January. They tallied a 4-1 record in the season’s final month, one of their best ever under

Head Coach Jeff Fisher.

The Titans went 1-4 in December-January regular season games in both 2004 and

2005. Prior to that, they had just one season since 1995 in which they had a losing record

in the final month of the season (1997). In that time period, the team is 32-23 (.582) in reg-

ular season games in December and January.

Year-by-year win-loss record in regular season games in December and January

since 1995, Jeff Fisher’s first full season as head coach:

Season Dec.-Jan. Record (W-L)

1995 2-2

1996 2-2

1997 1-2

1998 2-2

1999 4-1

2000 4-0

2001 3-3

Season Dec.-Jan. Record (W-L)

2002 5-0

2003 3-2

2004 1-4

2005 1-4

2006 4-1

Totals 32-23 (.582)

NFL’s best regular season records in December

& January games since the start of the 1995 sea-

son:

Team W L Pct

1. Green Bay Packers 42 13 .764

2. New England Patriots 35 17 .673

3. Pittsburgh Steelers 34 20 .630

4. Baltimore Ravens 28 19 .596

5. Indianapolis Colts 32 22 .593

6. Philadelphia Eagles 30 21 .588

7. Tennessee Titans 32 23 .582

8. Kansas City Chiefs 30 22 .577

9. St. Louis Rams 31 23 .574

10.Seattle Seahawks 30 24 .556

Jacksonville Jaguars 30 24 .556

DEC.-JAN. RECORDS, 1995-06

TITANS IN TOP 10 IN BIG OFFENSIVE PLAYS IN 2006

In 2006, the Titans finished in the Top 10 in offensive plays of 20-plus yards for the first

time since 2003. They had 42 passing plays and 17 rushing plays of 20 yards or longer for

a total of 59, tying with the New England Patriots for eighth in the league.

Their 59 big plays were the third-most by the team since 1995. The team’s high in that

period was 67, set in 2001. In 2003, the Titans had 61 offensive plays of 20 yards or more.

2006 Big Plays (Plays of 20+ Yards):

Rush Rush Pass Pass Total

Team Total Plays TDs Plays TDs TDs

1. Philadelphia Eagles 74 11 2 63 16 18

2. New Orleans Saints 71 6 2 65 16 18

St. Louis Rams 71 10 3 61 3 6

4. Dallas Cowboys 66 10 2 56 10 12

5. Detroit Lions 65 6 2 59 10 12

Pittsburgh Steelers 65 16 1 49 10 11

7. San Diego Chargers 61 20 4 41 10 14

8. Tennessee Titans 59 17 5 42 6 11

New England Patriots 59 12 3 47 6 9

10. Cincinnati Bengals 58 5 1 53 12 13

Highest number of offensive plays of 20 or more

yards by the Titans since 1995:

Plays of NFL

Year 20+ Yards Rank

1. 2001 67 4

2. 2003 61 6

3. 2006 59 T-8

4. 1999 56 T-11

5. 2004 55 T-18

6. 1998 54 T-15

7. 1997 53 13

8. 2000 50 T-18

9. 1996 48 T-17

10.1995 45 T-22

11. 2005 41 26

2002 41 30

OFFENSIVE PLAYS OF 20+ YARDS

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TITANS GETTING BIG PLAYS ON PUNT RETURNS

The Titans special teams units have stepped up in the past two seasons to help pro-

vide better field position and create big plays. Specifically, the punt return unit has provid-

ed a significant lift.

In 2005, the Titans totaled an NFL-high seven punt returns in which they gained 20 or

more yards. They followed that effort with six punt returns in 2006 in which they gained at

least 20 yards, ranking second in the league behind the Chicago Bears (seven). The two-

year total of 13 punt returns for 20-plus yards ranks second only to the Bears from 2005-06.

Returner Pacman Jones is largely responsible for the big plays. Of the team’s 20-plus

yard returns the past two seasons, he has accounted for 10 of them, including all six in

2006. In 2005, Brandon Jones returned two punts for more than 20 yards, while Lamont

Thompson provided one big return.

Most total punt returns of 20 or more yards from

2005-06:

Punt Returns of 20+ Yards in ...

Team 2005 2006 Total

1. Chicago Bears 4 11 15

2. Tennessee Titans 7 6 13

3. Buffalo Bills 3 8 11

4. Detroit Lions 3 7 10

5. Baltimore Ravens 6 3 9

New England Patriots 4 5 9

Philadelphia Eagles 6 3 9

8. Cleveland Browns 4 4 8

Denver Broncos 4 4 8

New Orleans Saints 3 5 8

PUNT RETURNS OF 20+ YARDS, 2005-06

In 2006, five starters and nine players overall had to be placed on injured reserve. The

starters who missed a significant portion of the season were wide receiver David Givens

(knee), tight end Erron Kinney (knee), defensive end Antwan Odom (knee), left guard

Zach Piller (ankle) and tight end Ben Troupe (ankle). Additionally, three key reserves were

on IR: defensive tackle Rien Long, tackle Daniel Loper and linebacker Robert Reynolds.

Cornerback Michael Waddell was on the reserve/non-football injury list.

Waddell was out of the lineup since early in the offseason. Both Kinney and Long were

lost for the season during the first week of training camp. The other members of the list suf-

fered their injuries during the regular season.

Titans injured reserve list and time missed (underline indicates starter prior to injury):

Date 2006 Career

Player Injury Injured G/S G/S

WR David Givens Knee Nov. 12 5/5 58/32

TE Erron Kinney Knee July 29 0/0 83/68

DT Rien Long Achilles July 30 0/0 39/5

T Daniel Loper Spleen Nov. 5 8/0 8/0

DE Antwan Odom Knee Oct. 29 4/2 36/18

G Zach Piller Ankle Sept. 24 3/3 87/58

LB Robert Reynolds Quadriceps Oct. 15 4/0 33/2

TE Ben Troupe Ankle Nov. 19 10/9 39/27

CB Michael Waddell* Knee March 0/0 32/5

* Waddell was on reserve/non-football injury list.

OVERCOMING INJURIES

With two safeties scored this season (10/15 at

Washington and 11/12 vs. Baltimore), the Titans have

an NFL-high 12 total safeties since the start of the

1995 season, Jeff Fisher’s first full season as head

coach.

Most safeties scored since the start of the 1995

season:

Team Safeties scored


2. Chicago Bears 10

3. Jacksonville Jaguars 9

4. Miami Dolphins 8

Oakland Raiders 8

San Francisco 49ers 8

When the Titans ventured into the unrestricted free agency signing period during the

2005 offseason, one of the key factors in targeting available players was not only experi-

ence, but playoff experience. The team turned its focus to four players with resumes that

included extensive playing time in the postseason. Together, wide receiver David Givens,

safety Chris Hope, center Kevin Mawae and linebacker David Thornton combined for 30

total playoff games prior to arriving in Tennessee.

Givens and Hope each bring eight playoff games from the New England Patriots and

Pittsburgh Steelers, respectively. Givens has registered one touchdown reception in each

of his last seven playoff games. Mawae, from the New York Jets, and Thornton, from the

Indianapolis Colts, each played in seven games with their former teams.

The Titans acquired even more playoff experience near the close of the preseason,

adding quarterback Kerry Collins, who has started six playoff games during his career.

Then, defensive tackle Robaire Smith was signed for his second stint with the team, bring-

ing his prior playoff experience back to the Titans.

The six-player postseason totals included 40 career playoff games and 33 starts.

No. Playoff

Pos./Player (NFL exp.) Games/Starts Stats/Notes

WR David Givens (5) 8/7 35 rec., 324 yds., 7 TDs

C Kevin Mawae (13) 7/7 All starts at center with Jets

S Chris Hope (5) 8/6 32 tackles, 3 passes defensed

LB David Thornton (5) 7/5 44 tackles, 2 passes defensed

QB Kerry Collins (12) 6/6 Two Champ. Games and one Super Bowl

DT Robaire Smith (7) 4/2 With Titans during ‘02-03 playoffs

ACQUIRING PLAYOFF EXPERIENCE

SAFETY FIRST

Date Transaction

Feb. 27 Re-signed DE Kyle Vanden Bosch

March 13 Agreed to terms with LB David

Thornton

March 14 Agreed to terms with WR David Givens

and C Kevin Mawae

March 15 Agreed to terms with S Chris Hope

April 29 Drafted QB Vince Young and RB

LenDale White

June 8 Traded QB Steve McNair to Baltimore

Ravens

June 14 T Brad Hopkins retired

Aug. 26 Steve Underwood promoted to COO

Aug. 28 Agreed to terms with QB Kerry Collins

Sept. 19 Traded QB Billy Volek to San Diego

Jan. 5 Titans accept resignation of GM Floyd

Reese

KEY 2006-07 TRANSACTIONS

2006 REVIEW


For most of the 2006 season, a total of 12 starting positions for the Titans were filled

by a different player than the one who manned the position in 2005.

On offense, the Titans added center Kevin Mawae, while rookie Vince Young moved

into the starting role at quarterback. Bo Scaife started in at tight end for Erron Kinney, who

was on injured reserve. On the offensive line in addition to Mawae, tackle Michael Roos

moved from the right side of the line to the left, Jacob Bell started at left guard, and David

Stewart was the new right tackle. Although last year’s starter at running back, Chris

Brown, was still on the roster and started three games, Travis Henry served as the starter

for the majority of the year. Rookie Ahmard Hall took over the job at fullback.

Defensively, the team saw smaller, yet significant, turnover. David Thornton stepped

in at left linebacker after coming to Tennessee as an unrestricted free agent from

Indianapolis. Linebacker Peter Sirmon, who previously started on the left side, moved

inside to start at middle linebacker. Former Pittsburgh Steelers safety Chris Hope was

signed as an unrestricted free agent to take over at strong safety. Defensive tackle Robaire

Smith was signed prior to the season’s start for a second stint on the Titans roster.

2005 regular starters and 2006 regular starters (lineup change in bold; new roster addition

underlined):

2005 Regular 2006 Regular

Starters Offense Starters

Tyrone Calico, Brandon Jones, WR Brandon Jones

Courtney Roby

Brad Hopkins LT Michael Roos*

Zach Piller LG Jacob Bell

Justin Hartwig C Kevin Mawae

Benji Olson RG Benji Olson

Michael Roos RT David Stewart

Erron Kinney TE Bo Scaife

Drew Bennett WR Drew Bennett

Steve McNair QB Vince Young

Troy Fleming FB Ahmard Hall

Chris Brown RB Travis Henry

Defense

Kyle Vanden Bosch LE Kyle Vanden Bosch

Randy Starks LT Robaire Smith

Albert Haynesworth RT Albert Haynesworth

Travis LaBoy, Antwan Odom RE Travis LaBoy

Peter Sirmon LLB David Thornton

Brad Kassell MLB Peter Sirmon*

Keith Bulluck RLB Keith Bulluck

Reynaldo Hill LCB Reynaldo Hill

Pacman Jones RCB Pacman Jones

Tank Williams SS Chris Hope

Lamont Thompson FS Lamont Thompson

* Michael Roos started 15 games at RT in 2005; Peter Sirmon started 14 games at LLB in

2005

2006 LINEUP CHANGES

TITANS FIELD SECOND YOUNGEST NFL TEAMAccording to the NFL, the Titans fielded the second youngest team in the league on

Kickoff Weekend 2006. Titans players averaged 25.77 years of age, or 25 years and 281days. The Green Bay Packers had the team’s youngest roster, averaging 25.57 years ofage (25 years, 208 days). By contrast, the Washington Redskins fielded the oldest teamin the league at 27.83 years (27 years, 303 days).

In 2005, the Titans were the youngest team in the league at 25.56 years (25 years, 205days).

Among the NFL’s youngest five teams are three teams from the AFC South -- theTitans, Indianapolis Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars.

NFL’s youngest rosters on Kickoff Weekend 2006:Team Kickoff Weekend Average Age1. Green Bay Packers 25 years, 208 days2. Tennessee Titans 25 years, 281 days3. Indianapolis Colts 26 years, 47 days4. Jacksonville Jaguars 26 years, 62 days5. San Francisco 49ers 26 years, 84 days(teams 6-31)32. Washington Redskins 27 years, 303 daysNFL Average 26 years, 256 days

4Combined years of experience by the Titans startersat both the cornerback and offensive tackle positions

19Position the Titans will select in the first round of the

2007 NFL Draft

128Tackles this season by Chris Hope, the most by a

Titans safety since 1985 (Bo Eason - 131)

5Consecutive seasons in which LB Keith Bulluck has

reached 150 tackles to lead the team

552Rushing yards by Vince Young in 2006, the most bya rookie QB in the Super Bowl era (1960-present)

+9Titans turnover margin in the last 12 games

of 2006

0Rookie quarterbacks prior to Vince Young who direct-ed two comebacks of 14 points or more in a season

100Travis Henry became the 100th player in history to

reach 5,000 career rushing yards

12Head coaches in NFL history, including Jeff Fisher, to

coach 200 games with one team

25.77Average age of the Titans on kickoff weekend,

second-youngest in the NFL

3.70Average years of previous playing experience on

kickoff weekend, second-fewest in the NFL

12Regular starters that were either new to the team orwere not starters at their current positions in 2005

34Total number of Titans draft picks the last three

years, most in the NFL

47Seasons in team history (1960-06), the first 36 as theHouston Oilers, the last 10 as the Tennessee Oilers

and Tennessee Titans

19Playoff appearances in team history, all under the

ownership of K.S. “Bud” Adams

TITANS BY THE NUMBERS - PART I

2006 REVIEW


� Rookie QB Vince Young accounted for at least one touchdown

rushing or passing 12 times in his 13 starts.

� Vince Young rushed for a total of 552 yards, which surpassed

Bobby Douglass’ 1969 total of 408 yards for the highest rushing total by a

rookie quarterback in the Super Bowl era (1966-present).

� Vince Young was the first rookie to lead the team in passing since

Oliver Luck in 1983. Luck was 124-of-217 for 1,375 yards, eight touch-

downs and 13 interceptions (63.4 rating).

� Vince Young became the first rookie quarterback in the Super Bowl

era (1966-present) to reach 500 rushing yards.

� RB Travis Henry (1,211 rushing yards) recorded his third career

1,000-yard season, his first since 2003 and his first since becoming a

member of the Titans in 2005.

� Travis Henry became the 100th player in NFL history to reach 5,000

career rushing yards with a 93-yard effort against the Colts (12/3).

� Travis Henry (1,211 yards) posted the most rushing yards in a sea-

son by a Titans player since 2000 (Eddie George, 1,509 yards).

� Travis Henry (1,211 yards) recorded the 12th 1,200-yard rushing

season in franchise history (Earl Campbell five times, Eddie George five

times, Lorenzo White once).

� Travis Henry recorded six 100-yard rushing games, giving him 19

100-yard games in his six-year career. His total of six was the most since

Chris Brown’s six 100-yard games in 2004.

� WR Drew Bennett (4,033 career receiving yards) became the

eighth player in franchise history to reach 4,000 career receiving yards

with the team.

� Drew Bennett (4,033 career receiving yards) passed Curtis

Duncan (3,935) for eighth on the franchise career receiving yards list.

� Drew Bennett (273 career receptions) passed Eddie George (259)

for ninth on the franchise career receptions list.

� LB Keith Bulluck (918 career tackles) moved from sixth place to

third place in 2006 on the franchise list for career tackles. He passed

John Grimsley (836 career tackles) for fifth place, Al Smith (877) for

fourth place and Ted Washington (907 career tackles) for third place.

� Keith Bulluck became the third player in franchise history to lead

the team in tackles for five consecutive seasons (Gregg Bingham and Al

Smith).

� Keith Bulluck (918 career tackles) became the fourth player in fran-

chise history to reach 900 career tackles. He also reached 150 tackles

for the fifth consecutive season.

� S Chris Hope set new career highs with 128 tackles and five inter-

ceptions. The 128 tackles were the most by a Titans safety since Bo

Eason recorded 131 stops in 1985, and Hope’s five interceptions were

the most by a Titans safety since Lance Schulters’ six in 2002.

� DE Kyle Vanden Bosch set a new career high with 118 tackles, the

fourth highest total by a Titans defensive lineman over the past 25 sea-

sons.

� DE Kyle Vanden Bosch led the team in sacks (6.5) for the second

consecutive season, becoming the first team member since Jevon Kearse

(1999-01) to lead the team in sacks for two consecutive seasons.

� PR Pacman Jones (12.9-yard punt return average) became the first

team member since Billy “White Shoes” Johnson in 1977 to lead the NFL

in punt return average.

� PR Pacman Jones matched Billy “White Shoes” Johnson’s 1975

franchise record with three punt returns for touchdowns during the sea-

son.

2006 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL MILESTONES

Harris Interactive recently published the results of its annual Harris Poll to gauge fan

interest in the NFL and the league’s individual teams. According to the poll (9/26/06), 48

percent of all American adults currently follow professional football. Broken down by gen-

der, 62 percent of males follow professional football, while 34 percent of females answered

“yes” to the question. Generation X (ages 30-41) and the Baby Boomer generation (42-60)

followed pro football most frequently, each at 52 percent, while Echo Boomers (18-29) and

Matures (61+) follow pro football at 39 and 42 percent, respectively.

On a team level, the Harris Poll asked the population the question, “What are your two

favorite National Football League teams?” The Pittsburgh Steelers (16 percent) and Dallas

Cowboys (15 percent) led the responses. The Tennessee Titans garnered six percent of

responses, placing them in a tie for 12th among the 32 teams with the Seattle Seahawks,

Carolina Panthers and the Miami Dolphins. The Titans ranked ahead of teams such as the

Washington Redskins (five percent), New York Jets (four percent) and Baltimore Ravens

(three percent), among other teams. The six-percent response for the Titans matched a

five-year high for the Titans, set in 2003.

Regionally, the Titans were the second-most popular team in the South. Of respons-

es from the region, the Titans were named as a favorite team by 14 percent of fans, second

only to the Dallas Cowboys, who received 29 percent of responses.

HARRIS POLL RESULTS

“What are your two favorite NFL teams?”

Percent ResponsesTeam Nationally


2. Dallas Cowboys 15

3. Indianapolis Colts 13

4. Green Bay Packers 11

5. New England Patriots 9

Chicago Bears 9

7. Philadelphia Eagles 8

San Francisco 49ers 8

New York Giants 8

10. Oakland Raiders 7

Denver Broncos 7


Miami Dolphins 6

Carolina Panthers 6

Seattle Seahawks 6

Source: The Harris Poll #73, Sept. 26, 2006

“What are your two favorite NFL teams?”

(southern population)

Percent ResponsesTeam in the South

1. Dallas Cowboys 29


3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13



6. Carolina Panthers 11

7. New York Giants 10

8. Atlanta Falcons 10

9. Houston Texans 9

10. Miami Dolphins 9

FAVORITE TEAMS IN THE SOUTH

FAVORITE NFL TEAMS

On June 6, 2006, the Titans and Louisiana-Pacific

(LP) announced a new 10-year stadium naming rights agree-

ment. The stadium now is called LP Field

(www.LPField.com).

The Titans and LP began working together on sever-

al philanthropic initiatives to benefit Nashville and surround-

ing communities. Specifically, for the 2006 season, LP and

the Titans jointly provided financial and volunteer support to

build a home for the Nashville Area Habitat for Humanity.

LP also donated building products to Habitat for

Humanity to support the construction of at least one home in

every city in which the Titans played a road game in 2006 (Denver, Green Bay, San Diego,

Miami, Indianapolis, Washington, Jacksonville, Philadelphia, Houston and Buffalo).

Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, LP is a manufacturer of building products

for retail, wholesale, homebuilding and industrial customers. Among a wide range of offer-

ings, LP products include Oriented Strand Board (OSB) structural panels, I-joists, flooring

systems, roof sheathing, siding, trim products, composite decking and interior decorative

mouldings.

STADIUM NAME CHANGED TO LP FIELD

2006 REVIEW

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Against the Jaguars (12/17), the Titans used three defensive scores to catapult them

to a 24-21 victory. In the first quarter, Pacman Jones intercepted a David Garrard pass

and raced 83 yards for a touchdown. In the third quarter, the Titans added two more returns

for touchdowns. Linebacker David Thornton forced a fumble by Garrard. Defensive back

Cortland Finnegan picked it up and went 92 yards for a touchdown. On the next series,

safety Chris Hope intercepted a pass and went 61 yards for a score.

In the franchise’s history (1960-present), the Titans had only once previously scored

three times in a game on returns, including special teams returns.

On Dec. 19, 1971, the Oilers had three scores on defense in a 49-33 win against the

San Diego Chargers. That day, Ken Houston recorded 35- and 29-yard interception returns

for touchdowns on consecutive defensive plays in the third quarter. Bob Atkins then added

a 25-yard interception return for a touchdown.

The last time they had two defensive touchdowns in the same game was Dec. 25,

2000, a Monday Night Football matchup with the Dallas Cowboys in which Keith Bulluck

and Henry Ford each reached the end zone.

The Titans are only the second team in the last two NFL seasons to score three times

on defense in a game. The Seahawks accomplished the feat on Dec. 5, 2005 at

Philadelphia (two interceptions, one fumble return).

Additionally, the Titans totaled 370 total return yards in the game to set a franchise

record. They had one punt return for eight yards, three kickoff returns for 117 yards, three

interception returns for 153 yards and one fumble return for 92 yards. The previous fran-

chise mark of 351 yards was set on Oct. 15, 1967 against the New York Jets, a game that

resulted in a 28-28 tie.

Records set on Dec. 17 against Jacksonville:

Most total returns for touchdowns in a single game, franchise history:

New Record (tied) -- 3 on 12/17/06 vs. Jacksonville (Pacman Jones interception, Cortland

Finnegan fumble return, Chris Hope interception)

Old Record -- 3 on 12/19/71 vs. San Diego (two Ken Houston interceptions, Bob Atkins

interception)

Most total return yards in a single game, franchise history:

New Record -- 370 on 12/17/06 vs. Jacksonville(one punt return for eight yards, three kick-

off returns for 117 yards, three interception returns for 153 yards and one fumble return for

92 yards)

Old Record -- 351 on 10/15/67 at New York Jets (six interceptions for 245 yards and four

kickoff returns for 106 yards)

TITANS SET RETURN RECORDS IN JAGUARS WIN

TITANS FIELD NFL’S YOUNGEST DUOS AT CB, T

Tennessee’s 2005 draft yielded what turned out to be the league’s youngest starting

duos at both cornerback and offensive tackle in 2006. The Titans selected cornerbacks

Pacman Jones and Reynaldo Hill in the first and seventh rounds, respectively, and tabbed

tackles Michael Roos and David Stewart in the second and fourth rounds.

Roos started all 16 games at left tackle in 2006, while Stewart started 14 games at right

tackle. Together they helped the offense rank tied for 10th in the NFL in sacks allowed (29),

rank fifth in rushing yards per game (138.4) and place seventh in yards per carry (4.7).

Three other teams tied the Titans with four years of combined years of experience by

their starting offensive tackles, although in each case those teams’ starters featured one

rookie and one third-year player. Left tackle Jason Peters (third year) and right tackle

Terrance Pennington (rookie) started the majority of the season for the Buffalo Bills; left

tackle Marcus McNeil (rookie) and right tackle Shane Olivea (third year) helped the San

Diego Chargers win an AFC West title; and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers used left tackle

Anthony Davis (third year) and right tackle Jeremy Trueblood (rookie).

Jones and Hill have started as a duo in 22 of the team’s 32 games from 2005-06,

including 13 games in 2006. In 2005, the Titans were the first team in the NFL since 2000

(San Francisco) to start a pair of rookie at cornerback for the majority of the season. Then

in 2006, no team other than the Titans started a pair of cornerbacks, each of whom was in

his second or first year, for the majority of the season (nine or more games).

Cornerbacks on two other teams equaled the Titans starters’ NFL-low four years of

combined experience, Antrel Rolle and Eric Green of the Arizona Cardinals, and Chris

Gamble and Richard Marshall of the Carolina Panthers. However, Green and Marshall

each started only eight games for their teams.

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DIET PEPSI NFL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

QB Vince Young - Week 12 (NYG)

QB Vince Young - Week 13 (Ind.)

QB Vince Young - Week 14 (Hou.)

QB Vince Young - Week 16 (Buf.)

MOTOROLA NFL COACH OF THE WEEK

Jeff Fisher - Week 12 (NYG)

Jeff Fisher - Week 13 (Ind.)

AFC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

QB Vince Young - Week 16 (Buf.)

AFC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK

TE Casey Cramer - Week 6 (Was.)

K Rob Bironas - Week 13 (Ind.)

USA TODAY ALL-JOE TEAM

T David Stewart

LB Keith Bulluck

S Chris Hope

ED BLOCK COURAGE AWARD

WR Brandon Jones

TITANS COMMUNITY MAN OF THE YEAR

LB Keith Bulluck

2006 TITANS HONOR ROLL

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VINCE YOUNG

Titans quarterback Vince Young capped his first

NFL season by being named the Associated PressNFL Offensive Rookie of the Year.

The prestigious award rounded out a year for

Young in which he led the University of Texas

Longhorns to a National Championship (Jan. 4, 2006),

became the third overall selection by the Titans in the

NFL Draft (April 29) and earned an 8-5 record as a

starter in his first NFL season.

In the regular season opener (9/10), Young made

his professional debut, directing one series in the first half. He played more

in the second game of the season at San Diego (9/17), including the entire

fourth quarter. In Week 4 against the Dallas Cowboys (10/1), he was

inserted as the starting quarterback and went on to start the remainder of

the season.

His eight wins marked the fifth-highest total by a rookie quarterback

since 1970 NFL-AFL merger, and he directed a six-game winning streak

that was the third-longest by a rookie quarterback since the merger. Since

1960, 57 rookie quarterbacks have started more than half of their team’s

games, and Young is the 10th member of that group to have a winning

record.

Statistically, Young set several new benchmarks with his play. He

owns every rookie passing record for the franchise, including passing totals

of 2,199 yards and 12 touchdowns. Additionally, he gained 552 yards on

the ground, becoming the first quarterback in the Super Bowl era (1966-

present) to rush for 500 yards as a rookie. He scored seven rushing touch-

downs, also a first for a rookie quarterback in the Super Bowl era. Young

became the first rookie in league history to record three touchdown passes

of 20 yards or longer (Young totaled five) and three rushing touchdowns of

20 yards or longer (Young totaled four).

The rookie signal caller led the Titans to four fourth-quarter comeback

victories in 2006. In consecutive weeks, the team overcame a 21-0 deficit

in the fourth quarter against the New York Giants to win 24-21 and then

trailed the Indianapolis Colts 14-0 (14-10 in the fourth quarter) only to win

by a final score of 20-17. The 21-point comeback was the greatest in

league history by a rookie quarterback, and in two weeks Young became

the first quarterback in league history to achieve two comebacks of 14

points or more in his rookie season.

Young became the first quarterback and fifth player overall in team

history to garner AP Rookie of the Year honors, joining Earl Campbell

(1978), Eddie George (1996), Robert Brazile (1975) and Jevon Kearse

(1999). Since the Associated Press established the Offensive Rookie of

the Year Award in 1957, Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (2004) is

the only other quarterback besides Young to win the award.

Young entered the NFL after a historic junior season at Texas. He led

the Longhorns to an undefeated season and a BCS title while passing for

3,036 yards and 26 touchdowns and rushing for 1,050 yards and 12 touch-

downs. Included in his many honors were the Maxwell Award, the Davey

O’Brien Award and finishing as the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy.

Vince Young’s 2006 Season Highlights:

� In his Week 1 NFL debut against the Jets (9/10), he was 3-of-4 for

27 yards and one interception.

� At San Diego (9/17), he was 7-of-19 for 106 yards and his first

career touchdown, an 18-yarder to wide receiver Drew Bennett.

� Against Dallas (10/1), he made his first NFL start. He completed

14-of-29 passes for 155 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. He

also scored his first NFL points on a two-point conversion in the third

quarter. The conversion came immediately following his second career

touchdown pass, a 17-yard strike to TE Ben Troupe. He also totaled

three rushing yards on five attempts.

� At Indianapolis (10/8), he scored his first career touchdown on a

19-yard run in the first quarter. He finished the game with 43 yards on

four carries to go along with 10-of-21 passing for 63 yards in a 14-13

loss.

� At Washington (10/15), he picked up his first career win, helping to

defeat the Redskins 25-22 after erasing a 14-3 deficit. He was 13-of-25 for

161 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions. He found Brandon Jones

for a three-yard touchdown in the second quarter.

� Against Houston (10/29), he had his first career game in which he

passed and ran for a touchdown, scoring on a 20-yard run and finding

Bobby Wade for a 20-yard TD reception. He led the team with a season-

high 44 rushing yards on four attempts and was 7-of-15 for 87 yards and no

interceptions passing en route to his second career win.

QB VINCE YOUNG

MOST WINS, ROOKIE QBs SINCE 1970

With an 8-5 record as a starter, Vince Young won the fifth-most games by a rookiestarting quarterback since 1970. His six-game winning streak tied for the third-longest winning streak by a rookie quarterback since 1970.

Most wins by rookie quarterbacks since 1970:

Quarterback (Team) Year Wins

1. Ben Roethlisberger (Pit.) 2004 13

2. Kyle Orton (Chi.) 2005 10

3. Joe Ferguson (Buf.) 1973 9

Chris Chandler (Ind.) 1988 9

5. Vince Young (Ten.) 2006 8

6. Dan Marino (Mia.) 1983 7

Kerry Collins (Car.) 1995 7

VINCE YOUNG IN 2006

� NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (Associated Press)

� Named to first Pro Bowl

� Four-time Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week

� Went 8-5 as a starter, giving him the fifth-most wins by a rookie

quarterback since 1970

� Won six consecutive games, tied for the third longest winning

streak by a rookie quarterback since 1970

� The first rookie quarterback in NFL history to lead two comebacks

of 14 points or more

� Accounted for at least one touchdown rushing or passing 12 times

in his 13 starts

� Passed for 12 touchdowns, the most by any member of the NFL’s

2006 rookie class

� Became the first rookie quarterback in the Super Bowl era (1966-

present) to reach 500 rushing yards (552)

� The first rookie to post three touchdown passes of 20 yards or

longer and three rushing touchdowns of 20 yards or longer

YOUNG’S 2006/CAREER RECORD WHEN ...

When Young ... Career / 2006

Starts at quarterback 8-5

Starts vs. division opponents 4-2

Passes for 300 or more yards 0-0

Completes one or more TD passes 6-3

Completes two or more TD passes 3-0

Completes three or more TD passes 0-0

Passes for one TD and runs for another 3-0

Passes for two TDs and runs for another 2-0

Runs for at least one TD 4-3

Runs for at least two TDs 0-0

Starts and passes for no interceptions 6-0

Has a passer rating of 100.0 or greater 2-0


VINCE YOUNG


� At Jacksonville (11/5), he was 15-of-36

for 163 yards, one TD and three INTs. He

completed a 32-yard touchdown pass to

Drew Bennett in the fourth quarter.

� Against Baltimore (11/12), he

was 13-of-25 for 211 yards and

one INT. He also rushed for 39

yards, including a two-yard

touchdown run. He completed

passes of 37 yards to Drew

Bennett and 34 yards to Bo

Scaife.

� At Philadelphia

(11/19), won his third game

with a 8-of-22, 101-yard, one-

touchdown performance. He also

set a career high with 49 rushing

yards on six carries. He accounted

for a touchdown (rushing or passing)

for the seventh time in seven

starts when he found Ben Troupe

for a 14-yard touchdown pass.

� Against the N.Y. Giants (11/26),

set an NFL rookie record for a starting

quarterback by rallying his team from a 21-

point deficit to win, 24-21. He was 24-of-35

for 249 yards, two touchdowns and no inter-

ceptions, setting career highs in all categories,

including passer rating (107.9). He also

rushed 10 times for 69 yards and one touch-

down. The team trailed 21-0 with less than 10

minutes remaining, but then Young led the team to

four consecutive scores, including a four-yard touch-

down to Bo Scaife, a one-yard touchdown run by

Young, a 14-yard touchdown to Brandon Jones with

44 seconds remaining and a 49-yard field goal to win

with six seconds on the clock. It was the greatest fourth-quarter come-

back in team history and the biggest comeback of any kind by a rookie

quarterback in NFL history. It was just the third time in NFL history a

team came back from 21 points or more with 10 minutes remaining in the

fourth quarter. He was named the Week 12 Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the

Week for his effort.

� Against Indianapolis (12/3), became the first quarterback in NFL

history to lead his team to two comebacks of 14 points or greater, erasing

a 14-0 deficit against the Colts to win 20-17. Young’s comebacks came in

back-to-back weeks. He was 15-of-25 for 163 yards, two touchdowns

and two interceptions in the game, connecting on a 20-yard touchdown to

Drew Bennett and a nine-yard touchdown to Brandon Jones. He also set

a career high with 78 rushing yards on nine carries. Seven of his carries

went for first downs, six of which converted third downs.

� At Houston (12/10), gave the Titans a 26-20 overtime win with a 39-

yard touchdown run in the extra period. It capped a day in which he was

19-of-29 for 218 yards through the air and rushed seven times for a total

of 86 yards. The touchdown gave him at least one touchdown rushing or

passing in each of his first 10 NFL starts. It was the first time in franchise

history that the team won an overtime game with a touchdown. Young

became the 29th player in NFL history to win an overtime game with a

rushing touchdown and the sixth quarterback to do so. Among quarter-

backs with a game-winning overtime touchdown run, only Michael Vick’s

46-yarder (12/1/02) has been longer. Young’s 39-yarder was the sixth-

longest touchdown run in overtime in NFL history. The game was the

fourth time in 10 starts in which he led his team to a win from a fourth-

quarter deficit or tie.

� Against Jacksonville (12/17), he was eight-of-15 for 85 yards with

no interceptions and rushed four times for four yards.

� At Buffalo (12/24), he won his sixth consecutive game, completing

13 of 20 passes for 183 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for

61 yards on eight carries, including a 36-yard touchdown with one second

remaining in the first half. He completed a 22-yard touchdown to Bobby

Wade and trailing 29-20 in the fourth quarter, he found Brandon Jones for

a 29-yard score. He capped the comeback and 30-29 win with his fifth

game-winning drive in the fourth quarter or overtime, leading to a 30-yard

field goal by Rob Bironas with 2:10 remaining in the game. On his touch-

down run, he became the first rookie quarterback in the Super Bowl era

(1966-present) to reach 500 rushing yards. His 127.7 passer rating was

a season best.

� Against New England (12/31), he tied a season-high with 36 pass

attempts, completing 15 for 227 yards. He also rushed twice for 29

yards, including a 28-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. He also

completed a season-long 53-yard pass to Brandon Jones. His score was

his seventh rushing touchdown of the season, the most by a Titans quar-

terback since Steve McNair’s eight in 1999. His rushing touchdown total

tied for the 10th best by a quarterback since 1970 and the most since Jeff

Garcia’s seven in 2003.

Young’s game-by-game statistics and 2006 totals:

Passing Rushing

Date/Opp. W/L P/S Att. Cmp. Yds TD Lg INT Rtg Att. Yds. TD

9/10 vs. NYJ L P 3 4 27 0 11 1 53.1 0 0 0

9/17 at SD L P 19 7 106 1 28 0 70.0 5 24 0

9/24 at Mia L Did Not Play

10/1 vs. Dal L S 29 14 155 1 24 2 47.3 5 3 0

10/8 at Ind L S 21 10 63 0 16 1 34.3 4 43 1

10/15 at Was W S 25 13 161 1 27 0 85.6 6 10 0

10/29 vs. Hou W S 15 7 87 1 23 0 87.4 4 44 1

11/5 at Jax L S 36 15 163 1 32t 3 30.2 4 14 0

11/12 vs. Bal L S 25 13 211 0 37 1 63.9 8 39 1

11/19 at Phi W S 22 8 101 1 28 0 66.7 6 49 0

11/26 vs. NYG W S 35 24 249 2 25 0 107.9 10 69 1

12/3 vs. Ind W S 25 15 163 2 21 2 72.6 9 78 0

12/10 at Hou W S 29 19 218 0 39 1 73.6 7 86 1

12/17 vs. Jax W S 15 8 85 0 22 0 70.1 4 4 0

12/24 at Buf W S 20 13 183 2 32 0 127.7 8 61 1

12/31 vs. NE L S 36 15 227 0 53 2 39.9 2 29 1

Totals 8-8 15/13 357 184 2,199 12 53 13 66.7 83 552 7

As a rookie, quarterback Vince Young led the Titans to victory five times when the team trailed or was tied in the fourth quarter. Young was the third overall selection in the

2006 draft after playing three seasons at the University of Texas, where he led the Longhorns to six fourth-quarter comebacks, including a National Title game.

Young’s five fourth-quarter comebacks as a rookie:

4th Qtr Score, Start Drive Young’s Drive Drive Drive Scoring Final

Date/Opp. Deficit/Tie of Drive Start Stats (Att-Cmp-Yds, TD, Rushing) Totals End Play Score

10/15/06 at Washington 22-22 22-22 8:16 0-0-0, 0 TD, 0 rushes 6-30-3:05 5:11 Rob Bironas 30-yd FG 25-22

11/26/06 vs. NY Giants 0-21 14-21 3:07 6-3-41, 1 TD, 2 rushes for 35 yds 8-76-2:23 0:44 Young 14-yd pass to Brandon Jones 24-21

0-21 21-21 0:23 2-2-18, 0, 0 rushes 3-18-0:17 0:06 Rob Bironas 49-yd FG 24-21

12/3/06 vs. Indianapolis 10-14 10-14 4:14 (3Q) 4-4-34, 1 TD, 2 rushes for 19 yds 11-95-6:50 12:24 Young 9-yd pass to Brandon Jones 20-17

10-14 17-17 2:38 4-2-22, 0 TD, 2 rushes for 13 yds 9-33-2:31 0:07 Rob Bironas 60-yd FG 20-17

12/10/06 at Houston 13-17 13-17 12:00 5-4-34, 0 TD, 2 rushes for 8 yds 15-88-8:07 3:53 Travis Henry 2-yd run 26-20 (OT)

13-17 20-20 (OT) 15:00 (OT) 1-1-1, 0 TD, 1 rush for 39-yd TD 5-57-3:46 11:14 Young 39-yd run 26-20 (OT)

12/24/06 at Buffalo 20-29 27-29 9:25 1-1-12, 0 TD, 2 rushes for 12 yds 14-75-7:15 2:10 Rob Bironas 30-yd FG 30-29

YOUNG’S FOURTH-QUARTER COMEBACKS & GAME-WINNING DRIVES

VINCE YOUNG


In Week 4 against the Dallas Cowboys, Titans quarterback Vince Young became the

first of the 2006 rookie class to start at quarterback. In Week 6, he and Tampa Bay

Buccaneers rookie Bruce Gradkowski, a sixth-round draft choice, became the first rookie

quarterbacks to record wins.

The group of quarterbacks that were drafted in rounds 1-3 includes Young, Matt

Leinart (Round 1, Arizona), Jay Cutler (Round 1, Denver), Kellen Clemens (Round 2, NY

Jets), Tarvaris Jackson (Round 2, Minnesota), Charlie Whitehurst (Round 3, San Diego)

and Brodie Croyle (Round 3, Kansas City).

Young became the first rookie to start a game at quarterback for the franchise since

Steve McNair started the final two games of the 1995 season (12/17 vs. N.Y. Jets and

12/24 vs. Buffalo). The last franchise rookie to start at quarterback as early in the season

as Young was Brent Pease, a replacement player during the 1987 strike that started Weeks

3-5. The last non-replacement rookie quarterback to start for the team as early as Young

was Lynn Dickey, who started the third game of the 1971 season (10/3 vs. New Orleans).

The following is a comparison of first-day draft picks since 2002 in their rookie sea-

sons, plus additional first-round picks of note:

2006 FIRST-DAY DRAFT PICKSFirst First Win Season Totals ...

Player, Team (round) Start (starts) G/S W-L Att Cmp Yds TD INT RtgVince Young, TEN (1)* Wk 4 3 15/13 8-5 357 184 2,199 12 13 66.7Matt Leinart, ARI (1) Wk 5 6 12/11 4-7 377 214 2,547 11 12 74.0Jay Cutler, DEN (1) Wk 13 3 5/5 2-3 137 81 1,001 9 5 88.5Tarvaris Jackson, MIN (2) Wk 16 - 4/2 0-2 81 47 475 2 4 62.5Bruce Gradkowski, TB (6)** Wk 5 2 13/11 3-8 328 177 1,661 9 9 65.9

* Young also has rushed for 552 yards and seven touchdowns on 83 carries. ** Gradkowski was not a first-day draft pick.Also drafted in rounds 1-3 but did not start: Kellen Clemens (NYJ), Charlie Whitehurst (SD) and BrodieCroyle (KC).


Player, Team (round) Start (starts) G/S W-L Att Cmp Yds TD INT RtgAlex Smith, SF (1) Wk 5 6 9/7 2-5 165 84 875 1 11 40.8Charlie Frye, CLE (3) Wk 13 3 7/5 2-3 164 98 1,002 4 5 72.8

Also drafted in rounds 1-3 but did not start: Aaron Rodgers (GB), Jason Campbell (WAS), AndrewWalter (OAK), David Greene (SEA).


Player, Team (round) Start (starts) G/S W-L Att Cmp Yds TD INT RtgEli Manning, NYG (1) Wk 11 7 9/7 1-6 197 95 1,043 6 9 55.4Ben Roethlisberger, PIT (1) Wk 3 1 14/13 13-0 295 196 2,621 17 11 98.1

Also drafted in rounds 1-3 but did not start: Philip Rivers (SD), J.P. Losman (BUF) and Matt Schaub(ATL).


Player, Team (round) Start (starts) G/S W-L Att Cmp Yds TD INT RtgByron Leftwich, JAX (1) Wk 4 2 15/13 5-8 418 239 2,819 14 16 73.0Kyle Boller, BAL (1) Wk 1 2 11/9 5-4 224 116 1,260 7 9 62.4

Also drafted in rounds 1-3 but did not start: Rex Grossman (CHI), Dave Ragone (HOU), Chris Simms(TB).


Player, Team (round) Start (starts) G/S W-L Att Cmp Yds TD INT RtgDavid Carr, HOU (1) Wk 1 1 16/16 4-12 444 233 2,592 9 15 62.8Joey Harrington, DET (1) Wk 3 2 14/12 3-9 429 215 2,294 12 16 59.9Patrick Ramsey, WAS (1) Wk 6 4 10/5 2-3 227 117 1,539 9 8 71.8

Also drafted in rounds 1-3 but did not start: Josh McCown (ARI).

OTHER QUARTERBACKS OF NOTE:First First Win Season Totals ...

Player, Team (round-year) Start (starts) G/S W-L Att Cmp Yds TD INT RtgM. Vick, ATL (1-2001)* Wk 9 1 8/2 1-1 113 50 785 2 3 62.7D. McNabb, PHI (1-1999)* Wk 10 1 12/6 2-4 216 106 948 8 7 60.1P. Manning, IND (1-1998) Wk 1 5 16/16 3-13 575 326 3,739 26 28 71.2S. McNair, HOU (1-1995)* Wk 15 1 4/2 2-0 80 41 569 3 1 81.7T. Aikman, DAL (1-1989) Wk 1 12** 11/11 0-11 293 155 1,749 9 18 55.7J. Elway, DEN (1-1983)* Wk 1 1 11/10 4-6 259 123 1,663 7 14 54.9D. Marino, MIA (1-1983) Wk 6 2 11/9 7-2 296 173 2,210 20 6 96.0

* Vick also rushed 31 times for 289 yards and one touchdown. McNabb rushed 47 times for 313 yardsand no touchdowns. McNair rushed 11 times for 38 yards and no touchdowns. Elway rushed 28 timesfor 146 yards and one touchdown.** Aikman was 0-11 as a starter his rookie season and won his first game as a starter in Week 1 of hissecond season.

VINCE YOUNG & RECENT ROOKIE PERFORMANCES

PASSING ATTEMPTS

Rookie Year Attempts

Vince Young 2006 357

Dan Pastorini 1971 270

Brent Pease* 1987 113

Don Trull 1964 86

COMPLETIONS

Rookie Year Completions

Vince Young 2006 184



Jacky Lee 1960 41

Steve McNair 1995 41

PASSING YARDS

Rookie Year Passing Yards

Vince Young 2006 2,199

Dan Pastorini 1971 1,702

Jacky Lee 1960 842


PASSING TOUCHDOWNS

Rookie Year Passing TDs

Vince Young 2006 12


Jacky Lee 1960 5

Brent Pease* 1987 3

Steve McNair 1995 3

INTERCEPTIONS

Rookie Year Interceptions


Vince Young 2006 13

Lynn Dickey 1971 9

Jacky Lee 1960 6

PASSER RATING (100 ATT)

Rookie Year Passer Rating

Vince Young 2006 66.7

Brent Pease* 1987 60.6

Dan Pastorini 1971 43.8

COMPLETION PCT (100 ATT)

Rookie Year Percentage

Vince Young 2006 51.5

Brent Pease* 1987 49.6

Dan Pastorini 1971 47.0

* Replacement player during strike year.

FRANCHISE ROOKIE PASSING LEADERS

Franchise’s all-time rookies who have started at

quarterback:

Player Year Record

Vince Young 2006 8-5

Steve McNair 1995 2-0

Brent Pease 1987 2-1

Oliver Luck 1983 2-4

Dan Pastorini 1971 4-4

Lynn Dickey 1971 0-1-1

Bob Davis 1967 1-0-1

Jackey Lee 1960 2-1

FRANCHISE ROOKIE QBs

VINCE YOUNG


Vince Young’s 39-yard touchdown run in overtime to defeat the Houston Texans(12/10) marked the first time in franchise history that the team won an overtime game byscoring a touchdown.

Since the NFL began playing overtime periods in 1974, there have been 29 rushingtouchdowns in overtime. Young’s score was only the sixth by a quarterback and was thesecond-longest by a quarterback.

Of the 29 rushing touchdowns in overtime history, Young’s ranked as the sixth-longestof the group.

Quarterbacks who have scored a game-winning overtime touchdown:

Quarterback (Team) Date/Opp. TD run1. Michael Vick (Atlanta) 12/1/02 at Min. 46 yards2. Vince Young (Tennessee) 12/10/06 at Hou. 39 yards3. Randall Cunningham (Philadelphia) 11/30/86 at L.A. Raiders 17 yards4. Roger Staubach (Dallas) 9/18/77 at Min. 4 yards5. Billy Kilmer (Washington) 11/2/75 vs. Dal. 1 yard

Jim Harbaugh (Chicago) 9/23/91 vs. N.Y. Jets 1 yard

Longest touchdown runs in overtime, NFL history:

Player (Team) Date/Opp. TD run1. Garrison Hearst (San Francisco) 9/6/98 vs. N.Y. Jets 96 yards2. Herschel Walker (Dallas) 11/15/87 at N.E. 60 yards3. Michael Vick (Atlanta) 12/1/02 at Min. 46 yards4. Eric Dickerson (L.A. Rams) 10/5/86 vs. T.B. 42 yards5. LaDainian Tomlinson (San Diego) 11/27/05 at Was. 41 yards6. Vince Young (Tennessee) 12/10/06 at Hou. 39 yards

YOUNG’S OVERTIME RUN MAKES HISTORY

Perhaps more than any other statistic, rookie quarterback Vince Young’s impact can

be felt in the team’s win-loss record. Since he took over as the starter in Week 4, the Titans

went 8-5, including a winning streak of six games.

With eight wins, he tied Pittsburgh’s Mike Kruczek (1976) for the third longest win

streak by a rookie quarterback since 1970.

The five longest win streaks by rookie quarterbacks since 1970:

Player Year Team Win Streak

1. Ben Roethlisberger 2004 Pittsburgh 13

2. Kyle Orton 2005 Chicago 8

3. Vince Young 2006 Tennessee 6

Mike Kruczek 1976 Pittsburgh 6

4. Chris Chandler 1988 Indianapolis 5

Young compiled a .615 winning percentage as a starter, which was the fifth-best win-

ning percentage for a rookie starter since 1970.

The top winning percentages for rookie quarterbacks since 1970 (min. 10 starts):

Player Year Team Record Win pct.*

1. Ben Roethlisberger 2004 Pittsburgh 13-0 1.000

2. Chris Chandler 1988 Indianapolis 9-4 .692

3. Kyle Orton 2005 Chicago 10-5 .667

4. Joe Ferguson 1973 Buffalo 9-5 .643

5. Vince Young 2006 Tennessee 8-5 .615

*Min. 10 starts

YOUNG IS A WINNER

The Titans drafted 10 players in 2006, and eight of

them were on the 53-man roster at the end of the sea-

son. Three undrafted free agents from 2006 also

were on the roster at season’s end. Below is an

update on each rookie on the team:

QB Vince Young (1st round, 3rd overall from Texas):

Young played in 15 games with 13 starts and complet-

ed 357-of-184 passes for 2,199 yards, 12 touchdowns

and 13 interceptions. He also had 83 rushing

attempts for 552 yards and seven touchdowns. Young

was named the Associated Press Offensive Rookie of

the Year and was added to the AFC Pro Bowl roster.

RB LenDale White (2nd round, 45th overall from

USC): White played in 13 games and was third on the

team in rushing, recording 61 carries for 244 yards in

addition to 14 receptions for 60 yards.

S Calvin Lowry (4th round, 102nd overall from Penn

State): Lowry played special teams in every game and

tied for fourth place on the squad with 15 special

teams tackles. He also forced one forced fumble on

special teams and posted one tackle and two passes

defensed as a reserve safety.

LB Stephen Tulloch (4th round, 116th overall from

N.C. State): Tulloch played in all 16 games and made

three starts at middle linebacker. He posted 37 defen-

sive stops, one interception, a half sack and finished

second on the team with 17 special teams tackles.

LB Terna Nande (5th round, 137th overall from

Miami, OH): Nande was on the practice squad for 12

weeks during the season. He played in one game,

was inactive for two contests and was not on the ros-

ter for one game. He recorded one special teams

tackle.

DT Jesse Mahelona (5th round, 169th overall from

Tennessee): In 10 games (one start), Mahelona had

21 tackles, including two tackles for loss and one

sack. He was inactive for six games.

WR Jonathan Orr (6th round, 172nd overall from

Wisconsin): Orr was inactive for 15 games and was

not on the roster for one game.

CB Cortland Finnegan (7th round, 215th overall from

Samford): Finnegan played in all 16 games (two

starts) and primarily served as the team’s nickel

defensive back. He led the team’s rookies with 57

tackles and also registered two sacks, one forced

fumble and one fumble return for a touchdown.

FB Ahmard Hall (undrafted from Texas): The former

U.S. Marine led the team’s rookies with 15 receptions

for 138 yards and also contributed seven carries for

21 yards as the team’s starting fullback.

DE Sean Conover (undrafted from Bucknell):

Conover was called up from the practice squad after

10 games. He posted 21 tackles, two quarterback

pressures and one tackle for loss in six games (two

starts).

TE Cooper Wallace (undrafted from Auburn via

Chicago Bears): Wallace was on the practice squad

for 13 weeks. He played in two games with one start

and posted one receptoin for six yards.

TITANS 2006 ROOKIE REPORT

VINCE YOUNG


With 86 rushing yards at Houston (12/10), Titans rookie quarterback Vince Young sur-

passed former Chicago Bears quarterback Bobby Douglass for the most rushing yards in

a season by a rookie quarterback in the Super Bowl era (1966-present). At Buffalo (12/24),

Young became the first quarterback in the era to reach 500 rushing yards in his rookie

seaosn. Young finished the season second on the club with 552 yards and seven touch-

downs on 83 rushing attempts.

Douglass rushed for 408 yards as a rookie in 1969. The mark stood until Young

eclipsed it 37 seasons later.

Most rushing yards by a rookie quarterback in the Super Bowl era (1966-present):

Rookie QB (Team) Season Att. Yds. Avg. Lg. TD

1. Vince Young (Tennessee) 2006 83 552 6.7 39t 7

2. Bobby Douglass (Chicago) 1969 51 408 8.0 39t 2

3. Rick Mirer (Seattle) 1993 68 343 5.0 33 3

4. Donovan McNabb (Philadelphia) 1999 47 313 6.7 27 0

5. Marlin Briscoe (Denver) 1968 41 308 7.5 34 3

YOUNG SETS NFL ROOKIE QB RUSHING MARK

Top season rushing totals among NFL quarter-

backs in 2006:

Player, Team Att. Yds. Avg. Lg. TD

1. M. Vick, Atl 123 1039 8.4 51 2

2. V. Young, Ten 83 552 6.7 39t 7

3. D. Garrard, Jax 47 250 5.3 20 0

4. C. Frye, Cle 47 215 4.6 17 3

5. D. McNabb, Phi 32 212 6.6 37 3

6. D. Carr, Hou 53 195 3.7 16 2

7. B. Gradkowski, TB 41 161 3.9 14 0

8. J. Kitna, Det 34 156 4.6 18 2

9. A. Smith, SF 44 147 3.3 22 2

10. J. Losman, Buf 38 140 3.7 15 1

2006 QB RUSHING LEADERS

After being named the Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year, Vince Young is

well on his way to adding his name to the list of quarterbacks that have flourished over time

as “franchise” quarterbacks with the Oilers or Titans. Since the team’s inception in 1960,

there have been four quarterbacks prior to Young who have received lasting notoriety as

such. They are George Blanda, Dan Pastorini, Warren Moon and Steve McNair. Each

played in at least 98 games for the team and attempted over 2,500 passes.

The table below lists each quarterback and his passing statistics as a member of the

franchise:

Player (Seasons) G Att Cmp Pct Yds TD Int Sk/Lst* Rate

Warren Moon (1984-93) 141 4,546 2,632 57.9 33,685 196 166 315/2403 80.4

Steve McNair (1995-05) 139 3,871 2,305 59.5 27,141 156 103 229/1398 83.3

Dan Pastorini (1971-79) 125 2,768 1,426 51.5 16,864 96 139 - 61.0

George Blanda (1960-66) 98 2,784 1,347 48.4 19,149 165 189 - 62.5

Vince Young (2006) 15 357 184 51.5 2,199 12 13 25/129 66.7

* Sacks did not become an official statistic until 1982.

“FRANCHISE” QBs

Vince Young became the first player in NFL history with three rushing touchdowns of

20 yards or longer and three touchdown passes of 20 yards or longer in his rookie season.

There have been three rookies prior to Young who have had at least two of each but none

since 1969. The other three players were Calvin Hill (1969), Albie Reisz (1944) and Cecil

Isbell (1938).

Rookies with at least two rushing TDs of 20+ yards and at least two passing TDs of

20+ yards in NFL history:

Player, Team Season Rushing TDs Passing TDs Total TDs

Vince Young, Ten. 2006 7 12 19

Calvin Hill, Dal. 1969 8 2 10

Albie Reisz, Cle. 1944 2 8 10

Cecil Isbell, G.B. 1938 2 8 10

YOUNG’S TOUCHDOWNS OF 20+ YARDS

At the close of the 2006 season, 26 players were

new to the roster since the 2005 season, one of

whom was on injured reserve (David Givens). The

25 new players on the 53-man roster represented

47.2 percent turnover in one season.

New to the Tennessee Titans since 2005:

Rookies (draft round)

QB Vince Young (1)

RB LenDale White (2)

S Calvin Lowry (4)

LB Stephen Tulloch (4)

LB Terna Nande (5)

DT Jesse Mahelona (5)

WR Jonathan Orr (6)

CB Cortland Finnegan (7)

FB Ahmard Hall (undrafted)

DE Sean Conover (undrafted)

TE Cooper Wallace (undrafted)

Veterans (2005 team)

LB David Thornton (Indianapolis)

S Chris Hope (Pittsburgh)

C Kevin Mawae (N.Y. Jets)

WR David Givens (New England)

QB Kerry Collins (Oakland)

CB Eric King (Buffalo)*

TE Casey Cramer (Carolina)*

LB Colby Bockwoldt (New Orleans)*

DT Robaire Smith (Houston)*

DE Josh Savage (Atlanta)*

DT Tony Brown (none)**

TE Ben Hartsock (Indianapolis)**

C Justin Geisinger (Buffalo)**

T Seth Wand (Houston)**

LB LeVar Woods (Detroit)**

Coaches (2005 team)

Tight Ends Coach John Zernhelt (N.Y. Jets)

* Acquired in week prior to regular season opener

** Acquired during the 2006 season

NEW FACES IN 2006

KERRY COLLINS & BO SCAIFE


Kerry Collins, the fifth-leading active quarterback in passing

yards, was signed by the Titans during the preseason to bring experi-

ence and leadership to the offense.

After playing in just one preseason game, Collins took over the

starting quarterback role for the Titans in the first three games of the

season. His season totals were 42-of-90 for 549 yards, one touchdown

and six interceptions.

Collins played 11 previous seasons with the Carolina Panthers

(1995-98), New Orleans Saints (1998), New York Giants (1999-03) and

most recently the Oakland Raiders (2004-05).

The fifth-overall draft pick by Carolina in 1995 has led his teams to the playoffs three

times as a starter, including an appearance in the NFC Championship Game following the

1996 season with the Panthers and a Super Bowl appearance following the 2000 season

with the Giants.

In 2005, Collins started 15 games and attempted 565 passes, the second-most in

Raiders history (618 by Rich Gannon in 2002). He passed for 3,759 yards and 20 touch-

downs on 302 completions. It was the sixth consecutive season in which he passed for

more than 3,000 yards.

Kerry Collins’ 2006 season highlights:

� In his Week 1 debut with the Titans against the N.Y. Jets (9/10), he was 17-of-38

for 223 yards and two INTs.

� In Week 2 at San Diego (9/17), he was 6-of-19 for 57 yards and two INTs.

� In Week 3 at Miami (9/24), he was 19-of-33 for 269 yards, one touchdown and two

INTs. He completed his first touchdown with the Titans to TE Bo Scaife for 27 yards.

Kerry Collins’ 2006 and career stats:

G/S Att Cmp Yds TD Lg Int Sk Rate

2006 4/3 90 42 549 1 36 6 4 42.3

Career 156/148 5,172 2,868 34,186 174 89t 172 300 73.2

QB KERRY COLLINS

TE BO SCAIFE

Second-year tight end Bo Scaife was the leader among the

team’s tight ends in every receiving category in 2006. In 14 games (12

starts), he posted 29 receptions for a career-high 370 yards with two

touchdown receptions. He also had one rushing attempt for a 13-yard

touchdown. Scaife was inactive for two games in December due to a

sprained ankle.

In 2005, the former sixth-round pick out of the University of Texas

set a franchise rookie record by collecting 37 receptions for 273 yards

and two touchdowns. The multi-purpose player posseses the ability to

line up on the line of scrimmage, in the backfield or out wide as a

receiver.

Bo Scaife’s 2006 Season Highlights:

� Against the Dolphins (10/24), Scaife posted three receptions for 53 yards, includinga one-handed, leaping, 27-yard touchdown reception from Kerry Collins.

� At Jacksonville (11/5), led team and set season high with five receptions for 70 yards.

� Against Baltimore (11/12), he recorded two receptions for 48 yards, including acareer-long 34-yard catch. He also scored a touchdown on his first career rushing attempt

when Vince Young flipped him the ball to avoid a sack and Scaife rushed 13 yards into the

end zone.

� Against the N.Y. Giants (11/26), totaled five receptions for 34 yards, including a four-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter. The touchdown was the first score en route to a

record-setting 21-point fourth-quarter comeback.

� Against Indianapolis (12/3), had a team-high 31 receiving yards on two receptions,including a 20-yarder.

� Due to a sprained ankle, he was inactive against Jacksonville (12/17) and at Buffalo(12/24) but returned to start the season finale against New England (12/31).

Bo Scaife’s 2006 and career stats:

G/S Rec Yds Avg LG TD

2006 14/12 29 370 12.8 34 2

Career 30/17 66 643 9.7 34 4

When Collins ... Career Reg. Post. 2006

Starts at quarterback

69-85 66-82 3-3 0-3

Starts vs. division opponents

31-37 30-37 1-0 0-0

Passes for 300 or more yards

14-18 13-17 1-1 0-0

Completes one or more TD passes

54-54 52-51 2-3 0-1

Completes two or more TD passes

28-22 26-21 2-1 0-0

Passes for one TD and runs for another

2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0

Passes for two TDs and runs for another

1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0

Runs for at least one TD

4-5 4-5 0-0 0-0

Starts and passes for no interceptions

34-18 33-18 1-0 0-0

COLLINS’ RECORD WHEN ...

Fewest sacks allowed by an NFL offense in 2006:

Team Sacks Allowed


2. Baltimore Ravens 17

3. Washington Redskins 19

4. New Orleans Saints 23

5. Green Bay Packers 24

6. Chicago Bears 25

New York Giants 25

8. Philadelphia Eagles 28

San Diego Chargers 28


New England Patriots 29

Passing leaders among active QBs (by passing yards)

Player Att Cmp Pct. Yds TD Int

1. Brett Favre 8,224 5,021 61.1 57,500 414 273

2. Vinny Testaverde 6,529 3,693 56.6 45,281 270 261

3. Drew Bledsoe 6,717 3,839 57.2 44,611 251 206

4. Peyton Manning 4,890 3,131 64.0 37,586 275 139

5. Kerry Collins 5,172 2,868 55.5 34,186 174 172

TOP ACTIVE PASSERS

FEWEST SACKS ALLOWED IN 2006

Player Attempts Yards Avg. TD

1. Eddie George 2,733 10,009 3.7 64

2. Earl Campbell 1,979 8,574 4.3 73

3. Lorenzo White 1,000 4,079 4.1 29

4. Hoyle Granger 773 3,514 4.5 18

5. Steve McNair 614 3,439 5.6 36

6. Mike Rozier 910 3,426 3.8 27

7. Charley Tolar 907 3,277 3.6 21

8. Ronnie Coleman 700 2,769 4.0 16

9. Allen Pinkett 561 2,324 4.1 21

10.Chris Brown 541 2,295 4.2 11

FRANCHISE RUSHING LEADERS

TRAVIS HENRY


Travis Henry completed his sixth NFL season and second with

the Titans in 2006. After alternating duties with fellow running backs

Chris Brown and LenDale White for the first four games of the season,

Henry took control of the starting job in Week 5 at Indianapolis (10/8)

and started every game for the remainder of the season. He totaled 13

starts in 14 games.

Once Henry emerged as the team’s starter, he had one of the

most prolific seasons of his career and one of the top statistical runs of

any franchise back in recent years. He led the team with 270 carries

for 1,211 yards, set a career high with a 4.5 yards-per-carry average

and scored seven touchdowns. It was the third season of his career and first as a member

of the Titans in which he topped 1,200 yards. His yardage total was the fifth-highest in the

AFC, the 10th-highest in the NFL and was the highest by a Titans player since Eddie

George’s 1,509 in 2000. Of all running backs with 250 or more carries, Henry’s 4.5 aver-

age was the fourth-highest in the league. Henry totaled six 100-yard games in 2006, which

tied for the most of his career (2002) and the most by a Titans player since Chris Brown’s

six in 2004. He had the best showing of his career in terms of big plays. Out of nine career

runs of 30 yards or more, six of them came in 2006, including a career-long 70-yard touch-

down (at Philadelphia, 11/19).

Henry led the Titans to the NFL’s fifth-best rushing offense in 2006 (138.4 yards per

game). Over the course of the team’s final 11 games, during which time Henry helped the

team to an 8-3 record, including a six-game winning streak, the Titans were third in the

league (156.3 yards per game).

Henry was acquired from the Buffalo Bills in July 2005 in exchange for a third-round

choice in the 2006 draft. Prior to his arrival in Tennessee, Henry played four seasons in

Buffalo, where he posted two 1,000-yard seasons (2002 and 2003) and was named to one

Pro Bowl (2002). He originally was drafted by the Bills from the University of Tennessee

with a second round choice (50th overall) in the 2001 Draft.

Travis Henry’s 2006 Season Highlights:

� In Week 1 against the Jets (9/10), he recorded his eighth career multi-TD game,

scoring on three- and one-yard runs. He also scored on a two point conversion. He

totaled 22 yards on nine carries.

� After being inactive with turf toe at San Diego (9/17), came back at Miami (9/24),

and led the team with 60 yards on 21 carries.

� At Indianapolis (10/8), he started and posted his first 100-yard game as a member of

the Titans and 14th 100-yard game of his career. He totaled 123 yards on 19 carries (6.5

avg.), including first half totals of 92 yards on 13 carries. It was the highest total in a single

half for the team since Chris Brown’s 103 yards at Green Bay in 2004 (10/11).

� At Washington (10/15), he set a career high with 178 rushing yards on 32 carries,

including a two-yard touchdown in the second quarter, his 30th career TD. His 178 yards

were the most by a Titans player since Eddie George’s 181 at Cincinnati on Oct. 8, 2000.

It was the fourth time in his career he rushed for 100 or more yards in consecutive

games, and his 301-yard total in back-to-back road games was the most by a Titans play-

er since Gary Brown’s 360 yards in back-to-back road games in 1993 (166 yards on

11/14/93 at Cin., 194 yards on 11/21/93 at Cle.). His 32 carries at Washington tied for

the second-most of his career.

� Against Houston (10/29), carried 15 times for 29 yards and the next week at

Jacksonville (11/5) led the team with 67 yards on 19 carries.

� Against Baltimore (11/12), recorded his third 100-yard game of the season and the

16th of his career with 27 carries for 107 yards and one touchdown. He scored on a one-

yard carry in the second quarter. His 30-yard run was his longest since a 32-yard run on

Nov. 30, 2003 at the N.Y. Giants.

RB TRAVIS HENRY

RB Travis Henry’s 19 career 100-yard rushing games (six100-yard games in 2006 in bold):

Date/Opp. W/L Att Yds Avg Lg TD

10/15/2006 @Was W 32 178 5.6 23 1

12/07/2003 NYJ W 32 169 5.3 16 1

10/19/2003 Was W 31 167 5.4 27 2

10/13/2002 @Hou W 28 159 5.7 23t 2

12/01/2002 Mia W 35 151 4.3 13 1

09/08/2002 NYJ L 31 149 4.8 14 3

11/16/2003 Hou L 23 149 6.5 64 0

12/15/2002 SD W 22 144 6.5 26t 2

11/19/2006 @Phi W 18 143 7.9 70t 1

12/24/2006 @Buf W 25 135 5.4 30 0

10/20/2002 @Mia W 22 132 6.0 34 0

11/17/2002 @KC L 24 126 5.3 22 0

10/26/2003 @KC L 22 124 5.6 23 0

10/08/2006 @Ind L 19 123 6.5 17 0

10/07/2001 NYJ* L 19 113 5.9 19 0

11/30/2003 @NYG W 26 113 4.3 32 1

11/12/2006 Bal L 27 107 4.0 30 1

12/31/2006 NE L 21 102 4.9 34 0

12/09/2001 Car W 27 101 3.7 14 1

* Did not start

HENRY’S CAREER 100-YD GAMES

Player Att. Yds. Avg. Lg. TD

1. Tomlinson, S.D. 348 1,815 5.2 85t 28

2. L. Johnson, K.C. 416 1,789 4.3 47 17

3. Parker, Pit. 337 1,494 4.4 76 13

4. R. Johnson, Cin. 341 1,309 3.8 22t 12

5. Henry, Ten. 270 1,211 4.5 70t 7

6. Taylor, Jac. 231 1,146 5.0 76 5

7. J. Lewis, Bal. 314 1,132 3.6 52 9

8. *Addai, Ind. 226 1,081 4.8 41 7

9. T. Bell, Den. 233 1,025 4.4 51 2

10. Brown, Mia. 241 1,008 4.2 47 5

2006 AFC RUSHING LEADERS

Top rushing averages among all NFL running

backs with 250 or more carries in 2006:

Player Avg. Att. Yds. Lg. TD

1. Gore, SF 5.4 312 1,695 72 8

2. Tomlinson, SD 5.2 348 1,815 85t 28

3. Barber, NY-G 5.1 327 1,662 55t 5

4. Henry, Ten 4.5 270 1,211 70t 7

5. Parker, Pit 4.4 337 1,494 76 13

6. Jackson, StL 4.4 346 1,528 59t 13

7. L. Johnson, KC 4.3 416 1,789 47 17

8. T. Jones, Chi 4.1 296 1,210 30t 6

9. J. Jones, Dal 4.1 267 1,084 77t 4

10. C. Taylor, Min 4.0 303 1,216 95t 6

TOP AVG. WITH 250+ CARRIES

TRAVIS HENRY IN 2006

� Finished fifth in the AFC and 10th in the NFL with 1,211 rushing yards

� Recorded his third career 1,000-yard season and third above 1,200 yards

� Six 100-yard rushing games in 2006, tied for the most in his career (2002)

� Career-high 178 rushing yards at Washington (10/15/06)

� Career-long 70-yard touchdown run at Philadelphia (11/19/06)

� Became the 100th player in NFL history to reach 5,000 career rushing yards with a

33-yard run against Indianapolis (12/3/06)

� Out of Henry’s nine career rushes of 30 yards or more, six of them came in 2006

Hall of Fame offensive lineman Mike Munchak began coaching theteam’s offensive line in 1997. Since that time, the unit has consistentlybeen ranked in the top 10 in fewest sacks allowed, net rushing yards andaverage rushing yards. In only one season (2001) since taking over asoffensive line coach have the Titans finished the season not ranked in thetop 10 in any of the three categories.

In 2006, a re-made offensive line came together to rank tied for 10thin sacks allowed (29), rank fifth in rushing yards per game (138.4) andplace seventh in yards per carry (4.7). The yards-per-carry average set anew franchise record. The line members helped running back Travis Henryfinish fifth in the AFC and 10th in the NFL with 1,211 rushing yards. Theteam’s 2,214 rushing yards were the most by the Titans since 1997 (2,414yards).

Left tackle Michael Roos, left guard Jacob Bell, center KevinMawae, right guard Benji Olson and right tackle David Stewart startedtogether in 12 of the final 13 games of the season. Roos and Mawae start-ed every game. Bell (two gams at right tackle) and Olson each started 15games, while Stewart recorded 14 starts.

During the 2006 offseason, the Titans signed Mawae, a six-time ProBowler, as an unrestricted free agent. Mawae spent the previous eight sea-

sons with the New York Jets after playing his first four seasons with theSeattle Seahawks. He has now blocked for a 1,000-yard rusher in 10 of his13 NFL seasons. During his Jets career, the 6-foot-4, 289-pound centerhelped Jets running backs to 44 100-yard games and paved the way forCurtis Martin to become the NFL's fourth all-time leading rusher.

The offensive lineman with the most current experience with the Titansis Olson, a 6-4, 320-pound lineman who finished his ninth year with theteam. Olson has played in more games as a member of the Titans (138)than any other current player with the exception of punter Craig Hentrich.He started all but one game in 2006 (12/10 at Houston).

Bell, in his third season, started ever game at left guard after ZachPiller injured his ankle in the season’s third game. Bell started two gamesat right tackle, bringing his season totals to 15 starts in 15 games.

The starters on the outside were Roos and Stewart. Roos, a second-round draft pick in 2005, started 15 games as a rookie at right tackle beforeswitching to the left side for all of 2006. Stewart, a 2005 fourth-round pick,did not play as a rookie but started 14 games at right tackle in 2006.

The chart below details the team’s regular starters on the offensive linesince 1997, the year Munchak took the reigns as the team’s offensive linecoach, and the results the line helped produce.

TRAVIS HENRY & OFFENSIVE LINE


� At Philadelphia (11/19), recorded his second consecutive 100-yard game and the

fourth in a six-game span. He totaled 143 yards and one touchdown on 18 carries,

including a career-long 70-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. In the first quarter he

recorded a 43-yard run, the third-longest run of his career. The 70-yarder was the longest

run by a Titans player since Steve McNair’s 71-yard touchdown at Tampa Bay in 1998

(11/8). It was the longest run by a Titans running back since Eddie George’s 76-yard run

at Jacksonville in 1996 (9/8) and the fourth-longest run by a member of the franchise

since 1990.

� Against the N.Y. Giants (11/26), posted 12 carries for 27 yards and three recep-

tions for 24 yards as the team turned in a record-setting 21-point comeback with less than

10 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.

� Against Indianapolis (12/3), became the 100th player in NFL history with 5,000

career rushing yards. He led the team with 20 carries for 93 yards, including a 33-yard

run on which he surpassed the 5,000-yard mark.

� At Houston (12/10), led the team with 88 rushing yards on 20 carries, including

touchdown runs in the second half of nine and two yards. The scores helped the Titans

force overtime and eventually win, 26-20. It was his second multi-touchdown game of the

season and the ninth game of his career with two or more rushing touchdowns.

� In his first return trip to Buffalo (12/24), rushed for a game-high 135 yards on 25

carries. On a 30-yard run in the first quarter, he went over 1,000 yards for the third time

in his career and the first time since 2003. On the game-winning drive in the fourth quar-

ter, he rushed eight times for 41 yards and eclipsed 1,100 yards to help set up a field

goal.

� Against New England (12/31), posted his sixth 100-yard game of the season, col-

lecting 102 yards on 21 carries, including a 34-yard run. It was his sixth carry of the sea-

son of 30-plus yards.

Travis Henry’s 2006 and career stats:

G/S Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg TD

2006 14/13 270 1,211 4.5 70t 7 18 78 4.3 0

Career 78/62 1,321 5,395 4.1 70t 34 134 886 6.6 2

All-time Titans/Oilers 1,000-yard running backs:

Player Season(s)

Charles Tolar 1962

Hoyle Granger 1967

Earl Campbell 1978-81, 83

Mike Rozier 1988

Lorenzo White 1992

Gary Brown 1993

Eddie George 1996-00, 02-03

Chris Brown 2004

Travis Henry 2006

Player Att. Yds. Avg. Lg. TD

1. Tomlinson, S.D. 348 1,815 5.2 85t 28

2. L. Johnson, K.C. 416 1,789 4.3 47 17

3. Gore, S.F. 312 1,695 5.4 72 8

4. Barber, NY-G 327 1,662 5.1 55t 5

5. Jackson, St.L 346 1,528 4.4 59t 13

6. Parker, Pit. 337 1,494 4.4 76 13

7. R. Johnson, Cin. 341 1,309 3.8 22t 12

8. Westbrook, Phi. 240 1,217 5.1 71t 7

9. C. Taylor, Min. 303 1,216 4.0 95t 6

10. Henry, Ten. 270 1,211 4.5 70t 7

2006 NFL RUSHING LEADERS

FRANCHISE 1,000-YARD BACKS

Pos. / Statistic 2006 2005 LT Roos HopkinsLG Bell PillerC Mawae HartwigRG Olson OlsonRT Stewart Roos Sacked (rank) 29 (T-10) 31 (T-10)Rush yds (rank) 138.4 (5) 1,525 (23)Rush avg (rank) 4.7 (7) 3.8 (20)

Pos. / Statistic 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 LT Hopkins Roos Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins Hopkins HopkinsLG Piller Bell Piller Piller Matthews Matthews Matthews MatthewsC Hartwig Mawae DiNapoli Matthews Long Long Stepnoski StepnoskiRG Olson Olson Olson Olson Olson Olson Layman DonnalleyRT Roos Stewart Miller Miller Miller Runyan Runyan RunyanSacked (rank) 31 (T-10) 9 (T-4) 21 (2) 43 (21) 27 (4) 25 (3) 35 (T-10) 32 (T-5)Rush yds (rank) 1,525 (23) 114.7 (14) 1,952 (11) 1,794 (12) 2,084 (7) 1,811 (13) 1,970 (9) 2,414 (3)Rush avg (rank) 3.8 (20) 4.1 (11) 3.8 (26) 3.8 (23) 3.8 (24) 3.9 (17) 4.3 (6) 4.5 (4)

Michael Roos Jacob Bell Kevin Mawae Benji Olson David Stewart

TITANS OFFENSIVE LINE PRODUCTION

DREW BENNETT


In 2006, wide receiver Drew Bennett completed his sixth NFL

season and totaled 46 receptions for 737 yards and three touchdowns.

His 16.0 receiving average was the best of his career and ranked 12th

in the NFL. Bennett led the team in receptions for the second consec-

utive season and led the squad in receiving yards for the third consec-

utive year. He played in all 16 games with 15 starts (did not start 11/19

at Philadelphia in two tight end/fullback package).

Bennett now ranks eighth in franchise history with 4,033 career

receiving yards and ninth in club annals with 273 career receptions.

He has 25 career receiving touchdowns.

An undrafted free agent out of UCLA in 2001, Bennett has become one of the team’s

great success stories. Of all of the NFL’s active players who came into the league as rook-

ie free agents, Bennett currently ranks second in the group in career receiving yards

(4,033) and third in career receptions (273). There were 35 wide receivers drafted in 2001,

and Bennett, who played quarterback in college, has more receiving yards than all but five

of them (Chad Johnson, Reggie Wayne, Chris Chambers, Steve Smith and Santana Moss)

and more receptions than all but six members of the class of 2001 (same five plus T.J.

Houshmandzadeh). Among all wide receivers with 200 or more receptions since he entered

the league, Bennett ranks 14th with a 14.8 receiving average.

Drew Bennett’s 2006 Season Highlights:

� In Week 1 against the Jets (9/10), he recorded his seventh career 100-yard game,

leading the team with eight receptions for 106 yards. He also scored on a two point con-

version.

� In Week 2 at San Diego

(9/17), posted three receptions

for 45 yards, including an 18-

yard touchdown, quarterback

Vince Young’s first in the NFL.

� In Week 3 at Miami (9/24),

he led the team with five recep-

tions for 84 yards.

� Against Dallas (10/1),

recorded two receptions for 10

yards.

� At Washington (10/15),

had a team-high 60 yards on

three receptions.

� Against Houston (10/29),

caught one pass for 23 yards.

� At Jacksonville (11/5),

recorded three receptions for 51

yards, including a 32-yard touch-

down reception in the fourth

quarter from Vince Young.

� Against Baltimore (11/12),

recorded his second 100-yard

game of the season, leading the

team with six receptions for 115

yards, including a season-long

37-yard catch. It was his eighth

career 100-yard game.

� Against the N.Y. Giants (11/26), posted three receptions for 35 yards, helping the

team to a record-setting 21-point comeback with less than 10 minutes remaining in the

fourth quarter. With his first reception, a three-yarder in the second quarter, he moved

past Eddie George for ninth place on the team’s all-time receptions list.

� Against Indianapolis (12/3), caught a 20-yard touchdown pass with 11 seconds

remaining in the first half. It was his 25th career touchdown.

� At Houston (12/10), posted six receptions for 113 yards, his third 100-yard game of

the season and the ninth of his career. The effort included a season-long 39-yard recep-

tion to help set up a touchdown. He moved past Curtis Duncan (3,935 yards) for eighth

place on the team’s all-time receiving yards list.

� Against New England (12/31), led the team with four receptions for 75 yards,

including a 27-yard catch. With a 24-yard reception in the second quarter, he became the

eighth player in franchise history to reach 4,000 receiving yards.

Drew Bennett’s 2006 and career stats:

G/S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD

2006 16/15 46 737 16.0 39 3

Career 87/57 273 4,033 14.8 55 25

WR DREW BENNETT

NFL leaders in average yards per reception since

Drew Bennett entered the league in 2001 (mini-

mum 200 receptions):

Player Rec. Yds Avg.

1. Eddie Kennison 323 5,298 16.4

2. Santana Moss 290 4,689 16.2

3. Plaxico Burress 378 6,093 16.1

4. Terry Glenn 278 4,358 15.7

5. Javon Walker 226 3,528 15.6

6. Joey Galloway 325 5,039 15.5

7. Antonio Bryant 250 3,837 15.3

8. Donte' Stallworth 233 3,516 15.1

9. David Boston 204 3,070 15.0

10. Koren Robinson 242 3,603 14.9

11. Chad Johnson 466 6,925 14.9

12. Isaac Bruce 411 6,077 14.8

13. Darrell Jackson 388 5,732 14.8

14. Drew Bennett 273 4,033 14.8

15. Joe Horn 429 6,282 14.6

16. Amani Toomer 360 5,245 14.6

17. Johnnie Morton 232 3,374 14.5

18. Randy Moss 450 6,537 14.5

19. Terrell Owens 482 6,957 14.4

20. Steve Smith 344 4,925 14.3

RECEIVING AVG. LEADERS, 2001-06

Franchise’s all-time leaders in career receiving

yards:

Player Years No. Yds TD

1. Ernest Givens 1986-94 542 7,935 46

2. Drew Hill 1985-91 480 7,477 47

3. Ken Burrough 1971-81 408 6,907 47

4. Charlie Hennigan 1960-66 410 6,823 51

5. Haywood Jeffires 1987-95 515 6,119 47

6. Derrick Mason 1997-04 453 6,114 37

7. Frank Wycheck 1995-03 482 4,958 27

8. Drew Bennett 2001-06 273 4,033 25

9. Curtis Duncan 1987-93 322 3,935 20

10. Chris Sanders 1995-02 177 3,285 17

FRANCHISE REC. YARDS LEADERS

UNDRAFTED RECEIVING LEADERS

Bennett ranks second in receiving yards and third in

receptions among active players who entered the

NFL as rookie free agents.

Career receiving yardage leaders among active

undrafted NFL players:

Player Rec. Yards Avg. TD

1. Rod Smith 849 11,389 13.4 68

2. Drew Bennett 273 4,033 14.8 25

3. Marcus Pollard 321 4,007 12.5 38

4. David Patten 259 3,761 14.5 20

5. James Thrash 272 3,458 12.7 19

6. Antonio Gates 265 3,378 12.7 34

7. Brian Finneran 187 2,647 14.2 15

8. Eric Parker 187 2,586 13.8 11

9. Jermaine Wiggins 236 2,141 9.1 14

10. Terrence Wilkins 124 1,497 12.1 7

Franchise’s Top 10 all-time leaders in career

receptions:

Player Years No. Yds TD

1. Ernest Givens 1986-94 542 7,935 46

2. Haywood Jeffires 1987-95 515 6,119 47

3. Frank Wycheck 1995-03 482 4,958 27

4. Drew Hill 1985-91 480 7,477 47

5. Derrick Mason 1997-04 453 6,114 37

6. Charlie Hennigan 1960-66 410 6,823 51

7. Ken Burrough 1971-81 408 6,907 47

8. Curtis Duncan 1987-93 322 3,935 20

9. Drew Bennett 2001-06 273 4,033 25

10. Eddie George 1996-03 259 2,144 10

FRANCHISE RECEPTIONS LEADERS

KEITH BULLUCK


In 2006, linebacker Keith Bulluck maintained his dominant pres-

ence in the defensive lineup. One of the most consistent performers in

recent seasons for the Titans, Bulluck started every game for the fifth

consecutive season and led the team with 161 tackles. He now has 918

career stops, ranking third in team annals behind Bingham (1,970) and

Robert Brazile (1,281).

Bulluck led the team in tackles for the fifth consecutive season,

becoming one of only three players in franchise history to lead the team

in tackles for five consecutive years. He joined linebackers Gregg

Bingham (1974-81) and Al Smith (1990-94).

Bulluck’s season totals also included 2.5 sacks, one interception, four quarterback pres-

sures, three tackles for loss, nine passes defensed, two forced fumbles and one fumble recov-

ery. He scored a touchdown on a fumble recovery (lateraled from Randy Starks) at

Philadelphia (11/19), bringing his career touchdown total to five.

Bulluck’s 161 tackles gave him 150 or more in each season since 2002, when he

became a full-time starter. His 2.5 sacks give him 17.5 for his career, ranking third among

franchise linebackers since sacks became an official statistic in 1982.

In seven NFL seasons, the team’s first-round draft choice in 2000 (30th overall) has

totaled 918 tackles, 17.5 sacks, 41 tackles for loss, 43 quarterback pressures, 11 intercep-

tions, 43 passes defensed, 12 forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries in 111 games (84

starts).

� In Week 1 against the Jets (9/10), he led the team with 14 tackles and forced a

Sean Ryan fumble that was recovered by the Titans.

� In Week 2 at San Diego (9/17), he led the team with 14 tackles, including one tackle

for loss. He surpassed Ray Childress (784 career tackles) for seventh place on the

team’s all-time tackles list.

� With six tackles at Miami (9/24), he passed former safety Blaine Bishop (788 career

tackles) for sixth place on the team’s career tackles list. He also added one sack and

forced fumble against Daunte Culpepper.

� Recorded nine tackles against Dallas (10/1) to reach 800 for his career.

� At Indianapolis (10/8), played in his 100th career game. He posted nine tackles,

two passes defensed and recovered a Dominic Rhodes fumble in the second quarter,

which led to a Titans field goal. He helped hold the Colts to 14 total points.

� Led the team with 10 tackles in win at Washington (10/15) and followed that with a

14-tackle game in a win against Houston (10/29).

� At Jacksonville (11/5), posted six stops, surpassing former LB John Grimsley for

fifth place on the team’s all-time tackles list.

� Against Baltimore (11/12), he shared a sack and safety with Tony Brown by forcing

Steve McNair out of the back of the end zone. He also caused an interception when he

tipped a McNair pass that was then caught by Lamont Thompson. His game totals includ-

ed eight tackles, a half sack and two passes defensed.

� At Philadelphia (11/19), scored his fifth career touchdown after Randy Starks recov-

ered a fumble, ran 26 yards and lateraled to Bulluck, who went the remaining 16 yards for

a touchdown. Tied for team lead with 11 tackles, including one for loss, and added two

passes defensed.

� Against the Giants (11/26), posted eight tackles and two quarterback pressures

while contributing to the team’s franchise record-setting 21-point comeback in the fourth

quarter.

� Against Indianapolis (12/3), registered his first interception of the season and the

11th of his career, a diving, one-handed grab of a Peyton Manning pass in the final minute

of the first half that resulted in a Titans touchdown. He totaled 12 tackles with one tackle

for loss and two passes defensed in the game. His 12 tackles moved him past former

linebacker Al Smith (877 tackles) for fourth place on the team’s all-time list.

� At Houston (12/10), tied for the team lead with nine tackles and helped the defense

allow a season-low 240 total yards.

� Against Jacksonville (12/17), totaled 11 tackles, one sack and one quarterback

pressure. He sacked David Garrard on a fourth down attempt to give the ball back to the

Titans in the second quarter.

� At Buffalo (12/24), posted nine tackles and one quarterback pressure. He became

the fourth player in team history to reach 900 career tackles and tied Ted Washington for

third place on the team’s all-time list (907 tackles). He also reached 150 tackles for the

fifth consecutive season.

� Against New England (12/31), led the team with 11 tackles and added one pass

defensed. He moved into third place all-time on the team’s tackles list, breaking a tie with

Ted Washington (907 tackles).

Bulluck’s 2006 and Career Statistics: G/S Tackles TFL Sack QBP Int PD FF FR

2006 16/16 161 3 2.5 4 1 9 2 1

Career 111/84 918 41 17.5 43 11 43 12 7

LB KEITH BULLUCK

Most tackles by a member of the franchise (since

1974):

Player (Position) Seasons Tackles

1. Gregg Bingham (LB) 1973-84 1,970

2. Robert Brazile (LB) 1975-84 1,281

3. Keith Bulluck (LB) 2000-06 918

4. Ted Washington (LB) 1973-82 907

5. Al Smith (LB) 1987-96 877

6. John Grimsley (LB) 1984-90 836

7. Blaine Bishop (S) 1993-01 788

8. Ray Childress (DL) 1985-95 784

9. Steve Kiner (LB) 1974-78 738

10. Marcus Robertson (S) 1991-00 700

Most career sacks by a Titans linebacker (since

sacks became an official stat in 1982):

Linebacker Years Sacks

1. Johnny Meads 1984-92 23.5

2. Eddie Robinson 1992-95, 98-01 20.0

3. Keith Bulluck (LB) 2000-06 17.5

4. Lamar Lathon 1990-94 14.0

5. Mike Barrow 1993-96 12.5

Joe Bowden 1992-99 12.5

Franchise players who have led the Titans in

tackles for five consecutive seasons:

Player (Position) Seasons Total

Gregg Bingham (LB) 1974-81 8

Keith Bulluck (LB) 2002-06 5

Al Smith (LB) 1990-94 5

FRANCHISE TACKLE LEADERS

FIVE CONSECUTIVE SEASONS

SACKS BY FRANCHISE LBs SINCE ’82

DAVID THORNTON & CHRIS HOPE


Strong safety Chris Hope was signed in March

2006 as an unrestricted free agent from the Super

Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers. In his first season

with the Titans and fifth year in the NFL, he started all

16 games at strong safety and set career highs with

128 tackles and five interceptions. His season totals

also included 15 passes defensed and one fumble

recovery.

Hope’s 128 tackles placed second on the team

behind linebacker Keith Bulluck (161). The total was

the most by a Titans safety since Bo Eason recorded 131 stops in 1985,

and Hope’s five interceptions were the most by a Titans safety since

Lance Schulters’ six in 2002.

The former third-round draft choice from Florida State started his final

32 regular season games at free safety for the Steelers, giving him a cur-

rent total of 48 consecutive starts. He totaled 97 tackles in each of his final

two seasons in Pittsburgh, including the team’s run to Super Bowl XL.

Hope’s career totals include 344 tackles, nine interceptions, 32 pass-

es defensed, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in 78 games

(48 starts).

Chris Hope’s 2006 Season Highlights:

� Began the season with eight tackles against the Jets (9/10), fol-

lowed by a career-high 12 tackles at San Diego (9/17) and 11 tackles at

Miami (9/24).

� Against Dallas (10/1), led the team with 10 tackles and recorded his

first interception as a member of the Titans by picking off Drew Bledsoe in

the first quarter.

� At Indianapolis (10/8), he recorded his second interception in two

weeks, picking off a Peyton Manning pass at the Tennessee four-yard line

in the fourth quarter. It was the sixth interception of his career. He also

tallied seven tackles during the game.

� At Washington (10/15), recovered a fumble, broke up a pass and tal-

lied five tackles in victory. It was his third consecutive game with a take-

away.

� Against Houston (10/29), he recorded his third interception in four

games, tying his career high set in 2005, by intercepting David Carr on

Houston’s first series and returning it 14 yards. He totaled seven tackles

and two passes defensed in game, which was his fourth consecutive con-

test with a takeaway.

� Against Baltimore (11/12), he led the team with nine tackles.

� At Philadelphia (11/19), tallied eight tackles and two passes

defensed.

� Against the Giants (11/26), led the team with 11 tackles in a game in

which the team came from 21 points down with less than 10 minutes

remaining to win 24-21.

� Against Indianapolis (12/3), posted six tackles to set a new career

high for the season and reach 100 tackles for the first time in his career.

� Against Jacksonville (12/17), recorded his fourth interception of the

season and the eighth of his career and added 10 tackles. In the third

quarter, he picked off David Garrard and raced 61 yards for a touchdown,

providing the deciding points in a 24-17 win. It was the Titans third defen-

sive score of the game, a feat accomplished by the club only once before in

its history.

� At Buffalo (12/24), posted five tackles, two passes defensed and his

fifth interception of the season (ninth of career). He picked off a J.P.

Losman pass in the second quarter and returned it 25 yards to help set up

a field goal.

Hope’s 2006 and Career Statistics:

G/S Tackles TFL Sack QBP Int PD FF FR

2006 16/16 128 0 0.0 0 5 15 0 1

Career 78/48 344 - 0.0 - 9 32 4 2

S CHRIS HOPE

Linebacker David Thornton, the team’s starting

left outside linebacker, was signed in March 2006 as

an unrestricted free agent from the Indianapolis Colts.

In his first season with the Titans, he placed third on

the squad with 122 tackles, the second-highest total of

his five-year career.

Thornton’s season totals also included four tack-

les for loss, one quarterback pressure, six passes

defensed and two forced fumbles.

Thornton now has played in 68 consecutive reg-

ular season games, including every game in his final three seasons with

the Colts. A former fourth-round draft choice from North Carolina,

Thornton’s career totals include 516 tackles, three sacks, three intercep-

tions, 11 passes defensed and six forced fumbles in 79 games (60 starts).

David Thornton’s 2006 Season Highlights:

� Against the Jets (9/10), he made his Titans debut and recorded

eight tackles, followed by an eight-tackle effort at San Diego (9/17).

� At Miami (9/24), he tied with Chris Hope for team high with 11 tack-

les.

� At Indianapolis (10/8), he returned to where he played the previous

four seasons and led the Titans with 14 tackles. It was his fifth career

game with 14 or more tackles. He also forced a Dominic Rhodes fumble

that was recovered by Keith Bulluck and resulted in a Titans field goal.

� At Washington (10/15), posted six tackles, including one for loss.

� Against Houston (10/29), registereed 10 tackles and one pass

defensed.

� At Jacksonville (11/5), he played limited snaps in a nickel role due

to a shoulder injury.

� Against Baltimore (11/12), played in a nickel role and recorded six

tackles.

� At Philadelphia (11/19), totaled eight tackles, one tackle for loss and

one pass defensed.

� Against Indianapolis (12/3), led the team with a season-high 15

tackles and added one pass defensed against his former team. Reached

15 tackles for the third time in his career.

� At Houston (12/10), posted six tackles and reached 100 tackles on

the season for the second time in his career (2003).

� Against Jacksonville (12/17), posted 10 tackles and forced a David

Garrard fumble that was returned 92 yards for a touchdown by Cortland

Finnegan.

� At Buffalo (12/24), recorded six tackles.

� Closed the season against New England (12/31) with five tackles,

including one tackle for loss.

Thornton’s 2006 and Career Statistics: G/S Tackles TFL Sack QBP Int PD FF FR

2006 16/13 122 4 0.0 1 0 6 2 0

Career 79/60 516 - 3.0 - 3 11 6 0

LB DAVID THORNTON

CHRIS HOPE


Most interceptions by safeties (strong safeties

and free safeties) in 2006:

Player, Team No. Yds. Avg. Lg. TD

1. Kevin Kaesviharn, Cin 6 24 4.0 22 0

2. Chris Hope, Ten 5 105 21.0 61t 1

Sean Jones, Cle 5 46 9.2 19 0

Dawan Landry, Bal 5 101 20.2 37 1

Ed Reed, Bal 5 70 14.0 37 1

Roy Williams, Dal 5 33 6.6 27 0

7. Brian Dawkins, Phi 4 38 9.5 38 0

Kerry Rhodes, NYJ 4 46 11.5 25 0

Darren Sharper, Min 4 10 2.5 10 0

Dwight Smith, Min 4 81 20.3 47 0

Adrian Wilson, Ari 4 146 36.5 99t 1

INTERCEPTIONS BY SAFETIES

Player Solo Asst Total

1. Bulluck, Keith 107 54 161

2. Hope, Chris 99 29 128

3. Thornton, David 93 29 122

4. Vanden Bosch, Kyle 67 51 118

5. Sirmon, Peter 67 38 105

6. Thompson, Lamont 58 19 77

7. Smith, Robaire 43 33 76

8. Jones, Pacman 54 13 67

9. Hill, Reynaldo 41 18 59

10.Haynesworth, Albert 34 25 59

11. Finnegan, Cortland 47 10 57

12.LaBoy, Travis 31 26 57

13.Starks, Randy 36 20 56

14.Brown, Tony 33 18 51

15.Tulloch, Stephen 23 14 37

16.Conover, Sean 12 9 21

17.Mahelona, Jesse 12 9 21

18.Fuller, Vincent 11 4 15

19.Odom, Antwan 9 6 15

20.Bockwoldt, Colby 4 3 7

21.Scott, DeQuincy 2 3 5

22.Woolfolk, Andre 4 0 4

23.Savage, Josh 2 2 4

24.Amato, Ken 2 1 3

25.Reynolds, Robert 2 0 2

26.Lowry, Calvin 0 1 1

Tackle statistics based on coaches’ film review.

Interceptions by Titans safeties, 1997-06:

Total

Season INTs Individual INTs

2006 8 C. Hope - 5, L. Thompson - 3

2005 2 T. Williams - 1, L. Thompson - 1

2004 6 L. Thompson - 4, T. Williams - 1,

S. McGarrahan - 1

2003 1 T. Williams - 1

2002 8 L. Schulters - 6, R. Coady - 1,

Tank Williams - 1

2001 0 (none)

2000 1 P. Phenix - 1

1999 2 M. Robertson - 1, A. Dorsett - 1

1998 2 B. Bishop - 1, M. Robertson - 1

1997 5 M. Robertson - 5

INTs BY TITANS SAFETIES, 1997-06

2006 TITANS TACKLE LEADERS

With Titans safeties accounting for eight total interceptions in 2006, they equaled or

bettered most yearly totals by the team’s safeties in recent seasons.

Strong safety Chris Hope led the team with five interceptions this season, the most by

a Titans safety since Lance Schulters tallied six in 2002. Hope recorded three interceptions

within a four-game span earlier this season, intercepting Drew Bledsoe against Dallas

(10/1), Peyton Manning at Indianapolis (10/8) and David Carr against Houston (10/29). He

later returned an interception for a touchdown against David Garrard and Jacksonville

(12/17) and picked off his fifth pass of the season the following week at Buffalo (12/24)

against J.P. Losman.

Against the Baltimore Ravens (11/12), free safety Lamont Thompson intercepted

Steve McNair two times, giving him three on the season. He previously intercepted a pass

at Washington off Mark Brunell to seal a victory (10/15).

The eight-interception total tied for the highest number by Titans safeties in the past 10

seasons. In 2002, Rich Coady and Tank Williams each intercepted a pass in addition to

Schulters’ six interceptions.

TITANS SAFETIES HIT HIGH MARK

Chris Hope arguably had one of the best seasons in franchise history by a strong safe-

ty and one of the best seasons among all NFL strong safeties in 2006. Hope totaled 128

tackles, five interceptions, 15 passes defensed adn one fumble recovery. His tackle total

was first among the league’s starting strong safeties, and his five interceptions tied three

other players for first place among strong safeties (Cleveland’s Sean Jones, Baltimore’s

Dawan Landry and Dallas’ Roy Williams).

Tackles by Strong Safeties in 2006: INTs by Strong Safeties in 2006:

Player Team Tackles* Player Team INTs

1. Chris Hope Ten 128 1. Chris Hope Ten 5

2. Jermaine Phillips TB 124 Sean Jones Cle 5

3. Gibril Wilson NYG 121 Dawan Landry Bal 5

4. Corey Chavous StL 118 Roy Williams Dal 5

5. Sean Jones Cle 107.5 5. Darren Sharper Min 4

6. Donte Whitner Buf 107 Kerry Rhodes NYJ** 4

Sean Considine Phi 107 Adrian Wilson Ari 4

8. Lawyer Milloy Atl 106 8. Troy Polamalu Pit 3

9. Antoine Bethea Ind 105 9. Jermaine Phillips TB 2

10. Marquand Manuel GB 103 Gibril Wilson NYG 2

* Tackle stats come from individual teams. Many teams use coaches' review to tabulate

tackles. Other teams use press box tallies.

** Jets do not distinguish between strong and free safeties. Both starters were included.

Hope’s numbers compare favorably to those of some of the most notable strong

safeties for the team over the past 25 seasons. Included in that group are Keith Bostic, who

manned the strong safety position for the team from 1983-88 and earned two Pro Bowl

selections (1987-88); Bubba McDowell, a consistent presence in the Oilers’ “House of Pain”

defense from 1989-93; Blaine Bishop, a four-time Pro Bowler who was the team’s strong

safety, often in Jeff Fisher’s “46” defense, from 1994-00; and Tank Williams, who started the

majority of games in his time with the team from 2002-05.

Hope’s 128 tackles in 2006 were more than any other single-season total for the group

other than Bostic’s 152 tackles in 1984. However, Bostic did not record an interception that

season, while Hope recorded five interceptions in his first season with the club. Bostic did

have the highest single-season interception total of the group, collecting six picks in 1987.

That season Bostic contributed 67 tackles, just over half of Hope’s 128.

Best Seasons by Titans Strong Safeties, 1983-06:

Years as Best Season/ Best Season/

Player Starter INTs Tackles

Keith Bostic 1983-88 1987 (6 INTs, 67 Tackles) 1984 (152 tackles, 0 INTs)

Bubba McDowell 1989-93 1989 (4 INTs, 88 Tackles) & 1991 (91 Tackles, 4 INTs)

1991 (4 INTs, 91 Tackles)

Blaine Bishop 1994-00 (one interception four times) 1998 (116 Tackles, 1 INT)

Tank Williams 2002-05 2003 (2 INTs, 81 Tackles) 2003 (81 Tackles, 2 INTs)

Chris Hope 2006 2006 (5 INTs, 128 Tackles) 2006 (128 Tackles, 5 INTs)

HOPE’S SEASON ONE TO REMEMBER

KYLE VANDEN BOSCH


In his second season with the Titans and sixth

overall NFL season, defensive end Kyle Vanden

Bosch set a career high in tackles and led the team in

sacks for a second consecutive year. His season

totals included 6.5 sacks, 118 tackles, 30 quarterback

pressures, four tackles for loss and one forced fumble.

Vanden Bosch started every game at left defen-

sive end for the second consecutive season. He has

played in every game for the past three seasons,

including the last of four seasons in Arizona.

With 6.5 sacks in 2006, Vanden Bosch has collected a total of 19

sacks in two seasons with the club. In 2005, he finished second in the AFC

and fourth in the NFL with 12.5 sacks, earning his first career Pro Bowl invi-

tation. His two-year total is the highest by a Titans player since Jevon

Kearse recorded 21.5 from 2000-01 (11.5 and 10.0).

His 2006 tackle

total led the team’s

defensive linemen. It

was the second consec-

utive season he has led

the group. His 118 tack-

les rank fourth-highest

by a Titans defensive

lineman since 1980 (27

seasons). With 100

tackles in 2005, he

became the first defen-

sive lineman for the team

since 1986 (Ray

Childress and Richard

Byrd) to post 100 tackles

in a season.

Vanden Bosch’s 30 quarterback pressures in 2006 set a career high

and were the most by a Titans player since Kevin Carter recorded 33 in

2002.

The former 2001 second-round draft pick (34th overall) of the Arizona

Cardinals signed during the 2005 offseason as an unrestricted free agent.

His career totals include 311 tackles, 24 sacks, 20 tackles for loss, 56 quar-

terback pressures, five forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries.

Kyle Vanden Bosch’s 2006 Season Highlights:

� In Week 1 against the Jets (9/10), he recorded 10 tackles, one

sack, one tackle for loss and two quarterback pressures. He sacked

Chad Pennington to help stall a drive in the fourth quarter.

� In Week 3 at Miami (9/24), he registered six tackles, two pressures

and one sack against Daunte Culpepper.

� Against Dallas (10/1), he recorded five tackles and two quarterback

pressures.

� At Indianapolis (10/1), he helped limit the Colts to 14 points, tallying

four tackles, one tackle for loss and one quarterback pressure.

� In win against

Houston (10/29), he

registered nine tackles,

two sacks, one forced

fumble and three quar-

terback pressures. He

recorded a sack and

forced fumble against

David Carr with under

20 seconds remaining

in the second quarter.

The fumble was

returned 40 yards for a

touchdown by Tony

Brown. It was the third

sack and forced fum-

ble of Vanden Bosch’s

career that resulted in

a touchdown. The

game was the first time

in 2006 and the fifth

time in his career with two or more sacks.

� At Jacksonville (11/5), set a career high and led the team with 12

tackles, including one tackle for loss.

� Against Baltimore (11/12), he totaled four tackles, one tackle for

loss and a career-high four quarterback pressures.

� Produced six tackles and two quarterback pressures at

Philadelphia (11/19) and followed with eight tackles and one quarterback

pressure in consecutive games against the Giants (11/26) and Colts

(12/3).

� At Houston (12/10), helped share the team lead with nine tackles

and contributed to the defense allowing a season-low 240 total yards.

� Against Jacksonville (12/17), recorded seven tackles, three quar-

terback pressures and a team-high 1.5 sacks. He shared a sack of David

Garrard with Randy Starks in the second quarter and then added a solo

sack in the third quarter. He reached 100 tackles for the second consec-

utive season.

� At Buffalo (12/24), posted eight tackles and three quarterback pres-

sures. His eight stops gave him a career high and put him in fourth place

(108 tackles) among the team’s defensive linemen in tackles within the

past 25 seasons.

� Against New England (12/31), recorded 10 tackles, one sack, and

one quarterback pressure. He sacked Matt Cassel for a six-yard loss in

the fourth quarter.

Vanden Bosch’s 2006 and Career Statistics: G/S Tackles TFL Sack QBP Int PD FF FR

2006 16/16 118 4 6.5 30 0 0 1 0

Career 67/52 311 20 24.0 56 0 1 5 3

DE KYLE VANDEN BOSCH

Season sack leaders for the Titans since

1998:

Season Player Sacks

1998 Lonnie Marts (LB) 4.0

1999 Jevon Kearse 14.5



2002 Kevin Carter 10.0


2004 Kevin Carter 6.0

2005 Kyle Vanden Bosch 12.5

2006 Kyle Vanden Bosch 6.5

Most tackles by franchise defensive line-

men since 1980 (27 seasons):

Total

Player Season Tackles

1. Ray Childress 1986 172


3. Richard Byrd 1986 124

4. Kyle Vanden Bosch 2006 118

5. Jesse Baker 1984 102

6. Kyle Vanden Bosch 2005 100

7. Ken Kennard 1981 91



Jevon Kearse 1999 85

11. Jevon Kearse 2000 84

DE Kyle VandenBosch set acareer high with118 tackles andled the Titanswith 6.5 sacks in2006. Here hesacks Jets QBChad Penningtonin Week 1.

PACMAN JONES


Pacman Jones continued his rapid development as a cornerback

and returner in 2006, his second NFL season. The 2005 first-round

draft pick was second on the team with four interceptions and led the

NFL with a 12.9-yard average on punt returns. He finished seventh in

the league with a 26.1-yard average on kickoff returns.

Jones’ season totals on defense also included 67 tackles, one

sack, 14 passes defensed and one forced fumble. He started 15

games at cornerback, giving him a total of 28 starts in his first two sea-

sons.

Jones excelled as a returner for the second consecutive season.

He totaled 440 yards on 34 punt returns and tied Billy “White Shoes” Johnson’s 1975 fran-

chise record with three punt returns for touchdowns. In a win at Philadelphia (11/19), Jones

set a franchise record with a 90-yard punt return for a touchdown. His 12.9-yard season

average was the fifth-best in franchise history. On kickoff returns, he totaled 521 yards on

20 attempts, including a 70-yarder in a win against Jacksonville (12/17).

Jones’ 2006 season followed a rookie season in which he started 13 contests at cor-

nerback, placed fourth in the league (third among rookies) with a 26.2-yard average on kick-

off returns and finished 10th in the league (first among rookies) with a 9.4-yard average on

punt returns.

Pacman Jones’ 2006 Season Highlights:

� At Indianapolis (10/8), he posted five tackles, one pass defensed and five punt

returns for 48 yards. He helped limit the Colts to 14 points and helped limit Peyton

Mannning to 166 passing yards.

� At Washington (10/15), posted four tackles, one pass defensed and the first forced

fumble of his career, which was recovered by the Titans late in the second quarter.

� Against Houston (10/29), recorded his first career interception, picking off Sage

Rosenfels and returning it 21 yards to set up a touchdown. Later returned a punt 53

yards for his second career touchdown.

� At Philadelphia (11/19), set a franchise record with a 90-yard punt return for a

touchdown in the third quarter. The return bettered Billy “White Shoes” Johnson’s 87-

yarder on 10/16/77 against Cleveland and tied Nate Burleson (Seattle) for the longest

return of the NFL season to date. He added three tackles and one pass defensed.

� Against the Giants (11/26), sparked a record-setting 21-point comeback in the

fourth quarter with two interceptions and a 23-yard punt return. Down 21-0, he intercept-

ed an Eli Manning pass intended for Plaxico Burress and returned it 26 yards with 12:55

remaining in the game to set up a touchdown drive. He then returned a punt 23 yards to

set up the team’s next touchdown and finally, with 23 seconds left in the game, made his

second interception of the game to set up the game-winning field goal three plays later.

He totaled four tackles and three passes defensed.

� Against Indianapolis (12/3), tied his career high with eight tackles. He also played

on offense and recorded his first career reception for 17 yards.

� At Houston (12/10), recorded the first sack of his career for three yards on David

Carr and added four total tackles and one pass defensed.

� Against Jacksonville (12/17), accounted for an 83-yard interception return for a

touchdown, a 70-yard kickoff return, an eight-yard punt return, half a sack, five tackles

and three passes defensed, including a batted pass in the end zone on a Jaguars fourth

down play. The interception was his fourth of the season and the first of his career for a

touchdown. It was the first of three Titans touchdowns on defense, tying a franchise

record.

� At Buffalo (12/24) recorded eight tackles and five kickoff returns for 127 yards,

including a long return of 45 yards.

� Against New England (12/31), he set a career high and an NFL season high with

259 combined punt and kickoff return yards. He returned two punts for 101 yards, includ-

ing an 81-yard touchdown, and seven kickoffs for 158 yards, including a long of 47. His

259 yards tied for the ninth-highest combined punt return and kickoff return total in the

NFL in the past 10 seasons (1997-06). His punt return for a touchdown was his third of

the season, tying Billy “White Shoes” Johnson’s 1975 club record. It was also the sec-

ond-longest punt return of his career.

P. Jones’ 2006 and Career Defensive Statistics:

G/S Tackles TkL Sack QBP Int PD FF FR

2006 15/15 67 0 1.0 0 4 14 1 0

Career 30/28 120 2 1.0 0 4 26 1 0

P. Jones’ 2006 and Career Return Statistics:

Int Yds TD PR FC Yds Avg Lg TD KR Yds Avg Lg TD

2006 4 130 1 34 3 440 12.9 90t 3 20 521 26.1 70 0

Career 4 130 1 63 11 712 11.3 90t 4 63 1,648 26.2 85 0

CB/PR/KR PACMAN JONES

Player, Team No. FC Yds Avg Lg TD

1. P. Jones, Ten. 34 3 440 12.9 90t 3

2. Hester, Chi. 47 12 600 12.8 84t 3

3. Parrish, Buf. 32 9 364 11.4 82t 1

4. Northcutt, Cle. 28 13 312 11.1 81 0

5. Wynn, Phi.-Hou. 25 14 270 10.8 58 0

6. Faulk, N.E. 31 5 330 10.6 43 0

7. Sams, Bal. 29 4 307 10.6 65 0

8. Drummond, Det. 28 13 296 10.6 40 0

9. Walters, Ariz 24 12 250 10.4 37 0

10. Holmes, Pit. 26 21 264 10.2 65t 1

2006 NFL PUNT RETURN LEADERS

Highest punt return average in a single season,

franchise history:

Player (Year) No. Yds Avg Lg TD

1. B. Johnson (1977) 35 539 15.4 87t 2

2. B. Johnson (1975) 40 612 15.3 83t 3

3. B. Johnson (1974) 30 409 13.6 49 0

4. D. Mason (2000) 51 662 13.0 69t 1

5. P. Jones (2006) 34 440 12.9 90t* 3

* Franchise Record

FRANCHISE PUNT RETURN LEADERS

Player, Team No. Yds Avg Lg TD

1. Miller, NY-J 46 1,304 28.3 103t 2

2. Maroney, N.E. 28 783 28.0 77 0

3. Jones-Drew, Jac. 31 860 27.7 93t 1

4. Turner, S.D. 36 954 26.5 58 0

5. Hester, Chi. 20 528 26.4 96t 2

6. McGee, Buf. 52 1,355 26.1 88 0

7. P. Jones, Ten. 20 521 26.1 70 0

8. Thompson, Dal. 21 546 26.0 41 0

9. Austin, Dal. 29 753 26.0 37 0

10. Sams, Bal. 30 772 25.7 72 0

2006 NFL KICKOFF RETURN LEADERS

Date/Opp. Play

11/27/05 vs. SF 19-yard TD run nullified by penalty

12/4/05 at Ind Sacked for 13-yard loss

11/26/06 vs. NYG 7-yard rush

12/3/06 vs. Ind 17-yard reception

12/10/06 at Hou 1-yard rush

12/17/06 vs. Jax 14-yard reception

Jones’ Offensive Totals:

Rushing: 2 attempts for 8 yards

Receiving: 2 receptions for 31 yards

Passing: 1 sack for 13 yards

Most punt returns for touchdowns in a single

season, franchise history:

Player Season Touchdowns

1. Pacman Jones 2006 3

Billy Johnson 1975 3

3. Billy Johnson 1977 2

4. Several players 1

MOST PUNT RETURNS FOR TDs

PACMAN JONES ON OFFENSE

OFFENSIVE & DEFENSIVE HIGHLIGHTS


In addition to quarterback Vince Young, running back Travis Henry,

wide receiver Drew Bennett and tight end Bo Scaife, several other offen-

sive playmakers had big moments in 2006.

Brandon Jones played in all 16 games with 10 starts at wide receiv-

er opposite Bennett. He totaled 27 receptions for 384 yards and a team-

high four touchdown receptions. Bobby Wade was second on the squad

in receptions and receiving yards. Serving primarily as the slot receiver, he

recorded 33 receptions for 461 yards and two touchdowns.

A training camp injury to Erron Kinney’s knee left most of the sea-

son’s tight end duties to Scaife and third-year tight end Ben Troupe.

Troupe posted 13 receptions for 150 yards and two touchdowns prior to

being placed on injured reserve after 10 games with a right foot injury.

At running back, LenDale White contributed 61 carries for 244 yards

(4.0 avg.) in his rookie season. He played in 13 total games. Chris Brown,

the team’s leading rusher from 2004-05, played in five games (three starts)

and totaled 41 rushing attempts for 156 yards (3.8 avg.).

2006 Season Highlights:

� WR David Givens was signed in the offseason as an unrestricted

free agent from New England. He entered the season as a starter but

suffered a hand injury against Dallas (10/1) that kept him out of four

games. When he returned against Baltimore (11/12), he suffered a torn

ACL and was placed on injured reserve. His season totals were eight

receptions for 104 yards in five games.

� At Indianapolis (10/8), LenDale White set a season high with 48

yards on eight carries, including a 19-yard run to help set up the team’s

first touchdown.

� At Washington (10/15), Brandon Jones scored his first touchdown of

the season from three yards to aid the Titans in their first win of the season.

� Against Houston (10/29), Bobby Wade recorded his first career

touchdown reception, a 20-yarder from Vince Young in a 28-22 win.

� At Philadelphia (11/19), Ben Troupe put the

Titans on the scoreboard on the game’s first series

with a 14-yard touchdown reception. On the play, he

suffered a fracture in his right foot, knocking him out

action for the remainder of the season. The touch-

down was his second of the year after recording his

first of the season against Dallas (10/1).

� Against the N.Y. Giants (11/26), Bobby Wade

recorded a career-high six receptions for 83 yards,

including four receptions in the fourth quarter that

helped the Titans launch the greatest fourth quarter

comeback in franchise history (21 points).

� Also against the N.Y. Giants (11/26), Brandon Jones caught a 14-

yard touchdown pass with 44 seconds remaining in the game. The PAT

tied the game, and after a Giants turnover, Jones helped set up the

game-winning field goal with a seven-yard reception, capping the greatest

fourth quarter comeback in franchise history (21 points).

� Against Indianapolis (12/3), Brandon Jones scored on a nine-yard

touchdown to give the team a 17-14 lead in the fourth quarter. It was the

first time in his career with touchdowns in consecutive games.

� At Houston (12/10), Chris Brown came off the bench to rush for 44

yards on four carries. He posted a 21-yard carry to help set up a touch-

down in the fourth quarter and helped set up the game-winning touch-

down in overtime with a 16-yard run.

� At Buffalo (12/24), Brandon Jones reached the 100-yard mark for

the first time in his career, collecting five receptions for 101 yards and one

touchdown. He scored in the fourth quarter on a 29-yard pass.

� In the season finale against New England (12/31), Brandon Jones

recorded a career-long 53-yard reception, which also was a season-long

for quarterback Vince Young.

OTHER OFFENSIVE PLAYERS PRODUCED BIG GAMES

In addition to linebackers Keith Bulluck and David Thornton, defen-

sive end Kyle Vanden Bosch, cornerback Pacman Jones and safety

Chris Hope, many more players on defense supplied key plays in 2006.

2006 Season Highlights:

� In the season opener against the New York Jets (9/10), DT Albert

Haynesworth recorded a season-high 10 tackles to go along with two

quarterback pressures and one tackle for loss.

� At Miami (9/24), Albert Haynesworth posted the first of two sacks

on the season, taking down Daunte Culpepper for an eight-yard loss in

the second quarter.

� At Indianapolis (10/8), DT Robaire Smith registered a season high

with 11 total tackles, including one tackle for loss. He added one quarter-

back pressure in the game.

� At Washington (10/15), S Lamont Thompson posted one key pass

defensed and then one interception off quarterback Mark Brunell late in

the fourth quarter to preserve a 25-22 win, the team’s first of the season.

� Against

Houston (10/29), DE

Travis LaBoy

sacked quarterback

David Carr during the

first series of the sec-

ond half, and on the

play he forced a fum-

ble that was recov-

ered by the Titans. It

was one of 3.5 sacks

on the season by

LaBoy, who ranks

fifth among all defensive ends drafted in 2004 with 13.5 career sacks.

� Also against Houston (10/29), DT Tony Brown, in only his third

game with the team since signing as a free agent in Week 5, recovered a

fumble and scored his first career touchdown. He picked up a David Carr

fumble caused by Kyle Vanden Bosch with 18 seconds remaining in the

second quarter and raced 40 yards for the score. Brown recovered

another fumble in the third quarter and also set a career high in the game

with eight tackles.

� Against Baltimore (11/12), Lamont Thompson recorded two inter-

ceptions in a game for the second time in his career. He recorded both

on Steve McNair passes and totaled three passes defensed, three tackles

and one quarterback pressure during the game.

� At Philadelphia (11/19), rookie LB Stephen Tulloch recorded the

first interception of his career at a key moment early in the game. With

the Eagles driving in the first quarter, Tulloch picked off a Donovan

McNabb pass in the end zone on a third-and-goal from the one-yard line.

He added four tackles on defense and two stops on special teams.

� Against Indianapolis (12/3), LB Peter Sirmon provided one of the

game’s big plays early in the day, intercepting a Peyton Manning pass on

a third-and-one play in the first quarter. It was Sirmon’s fourth career

interception.

� At Houston (12/10), DT Randy Starks began a string of three con-

secutive games with at least a half sack. He posted one sack, four tack-

les and two quarterback pressures against the Texans; a half sack and

five tackles against Jacksonville (12/17); and one sack, four tackles and

two quarterback pressures at Buffalo (12/24).

� CB Cortland Finnegan, a rookie who played most of the season as

the team’s nickel defensive back, scored one of three Titans defensive

touchdowns in a win against Jacksonville (12/17). In the third quarter,

Finnegan picked up a fumble by quarterback David Garrard and raced 92

yards for a score. It was the third-longest fumble return for a touchdown

in team history.

� In back-to-back games against Jacksonville (12/17) and at Buffalo

(12/24), CB Reynaldo Hill recorded an interception to seal a tight victory

in the game’s closing minute. He intercepted Jaguars quarterback David

Garrard with 38 seconds remaining in a 24-17 win and followed that by

picking off a J.P. Losman pass at the two-yard line with 41 seconds to go

in a 30-29 win against the Bills.

SEVERAL DEFENSIVE PLAYERS SUPPLIED BIG DAYS AS WELL

WR Brandon Jones

Most sacks by a defensive end drafted in

2004:

Round

Player, Team (Overall) Sacks

1. Jared Allen, KC 4 (126) 27.5

2. Will Smith, NO 1 (18) 26.5

3. Bobby McCray, Jax. 7 (249) 19.0

4. Robert Geathers, Cin. 4 (117) 17.0

5. Travis LaBoy, Ten. 2 (42) 13.5

ROB BIRONAS


Against the Colts, Rob Bironas became one of six players inNFL history to make a field goal of 60 yards or longer.

In his second NFL season, kicker Rob Bironas led the Titans in

scoring for the second consecutive season. He was 22-of-28 on field

goal attempts and 32-of-32 on PATs. He set a new franchise mark with

four game-winning field goals, including a 60-yarder in the final sec-

onds of the fourth quarter against the Colts (12/3). In his two-year

career, Bironas has made 45 of 57 field goals (78.9 pct.) and 62 of 64

PATs. Bironas also tied for eighth in the AFC in 2006 with 10 touch-

backs on kickoffs.

Prior to joining the Titans in 2005, the former Auburn and Georgia

Southern standout spent time with three other NFL clubs and served

three stints in the Arena Football League and AF2.

Rob Bironas’ 2006 Season Highlights:

� At Washington (10/15), he connected on the second game-winning field goal of his

career, connecting on a 30-yard field goal with 5:15 to play in the game. He made field

goals of 32, 26 and 30 yards in the 25-22 victory.

� Against the New York Giants (11/26), he made his second game-winning field goal

of the season and third of his career. His 49-yarder with six seconds remaining gave the

Titans a 24-21 win, completing a 21-point, fourth-quarter comeback, the largest in fran-

chise history.

� Against Indianapolis (12/3), he made his second game-winning field goal in as

many weeks, settting a franchise record in the process. He made a 60-yard field goal with

seven seconds on the clock to give the team a 20-17 win and complete their second

comeback in two weeks, this time after being down 14-0 in the first half. He eclipsed Al

Del Greco’s previous franchise record of 56 yards (10/27/96 vs. SF) and tied for the fourth-

longest field goal in NFL history, behind Tom Dempsey (63 yards), Jason Elam (63 yards)

and Matt Bryant (62 yards) and alongside Morten Andersen and Steve Cox (60 yards). Of

the six kicks in NFL history from 60 yards or longer, Bironas’ was the third and the third-

longest game-winning kick (Dempsey and Bryant). It was the second time in team history

a kicker made game-winning kicks in consecutive games (Joe Nedney, 2001).

� At Buffalo (12/24), made field goals of 42, 20 and 30 yards in 15-20 mph winds to

help the team to a 30-29 win. He made a 30-yard game-winning kick with 2:10 remaining

in the fourth quarter for his fourth game-winner of the season and the fifth of his career.

� Against New England (12/31), made three field goals for the third time in 2006

(also 10/15 at Washington and 12/24 at Buffalo) and the second consecutive game.

Bironas’ 2006 and Career Statistics:

G PAT FG Pct. Lg Pts.

2006 16 32/32 22/28 78.6 60 98

Career 32 62/64 45/57 78.9 60 197

K ROB BIRONAS

Most touchbacks on kickoffs among AFC players

in 2006:

Player, Team Touchbacks

1. Olindo Mare, Mia. 24

2. Josh Scobee, Jac. 21

3. Paul Ernster, Den. 19

4. Shayne Graham, Cin. 13

5. Stephen Gostkowski, N.E. 12

6. Phil Dawson, Cle. 11

Nate Kaeding, S.D. 11

8. Rob Bironas, Ten. 10

Kris Brown, Hou. 10

Adam Vinatieri, Ind. 10

TOUCHBACKS ON KICKOFFS, AFC

Against the Colts (12/3), Titans kicker Rob Bironas set a franchise record with a 60-

yard field goal to win the game with seven seconds remaining on the clock. It was four

yards longer than Al Del Greco’s 56-yarder in 1996 against the San Francisco 49ers

(10/27), which broke a team record that stood for 35 years. In 1961, George Blanda con-

nected from 55 yards away in a game against the San Diego Chargers (12/3), a kick that

still ranks third in team annals.

The 60-yard kick by Bironas also holds a prominent place in NFL history. It tied for the

fourth-longest field goal in NFL history, trailing only 63-yard field goals by Tom Dempsey

and Jason Elam and a 62-yarder earlier this season by Tampa Bay’s Matt Bryant.

Bironas’ attempt was the third-longest game-winning kick in NFL history. Both

Dempsey and Bryant made their attempts as time expired, while Bironas found the uprights

with six seconds on the clock.

Bironas’ kick came one week after another game-winner, a 49-yard field goal to defeat

the New York Giants. He became the second player in franchise history to kick back-to-

back game winners, joining Joe Nedney, who made consecutive game-winning field goals

in 2001 (10/14 vs. TB and 10/21 at Det.).

Longest field goals, NFL history:

Player (team) Date/Opp. Field Goal

1. Tom Dempsey (NO) 11/8/70 vs. Det. 63*

Jason Elam (Den.) 10/25/98 vs. Jax. 63

3. Matt Bryant (TB) 10/22/06 vs. Phi. 62*

4. Steve Cox (Cle.) 10/21/84 vs. Cin. 60

Morten Andersen (NO) 10/27/91 vs. Chi. 60

Rob Bironas (Ten.) 12/3/06 vs. Ind. 60*

* Game-winning field goal.

BIRONAS SETS FRANCHISE MARK WITH 60-YARD FG

Longest successful field goals in Titans history

(1960-present):

Player Date/Opp. Field Goal

1. Rob Bironas 12/3/06 vs. Ind. 60

2. Al Del Greco 10/27/96 vs. SF 56

3. George Blanda 12/3/61 vs. SD 55

4. George Blanda 11/11/62 at Oak. 54

Skip Butler 9/19/76 at Buf. 54

Al Del Greco 9/20/92 vs. KC 54

LONGEST FGs, FRANCHISE HISTORY

CRAIG HENTRICH / PLAYER EXPERIENCE


Punter Craig Hentrich completed his 13th NFL season and his

ninth with the Titans in 2006. The team’s all-time leading punter (695

punts in a Titans uniform) had the second-most attempts of his career,

hitting 88 punts for a 42.7-yard average and a 37.3 net average. He

placed 32 punts inside the 20, the third-highest total of his career, with

only 10 touchbacks.

Hentrich’s career stats, including his first four seasons with the

Green Bay Packers, include 984 punts, a 42.9-yard gross average and

a 36.8-yard net average. Since the “Inside the 20” statistic started to

be tracked in 1976, Hentrich ranks second among all punters in per-

centage of total punts placed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line. He has placed 345 of his

punts inside the 20, or 35.1 percent, ranking behind only current San Diego Chargers

punter Mike Scifres (42.9 percent).

Leg strength, poise, hangtime, a unique knuckleball punt and solid coverage units are

among the factors that have made Hentrich one of the league’s best punters throughout his

career. The two-time Pro Bowler is among the leaders of all active punters in career net

punting average.

Leaders in career net punting average, active players (minimum 250 career punts):

Player (years) Games No. Yds. Avg. TB In 20 Net

Matt Turk (11) 171 862 36,607 42.5 102 278 37.3

Brian Moorman (6) 96 471 20,473 43.5 42 126 37.0

Craig Hentrich (13) 208 984 42,195 42.9 123 345 36.8

Shane Lechler (7) 110 519 23,926 46.1 89 159 36.6

Brad Maynard (10) 160 914 38,583 42.2 78 290 36.2

Craig Hentrich’s 2006 and Career Stats:

GP No. Yds. Avg. TB In 20 Lg Net

2006 16 88 3,760 42.7 10 32 73 37.3

Career 208 984 42,195 42.9 123 345 78 36.8

P CRAIG HENTRICH

Highest career gross punting average, franchise

history:

Avg. Player Seasons

43.6 Greg Montgomery 1988-93

42.9 Craig Hentrich 1998-06

42.3 Jim Norton 1960-68

CAREER PUNTING AVERAGE

Most career punts, franchise history:

Punts Player Seasons

695 Craig Hentrich 1998-06

519 Jim Norton 1960-68

429 Cliff Parsley 1977-82

316 Dan Pastorini 1971-79

310 Greg Montgomery 1988-93

CAREER PUNTS, FRANCHISE HISTORY

Since 1976, highest career percentage of punts

placed inside the 20: Pct.

Player P Avg Net In20 In20

1. M. Scifres (’03-06) 209 42.9 38.2 89 42.6

2. C. Hentrich (’94-06) 984 42.9 36.8 345 35.1

3. M. McBriar (’04-06) 212 44.0 36.8 72 34.0

4. J. Miller (’96-06) 747 43.1 35.9 247 33.1

5. M. Turk (’95-06) 862 42.5 37.3 278 32.3

6. H. Smith (’99-06) 472 43.5 34.9 152 32.2

7. M. Berger (’94-05) 710 43.2 35.8 227 32.0

8. J. Feagles (’88-06) 1,514 41.6 35.7 483 31.9

9. J. Jett (’93-03) 756 42.4 35.9 241 31.9

10. K. Richardson (’97-05) 572 41.1 34.8 182 31.8

PERCENT OF PUNTS INSIDE THE 20

Bold - Started six or more games

for Titans in 2005.

Underline - Started six or more

games for Titans in 2006.

* Started six or more games for

another NFL team in 2005

13TH YEAR

Craig Hentrich P/K

Kevin Mawae* C

12TH YEAR

Kerry Collins* QB

9TH YEAR

Benji Olson G

8TH YEAR

Zach Piller (IR) G

7TH YEAR

Keith Bulluck LB

Erron Kinney (IR) TE

Peter Sirmon LB

Robaire Smith* DT

6TH YEAR

Drew Bennett WR

Travis Henry RB

Kyle Vanden Bosch DE

LeVar Woods LB

5TH YEAR

David Givens* (IR) WR

A. Haynesworth DT

Chris Hope* S

Lamont Thompson S

David Thornton* LB

4TH YEAR

Ken Amato LB/LS

Chris Brown RB

Rien Long (IR) DT

Donnie Nickey S

Bobby Wade WR

Seth Wand T

Andre Woolfolk CB

3RD YEAR

Eugene Amano C

Jacob Bell G/T

Colby Bockwoldt* LB

Ben Hartsock TE

Travis LaBoy DE

Antwan Odom (IR) DE

Robert Reynolds (IR) LB

Randy Starks DT

Ben Troupe (IR) TE

Michael Waddell (R/NFI) CB

2ND YEAR

Rob Bironas K

Tony Brown DT

Casey Cramer TE

Vincent Fuller S

Justin Geisinger C

Reynaldo Hill CB

Brandon Jones WR

Pacman Jones CB

Eric King CB

Daniel Loper (IR) T

Courtney Roby WR

Michael Roos T

Josh Savage DE

Bo Scaife TE

David Stewart T

Roydell Williams WR

ROOKIE DRAFT PICKS

Cortland Finnegan CB

Calvin Lowry S

Jesse Mahelona DT

Terna Nande LB

Jonathan Orr WR

Stephen Tulloch LB

LenDale White RB

Vince Young QB

ROOKIE FREE AGENTS

Sean Conover DE

Ahmard Hall FB

Cooper Wallace TE

Note: Roster by experience doesnot include Titans signed inJanuary-February 2007.

TITANS ROSTER BY EXPERIENCE

POSITIONAL REVIEWS


Defensive Coordinator: Jim Schwartz -- 14th

NFL Season, 8th with Titans (6th as coordinator)

In 2006, the Titans defense added key play-

makers and continued its development of young

talent. As the unit matured under defensive coor-

dinator Jim Schwartz, it started making big plays

that contributed to the team’s six-game winning

streak and eight victories in the last 11 games.

The defense was upgraded early in the offsea-

son with the additions of a pair of unrestricted free

agents, safety Chris Hope and linebacker David Thornton. The Titans

also added defensive tackle Robaire Smith a week prior to the regular

season opener. All three additions played a major role in the team’s

success.

In the secondary, a pair of second-year players, Pacman Jones

and Reynaldo Hill, represented the youth and excitement of the

defense. The young pair started the majority of the season together at

cornerback for the second consecutive season. Rookie nickel defensive

back Cortland Finnegan also made immediate contributions.

A pair of veterans, linebacker Keith Bulluck and defensive end

Kyle Vanden Bosch, once again took a leadership role on the defense.

Bulluck led the team in tackles for the fifth consecutive season, while

Vanden Bosch led the team in sacks for the second time in two seasons

with the club. Each started all 16 games and rarely left the field.

The defense scored five touchdowns during the season, tying for

the second-highest number in the NFL in 2006 and the second-highest

number by the club since 1990. The Titans returned two interceptions

for touchdowns and had three fumble returns for scores.

Overall in the NFL, the Titans defense ranked 30th against the run,

27th against the pass and 32nd in total defense. In the AFC, the Titans

were 15th against the run and the pass and 16th in total defense.

DEFENSIVE REVIEW

Jim Schwartz

LINEBACKERS (9)

Position Coach: Dave McGinnis -- 21st NFL Season, 3rd with Titans

The Titans maintained the same starting trio at linebacker for the

majority of the season, with Keith Bulluck starting all 16 games at right

outside linebacker, Peter Sirmon starting a total of 15 games (12 at mid-

dle linebacker and three at left outside linebacker) and left outside line-

backer David Thornton garnering 13 starts.

Bulluck started every game for the fifth consecutive season and led

the team with 161 tackles, which ranked tied for ninth in the NFL (Jeremiah

Trotter, Phi.). It was the fifth consecutive season in which he led the team

in tackles, and he now ranks third on the team’s all-time list with 918 career

stops. Bulluck’s season totals also included 2.5 sacks, one interception,

four quarterback pressures, three tackles for loss, nine passes defensed,

two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. He scored a touchdown on

a fumble recovery at Philadelphia (11/19), bringing his career touchdown

total to five.

One of the team’s biggest additions via free agency in 2006 was

Thornton, who spent his first four seasons with the Indianapolis Colts. In

his first season with the Titans, he placed third on the squad with 122 tack-

les, the second-highest total of his five-year career. He added four tack-

les for loss, one quarterback pressure, six passes defensed and two

forced fumbles. Thornton played in all 16 games, but a shoulder injury lim-

ited him to 13 starts.

Sirmon spent his first season at middle linebacker in 2006. A starter

on the left side since 2002, he was fifth on the team with 105 tackles. It

was the third season of his career to reach 100 tackles. He added one

interception, five passes defensed, a half sack and four tackles for loss.

Fourth-round draft choice Stephen Tulloch started three games at

middle linebacker and received playing time at other times as a reserve and

contributor in four-linebacker packages. In 16 total games, he tallied 37

tackles, one interception, two passes defensed, two tackles for loss adn a

half sack. He finished second on the team with 17 special teams tackles.

Several reserve linebackers made contributions on defense and on

special teams, including Colby Bockwoldt, who was claimed off waivers

from New Orleans, led the team with 20 special teams tackles and added

seven tackles and one sack on defense. Also contributing were LeVar

Woods (eight special teams tackles), who was claimed off waivers from

Detroit during the season; Robert Reynolds (two defensive stops and five

special teams tackles), who played four games before being placed on

injured reserve with a quadriceps injury; Ken Amato (five special teams

stops, three defensive stops), who serves as the team’s long snapper; and

a pair of draft picks, fifth-rounder Terna Nande (one special teams tackle)

and seventh-rounder Spencer Toone (one special teams tackle).

Titans Linebackers - 2006 Statistics

Player (exp.) G S Tkls TFL Sacks INT PD FF FR

Keith Bulluck (7) 16 16 161 3 2.5 1 9 2 1

David Thornton (5) 16 13 122 4 0.0 0 6 2 0

Peter Sirmon (7) 16 15 105 4 0.5 1 5 0 0

Colby Bockwoldt (3) 16 1 7 0 1.0 0 0 0 0

LeVar Woods (6) (TM) 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

LeVar Woods (LG)** 13 0 6 1 0.0 0 0 1 1

Stephen Tulloch (R) 16 3 37 2 0.5 1 2 0 0

Robert Reynolds (3)* 4 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Ken Amato (4) 15 0 3 1 0.0 0 0 0 0

Terna Nande (R) 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Spencer Toone (R)# 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Titans Linebackers - Career Statistics


Keith Bulluck (7) 111 84 918 41 17.5 11 43 12 7

David Thornton (5) 79 60 516 - 3.0 3 11 6 0

Peter Sirmon (7) 81 53 465 17 5 4 15 1 1

Colby Bockwoldt (3) 48 24 148 0 2.0 0 2 0 1

LeVar Woods (6) 80 11 128 - 2.5 0 2 1 4

Stephen Tulloch (R) 16 3 37 2 0.5 1 2 0 0

Robert Reynolds (3)* 33 2 21 3 0.0 0 0 0 0

Ken Amato (4) 54 0 7 1 0.0 0 0 0 0

Terna Nande (R) 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Spencer Toone (R)# 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

* Injured Reserve

** Woods also played seven games with Detroit in 2007

# Finished season on practice squad

CORNERBACKS (6)

Position Coach: Everett Withers -- 7th NFL Season, 6th with Titans

The cornerback position has been one of the youngest and most

promising areas of development for the Titans in the past two seasons,

thanks to second-year players Pacman Jones and Reynaldo Hill. They

have started as a duo in 22 of the team’s 32 games from 2005-06. In

2005, the Titans were the first team in the NFL since 2000 (San Francisco)

to start a pair of rookie at cornerback for the majority of the season. Then

in 2006, no team other than the Titans started a pair of cornerbacks, each

of whom was in his second or first year, for the majority of the season (nine

or more games).

Jones, the team’s 2005 first-round draft pick (sixth overall) started 15

games and posted 67 tackles, four interceptions, one forced fumble and

14 passes defensed. One of his interceptions was returned for a touch-

down (12/17 vs. Jacksonville). He also led the NFL with a 12.9-yard punt

return average, including three touchdowns, and ranked seventh in the

NFL with a 26.1-yard kickoff return average.

Hill, the last draft pick by the Titans in 2005 (seventh round, 218th

overall), followed his three-interception performance as a rookie with two

interceptions, five passes defensed and 59 tackles in 15 games in 2006.

Like Hill, another seventh-round draft choice paid dividends in 2006.

Rookie Cortland Finnegan, one of three seventh-round picks in 2006,

played the majority of the season as the team’s nickel defensive back. He

totaled 57 tackles, two sacks, one tackle for loss, seven passes defensed,

one forced fumble and a fumble recovery that he returned 92 yards for a

touchdown.

POSITIONAL REVIEWS


SAFETIES (5)

Position Coaches: Everett Withers -- 7th NFL Season, 6th with Titans;

Chuck Cecil -- 6th NFL Season, 6th with Titans

The Titans had the same two safeties, Chris Hope and Lamont

Thompson, start all 16 games in 2006. The tandem produced eight total

interceptions, which tied for the highest number by Titans safeties in the

past 10 seasons. In 2002, Rich Coady and Tank Williams each intercept-

ed a pass in addition to Lance Schulters’ six interceptions.

Hope, signed prior to his fifth NFL season as an unrestricted free

agent from the Steelers, started every game at strong safety and led the

team with a career-high five interceptions, the most by a Titans safety

since Schulters tallied six in 2002. He was second on the defense with a

career-high 128 tackles and added a team-high 15 passes defensed and

one forced fumble.

Thompson, who completed his fifth NFL season and fourth with the

Titans, started every game at free safety for the second consecutive sea-

son. He contributed 77 tackles, eight passes defensed and three intercep-

tions. His tackle and interception totals were each the second-best of his

career.

Second-year player Vincent Fuller saw action at times in defensive

sub-packages and tallied 15 tackles, two passes defensed and two forced

fumbles. He also posted 10 tackles on special teams.

Fourth-year safety Donnie Nickey and rookie fourth-round draft

choice Calvin Lowry served as back-ups at safety. Nickey was third on

the club with a career-high 16 special teams tackles, while Lowry posted

15 stops on special teams and one forced fumble.

Titans Safeties - 2006 Statistics


Chris Hope (5) 16 16 128 0 0.0 5 15 0 1

L. Thompson (5) 16 16 77 0 0.0 3 8 0 2

Vincent Fuller (2) 16 0 15 0 0.0 0 2 2 0

Calvin Lowry (R) 16 0 1 0 0.0 0 2 0 0

Donnie Nickey (4) 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Titans Safeties - Career Statistics


Chris Hope (5) 78 48 344 - 0.0 9 32 4 2

L. Thompson (5) 77 45 234 2 1.0 9 20 1 2

Donnie Nickey (4) 60 6 35 0 0.0 0 1 0 0

Vincent Fuller (2) 18 0 15 0 0.0 0 2 2 0

Calvin Lowry (R) 16 0 1 0 0.0 0 2 0 0

A pair players, fourth-year veteran Andre Woolfolk and second-year

veteran Eric King, served as reserves at cornerback. Woolfolk, a first-

round pick in 2003, played 10 games (one start) and posted four tackles

on defense and two stops on special teams. King, acquired off waivers

from the Buffalo Bills just prior to the regular season, played 11 games and

tallied five special teams tackles.

Cornerback Michael Waddell (third year) spent the season on the

team’s reserve/non-football injury list.

Titans Cornerbacks - 2006 Statistics


Pacman Jones (2) 15 15 67 0 1.0 4 14 1 0

Reynaldo Hill (2) 15 14 59 0 0.0 2 5 0 0

Cortland Finnegan (R) 16 2 57 1 2.0 0 7 1 1

Andre Woolfolk (4) 10 1 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Eric King (2) 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Michael Waddell (3)* 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Titans Cornerbacks - Career Statistics


Pacman Jones (2) 30 28 120 2 1.0 4 26 1 0

Andre Woolfolk (4) 39 12 115 2 0.0 3 16 1 1

Reynaldo Hill (2) 30 24 105 0 0.0 5 14 0 0

Cortland Finnegan (R) 16 2 57 1 2.0 0 7 1 1

Michael Waddell (3)* 32 5 48 0 0.5 1 4 0 0

Eric King (2) 27 1 43 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

* Reserve/non-football injury

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN (5 ENDS, 6 TACKLES)

Position Coach: Jim Washburn -- 8th NFL Season, 8th with Titans

At left defensive end, Kyle Vanden Bosch started every game and

led the team in sacks for the second consecutive season. The sixth-year

veteran also set a career high with 118 tackles, the most by any of the

team’s defensive linemen and the fourth-highest by a Titans defensive

lineman since 1980 (27 seasons). His season totals included 6.5 sacks,

118 tackles, 30 quarterback pressures, four tackles for loss and one forced

fumble. With 6.5 sacks in 2006, Vanden Bosch has collected a total of 19

sacks in two seasons with the club (team-high 12.5 in 2005). The 2005

Pro Bowler’s two-year total is the highest by a Titans player since Jevon

Kearse recorded 21.5 from 2000-01 (11.5 and 10.0).

While Vanden Bosch played the vast majority of snaps at left defen-

sive end, four different players started on the right side. Third-year end

Travis LaBoy made 11 starts and was second on the club with 3.5 sacks.

He also totaled 57 tackles, four tackles for loss, 12 quarterback pressures,

one pass defensed and one forced fumble. Another third-year player,

Antwan Odom, battled injuries most of the year. Two different knee ail-

ments kept him out of the first three games and final nine contests of the

season. Among his totals were 15 tackles and a half sack in four games

and two starts. Rookie Sean Conover was signed off the practice squad

prior to the 11th game of the season. He started two games and totaled

21 tackles, one tackle for loss and two quarterback pressures in six

games. Defensive tackle Tony Brown also started one game at right

defensive end.

Second-year end Josh Savage was claimed off waivers prior to the

season from the Atlanta Falcons. He played in five games and tallied four

tackles.

Titans Defensive Ends - 2006 Statistics

Player (exp.) G S Tkls TFL Sacks QBP PD FF FR

K. Vanden Bosch (6) 16 16 118 4 6.5 30 0 1 0

Travis LaBoy (3) 13 11 57 4 3.5 12 1 1 0

Sean Conover (R) 6 2 21 1 0.0 2 0 0 0

Antwan Odom (3)* 4 2 15 2 0.5 4 0 0 0

Josh Savage (2) 5 0 4 0 0.0 1 0 0 0

Titans Defensive Ends - Career Statistics


K. Vanden Bosch (6) 67 52 311 20 24 56 1 5 3

Travis LaBoy (3) 41 20 155 8 13.5 35 2 1 2

Antwan Odom (3)* 36 18 108 5 4.5 28 3 2 2

Sean Conover (R) 6 2 21 1 0.0 2 0 0 0

Josh Savage (2) 12 0 6 0 0.0 1 0 0 0

* Injured Reserve

Prior to the start of the season, the Titans welcomed back defensive

tackle Robaire Smith, who spent two seasons with Houston after playing

his first four seasons in Tennessee. After signing with the club a week

prior to the start of the regular season, Smith played in 15 games with 12

starts and totaled 76 tackles, the most among the team’s defensive tack-

les. He added four tackles for loss, a half sack, five quarterback pres-

sures, three passes defensed and a blocked extra point.

Albert Haynesworth completed his fifth season with a total of 10

starts and 11 games played. He posted 59 tackles, the third-highest total

of his career, and added two sacks, three tackles for loss and 13 quarter-

back pressures.

Randy Starks, a 16-game starter in 2005, played every game and

started eight contests in 2006. He set career highs with 13 quarterback

pressures and five tackles for loss, tied career highs with three sacks and

two fumble recoveries and added 56 tackles.

Serving in a reserve role at defensive tackle in 2006 were Tony

Brown and Jesse Mahelona. Brown, a second-year player who was

signed prior to the fifth game of the season, played in 12 games and made

two starts, including one at defensive tackle and one at defensive end. He

posted 51 tackles, four tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, 13 quarterback pres-

sures and two fumble recoveries, including one for a touchdown.

Mahelona, a fifth-round draft choice from Tennessee, played 10 games

(one start) and recorded 21 tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and

three quarterback pressures.

POSITIONAL REVIEWS


Fifth-year veteran defensive tackle DeQuincy Scott was signed prior

to the seventh game of the season and released with two games left on

the schedule. He played in three games and totaled five tackles and three

quarterback pressures.

Rien Long, who was expected to be a major contributor in his fourth

season, was placed on injured reserve early in training camp with a right

Achilles’ injury.

Titans Defensive Tackles - 2006 Statistics


Robaire Smith (7) 15 12 76 4 0.5 5 3 0 0

A. Haynesworth (5) 11 10 59 3 2.0 13 0 0 0

Randy Starks (3) 16 8 56 5 3.0 13 0 0 2

Rien Long (4)* 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Tony Brown (2) 12 2 51 4 1.5 13 0 0 2

Jesse Mahelona (R) 10 1 21 2 1.0 3 0 0 0

Titans Defensive Tackles - Career Statistics


Robaire Smith (7) 97 61 446 - 17 - 15 2 3

A. Haynesworth (5) 63 48 310 34 9.5 75 8 3 2

Randy Starks (3) 46 32 187 13 10.5 32 1 1 4

Rien Long (4)* 39 5 99 3 9.5 35 0 1 0

Tony Brown (2) 28 6 78 4 9 13 3 0 2

Jesse Mahelona (R) 10 1 21 2 1.0 3 0 0 0

* Injured ReserveRobaire Smith (No. 96) led the team’s defensive tackles with 76 tackles in his returnseason in Tennessee.

OFFENSIVE REVIEW

Offensive Coordinator: Norm Chow -- 2nd NFL

Season, 2nd with Titans

Offensive coordinator Norm Chow directed an

offense that made significant strides in 2006. Among

the accomplishments by the unit were its fifth-overall

ranking in the NFL in rushing offense and the devel-

opment of quarterback Vince Young, the 2006

Offensive Rookie of the Year.

Chow orchestrated a running game that fea-

tured running back Travis Henry, who finished fifth

in the AFC and 10th in the NFL with 1,211 yards on 270 carries. Henry

followed the blocking of an offensive line that included just one player,

right guard Benji Olson, who started the majority of the season in the

same role he filled in 2005.

Young, the third overall pick in the 2006 draft, garnered national

honors for a rookie season in which he went 8-3 as a starter, passed for

2,199 yards and rushed for an additional 552 yards, setting a modern-

day record for rookie quarterbacks.

The Titans offense succeeded in helping the team score 20 or

more points in eight consecutive games in 2006 (11/12 vs. Bal.--12/31

vs. N.E.). Only one other team, the San Diego Chargers, scored 20 or

more points in eight consecutive games in 2006, and it was the first time

since 1992 that a Titans team accomplished the feat.

Overall in the NFL, the Titans ranked fifth in rushing offense, 30th

in passing and 27th in total offense in 2006. In the AFC, the Titans were

third in rushing, 15th in passing and 12th in total offense.

Norm Chow

QUARTERBACKS (2)

Position Coach: Craig Johnson -- 7th NFL Season, 7th with Titans (5th

as quarterbacks coach)

The Titans carried only two quarterbacks on the roster for the major-

ity of the season. At the start of the year, they had a typical stable of sig-

nal callers with veterans Billy Volek and Kerry Collins and rookie Vince

Young. But after two games, Volek was traded to the San Diego Chargers

for a future draft choice, leaving Collins and Young for the remainder of the

season. The team also carried Matt Mauck on the practice squad for most

of the year.

Collins, who was signed as a free agent prior to the team’s final pre-

season game, started the first three games of the season. He saw limited

action in one additional game later in the season (11/12 vs. Bal.). He

totaled 42 completions, 549 yards, one touchdown and six interceptions

on 90 attempts. Collins finished the season with the fifth-highest career

passing yards total among active NFL players.

Young, who played in each of the first two games and sat out for the

third, received his first career start in Week 4 against the Dallas Cowboys

(10/1). In 13 starts, he led the club to an 8-5 record and set every rookie

passing record for the team. His passing totals included 184 completions,

2,199 yards, 12 touchdowns and 13 interceptions on 357 attempts. He

also set a modern era record for rushing yards by a rookie quarterback,

collecting 552 yards and seven touchdowns on 83 carries. Young received

multiple honors during and after the season, including the AssociatedPress Offensive Rookie of the Year Award.

Titans Quarterbacks - 2006 Statistics

Player (exp.) G S Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT Rtg.

Vince Young (R) 15 13 357 184 51.5 2,199 12 13 66.7

Kerry Collins (12) 4 3 90 42 46.7 549 1 6 42.3

Titans Quarterbacks - Career Statistics

Player (exp.) G S Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT Rtg.

Kerry Collins (12) 156 148 5,172 2,868 55.5 34,186 174 172 73.2

Vince Young (R) 15 13 357 184 51.5 2,199 12 13 66.7

RUNNING BACKS & FULLBACKS (4)

Position Coach: Sherman Smith -- 12th NFL Season, 12th with Titans

The Titans rushed for 2,214 yards in 2006, the fifth-best total in the

NFL and the sixth-highest mark in the franchise’s history. They reached

the total on just 469 carries for a 4.7 yards-per-carry average, the highest

average in team history. The Titans had five games in which they reached

200 rushing yards, second only to the Atlanta Falcons (six).

Their impressive totals were due in large part to the efforts of running

back Travis Henry, who in his second season with the Titans and sixth

season in the NFL averaged a career-high 4.5 yards per carry. On 270

rushing attempts, he gained 1,211 yards to rank 10th in the NFL and fifth

POSITIONAL REVIEWS


WIDE RECEIVERS (7)

Position Coach: Ray Sherman -- 19th NFL Season, 2nd with Titans

(additionally two prior seasons with Oilers in separate stint)

The primary targets at wide receiver for rookie quarterback Vince

Young in 2006 were Drew Bennett, Brandon Jones and Bobby Wade,

each of whom contributed 27 or more receptions. Each of the three played

in all 16 games. Bennett started 15 games, while Jones earned 10 starts.

Wade, who served as a slot receiver for much of his action, started twice.

In the 2006 offseason, the team’s offensive hopes were boosted by

the signing of former New England Patriot David Givens as an unrestrict-

ed free agent. However, two different injuries sidelined him for most of the

season. A broken hand kept him out of four games, and in his first game

back (11/12 vs. Bal.), he suffered a torn left ACL, ending his season. He

was placed on injured reserve with eight receptions for 104 yards in five

starts.

Bennett, the ninth-leading receiver in franchise history, led the team

in receptions for the second consecutive season and led the team in

receiving yards for the third consecutive season. The sixth-year receiver

totaled 46 catches for 737 yards and three touchdowns. His 16.0-yard

receiving average was the best of his career and ranked 12th in the NFL.

Jones, who recovered from an ACL injury his rookie season, led the

team with four touchdown receptions, including three in the fourth quarter

of comeback victories. He set career highs with 27 receptions for 384

yards on the season.

Wade, in his first full season with the Titans, was second on the

squad with 33 receptions for 461 yards and two touchdowns. He also

returned 50 kickoffs for 1,194 yards, the third-highest yardage total in team

history.

A trio of young receivers served in a reserve role in 2006. Courtney

Roby and Roydell Williams, in addition to Jones, were drafted by the

team in 2005. Roby posted two receptions for 28 yards, while Williams

totaled 121 yards on eight receptions. Rookie Jonathan Orr, a sixth-

round draft pick out of Wisconsin in 2006, did not play as a rookie.

Titans Wide Receivers - 2006 Statistics

Player (experience) G S Rec. Yds. Avg. Lg TD

Drew Bennett (6) 16 15 46 737 16.0 39 3

Bobby Wade (4) 16 2 33 461 14.0 25 2

Brandon Jones (2) 16 10 27 384 14.2 53 4

Roydell Williams (2) 14 0 8 121 15.1 20 0

David Givens (5)* 5 5 8 104 13.0 27 0

Courtney Roby (2) 12 0 2 28 14.0 21 0

Jonathan Orr (R) 0 0 - - - 0 0

Titans Wide Receivers - Career Statistics


Drew Bennett (6) 87 57 273 4,033 14.8 55t 25

David Givens (5)* 58 32 166 2,318 14.0 57 12

Bobby Wade (4) 58 18 101 1,199 11.9 40 2

Brandon Jones (2) 26 18 50 683 13.7 53 6

Roydell Williams (2) 24 2 29 420 14.5 50t 2

Courtney Roby (2) 25 6 23 317 13.8 32 1

Jonathan Orr (R) 0 0 - - - - 0

* Injured Reserve

TIGHT ENDS (6)

Position Coach: John Zernhelt -- 2nd NFL Season, 1st with Titans

The Titans tight ends struggled with injuries as much as any position

group on the team in 2006. Nevertheless, the group totaled 51 receptions

for 602 yards and two touchdowns.

Seven-year veteran Erron Kinney was lost for the year early in train-

ing camp after suffering a knee injury. Kinney had started for much of his

previous six seasons. That left a larger role for Ben Troupe, who was in

his third season in 2006. Troupe played in 10 games with nine starts and

posted 13 receptions for 150 yards. However, a fracture in his right foot

(11/19 at Phi.) ended his season with six games remaining on the sched-

ule.

Second-year tight end Bo Scaife was the leader among the group in

2006 in most statistical categories. As a rookie in 2005, he set a record

for franchise tight ends with 37 receptions. He followed that effort with 29

receptions for 370 yards and two touchdowns. He played in 14 games

with 12 starts.

Also receiving playing time at tight end were Ben Hartsock, Casey

Cramer and Cooper Wallace. Hartsock, a waiver pick-up from the

Indianapolis Colts during the season, totaled six receptions for 68 yards in

his third NFL season. Cramer, primarily a special teams contributor, post-

ed two receptions for eight yards, 15 special teams tackles and a blocked

punt for a safety. Wallace, a Nashville native who was signed to the active

roster after 13 games on the practice squad, recorded one reception for

six yards.

Titans Tight Ends - 2006 Statistics


Bo Scaife (2) 14 12 29 370 12.8 34 2

Ben Troupe (3)* 10 9 13 150 11.5 32 0

Ben Hartsock (3) 6 3 6 68 11.3 23 0

Casey Cramer (2) 15 0 2 8 4.0 6 0

Cooper Wallace (R) 2 1 1 6 6.0 6 0

Erron Kinney (7)* 0 0 0 0 - - 0

Titans Tight Ends - Career Statistics


Erron Kinney (7)* 83 68 178 1,750 9.8 31 10

Ben Troupe (3)* 39 27 101 1,009 10.0 35 7

Bo Scaife (2) 30 17 66 643 9.7 34 4

Ben Hartsock (3) 29 6 12 109 9.1 23 0

Casey Cramer (2) 22 1 2 8 4.0 6 0

Cooper Wallace (R) 2 1 1 6 6.0 6 0

* Injured Reserve

in the AFC. His yardage total was the highest by a Titans player since

Eddie George’s total of 1,509 yards. Henry scored seven rushing touch-

downs, tying for a team high with quarterback Vince Young. He added 18

receptions for 78 yards.

Henry started just once in the season’s first four games. The other

three starts went to Chris Brown, who led the team in rushing in 2004 and

2005. In 2006, his fourth NFL season, Brown totaled 41 carries for 156

yards in five total games.

In the second round of the 2006 draft (45th overall), the Titans select-

ed former USC running back LenDale White. White served as the team’s

second running back for the majority of the season, tallying 244 yards on

61 carries. He also contributed 60 yards on 14 receptions.

Titans Running Backs - 2006 Statistics

Player (experience) G S Rush Yds. Avg. Lg TD

Travis Henry (6) 14 13 270 1,211 4.5 70t 7

LenDale White (R) 13 0 61 244 4.0 26 0

Chris Brown (4) 5 3 41 156 3.8 21 0

Titans Running Backs - Career Statistics


Travis Henry (6) 78 62 1,321 5,395 4.1 70t 34

Chris Brown (4) 42 28 541 2,295 4.2 52 11

LenDale White (R) 13 0 61 244 4.0 26 0

The Titans carried one fullback during the season, rookie free agent

Ahmard Hall. Hall, a former walk-on at Texas who was not selected in the

2006 supplemental draft, played in 14 games with seven starts. He rushed

for 21 yards on seven carries and caught 15 passes for 138 yards.

Titans Fullbacks - 2006 Statistics


Ahmard Hall (R) 14 7 7 21 3.0 11 0

Titans Fullbacks - Career Statistics


Ahmard Hall (R) 14 7 7 21 3.0 11 0

POSITIONAL REVIEWS


OFFENSIVE LINE (10)

Position Coach: Mike Munchak -- 13th NFL Season, 13th with Titans

(10th as offensive line coach)

The Titans offensive line featured a mix of experienced veterans and

up-and-coming young talent in 2006. Left tackle Michael Roos, left guard

Jacob Bell, center Kevin Mawae, right guard Benji Olson and right tack-

le David Stewart started together in 12 of the final 13 games of the sea-

son. They helped the Titans rank tied for 10th in fewest sacks allowed (29),

rank fifth in rushing yards per game (138.4) and place seventh in yards per

carry (4.7). The yards-per-carry average set a new franchise record, and

the team’s 2,214 rushing yards were the most by the Titans since 1997

(2,414 yards). Of the five regular starters, only one, Olson, served regular-

ly in the role he filled with the team in 2005.Roos and Mawae started every game, while Bell (two gams at right

tackle) and Olson each started 15 games. Stewart recorded 14 starts. With four combined years of experience between Roos and Stewart,

the pair tied for the youngest in the league in terms of total experience bya team’s starting tackles (Buf., S.D., Phi.).

Bell took over at left guard after starter Zach Piller was lost to a sea-son-ending ankle injury in the third game of the season.

In back-up and special teams roles were fourth-year tackle SethWand (seven games), a midseason free agent signee; tackle/guard DanielLoper (eight games), a second-year player who lacerated his spleen eightgames into the season and was placed on injured reserve; third-year play-er Eugene Amano (16 games with one start at right guard), who providesdepth in each of the interior line positions; and Justin Geisinger (twogames), a second-year center/guard who started the season on the prac-tice squad.

Titans Offensive Linemen - 2006 Games/Starts

Position Player (Experience) G/S

Tackles (4) Seth Wand (4) 7/0

Michael Roos (2) 16/16

David Stewart (2) 14/14

Daniel Loper (2)* 8/0

Guards (3) Benji Olson (9) 15/15

Zach Piller (8)* 3/3

Jacob Bell (3) 15/15

Centers (3) Kevin Mawae (13) 16/16

Eugene Amano (3) 16/1

Justin Geisinger (2) 2/0

Titans Offensive Linemen - Career Games/Starts

Position Player (Experience) G/S

Tackles (4) Seth Wand (4) 52/18

Michael Roos (2) 32/32

David Stewart (2) 14/14

Daniel Loper (2)* 8/0

Guards (3) Benji Olson (9) 138/127

Zach Piller (8)* 87/58

Jacob Bell (3) 39/30

Centers (3) Kevin Mawae (13) 196/193

Eugene Amano (3) 47/4

Justin Geisinger (2) 2/0

* Injured Reserve

Special Teams Coach: Alan Lowry -- 26th NFL

Season, 11th with Titans (8th as special teams

coach)

Under Alan Lowry, the Titans special teams

units had several bright moments in 2006. Principal

among the special teams standouts were returner

Pacman Jones, kicker Rob Bironas and punter

Craig Hentrich. Ken Amato served as the team’s

long snapper for the majority of his fourth season with

the club.

The Titans ranked first in the NFL with a 12.6-yard punt return aver-

age, and they ranked 11th in the league with a 23.2-yard kickoff return

average.

The Titans also fielded solid coverage units in 2006 with a largely new

group of players. Reflecting the team’s roster turnover of nearly 50 percent

in one year, five of the team’s top six special teams tacklers were new to

the roster in 2006 (Colby Bockwoldt, Stephen Tulloch, Casey Cramer,

Cortland Finnegan and Calvin Lowry). The coverage units ranked 11th on

opponents’ kickoffs (21.8) and 16th on opponents’ punt returns (8.4).

Titans Top Special Teams Tacklers in 2006

Player (exp.) Tot. Solo Asst.

Colby Bockwoldt (3) 20 14 6

Stephen Tulloch (R) 17 13 4

Donnie Nickey (4) 16 10 6

Casey Cramer (2) 15 9 6

Cortland Finnegan (R) 15 9 6

Calvin Lowry (R) 15 9 6

The Titans also blocked two extra points (Robaire Smith, 10/29 vs.

Hou.; Tony Brown, 12/31 vs. N.E.) and one punt (Casey Cramer, 10/15 at

Was.).

SPECIAL TEAMS REVIEW

KICKERS (1)

In his second NFL season, kicker Rob Bironas accounted for a team-

high 98 points, finishing 24th in the NFL and one point shy of his first-year

total. He was 22-of-28 on field goal attempts and 32-of-32 on PATs. He set

a new franchise mark with four game-winning field goals, including a 60-

yarder in the final seconds of the fourth quarter against the Colts (12/3).

Bironas also tied for eighth in the AFC in 2006 with 10 touchbacks on kick-

offs.

Titans punter Craig Hentrich serves as a back-up kicker but did not

have any attempts in 2006.

Titans Kickers - 2006 Statistics

PATs FGs

Player (exp.) G Ma. Att. Ma. Att. Pct. Lg Pts

Rob Bironas (2) 16 32 32 22 28 78.6 60 98

Titans Kickers - Career Statistics

Kicking PATs FGs

Player (exp.) G Ma. Att. Ma. Att. Pct. Lg Pts

Rob Bironas (2) 32 62 64 45 57 78.9 60 197

Craig Hentrich (13) 208 6 6 8 15 53.3 50 30

PUNTERS (1)

Punter Craig Hentrich completed his 13th NFL season and his ninth

with the Titans in 2006. The team’s all-time leading punter (695 punts in a

Titans uniform) had the second-most attempts of his career, hitting 88 punts

(fifth in the NFL) for a 42.7-yard average (23rd) and a 37.3 net average

(15th). His 88 punts accounted for the fifth-highest total in the league. He

placed 32 punts inside the 20, the third-highest total of his career, with only

10 touchbacks.

Titans Punters - 2006 Statistics

Player (exp.) G No. Yds. Avg. TB In20 Lg Net

Craig Hentrich (13) 208 984 42,195 42.9 123 345 78 36.8

Alan Lowry

POSITIONAL REVIEWS / RANKINGS


PUNT RETURNERS

In his second NFL season, Pacman Jones led the NFL with a 12.9-

yard punt return average. His average was the fifth best in team history,

and he became the first Titans player since Billy “White Shoes” Johnson in

1977 to lead the league in the category. Jones tied Johnson’s 1975 record

and tied with Chicago’s Devin Hester for first in the NFL in 2006 with three

punt returns for touchdowns. Included in his touchdowns was a 90-yard

punt return at Philadelphia (11/19), a franchise record and the longest in the

NFL in 2006. He also returned a punt for a touchdown against Houston

(10/29) and against New England (12/31).

The only other player for the Titans who had a punt return in 2006 was

Bobby Wade, who totaled 27 yards on three returns.

Titans Punt Returners - 2006 Statistics

Player (exp.) Ret. FC Yds. Avg. Lg TD

Pacman Jones (2) 34 3 440 12.9 90t 3

Bobby Wade (4) 3 3 27 9.0 18 0

Titans Punt Returners - Career Statistics*

Player (exp.) Ret. FC Yds. Avg. Lg TD

Pacman Jones (2) 63 11 712 11.3 90 4

Bobby Wade (4) 38 13 353 9.3 73 1

* Other players on roster have more limited career punt return statistics.

KICKOFF RETURNERS

Although he previously had no career experience as a kickoff return-

er, fourth-year player Bobby Wade took the job in 2006, his first full sea-

son with the club. He totaled 50 returns (11th in the NFL) for 1,194 yards

(11th). His 23.9-yard average ranked 11th in the AFC and 18th in the NFL.

Pacman Jones returned kickoffs on a part-time basis in 2006. He fin-

ished sixth in the AFC and seventh in the NFL with a 26.1-yard average on

20 returns (521 total yards).

Titans Kickoff Returners - 2006 Statistics

Player (exp.) Ret. Yds. Avg. Lg TD

Bobby Wade (4) 50 1,194 23.9 48 0

Pacman Jones (2) 20 521 26.1 70 0

Bo Scaife (2) 4 64 16.0 18 0

Casey Cramer (2) 3 37 12.3 21 0

Ben Hartsock (3) 1 5 5.0 5 0

LenDale White (R) 1 14 14.0 14 0

Titans Kickoff Returners - Career Statistics*

Player (exp.) Ret. Yds. Avg. Lg TD

Bobby Wade (4) 50 1,194 23.9 48 0

Pacman Jones (2) 63 1,648 26.2 85 0

Courtney Roby (2) 22 495 22.5 59 0

* Other players on roster have more limited career kickoff return statistics.

Offensive rankings in 2006 by the week, followed by yearly rankings

since 1999:

After NFL Offense AFC Offense

Week Opp. Tot Rush Pass Tot Rush Pass

1 NYJ 9 19 8 3 9 3

2 at SD 23 28 17 11 14 6

3 at Mia 24 28 13 10 14 4

4 Dal 27 30T 17 12 16 5

5 at Ind 27 23 28 11 11 13

6 at Was 25 11 28 10 6 13

7 (bye) 25 14 28 11 7 13

8 Hou 28 13 29 13 5 14

9 at Jax 28 12 29 13 6 14

10 Bal 27 12 29 13 6 14

11 at Phi 27 9 30 13 5 15

12 NYG 28 9 28 13 5 14

13 Ind 25 5 28 12 4 14

14 at Hou 24 4 28 11 3 14

15 Jax 27 7 30 12 4 15

16 at Buf 27 5 30 12 3 15

17 NE 27 5 30 12 3 15

Final yearly team rankings:

Titans in 2006 27 5 30 12 3 15

Titans in 2005 17 23 9 10 12 5

Titans in 2004 11 14 10 6 10 5

Titans in 2003 8 26 5 4 14 3

Titans in 2002 17 11 20 9 7 11

Titans in 2001 8 12 8T 5 8 4

Titans in 2000 14 7 16 8 6 8

Titans in 1999 13 13 13T 6 9 5T

Defensive rankings in 2006 by the week, followed by yearly rankings

since 1999:

After NFL Defense AFC Defense

Week Opp. Tot Rush Pass Tot Rush Pass

1 NYJ 25T 12T 27 12 5 13

2 at SD 31 29T 29 15 15T 15

3 at Mia 29 30 20 14 15 12

4 Dal 31 32 16 15 16 10

5 at Ind 30 32 17 15 16 11

6 at Was 29 31 15 14 15 11

7 (bye) 29 32 12 14 16 10

8 Hou 32 31 18T 16 15 12T

9 at Jax 32 31 14 16 15 10

10 Bal 32 31 25 16 15 14

11 at Phi 31 30 27 15 15 15

12 NYG 32 30 24 16 15 14

13 Ind 32 30 28 16 15 15

14 at Hou 32 28 25 16 14 14

15 Jax 32 30 25 16 15 15

16 at Buf 32 28 26 16 13 15

17 NE 32 30 27 16 15 15

Final yearly team rankings:

Titans in 2006 32 30 27 16 15 15

Titans in 2005 19 22 17 10 11 7

Titans in 2004 27 18 26 13 11 12

Titans in 2003 12 1 30 9 1 15

Titans in 2002 10 2 25 5 2 13

Titans in 2001 25 5 31 15 3 16

Titans in 2000 1 3 1 1 2 1

Titans in 1999 17 10 25 12 6 15

OFFENSIVE & DEFENSIVE RANKINGS BY THE WEEK

STATISTICS BY SEASON


OFFENSE 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

GAMES (Won-Lost) 11-5 12-4 5-11 4-12 8-8

FIRST DOWNS 312 310 308 279 261

Rushing 112 84 85 72 105

Passing 182 211 200 191 133

Penalty 18 15 23 16 23

YDS GAINED (tot) 5,272 5,501 5,487 5,122 4,810

Avg per Game 329.5 343.8 342.9 320.1 300.6

RUSHING (net) 1,952 1,623 1,871 1,525 2,214

Avg per Game 122.0 101.4 116.9 95.3 138.4

Rushes 511 486 420 397 469

Yards per Rush 3.8 3.3 4.5 3.8 4.7

PASSING (net) 3,320 3,878 3,616 3,597 2,596

Avg per Game 207.5 242.4 226.0 224.8 162.3

Passes Att. 500 502 589 594 447

Completed 306 315 356 358 226

Pct Completed 61.2 62.7 60.4 60.3 50.6

Yards Gained 3,441 4,031 3,933 3,797 2,748

Sacked 21 25 44 31 29

Yards Lost 121 153 317 200 152

Had intercepted 15 9 19 14 19

Yards Opp Ret 179 264 306 293 250

Opp TDs on Int 2 3 2 4 2

PUNTS 66 71 79 78 88

Avg Yards 41.3 43.9 42.9 43.2 42.7

PUNT RETURNS 28 37 40 45 37

Avg Return 7.8 11.6 4.3 9.3 12.6

Returned for TD 0 1 0 1 3

KICKOFF RETURNS 50 68 79 70 79

Avg Return 19.6 19.1 19.7 24.2 23.2


PENALTIES 112 110 110 125 94

Yards Penalized 891 887 923 1,002 803

FUMBLES BY 20 24 33 27 29

Fumbles Lost 10 12 12 12 7

Opp Fumbles 22 21 22 20 19

Opp Fum Lost 11 13 12 11 11

POSS. TIME (avg) 32:47 32:52 31:40 31:13 27:17

TOUCHDOWNS 42 48 41 33 36

Rushing 16 11 12 8 15

Passing 22 30 27 20 13

Returns 4 7 2 5 8

EXTRA-PT KICKS 36/36 43/44 39/39 30/32 32/32

2-PT CONVERSIONS 2/6 3/4 1/2 0/1 3/3

FIELD GOALS/FGA 25/31 32/37 19/27 23/29 22/28

POINTS SCORED 367 435 344 299 324

DEFENSE 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

POINTS ALLOWED 324 324 439 421 400

OPP FIRST DOWNS 297 275 318 294 329

Rushing 75 79 99 89 121

Passing 197 167 189 180 181

Penalty 25 29 30 25 27

OPP YARDS GAINED 4,964 4,901 5,724 5,110 5,915

Avg per Game 310.3 306.3 357.8 319.4 369.7

OPP RUSHING(net) 1,424 1,295 1,917 1,894 2,313

Avg per Game 89.0 80.9 119.8 118.4 144.6

Rushes 372 342 421 449 506

Yards per Rush 3.8 3.8 4.6 4.2 4.6

OPP PASSING(net) 3,540 3,606 3,807 3,216 3,602

Avg per Game 221.3 225.4 237.9 201.0 225.1

Passes Att. 562 546 524 470 530

Completed 339 332 333 296 335

Pct Completed 60.3 60.8 63.5 63.0 63.2

Sacked 40 38 32 41 26

Yards Lost 213 223 220 246 148

INTERCEPTED BY 18 21 18 9 17

Yards Returned 198 312 285 129 282


OPP PUNT RETURNS 28 30 31 32 33

Avg return 13.9 9.2 6.3 4.5 8.4

OPP KICKOFF RET 74 81 69 57 58

Avg return 20.0 18.8 20.1 22.6 21.8

OPP TOUCHDOWNS 40 35 52 51 46

Rushing 7 10 18 12 20

Passing 27 20 29 33 24

Returns 6 5 5 6 2

2002-06 TITANS TEAM STATISTICS

.570Titans’ strength of schedule in 2006, the second-

most difficult in the NFL

.520Titans’ 2007 opponents’ combined winning percent-

age in 2006

26New players added to the team’s roster in 2006

4.722006 rushing average by the Titans, the highest in

team history

689More rushing yards by the Titans in 2006 than they

had in 2005

8Touchdowns by the Titans on returns in 2006, the

second-highest total in the NFL

8Consecutive games in which the Titans scored 20 ormore points in 2006, the second-longest such streak

in the NFL (San Diego)

5Teams, including the 2006 Titans, that have started

0-5 and finished with a .500 or better record

16.0Drew Bennett’s receiving average in 2006, the best

of his career

11Titans games in 2006 decided by seven points or

less; the Titans were 7-4 in those games

8Players with the Titans in 2006 who are scheduled to

enter unrestricted free agency

6Players with the Titans in 2006 who are scheduled to

enter restricted free agency

3Regular starters in 2006 that are not currently under

contract for 2007 (Bennett, Bell and Smith)

12.9Punt return average by Pacman Jones, which led the

NFL in 2006

6100-yard games by Travis Henry in 2006, which tied

for the most of his career

TITANS BY THE NUMBERS - PART II

STATISTICAL LEADERS & MEDIA INFO


TEAM OFFENSE

Total Yards/Game - 300.6 (12th in AFC / 27th in NFL)

Points Scored/Game - 20.3 (9th in AFC / 16th in NFL)

Rushing Yards/Game - 138.4 (3rd in AFC / 5th in NFL)

Passing Yards/Game - 162.3 (15th in AFC / 30th in NFL)

Third Down Pct. - 32.7 (15th in AFC / 29th in NFL)

Turnover Ratio - +2 (T-7th in AFC / T-13th in NFL)

TEAM DEFENSE

Total Yards/Game - 369.7 (16th in AFC / 32nd in NFL)

Points Allowed/Game - 25.0 (16th in AFC / 31st in NFL)

Rushing Yards/Game - 144.6 (15th in AFC / 30th in NFL)

Passing Yards/Game - 225.1 (15th in AFC / 27th in NFL)

Third Down Pct. - 40.7 (12th in AFC / 20th in NFL)

INDIVIDUAL SCORING

Most Points, Kickers - 98 by Rob Bironas (13th in AFC / 24th in NFL)

Most Points, Nonkickers - 44 by both Travis Henry and Vince Young (T-

17th in AFC / T-65th in NFL)

INDIVIDUAL SACKS

Most Sacks - 6.5 by Kyle Vanden Bosch (27th in AFC / T-40th in NFL)

INDIVIDUAL PASSING

Passer Rating - 66.7 by Vince Young (15th in AFC / 30th in NFL)

Passing Yards - 2,199 by Vince Young (12th in AFC / 26th in NFL)

Completion Pct. - 51.5 by Vince Young (16th in AFC / 32nd in NFL)

Passing Touchdowns - 12 by Vince Young (T-9th in AFC / T-21st in

NFL)

Long Completion - 53 yards from Vince Young to Brandon Jones (12/31

vs. N.E.)

INDIVIDUAL RUSHING

Rushing Yards - 1,211 by Travis Henry (5th in AFC / 10th in NFL)

Rushing Average (min. 100 att.) - 4.5 by Travis Henry (5th in AFC / 11th

in NFL)

Rushing Touchdowns - 7 by both Travis Henry and Vince Young (T-9th

in AFC / T-14th in NFL)

Long Rush - 70t by Travis Henry (11/19 at Phi.)

INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING

Receptions - 46 by Drew Bennett (T-33rd in AFC / T-67th in NFL)

Receiving Yards - 737 by Drew Bennett (22nd in AFC / 47th in NFL)

Receiving Avg. - 16.0 by Drew Bennett (5th in AFC / 12th in NFL)

Receiving Touchdowns - 4 by Brandon Jones (T-22nd in AFC / T-46th in

NFL)

Long Reception - 53 by Brandon Jones (12/31 vs. N.E.)

INDIVIDUAL INTERCEPTIONS

Most Interceptions - 5 by Chris Hope (T-7th in AFC / T-10th in NFL)

Long Interception Return - 83t by Pacman Jones (2nd in AFC / 7th in

NFL)

Interception Touchdowns - 1 each by Pacman Jones and Chris Hope

(both 12/17 vs. Jax.)

INDIVIDUAL PUNTING

Punting Average - 42.7 by Craig Hentrich (11th in AFC / 23rd in NFL)

Punting Net Average - 37.3 by Craig Hentrich (8th in AFC / 15th in NFL)

INDIVIDUAL PUNT RETURNS

Punt Return Average - 12.9 by Pacman Jones (1st in AFC / 1st in NFL)

Punt Return Touchdowns - 3 by Pacman Jones (T-1st in AFC / T-1st in

NFL)

INDIVIDUAL KICKOFF RETURNS

Kickoff Return Yards - 1,194 by Bobby Wade (7th in AFC / 11th in NFL)

Kickof Return Average - 26.1 by Pacman Jones (6th in AFC / 7th in

NFL)

WHERE THEY RANKED IN 2006 -- TEAM & INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Throughout the 2007 offseason, the Titans will be updating the team’s media only web-

site -- media.TitansOnline.com. The password-protected site is a resource exclusively for

local and national media members that is routinely updated with the latest press releases,

transcripts, audio and video. Offseason media availability schedules also will be posted on

the site. The entire 2006 Titans Media Guide is archived in PDF format, and the 2007 Titans

Media Guide will be archived there as well upon its completion. The site is also where media

outlets will apply for training camp and game credentials in 2007. New to the site in 2006

and continuing indefinitely is the Titans media “Photo Center,” which can be used by news

organizations to download headshots and action shots for news purposes.

Available at media.TitansOnline.com:

� Media Policies

� Links to papers that regularly cover the Titans

� Titans PR contact information

� Online credential applications for training camp and Titans games

� Current Titans media guide in PDF format

� Updated offseason/OTA schedule

� Archived quotes

� Archived press releases

� Archived statistics and weekly game packets

� Titans Photocenter to access head shots and action shots

� Archived audio and video

media.TitansOnline.com

Site Address:

Baptist Sports Park

460 Great Circle Road

Nashville, TN 37228

Phone:

(615) 565-4000 (main)

(615) 565-4100 (media relations)

(615) 565-4105 (media relations fax)

Media Relations Staff:

Director of Media Relations -

Robbie Bohren (615) 565-4101

[email protected]

Assistant Director of Media Relations -

Dwight Spradlin (615) 565-4102

[email protected]

Media Relations Assistant -

Corry Rush (615) 565-4107

[email protected]

Director of Internet and Publications -

Gary Glenn (615) 565-4058

[email protected]

CONTACT INFO

TV RATINGS


The Titans closed out the year December 31 against the New England Patriots with aseason-high 30.6 rating in the Nashville television market. The game concluded a streakof 11 consecutive weeks in which the Titans game broadcast was the top-rated televisionprogram in the market for the week. Overall, the games ranked first in 12 of the 16 weeksin which they played a regular season game.

Titans games averaged a 23.0 rating and 42 share in 2006. The ratings rose 5.5 per-cent from 2005, when the games averaged a 21.8 rating.

2006 week-by-week ratings for Titans games in the Nashville TV market (all kickofftimes Sunday noon unless otherwise noted):

Nashville WeeklyGame Network Rating/Share Rank9/10 vs. N.Y. Jets CBS 21.2/45 3*9/17 at San Diego (3:15) CBS 21.3/38 29/24 at Miami CBS 19.2/37 210/1 vs. Dallas FOX 21.0/43 110/8 at Indianapolis CBS 22.6/47 310/15 at Washington CBS 20.6/42 1*10/29 vs. Houston CBS 22.5/45 1*11/5 at Jacksonville CBS 20.0/39 111/12 vs. Baltimore CBS 24.1/45 111/19 at Philadelphia CBS 23.3/44 111/26 vs. N.Y. Giants (3:15) FOX 23.4/39 1*12/3 vs. Indianapolis CBS 26.6/48 1*12/10 at Houston CBS 25.2/49 112/17 vs. Jacksonville CBS 23.0/48 112/24 at Buffalo CBS 24.6/49 112/31 vs. New England CBS 30.6/54 12006 Average 14 CBS/2 Fox 23.0/422005 Average 21.8/42

* Only Sunday Night NFL game and postgame show ranked higher on 9/10; postgameshow window rated higher on 10/15, 10/29, 11/26 and 12/3.

TV RATINGS NO. 1 IN MARKET FOR 12 OF 16 WEEKS

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Vince Young scores his seventh rushing touchdown ofthe season in the season finale against New England.The game drew a season-high 30.6 television rating.

2006 PARTICIPATION CHART


Amano, Eugene P P P P P P P P P P P P RG P P P 16 1 0 0

Amato, Ken P P P P P IA P P P P P P P P P P 15 0 0 1

Bell, Jacob RT IA RT LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG 15 15 0 1

Bennett, Drew WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR P WR WR WR WR WR WR 16 15 0 0

Bironas, Rob P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 16 0 0 0

Bockwoldt, Colby P P P P P P P P LB P P P P P P P 16 1 0 0

Brown, Chris RB RB IA RB IA P IA IA IA IA IA IA P DNP IA IA 5 3 1 10

Brown, Tony X X X X P P P P RDT RDE P P P P P P 12 2 0 0

Bulluck, Keith RLB RLB RLB RLB RLB RLB RLB RLB RLB RLB RLB RLB RLB RLB RLB RLB 16 16 0 0

Collins, Kerry QB QB QB DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP P DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 4 3 12 0

Conover, Sean PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS RDE P P P P RDE 6 2 0 0

Cramer, Casey P P P P P P P P IA P P P P P P P 15 0 0 1

Dorenbos, Jon X X X X X P X X X X X X X X X X 1 0 0 0

Finnegan, Cortland P P P P P DB P P P LCB P P P P P P 16 2 0 0

Fuller, Vincent P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 16 0 0 0

Ganther, Quinton PS P P X PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 2 0 0 0

Geisinger, Justin PS PS PS IA IA IA X X P IA IA IA P IA IA IA 2 0 0 9

Givens, David WR WR WR WR IA IA IA IA WR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 5 5 0 4

Hall, Ahmard P IA IA P P FB P P FB FB FB FB P P FB FB 14 7 0 2

Harris, Antoine PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0 0 0 0

Hartsock, Ben X X X X X X IA IA IA IA P P TE TE TE P 6 3 0 4

Haynesworth, Albert RDT RDT RDT RDT SUS SUS SUS SUS SUS P RDT RDT RDT RDT RDT RDT 11 10 0 0

Henry, Travis P IA RB IA RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB RB 14 13 0 2

Hentrich, Craig P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 16 0 0 0

Hill, Reynaldo LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB P IA LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB 15 14 0 1

Hope, Chris SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS 16 16 0 0

Jones, Brandon P P P P WR P WR WR P WR WR WR WR WR WR WR 16 10 0 0

Jones, Pacman RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB IA RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB 15 15 0 1

King, Eric IA P P IA P IA P P IA P P P P IA P P 11 0 0 5

Kinney, Erron IA IA IA IA IA IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0 0 0 5

LaBoy, Travis RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE P P RDE RDE IA IA RDE RDE RDE RDE IA 13 11 0 3

Long, Rien IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 0 0 0 0

Loper, Daniel P P P P P P P P IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 8 0 0 0

Lowry, Calvin P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 16 0 0 0

Mahelona, Jesse P P P P P P P P P RDT IA IA IA IA IA IA 10 1 0 6

Matua, Fred PS PS PS PS PS PS PS X X X X X X X X X 0 0 0 0

Mauck, Matt X X PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0 0 0 0

Mawae, Kevin C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C 16 16 0 0

Nande, Terna PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS P X PS PS PS PS IA IA 1 0 0 2

Nickey, Donnie P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 16 0 0 0

Odom, Antwan IA IA IA P P RDE RDE IA IA IA IA IA IA IR IR IR 4 2 0 9

Olson, Benji RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG IA RG RG RG 15 15 0 1

Orr, Jonathan IA X IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA 0 0 0 15

Piller, Zach LG LG LG IA IA IA IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 3 3 0 3

Reynolds, Robert P P IA P IA P IA IA IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR 4 0 0 4

Roby, Courtney IA IA IA IA P P P P P P P P P P P P 12 0 0 4

Roos, Michael LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT 16 16 0 0

Ross, Richie X X X X X X X X X PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0 0 0 0

Savage, Josh P P P IA IA IA IA P IA IA IA IA IA IA IA P 5 0 0 11

Scaife, Bo TE P TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE P TE TE IA IA TE 14 12 0 2

Scott, DeQuincy X X X X X X IA IA P P P IA IA IA X X 3 0 0 5

Sirmon, Peter MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB P MLB LLB LLB MLB LLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB 16 15 0 0

Smith, Robaire LDT IA P P LDT LDT LDT LDT LDT LDT LDT LDT LDT LDT LDT P 15 12 0 1

Snell, Isaac X X X X X X X PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 0 0 0 0

Starks, Randy P LDT LDT LDT RDT RDT RDT RDT P P P P P P P LDT 16 8 0 0

Stewart, David IA RT IA RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT 14 14 0 2

Thompson, Lamont FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS 16 16 0 0

Thornton, David LLB LLB LLB LLB LLB LLB LLB P P LLB P LLB LLB LLB LLB LLB 16 13 0 0

Toone, Spencer PS PS PS PS PS PS P P P PS PS PS PS PS PS PS 3 0 0 0

Troupe, Ben TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE P TE IR IR IR IR IR IR 10 9 0 0

Tulloch, Stephen P P P P P P P MLB MLB P MLB P P P P P 16 3 0 0

Vanden Bosch, Kyle LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE 16 16 0 0

Volek, Billy IA IA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 0 0 0 2

Waddell, Michael NFI NFI NFI NFI NFI NFI NFI NFI NFI NFI NFI NFI NFI NFI NFI NFI 0 0 0 0

Wade, Bobby P WR P P P P P P P P WR P P P P P 16 2 0 0

Wallace, Cooper PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS TE P IA 2 1 0 1

Wand, Seth X X X X X X X X X P P P P P P P 7 0 0 0

White, LenDale IA P P P P IA P P P P P P IA P P P 13 0 0 3

Williams, Roydell P P P P P P IA P IA P P P P P P P 14 0 0 2

Woods, LeVar X X X X X X X X X P P P P P P P 7 0 0 0

Woolfolk, Andre P P P P P P P RCB P P IA IA IA IA IA IA 10 1 0 6

Young, Vince P P DNP QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB 15 13 1 0

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2006-07 TRANSACTIONS


January 13 Signed free agents WR JASON ANDERSON, G MIKE

ERICKSON, C JOEL RODRIGUEZ and SS JUSTIN SANDY

and allocated them to NFL Europe. Signed CB ANTOINE

HARRIS

January 14 Signed free agents LB JARED NEWBERRY and WR O.J.

SMALL and allocated them to NFL Europe

February 8 Signed free agent LB TONY DONALD and allocated him to

NFL Europe

February 17 Re-signed unrestricted free agent DE KYLE VANDEN

BOSCH

February 20 Signed free agent WR SLOAN THOMAS

February 23 Signed free agent WR GRANT MATTOS

March 1 Released T BRAD HOPKINS

March 14 Signed unrestricted free agents WR DAVID GIVENS and LB

DAVID THORNTON

March 21 Signed free agent C KEVIN MAWAE

March 23 Signed unrestricted free agent S CHRIS HOPE

April 13 Re-signed exclusive rights free agent S MARCUS RANDALL

April 27 Signed restricted free agent S DONNIE NICKEY

April 29 Traded second round pick (39th overall) to Philadelphia

Eagles for second round pick (45th overall) and fourth round

pick (116th overall); drafted QB VINCE YOUNG (1st round,

third overall), and RB LENDALE WHITE (2nd round, 45th

overall)

April 30 Drafted S CALVIN LOWRY (4th round, 102nd overall), LB

STEPHEN TULLOCH (4th round, 116th overall), DT JESSE

MAHELONA (5th round, 169th overall), WR JONATHAN ORR

(6th round, 172nd overall), CB CORTLAND FINNEGAN (7th

round, 215th overall), LB SPENCER TOONE (7th round,

245th overall) and RB QUINTON GANTHER (7th round,

246th overall)

May 2 Re-signed exclusive rights free agent LB CODY SPENCER

May 3 Agreed to terms with the following undrafted free agents: WR

TRAMAIN HALL, DT CHRIS HERRING, CB DANIEL

MCLEMORE, TE JAIME PETROWSKI, CB KEON RAY-

MOND and DE TIMOTHY THOMPSON

May 4 Agreed to terms with the following undrafted free agents: LB

COLIN ALLRED, CB JAXSON APPEL, DE COPELAND

BRYAN, DT WAYNE DICKENS, G CODY DOUGLAS, WR

MARIO HILL, G DERRICK WARFORD, QB CODY HODGES,

C ROD OLDS, RB LAMONT REID and DE ADAM ROBERTS

May 5 Released WR JASON ANDERSON and agreed to terms with

the following undrafted free agents: DE SEAN CONOVER,

CB CEDRICK HOLT, DT JEFF LITTLEJOHN, LB MOSES

OSEMWEGIE, T BRAD RHOADES and T WENDELL SIN-

GLETARY

June 9 Traded QB STEVE MCNAIR to Baltimore Ravens for fourth-

round draft choice in 2007

July 13 Agreed to terms with rookie free agent FB AHMARD HALL

July 21 Signed fourth-round draft choice S CALVIN LOWRY and sev-

enth-round picks CB CORTLAND FINNEGAN and RB QUIN-

TON GANTHER

July 25 Signed fourth-round draft choice LB STEPHEN TULLOCH

and seven-round draft choice LB SPENCER TOONE

July 26 Signed fifth-round draft choice DT JESSE MAHELONA and

waived S JAXSON APPEL, DT WAYNE DICKENS, WR

MARIO HILL, DB DANIEL MCLEMORE, FB LAMONT REID,

DE ADAM ROBERTS and T WENDELL SINGLETARY

July 28 Signed fifth-round draft choice LB TERNA NANDE. Placed

WR BRANDON JONES and LB MOSES OSEMWEGIE on

PUP (physically unable to perform) and CB MICHAEL WAD-

DELL on NFI (non-football injury)

July 29 Signed first-round pick QB VINCE YOUNG

July 30 Signed second-round pick RB LENDALE WHITE and placed

DT RIEN LONG on injured reserve

July 31 Waived RB DAMIEN NASH

August 3 Claimed TE BEN HALL off waivers from Arizona

August 4 Waived LB MOSES OSEMWEGIE

August 22 Claimed DE GARRETT McINTYRE off waivers from Arizona

and waived CB CEDRIC HOLT

August 23 Signed free agent DE ADAM ROBERTS and waived C ROD

OLDS

August 28 Waived WR JASON ANDERSON

August 29 Signed QB KERRY COLLINS and waived LB COLIN

ALLRED, WR TRAMAIN HALL, QB CODY HODGES, DE

GARRETT McINTYRE, LB JARED NEWBERRY, DE ADAM

ROBERTS, WR O.J. SMALL, WR SLOAN THOMAS, G DER-

RICK WARFORD and DT MARCUS WHITE

September 2 Waived DE COPELAND BRYAN, WR TYRONE CALICO, DE

SEAN CONOVER, G CODY DOUGLAS, G MIKE

ERICKSON, FB TROY FLEMING, RB QUINTON GANTHER,

TE BEN HALL, DB ANTOINE HARIS, DT CHRIS HERRING,

DT JEFF LITTLEJOHN, WR GRANT MATTOS, QB MATT

MAUCK, LB TERNA NANDE, RB JARRETT PAYTON, TE

JAMIE PETROWSKI, CB KEON RAYMOND, T BRAD

RHOADES, C JOEL RODRIGUEZ, LB MARCUS RUSSELL,

DE TIM THOMPSON and LB CODY SPENCER

September 3 Signed unrestricted free agent DL DEQUINCY SCOTT and

claimed LB COLBY BOCKWOLDT, TE CASEY CRAMER,

DB ERIC KING and DE JOSH SAVAGE off waivers. Waived

DT JARED CLAUSS, DB RICH GARDNER, TE GREGG

GUENTHER, DE BO SCHOBEL and LB SPENCER TOONE.

Signed DE SEAN CONOVER, RB QUINTON GANTHER, T

JUSTIN GEISINGER, CB ANTOINE HARRIS, G FRED

MATUA, LB TERNA NANDE and TE COOPER WALLACE to

the practice squad

September 4 Signed LB SPENCER TOONE to practice squad

September 6 Signed unrestricted free agent DT ROBAIRE SMITH

September 16 Signed free agent RB QUINTON GANTHER from practice

squad to active roster and waived WR JONATHAN ORR

September 20 Traded QB BILLY VOLEK to San Diego Chargers for 2007

draft selection; signed free agent WR JONATHAN ORR to

active roster and signed QB MATT MAUCK to practice squad

September 30 Signed free agent C JUSTIN GEISINGER from practice squad

and waived RB QUINTON GANTHER

October 3 Signed free agent DT TONY BROWN

October 4 Signed RB QUINTON GANTHER to practice squad

October 13 Signed LS JON DORENBOS and placed TE ERRON KIN-

NEY on injured reserve

October 24 Waived LS JON DORENBOS

October 25 Claimed TE BEN HARTSOCK off waivers from Indianapolis

October 26 Signed free agent DT DeQUINCY SCOTT and placed G

ZACH PILLER on injured reserve

October 28 Signed LB SPENCER TOONE from practice squad to the

active roster and waived C JUSTIN GEISINGER

October 31 Signed C JUSTIN GEISINGER and waived LB SPENCER

TOONE

November 1 Signed free agent G ISAAC SNELL to practice squad

November 2 Signed LB SPENCER TOONE to practice squad

November 6 Signed LB SPENCER TOONE from practice squad to the

active roster and waived C JUSTIN GEISINGER

November 7 Signed C/G JUSTIN GEISINGER and placed T DANIEL

LOPER on injured reserve

November 11 Signed LB TERNA NANDE to active roster from practice

squad and placed LB ROBERT REYNOLDS on injured

reserve

November 14 Signed free agent T SETH WAND and placed WR DAVID

GIVENS on injured reserve

November 15 Signed free agent LB LeVAR WOODS and waived LB

SPENCER TOONE

November 16 Signed free agent WR RICHIE ROSS to practice squad

November 17 Signed free agent LB SPENCER TOONE to practice squad

November 18 Waived LB TERNA NANDE

November 22 Signed free agent DE SEAN CONOVER to active roster from

practice squad and signed LB TERNA NANDE to practice

squad and placed TE BEN TROUPE on injured reserve

December 13 Signed free agent TE COOPER WALLACE from practice

squad to active roster and TE JAMIE PETROWSKI to practice

squad. Placed DE ANTWAN ODOM on injured reserve

December 23 Signed free agent LB TERNA NANDE to active roster from

practice squad and released DT/DE DeQUINCY SCOTT

January 12 Signed free agent RB QUINTON GANTHER

January 16 Signed free agents LB SPENCER TOONE and OG ISAAC

SNELL

January 18 Signed free agent QB KENT SMITH

January 25 Signed free agents P GLENN PAKULAK, TE JAMIE

PETROWSKI and WR RICHIE ROSS and allocated them to

NFL Europe

January 26 Signed free agent LB COLIN ALLRED

February 1 Signed free agent RB DONTRELL MOORE and WR CLIN-

TON SOLOMON

HOW THE TITANS WERE BUILT


YEAR DRAFTEES (34) FREE AGENTS (21) TRADES/WAIVERS (7)2006 QB Vince Young (1) FB Ahmard Hall (FA) LB Colby Bockwoldt (W-NO)

RB LenDale White (2) QB Kerry Collins (UFA-OAK) TE Casey Cramer (W-CAR)

S Calvin Lowry (4a) LB David Thornton (UFA-IND) DB Eric King (W-BUF)

LB Stephen Tulloch (4b) + WR David Givens (UFA-NE) DE Josh Savage (W-ATL)

DT Jesse Mahelona (5b) C Kevin Mawae (UFA-NYJ) TE Ben Hartsock (W-IND)

CB Cortland Finnegan (7a) S Chris Hope (UFA-PIT)

DT Robaire Smith (UFA-HOU)

WR Jonathan Orr (FA)

DT Tony Brown (FA)

LB Terna Nande (FA)

LB LeVar Woods (FA)

C Justin Geisinger (FA)

T Seth Wand (FA)

DE Sean Conover (FA)

TE Cooper Wallace (FA)

2005 CB Pacman Jones (1) DE Kyle Vanden Bosch (UFA-AZ) RB Travis Henry (T-BUF)

T Michael Roos (2) K Rob Bironas (FA) WR Bobby Wade (W-CHI)

WR Courtney Roby (3a)

WR Brandon Jones (3b)

S Vincent Fuller (4a)

T David Stewart (4b)

WR Roydell Williams (4c)

+ T Daniel Loper (5b)

TE Bo Scaife (6)

CB Reynaldo Hill (7)

2004 + TE Ben Troupe (2a)

DE Travis LaBoy (2b)

+ DE Antwan Odom (2c)

DT Randy Starks (3a)

* CB Michael Waddell (4b)

G/T Jacob Bell (5a)

+ LB Robert Reynolds (5b)

C Eugene Amano (7b)

2003 CB Andre Woolfolk (1) LS/LB Ken Amato (FA)

RB Chris Brown (3) S Lamont Thompson (FA)

+ DT Rien Long (4)

S Donnie Nickey (5)

2002 DT Albert Haynesworth (1)

2001 WR Drew Bennett (FA)

2000 LB Keith Bulluck (1)

+ TE Erron Kinney (3a)

LB Peter Sirmon (4b)

1999 + G Zach Piller (3)

1998 G Benji Olson (5) P Craig Hentrich (UFA-GB)

+ Injured Reserve

* Reserve/Non-Football Injury

As of December 31, 2006

2006 REGULAR SEASON STATS


RECORD: 8-8, 2nd in AFC South

09/10/2006 L 16- 23 NEW YORK JETS 69,143*

09/17/2006 L 7- 40 at San Diego 64,344*

09/24/2006 L 10- 13 at Miami 72,733*

10/01/2006 L 14- 45 DALLAS 69,143*

10/08/2006 L 13- 14 at Indianapolis 57,021*

10/15/2006 W 25- 22 at Washington 88,550*

10/22/2006 BYE

10/29/2006 W 28- 22 HOUSTON 69,143*

11/05/2006 L 7- 37 at Jacksonville 66,524*

11/12/2006 L 26- 27 BALTIMORE 69,143*

11/19/2006 W 31- 13 at Philadelphia 69,232*

11/26/2006 W 24- 21 NEW YORK GIANTS 69,143*

12/03/2006 W 20- 17 INDIANAPOLIS 69,143*

12/10/2006 W 26- 20 at Houston (OT) 70,760*

12/17/2006 W 24- 17 JACKSONVILLE 69,143*

12/24/2006 W 30- 29 at Buffalo 54,765

12/31/2006 L 40- 23 NEW ENGLAND 69,143*

* Sellout

Tennessee Opponent

TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 261 329

Rushing 105 121

Passing 133 181

Penalty 23 27

3rd Down: Made/Att 67/205 90/221

3rd Down Pct. 32.7% 40.7%

4th Down: Made/Att 7/17 10/17

4th Down Pct. 41.2% 58.8%

POSSESSION AVG. 27:17 32:43

TOTAL NET YARDS 4810 5915

Avg. Per Game 300.6 369.7

Total Plays 945 1062

Avg. Per Play 5.1 5.6

NET YARDS RUSHING 2214 2313


Total Rushes 469 506

NET YARDS PASSING 2596 3602


Sacked/Yards Lost 29/152 26/148

Gross Yards 2748 3750

Attempts/Completions 447/226 530/335

Completion Pct. 50.6% 63.2%

Had Intercepted 19 17

PUNTS/AVERAGE 88/42.7 68/42.5

NET PUNTING AVG. 37.3 34.4

PENALTIES/YARDS 94/803 102/906

FUMBLES/BALL LOST 29/7 19/11

TOUCHDOWNS 36 46

Rushing 15 20

Passing 13 24

Returns 8 2

SCORING TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt Pts

R.Bironas 0 0 0 0 32/32 22/28 0 98

T.Henry 7 7 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 44

V.Young 7 7 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 44

A.Jones 4 0 0 4 0/0 0/0 0 24

B.Jones 4 0 4 0 0/0 0/0 0 24

D.Bennett 3 0 3 0 0/0 0/0 1 20

B.Scaife 3 1 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 18

B.Troupe 2 0 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 12

B.Wade 2 0 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 12

T.Brown 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6

K.Bulluck 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6

C.Hope 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6

C.Finnegan 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6

Team 36 15 13 8 32/32 22/28 3 324

Opponents 46 20 24 2 41/44 27/33 1 400

2-Pt. Conversions: Team 3/ 3, Opponents: 1/ 2

Sacks: K.Vanden Bosch 6.5, T.LaBoy 3.5, R.Starks 3.0, K.Bulluck 2.5, A.Haynesworth

2.0, C.Finnegan 2.0, T.Brown 1.5, J.Mahelona 1.0, A.Jones 1.0, C.Bockwoldt 1.0, A.Odom

0.5, R.Smith 0.5, P.Sirmon 0.5, S.Tulloch 0.5 Team: 26.0, Opponents: 29.0

PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack Lost Rating

V.Young 357 184 2199 51.5% 6.2 12 3.4% 13 3.6% 53 25/ 129 66.7

K.Collins 90 42 549 46.7% 6.1 1 1.1% 6 6.7% 36 4/ 23 42.3

Team 447 226 2748 50.6% 6.1 13 2.9% 19 4.3% 53 29/ 152 61.8

Opponents 530 335 3750 63.2% 7.1 24 4.5% 17 3.2% 68t 26/ 148 86.0

SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Pts

Team 52 87 81 98 6 324

Opponents 84 116 85 115 0 400

RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD

T.Henry 270 1211 4.5 70t 7

V.Young 83 552 6.7 39t 7

L.White 61 244 4.0 26 0

C.Brown 41 156 3.8 21 0

A.Hall 7 21 3.0 11 0

B.Scaife 1 13 13.0 13t 1

A.Jones 2 8 4.0 7 0

C.Roby 1 3 3.0 3 0

B.Jones 1 3 3.0 3 0

D.Givens 1 3 3.0 3 0

D.Nickey 1 0 0.0 0 0

Team 469 2214 4.7 70t 15

Opponents 506 2313 4.6 73 20

RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD

D.Bennett 46 737 16.0 39 3

B.Wade 33 461 14.0 25 2

B.Scaife 29 370 12.8 34 2

B.Jones 27 384 14.2 53 4

T.Henry 18 78 4.3 12 0

A.Hall 15 138 9.2 28 0

L.White 14 60 4.3 13 0

B.Troupe 13 150 11.5 32 2

R.Williams 8 121 15.1 20 0

D.Givens 8 104 13.0 27 0

B.Hartsock 6 68 11.3 23 0

A.Jones 2 31 15.5 17 0

C.Roby 2 28 14.0 21 0

C.Cramer 2 8 4.0 6 0

C.Brown 2 4 2.0 4 0

C.Wallace 1 6 6.0 6 0

Team 226 2748 12.2 53 13

Opponents 335 3750 11.2 68t 24

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD

C.Hope 5 105 21.0 61t 1

A.Jones 4 130 32.5 83t 1

L.Thompson 3 14 4.7 11 0

R.Hill 2 20 10.0 11 0

P.Sirmon 1 13 13.0 13 0

K.Bulluck 1 0 0.0 0 0

S.Tulloch 1 0 0.0 0 0

Team 17 282 16.6 83t 2

Opponents 19 250 13.2 55t 2

FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+

R.Bironas 0/ 0 10/ 11 7/ 7 4/ 8 1/ 2

Team 0/ 0 10/ 11 7/ 7 4/ 8 1/ 2

Opponents 1/ 1 10/ 11 6/ 10 10/ 10 0/ 1

Bironas/Titans: (), (), (51N, 22G), (33G, 39G), (22G, 47G), (32G, 26G, 30G), (), (), (21G,

41N, 43B), (36G), (48N, 49G), (25G, 60G), (41G, 33G), (44N, 27G), (42G, 20G, 30G),

(25G, 23N, 27G, 27G)

Opponents: (18G, 34N, 30N), (28G, 31G, 35G, 44G), (40G, 30N, 39G), (26N, 43G), (), (),

(27G), (47G, 21G, 39G), (27G, 40G), (42G, 38G), (), (53N,20G), (49G, 46G), (43G), (21G,

36G, 45G, 21G, 24G), (28G, 26G, 33N)

Fumbles Lost: V.Young 3, A.Hall 1, D.Bennett 1, T.Henry 1, B.Scaife 1 Total: 7

Opponent Fumble Recoveries: T.Brown 2, R.Starks 2, C.Finnegan 2, S.Tulloch 1,

K.Bulluck 1, L.Woods 1, L.Thompson 1, C.Hope 1 Total: 11

KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD

B.Wade 50 1194 23.9 48 0

A.Jones 20 521 26.1 70 0

B.Scaife 4 64 16.0 18 0

C.Cramer 3 37 12.3 21 0

L.White 1 14 14.0 14 0

B.Hartsock 1 5 5.0 5 0

Team 79 1835 23.2 70 0

Opponents 58 1263 21.8 52 0

PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD

A.Jones 34 3 440 12.9 90t 3

B.Wade 3 3 27 9.0 18 0

Team 37 6 467 12.6 90t 3

Opponents 33 24 278 8.4 39 0

PUNTING No Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B

C.Hentrich 88 3760 42.7 37.3 10 32 73 0

Team 88 3760 42.7 37.3 10 32 73 0

Opponents 67 2888 42.5 34.4 4 18 61 1

Tackles

PLAYER UT AT TT S Yds QBP TkL Int Yds TD PD FF FR

Bulluck, Keith . . . . . . 107 54 161 2.5 10 4 3 1 0 0 9 2 1

Hope, Chris . . . . . . . . 99 29 128 0.0 0 0 0 5 105 1 15 0 1

Thornton, David . . . . . . 93 29 122 0.0 0 1 4 0 0 0 6 2 0

Vanden Bosch, Kyle . . 67 51 118 6.5 48 30 4 0 0 0 0 1 0

Sirmon, Peter. . . . . . . . 67 38 105 0.5 1 0 4 1 13 0 5 0 0

Thompson, Lamont . . . 58 19 77 0.0 0 1 0 3 14 0 8 0 2

Smith, Robaire. . . . . . . 43 33 76 0.5 3 5 4 0 0 0 3 0 0

Jones, Pacman . . . . . . 54 13 67 1.0 3 0 0 4 130 1 14 1 0

Hill, Reynaldo . . . . . . . 41 18 59 0.0 0 0 0 2 20 0 5 0 0

Haynesworth, Albert . . 34 25 59 2.0 15 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

Finnegan, Cortland . . . 47 10 57 2.0 10 3 1 0 0 0 7 1 1

LaBoy, Travis . . . . . . . . 31 26 57 3.5 18 12 4 0 0 0 1 1 0

Starks, Randy . . . . . . . 36 20 56 3.0 19 13 5 0 0 0 0 0 2

Brown, Tony. . . . . . . . . 33 18 51 1.5 6 13 4 0 0 0 0 0 2

Tulloch, Stephen . . . . . 23 14 37 0.5 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0

Conover, Sean. . . . . . . 12 9 21 0.0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Mahelona, Jesse . . . . . 12 9 21 1.0 9 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Fuller, Vincent . . . . . . . 11 4 15 0.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0

Odom, Antwan. . . . . . . . 9 6 15 0.5 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bockwoldt, Colby . . . . . . 4 3 7 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Scott, DeQuincy. . . . . . . 2 3 5 0.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Woolfolk, Andre . . . . . . . 4 0 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Savage, Josh . . . . . . . . 2 2 4 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Amato, Ken . . . . . . . . . . 2 1 3 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Reynolds, Robert . . . . . 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Lowry, Calvin . . . . . . . . . 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

King, Eric . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nande, Terna . . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nickey, Donnie. . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Toone, Spencer . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Waddell, Michael . . . . . 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

*Woods, LeVar. . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TEAM TOTALS . . . . . 893 435 1328 26.0 148 110 44 17 282 2 79 10 9

*Woods also had 6 UT, 0 AT, 6 TT, I TKL, 1 FF and 1 FR in 7 games with Detroit.

2006 REGULAR SEASON DEFENSIVE STATS


2006 TENNESSEE TITANS REGULAR SEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

Tackles Blocks

PLAYER UT AT TT FF FR PAT FG PUNT

Bockwoldt, Colby . . . . .14 6 20 0 1 0 0 0

Tulloch, Stephen . . . . .13 4 17 0 1 0 0 0

Nickey, Donnie . . . . . . .10 6 16 0 0 0 0 0

Cramer, Casey . . . . . . . .9 6 15 0 2 0 0 1

Finnegan, Cortland . . . .9 6 15 0 1 0 0 0

Lowry, Calvin . . . . . . . . .9 6 15 1 0 0 0 0

Fuller, Vincent . . . . . . . .4 6 10 0 0 0 0 0

Roby, Courtney . . . . . . .2 7 9 0 0 0 0 0

Woods, LeVar . . . . . . . .6 2 8 0 1 0 0 0

Reynolds, Robert . . . . . .5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0

King, Eric . . . . . . . . . . . .3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0

Amato, Ken . . . . . . . . . .2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0

Hall, Ahmard . . . . . . . . .3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0

Hentrich, Craig . . . . . . . .2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Bironas, Rob . . . . . . . . .1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0

Troupe, Ben . . . . . . . . . .1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0

Woolfolk, Andre . . . . . . .1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0

Ganther, Quinton . . . . . .1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Nande, Terna . . . . . . . . .1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Sirmon, Peter . . . . . . . . .1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Thompson, Lamont . . . .1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Thornton, David . . . . . . .1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Toone, Spencer . . . . . . .0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Amano, Eugene . . . . . . .0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Jones, Pacman . . . . . . .0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Brown, Tony . . . . . . . . . .0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Smith, Robaire . . . . . . . .0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

TEAM TOTALS: . . . . .99 59 158 1 9 2 0 1

SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICSTackles

PLAYER UT AT TT FF FR

Bennett, Drew . . . . . . . .3 0 3 0 0

White, LenDale . . . . . . .2 0 2 0 0

Hall, Ahmard . . . . . . . . .2 0 2 0 0

Henry, Travis . . . . . . . . .2 0 2 0 2

Olson, Benji . . . . . . . . . .2 0 2 0 0

Young, Vince . . . . . . . . .2 0 2 0 4

Roos, Michael . . . . . . . .1 1 2 0 0

Cramer, Casey . . . . . . . .1 0 1 0 0

Givens, David . . . . . . . .1 0 1 0 0

Scaife, Bo . . . . . . . . . . .1 0 1 0 0

Jones, Brandon . . . . . . .0 1 1 0 0

Stewart, David . . . . . . . .0 1 1 0 1

Bell, Jacob . . . . . . . . . .0 0 0 0 2

Bennett, Drew . . . . . . . .0 0 0 0 1

Brown, Chris . . . . . . . . .0 0 0 0 1

Jones, Pacman . . . . . . .0 0 0 0 1

TEAM TOTALS: . . . . .17 3 20 0 12

MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS

Legend:

S Sacks PD Passes Defensed

TT Total Tackles TD Int Returns for Touchdown

UT Unassisted Tackles Int Interceptions

QBP Quarterback Pressure FR Fumble Recovery

Yds Yards Lost on Sack FF Forced Fumble

AT Assisted Tackles Yds Interception Return Yards

TkL Tackles for Loss SpT Special Teams Tackles

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KICKOFF RETURNED FOR TOUCHDOWNBy Titans—Derrick Mason at Cincinnati (101 yards), 11/18/01By Opponents—Alvis Whitted, Jacksonville (98 yards), 12/26/99

PUNT RETURNED FOR TOUCHDOWNBy Titans—Pacman Jones vs. New England (81 yards), 12/31/06By Opponents—R.W. McQuarters, vs. Chicago (75 yards), 11/14/04

INTERCEPTION RETURNED FOR TOUCHDOWNBy Titans—Pacman Jones (83 yards) and Chris Hope (61 yards) vs.Jacksonville, 12/17/06By Opponents—Scott Starks (55 yards), at Jacksonville, 11/5/06

FUMBLE RETURNED FOR TOUCHDOWNBy Titans—Cortland Finnegan (92 yards) vs. Jacksonville, 12/17/06By Opponents—Larry Tripplett (60 yards), at Indianapolis, 12/4/05

FIELD GOAL BLOCKEDBy Titans—Antwan Odom vs. Seattle (Josh Brown), 12/18/05By Opponents—Trevor Pryce, vs. Baltimore (Rob Bironas), 11/12/06

FIELD GOAL BLOCKED AND RETURNED FOR TDBy Titans—Donald Mitchell (69 yards) at Detroit (Jason Hanson’s FGblocked by Henry Ford), 10/21/01By Opponents—Rob Morris (68 yards), at Indianapolis (Gary Anderson’sFG blocked by Montae Reagor), 12/5/04

PUNT BLOCKEDBy Titans—Casey Cramer at Washington (Derrick Frost), 10/15/06By Opponents—Ed Reed, at Baltimore (Craig Hentrich), 11/24/02

PUNT BLOCKED AND RETURN FOR TDBy Titans—Donald Mitchell (26 yards) at Baltimore (Kyle Richardson’spunt blocked by Donald Mitchell), 10/7/01By Opponents— Ed Reed (11 yards), at Baltimore (Craig Hentrich’s puntblocked by Ed Reed), 11/24/02

MISSED PATBy Titans—Rob Bironas at Jacksonville, (wide right), 1/1/06By Opponents—Stephen Gostkowski, vs. New England, (blocked byTony Brown), 12/31/06

TWO POINT CONVERSION MADEBy Titans—Vince Young run vs. Dallas, 10/1/06By Opponents—Santana Moss pass from Mark Brunell at Washington,10/15/06

TWO POINT CONVERSION FAILEDBy Titans—vs. Oakland, 10/30/05By Opponents—vs. Houston, 10/29/06

SAFETY SCOREDBy Titans—Tony Brown and Keith Bulluck sacked Steve McNair out ofbounds in end zone vs. Baltimore, 11/12/06By Opponents— Billy Volek penalty (intentional grounding) in end zoneat Oakland, 12/19/04

200 YARDS RUSHINGBy Titans—Eddie George vs. Oakland (216 yards), 8/31/97By Opponents—Corey Dillon, vs. Cincinnati (246 yards), 12/4/97

150 YARDS RUSHINGBy Titans—Travis Henry vs. Baltimore (178 yards), 10/15/06By Opponents—Ricky Williams, at Miami (172 yards), 12/24/05

100 YARDS RUSHINGBy Titans—Travis Henry vs. New England (102 yards), 12/31/06By Opponents—Brian Westbrook, at Philadelphia (102 yards), 11/19/06

400 YARDS PASSINGBy Titans—Billy Volek at Oakland (492 yards), 12/19/04By Opponents—Peyton Manning, at Indianapolis (425 yards), 12/5/04

300 YARDS PASSINGBy Titans—Steve McNair vs. Seattle (310 yards), 12/18/05By Opponents—Peyton Manning, vs. Indianapolis (351 yards), 12/3/06

200 YARDS RECEIVINGBy Titans—Drew Bennett vs. Kansas City (233 yards), 12/13/04By Opponents—Don Maynard, N.Y. Jets (212 yards), 10/20/69

150 YARDS RECEIVINGBy Titans—Drew Bennett at Oakland (160 yards), 12/19/04By Opponents—Marvin Harrison, vs. Indianapolis (172 yards), 12/3/06

100 YARDS RECEIVINGBy Titans—Brandon Jones at Buffalo (101 yards), 12/24/06By Opponents—Reche Caldwell, vs. New England (134 yards), 12/31/06

FIVE TOUCHDOWN PASSESBy Titans—Steve McNair vs. Jacksonville, 12/26/99By Opponents—Kerry Collins, at Oakland, 12/19/04

FOUR TOUCHDOWN PASSESBy Titans—Billy Volek at Oakland, 12/19/04By Opponents— Peyton Manning, vs. Indianapolis, 10/02/05

THREE TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONSBy Titans—Drew Bennett vs. Kansas City, 12/13/04By Opponents—Jerry Porter, at Oakland, 12/19/04

TWO TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONSBy Titans—Drew Bennett vs. Seattle, 12/18/05By Opponents—Ernest Wilford, at Jacksonville, 11/5/06

THREE TOUCHDOWNS RUSHINGBy Titans—Eddie George at Cleveland, 12/17/00By Opponents—Corey Dillon (4), Cincinnati, 12/4/97

TWO TOUCHDOWNS RUSHINGBy Titans—Travis Henry at Houston, 12/10/06By Opponents—Corey Dillon, vs. New England, 12/31/06

FOUR FIELD GOALSBy Titans—Rob Bironas vs. San Francisco, 11/27/05By Opponents—Rian Lindell (5), at Buffalo, 12/24/06

THREE FIELD GOALSBy Titans—Rob Bironas vs. New England, 12/31/06By Opponents— Rian Lindell (5), at Buffalo, 12/24/06

THREE INTERCEPTIONSBy Titans—Samari Rolle (3) vs. Jacksonville, 12/26/99By Opponents—Rod Woodson (3), at Oakland, 9/29/02

TWO INTERCEPTIONSBy Titans—Pacman Jones vs. New York Giants, 11/26/06By Opponents—Asante Samuel, vs. New England, 12/31/06

THREE SACKSBy Titans—Kyle Vanden Bosch vs. Baltimore, 9/18/05By Opponents—Warren Sapp, vs. Oakland, 10/30/05

SCORED 50 POINTSBy Titans—Oilers 58, Cleveland 14, 12/9/90By Opponents—Titans 24, at Indianapolis 51, 12/5/04

SCORED 40 POINTSBy Titans—Titans 48, at Green Bay 27, 10/11/04By Opponents—New England 40, Titans 23, 12/31/06

WON OVERTIME GAMEBy Titans—Titans 26, Houston 20, 12/10/06By Opponents—Chicago 19, Titans 17, 11/14/04

SHUTOUTBy Titans—Titans 31, Dallas 0, 12/25/00By Opponents—at Miami 17, Titans 0, 11/7/99

500 TOTAL NET YARDSBy Titans—at Oakland (527 yards), 12/19/04By Opponents—at Indianapolis (567 yards), 12/5/04

400 TOTAL NET YARDSBy Titans—at Houston (418 yards), 12/10/06By Opponents—vs. New England (414 yards), 12/31/06

2006 PRESEASON STATS


PRESEASON RECORD: 1-3

8/12/2006 L 16- 19 NEW ORLEANS 69,143*

8/19/2006 L 10- 35 at Denver 73,180*

8/26/2006 L 6- 20 ATLANTA 69,143*

9/1/2006 W 35- 21 at Green Bay 69,132*

* Sellout

Tennessee Opponent

TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 63 82

Rushing 19 33

Passing 36 39

Penalty 8 10

3rd Down: Made/Att 19/57 19/55

3rd Down Pct. 33.3% 34.5%

4th Down: Made/Att 2/8 5/7

4th Down Pct. 25.0% 71.4%

POSSESSION AVG. 28:28 31:32

TOTAL NET YARDS 1085 1509


Total Plays 244 266

Avg. Per Play 4.4 5.7

NET YARDS RUSHING 370 746


Total Rushes 117 148

NET YARDS PASSING 715 763


Sacked/Yards Lost 11/70 7/43

Gross Yards 785 806

Attempts/Completions 116/64 111/63

Completion Pct. 55.2% 56.8%

Had Intercepted 2 3

PUNTS/AVERAGE 21/46.1 17/50.1

NET PUNTING AVG. 40.2 38.1

PENALTIES/YARDS 25/217 36/307

FUMBLES/BALL LOST 6/1 7/4

TOUCHDOWNS 7 11

Rushing 5 6

Passing 2 5

Returns 0 0

SCORING TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt Pts

R.Bironas 0 0 0 0 7/7 6/8 0 25

T.Henry 2 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 12

V.Young 1 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6

L.White 1 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6

B.Jones 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6

B.Wade 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6

J.Payton 1 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6

Team 7 5 2 0 7/7 6/8 0 67

Opponents 11 6 5 0 11/11 6/7 0 95

2-Pt. Conversions: Team 0/ 0, Opponents: 0/ 0

Sacks: T.LaBoy 2.0, D.Thornton 1.0, R.Starks 1.0, S.Toone 1.0, S.Conover 1.0 Team:

6.0, Opponents: 11.0

PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack Lost Rating

V.Young 57 29 357 50.9% 6.3 1 1.8% 1 1.8% 28 4/ 23 69.1

B.Volek 39 25 320 64.1% 8.2 1 2.6% 1 2.6% 54t 4/ 29 87.6

K.Collins 13 7 96 53.8% 7.4 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 30 2/ 9 77.7

M.Mauck 5 2 10 40.0% 2.0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 7 1/ 9 47.9

C.Hentrich 1 1 2 100.0% 2.0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 0/ 0 79.2

C.Hodges 1 0 0 0.0% 0.0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0/ 0 39.6

Team 116 64 785 55.2% 6.8 2 1.7% 2 1.7% 54t 11/ 70 74.8

Opponents 111 63 806 56.8% 7.3 5 4.5% 3 2.7% 89 7/ 43 83.4

SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Pts

Team 13 20 17 17 0 67

Opponents 34 24 13 24 0 95

RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD

T.Henry 30 94 3.1 12 2

C.Brown 27 94 3.5 21 0

V.Young 12 75 6.3 13t 1

L.White 24 64 2.7 9 1

J.Payton 14 28 2.0 7t 1

Q.Ganther 7 7 1.0 3 0

G.Mattos 1 5 5.0 5 0

M.Mauck 2 3 1.5 2 0

Team 117 370 3.2 21 5

Opponents 148 746 5.0 62t 6

RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD

B.Wade 9 98 10.9 17 1

B.Troupe 8 98 12.3 26 0

B.Scaife 7 90 12.9 30 0

C.Roby 6 92 15.3 28 0

D.Bennett 5 55 11.0 20 0

B.Jones 4 93 23.3 54t 1

O.Small 3 44 14.7 22 0

T.Hall 3 40 13.3 23 0

A.Hall 3 39 13.0 19 0

R.Williams 3 37 12.3 19 0

T.Henry 3 20 6.7 15 0

J.Petrowski 2 28 14.0 14 0

C.Brown 2 24 12.0 18 0

J.Payton 2 9 4.5 7 0

J.Orr 2 7 3.5 5 0

Q.Ganther 1 6 6.0 6 0

L.White 1 5 5.0 5 0

Team 64 785 12.3 54t 2

Opponents 63 806 12.8 89 5

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD

V.Fuller 2 50 25.0 42 0

A.Woolfolk 1 0 0.0 0 0

Team 3 50 16.7 42 0

Opponents 2 1 0.5 5 0

FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+

R.Bironas 0/ 0 1/ 1 2/ 2 2/ 3 1/ 2

Team 0/ 0 1/ 1 2/ 2 2/ 3 1/ 2

Opponents 0/ 0 3/ 3 1/ 1 2/ 2 0/ 1

Bironas/Titans: (48G, 56N, 38G, 28G) (41G) (51G, 35G) (47N)

Opponents: (40G, 26G, 28G, 42G) (51N) (21G, 38G) ()

Fumbles Lost: T.Henry 1 Total: 1

Opponent Fumble Recoveries: B.Schobel 1, C.Lowry 1, S.Tulloch 1, S.Toone 1 Total: 4

KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD

B.Wade 10 242 24.2 49 0

C.Roby 6 153 25.5 47 0

Team 16 395 24.7 49 0

Opponents 11 291 26.5 57 0

PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD

A.Jones 5 1 90 18.0 27 0

C.Finnegan 5 0 63 12.6 41 0

B.Wade 3 1 31 10.3 17 0

Team 13 2 184 14.2 41 0

Opponents 14 3 64 4.6 16 0

PUNTING No Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B

C.Hentrich 21 969 46.1 40.2 3 7 70 0

Team 21 969 46.1 40.2 3 7 70 0

Opponents 17 852 50.1 38.1 1 4 69 0

2006 PRESEASON DEFENSIVE STATS


Tackles

PLAYER UT AT TT S Yds Int Yds TD PD FF FR

Tulloch, Stephen . . . . . 16 6 22 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

Hope, Chris . . . . . . . . . 15 2 17 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Bulluck, Keith. . . . . . . . 10 5 15 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Woolfolk, Andre . . . . . . 11 2 13 0.0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0

Thornton, David . . . . . . . 8 3 11 1.0 11 0 0 0 4 0 0

Reynolds, Rob. . . . . . . . 8 3 11 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Mahelona, Jesse . . . . . . 8 3 11 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Thompson, Lamont . . . . 9 1 10 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Thompson, Tim . . . . . . . 5 4 9 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Littlejohn, Jeff . . . . . . . . 7 1 8 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Hill, Reynaldo . . . . . . . . 6 2 8 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

Harris, Antoine. . . . . . . . 6 2 8 0.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0

Lowry, Calvin . . . . . . . . . 6 2 8 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Conover, Sean. . . . . . . . 6 1 7 1.0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

Haynesworth, Albert . . . 5 2 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Sirmon, Peter. . . . . . . . . 4 3 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Finnegan, Cortland . . . . 3 4 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nickey, Donnie. . . . . . . . 3 4 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Randall, Marcus. . . . . . . 2 5 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Jones, Pacman . . . . . . . 6 0 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

Gardner, Rich . . . . . . . . 6 0 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Vanden Bosch, Kyle . . . 6 0 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Schobel, Bo . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1

Nande, Terna . . . . . . . . . 3 3 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Fuller, Vincent . . . . . . . . 2 4 6 0.0 0 2 50 0 2 0 0

LaBoy, Travis . . . . . . . . . 4 0 4 2.0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0

Raymond, Keon. . . . . . . 4 0 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Herring, Chris . . . . . . . . 3 1 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Starks, Randy . . . . . . . . 2 1 3 1.0 7 0 0 0 0 1 0

Allred, Colin . . . . . . . . . . 2 1 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Clauss, Jared. . . . . . . . . 2 1 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Odom, Antwan. . . . . . . . 2 1 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Toone, Spencer . . . . . . . 1 2 3 1.0 7 0 0 0 0 1 0

Newberry, Jared . . . . . . 1 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Petrowski, Jamie . . . . . . 1 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Spencer, Cody . . . . . . . . 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Team Sacks . . . . . . . . . 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

TEAM TOTALS: . . . . 189 73 261 7.0 43 3 50 0 22 2 2

2006 TENNESSEE TITANS PRESEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

Tackles Blocks

PLAYER UT AT TT FF FR PAT FG PUNT

Payton, Jarrett . . . . . . . . 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

Gardner, Rich . . . . . . . . 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0

Lowry, Calvin . . . . . . . . . 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0

Randall, Marcus. . . . . . . 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Tulloch, Stephen . . . . . . 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Toone, Spencer . . . . . . . 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0

Fuller, Vincent . . . . . . . . 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0

Finnegan, Cortland . . . . 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

Allred, Colin . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Bironas, Rob . . . . . . . . . 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Hall, Tramain . . . . . . . . . 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Reynolds, Rob. . . . . . . . 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Small, O.J. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Woolfolk, Andre . . . . . . . 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Harris, Antoine. . . . . . . . 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Nickey, Donnie. . . . . . . . 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Thornton, David . . . . . . . 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

TEAM TOTALS: . . . . . 20 6 26 0 3 0 0 0

PRESEASON SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICSTackles

PLAYER UT AT TT FF FR

Henry, Travis . . . . . . . . .1 0 1 0 0

Roby, Courtney . . . . . . .1 0 1 0 0

Wade, Bobby . . . . . . . . .1 0 1 0 0

Young, Vince . . . . . . . . .0 0 0 0 3

Olds, Rod . . . . . . . . . . . .0 0 0 0 1

TEAM TOTALS: . . . . . .3 0 3 0 4

MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS

Legend:

S Sacks PD Passes Defensed

TT Total Tackles TD Int Returns for Touchdown

UT Unassisted Tackles Int Interceptions

QBP Quarterback Pressure FR Fumble Recovery

Yds Yards Lost on Sack FF Forced Fumble

AT Assisted Tackles Yds Interception Return Yards

TkL Tackles for Loss SpT Special Teams Tackles

2006 DEPTH CHART


2006 TENNESSEE TITANS

UNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHART

OFFENSE

WR 81 Brandon Jones 86 Roydell Williams 85 Jonathan Orr

LT 71 Michael Roos 72 Seth Wand

LG 60 Jacob Bell 54 Eugene Amano

C 68 Kevin Mawae 54 Eugene Amano 73 Justin Geisinger

RG 75 Benji Olson 54 Eugene Amano 73 Justin Geisinger

RT 76 David Stewart 60 Jacob Bell 73 Justin Geisinger

TE 80 Bo Scaife 47 Ben Hartsock 48 Casey Cramer

89 Cooper Wallace

WR 83 Drew Bennett 19 Bobby Wade 82 Courtney Roby

QB 10 Vince Young 5 Kerry Collins

FB 45 Ahmard Hall

RB 20 Travis Henry 25 LenDale White 29 Chris Brown

DEFENSE

LE 93 Kyle Vanden Bosch 95 Josh Savage 77 Sean Conover

LT 96 Robaire Smith 90 Randy Starks

RT 92 Albert Haynesworth 97 Tony Brown 94 Jesse Mahelona

RE 91 Travis LaBoy 77 Sean Conover

LLB 50 David Thornton 52 Colby Bockwoldt 57 Terna Nande

MLB 59 Peter Sirmon 55 Stephen Tulloch

RLB 53 Keith Bulluck 49 LeVar Woods 58 Ken Amato

LCB 21 Reynaldo Hill 31 Cortland Finnegan 26 Andre Woolfolk

RCB 32 Pacman Jones 30 Eric King

SS 24 Chris Hope 23 Donnie Nickey

FS 28 Lamont Thompson 22 Vincent Fuller 37 Calvin Lowry

SPECIALISTS

K 2 Rob Bironas 15 Craig Hentrich

KO 2 Rob Bironas 15 Craig Hentrich

P 15 Craig Hentrich 2 Rob Bironas

H 15 Craig Hentrich 83 Drew Bennett

PR 32 Pacman Jones 19 Bobby Wade 31 Cortland Finnegan

KOR 19 Bobby Wade 32 Pacman Jones 82 Courtney Roby

PC 58 Ken Amato

KC 58 Ken Amato

Rookies and first-year players are underlined

Injured players are in (parentheses)


2006 POSITIONAL ROSTER


TENNESSEE TITANS POSITIONAL ROSTER – OFFENSE

QUARTERBACKS (2)5 Collins, Kerry QB 6-5 245 12/30/72 12 Penn. State Lebanon, PA UFA (OAK)10 Young, Vince QB 6-4 233 5/18/83 R Texas Houston, TX D1-'06

RUNNING BACKS/FULLBACKS (4)29 Brown, Chris RB 6-3 220 4/17/81 4 Colorado Naperville, IL D3-’0345 Hall, Ahmard FB 5-10 235 11/13/79 R Texas Angleton, TX FA-'0620 Henry, Travis RB 5-9 215 10/29/78 6 Tennessee Frostproof, FL T(BUF)-'0525 White, LenDale RB 6-1 235 12/20/84 R Southern California Denver, CO D2-'06

WIDE RECEIVERS (6)83 Bennett, Drew WR 6-5 206 8/26/78 6 UCLA Orinda, CA FA-’0181 Jones, Brandon WR 6-1 212 10/6/82 2 Oklahoma Texarkana, TX D3b-'0585 Orr, Jonathan WR 6-1 193 3/20/83 R Wisconsin Detroit, MI D6-'0682 Roby, Courtney WR 6-0 189 1/10/83 2 Indiana Indianapolis, IN D3a-'0519 Wade, Bobby WR 5-10 186 2/25/81 4 Arizona Phoenix, AZ W(CHI)-'0586 Williams, Roydell WR 6-0 187 3/14/81 2 Tulane LaPlace, LA D4c-'05

TIGHT ENDS (3)48 Cramer, Casey TE 6-2 250 1/5/82 2 Dartmouth Middleton, WI W(CAR)-'0647 Hartsock, Ben TE 6-4 255 7/5/80 3 Ohio State Chillicothe, OH W (IND) '0680 Scaife, Bo TE 6-3 249 1/6/81 2 Texas Denver, CO D6-'0589 Wallace, Cooper TE 6-3 258 4/26/82 R Auburn Nashville, TN FA-'06

CENTERS (3)54 Amano, Eugene C/G 6-3 310 3/1/82 3 SE Missouri St. San Diego, CA D7-‘0473 Geisinger, Justin C/G 6-3 322 5/24/82 2 Vanderbilt Pittsburgh, PA FA-'0668 Mawae, Kevin C 6-4 289 1/23/71 13 Louisiana State Leesville, LA UFA (NYJ) '06

GUARDS (2)60 Bell, Jacob G/T 6-4 295 3/2/81 3 Miami (OH) Cleveland, OH D5-‘0475 Olson, Benji G 6-4 320 6/5/75 9 Washington Port Orchard, WA D5-’98

TACKLES (3)71 Roos, Michael T 6-7 315 10/5/82 2 Eastern Washington Vancouver, WA D2-'0576 Stewart, David T 6-7 318 8/28/82 2 Mississippi State Moulton, AL D4b-'0572 Wand, Seth T 6-7 327 8/6/79 4 NW Missouri St. Springfield, MO FA-'06

PLACEKICKERS (1)2 Bironas, Rob K 6-0 205 1/29/78 2 Georgia Southern Louisville, KY FA-'05

TENNESSEE TITANS POSITIONAL ROSTER – DEFENSE

DEFENSIVE ENDS (4)77 Conover, Sean DE 6-5 262 7/31/84 R Bucknell Whitman, MA FA-'0691 LaBoy, Travis DE 6-3 260 8/10/81 3 Hawaii San Rafael, CA D2-‘0495 Savage, Josh DE 6-4 276 9/28/80 2 Utah Hillcrest, UT W(ATL)-'0693 Vanden Bosch, Kyle DE 6-4 278 11/17/78 6 Nebraska Larchwood, IA UFA (AZ)-'05

DEFENSIVE TACKLES (5)97 Brown, Tony DT/DE 6-1 285 9/29/80 R Memphis Chattanooga, TN FA-'0692 Haynesworth, Albert DT 6-6 320 6/17/81 5 Tennessee Hartsville, SC D1-’0294 Mahelona, Jesse DT 6-0 311 4/7/83 R Tennessee Kailua-Kona, HI D5b-'0696 Smith, Robaire DT 6-4 314 11/15/77 7 Michigan State Flint, MI UFA (HOU)-'0690 Starks, Randy DT 6-3 312 12/14/83 3 Maryland Waldorf, MD D3-‘04

LINEBACKERS (8)58 Amato, Ken LB/LS 6-2 245 5/18/77 4 Montana State Miami, FL FA-’0352 Bockwoldt, Colby LB 6-2 237 4/4/81 3 Brigham Young Ogden, UT W(NO)-'0653 Bulluck, Keith LB 6-3 235 4/4/77 7 Syracuse New City, NY D1-’0057 Nande, Terna LB 6-0 230 6/17/83 R Miami (OH) Grand Rapids, MI D5a-'0659 Sirmon, Peter LB 6-2 237 2/18/77 7 Oregon Walla Walla, WA D4b-'0050 Thornton, David LB 6-2 225 11/1/78 5 North Carolina Goldsboro, NC UFA (IND) '0655 Tulloch, Stephen LB 5-11 235 1/1/85 R N.C. State Miami, FL D4b-'0649 Woods, LeVar LB 6-2 241 3/15/78 6 Iowa Larchwood, IA FA-'06

CORNERBACKS (5)31 Finnegan, Cortland CB 5-10 188 2/2/84 R Samford Milton, FL D7a-'0621 Hill, Reynaldo CB 5-11 185 8/28/82 2 Florida Ft. Lauderdale, FL D7-'0532 Jones, Pacman CB 5-10 185 9/30/83 2 West Virginia Atlanta, GA D1-'0530 King, Eric CB 5-10 185 5/10/82 2 Wake Forest Woodstock, MD W (BUF)-'0626 Woolfolk, Andre CB 6-2 197 1/26/80 4 Oklahoma Denver, CO D1-'03

SAFETIES (5)22 Fuller, Vincent S 6-1 190 8/3/82 2 Virginia Tech Baltimore, MD D4a-'0524 Hope, Chris S 5-11 206 9/20/80 5 Florida State Rock Hill, SC UFA (PIT) -'0637 Lowry, Calvin S 5-11 200 2/13/83 R Penn. State Fayetteville, NC D4a-'0623 Nickey, Donnie S 6-3 210 4/25/80 4 Ohio State Plain City, OH D5-’0328 Thompson, Lamont S 6-1 215 7/30/78 5 Washington State Richmond, CA FA-’03

PUNTERS (1)15 Hentrich, Craig P/K 6-3 213 5/18/71 12 Notre Dame Alton, IL UFA (GB)-’98


ALPHABETICAL ROSTER


BIRTH- NFL HOWNO. NAME POS. HT. WT. DATE EXP. COLLEGE HOMETOWN ACQUIRED54 Amano, Eugene C 6-3 310 3/1/82 3 SE Missouri St. San Diego, CA D7-‘0458 Amato, Ken LB/LS 6-2 245 5/18/77 4 Montana State Miami, FL FA-’0360 Bell, Jacob G/T 6-4 295 3/2/81 3 Miami (Oh) Cleveland, OH D5-‘0483 Bennett, Drew WR 6-5 206 8/26/78 6 UCLA Orinda, CA FA-’012 Bironas, Rob K 6-0 205 1/29/78 2 Georgia Southern Louisville, KY FA-'0552 Bockwoldt, Colby LB 6-2 237 4/14/81 3 Brigham Young Ogden, UT W(NO)-'0629 Brown, Chris RB 6-3 220 4/17/81 4 Colorado Naperville, IL D3-’0397 Brown, Tony DT/DE 6-1 285 9/29/80 2 Memphis Chattanooga, TN FA-'0653 Bulluck, Keith LB 6-3 235 4/4/77 7 Syracuse New City, NY D1-’005 Collins, Kerry QB 6-5 245 12/30/72 12 Penn. State Lebanon, PA UFA (OAK) '0677 Conover, Sean DE 6-5 262 7/31/84 R Bucknell Whitman, MA FA-'0648 Cramer, Casey TE 6-2 250 1/5/82 2 Dartmouth Middleton, WI W(CAR)'0631 Finnegan, Cortland CB 5-10 188 2/2/84 R Samford Milton, FL D7a-'0622 Fuller, Vincent S 6-1 190 8/3/82 2 Virginia Tech Baltimore, MD D4a-'0573 Geisinger, Justin C/G 6-3 322 5/24/82 2 Vanderbilt Pittsburgh, PA FA-'0645 Hall, Ahmard FB 5-11 235 11/13/79 R Texas Angleton, TX FA-06'47 Hartsock, Ben TE 6-4 255 7/5/80 3 Ohio State Chillicothe, OH W (IND) '0692 Haynesworth, Albert DT 6-6 320 6/17/81 5 Tennessee Hartsville, SC D1-’0220 Henry, Travis RB 5-9 215 10/29/78 6 Tennessee Frostproof, FL T(BUF) -'0515 Hentrich, Craig P/K 6-3 213 5/18/71 13 Notre Dame Alton, IL UFA (GB)-’9821 Hill, Reynaldo CB 5-11 185 8/28/82 2 Florida Ft. Lauderdale, FL D7-'0524 Hope, Chris S 5-11 206 9/20/80 5 Florida State Rock Hill, SC UFA (PIT) -'0681 Jones, Brandon WR 6-1 212 10/6/82 2 Oklahoma Texarkana, TX D3b-'0532 Jones, Pacman CB 5-10 185 9/30/83 2 West Virginia Atlanta, GA D1-'0530 King, Eric CB 5-10 185 5/10/82 2 Wake Forest Woodstock, MD W(BUF)-'0691 LaBoy, Travis DE 6-3 260 8/10/81 3 Hawaii San Rafael, CA D2-‘0437 Lowry, Calvin S 5-11 200 2/13/83 R Penn. State Fayetteville, NC D4a-'0694 Mahelona, Jesse DT 6-0 311 4/7/83 R Tennessee Kailua-Kona, HI D5b-'0668 Mawae, Kevin C 6-4 289 1/23/71 13 Louisiana State Leesville, LA UFA (NYJ) '0657 Nande, Terna LB 6-0 230 6/17/83 R Miami (OH) Grand Rapids, MI D5a-'0623 Nickey, Donnie S 6-3 210 4/25/80 4 Ohio State Plain City, OH D5-’0375 Olson, Benji G 6-4 320 6/5/75 9 Washington Port Orchard, WA D5-’9885 Orr, Jonathan WR 6-1 193 3/20/83 R Wisconsin Detroit, MI D6-'0682 Roby, Courtney WR 6-0 189 1/10/83 2 Indiana Indianapolis, IN D3a-'0571 Roos, Michael T 6-7 315 10/5/82 2 Eastern Washington Vancouver, WA D2-'0595 Savage, Josh DE 6-4 276 9/28/80 2 Utah Hillcrest, UT W (ATL)-'0680 Scaife, Bo TE 6-3 249 1/6/81 2 Texas Denver, CO D6-'0559 Sirmon, Peter LB 6-2 237 2/18/77 7 Oregon Walla Walla, WA D4b-'0096 Smith, Robaire DT 6-4 314 11/15/77 7 Michigan State Flint, MI UFA (HOU)-'0690 Starks, Randy DT 6-3 312 12/14/83 3 Maryland Waldorf, MD D3-‘0476 Stewart, David T 6-7 318 8/28/82 2 Mississippi State Moulton, AL D4b-'0528 Thompson, Lamont S 6-1 215 7/30/78 5 Washington State Richmond, CA FA-’0350 Thornton, David LB 6-2 225 11/1/78 5 North Carolina Goldsboro, NC UFA (IND) '0655 Tulloch, Stephen LB 5-11 235 1/1/85 R N.C. State Miami, FL D4b-'0693 Vanden Bosch, Kyle DE 6-4 278 11/17/78 6 Nebraska Larchwood, IA UFA (AZ)-'0519 Wade, Bobby WR 5-10 186 2/25/81 4 Arizona Phoenix, AZ W(CHI)-'0589 Wallace, Cooper TE 6-3 258 4/26/82 R Auburn Nashville, TN FA-'0664 Wand, Seth T 6-7 327 8/6/79 4 NW Missouri St. Springfield, MO FA-'0625 White, LenDale RB 6-1 235 12/20/84 R Southern California Denver, CO D2-'0686 Williams, Roydell WR 6-0 187 3/14/81 2 Tulane LaPlace, LA D4c-'0549 Woods, LeVar LB 6-2 241 3/15/78 6 Iowa Larchwood, IA FA-'0626 Woolfolk, Andre CB 6-2 197 1/26/80 4 Oklahoma Denver, CO D1-'0310 Young, Vince QB 6-4 233 5/18/83 R Texas Houston, TX D1-'06PRACTICE SQUAD:35 Ganther, Quinton RB 5-9 214 7/15/84 R Utah Richmond, CA D7c-'0641 Harris, Antoine CB 5-10 190 4/8/82 1 Louisville Columbus, OH FA-'058 Mauck, Matt QB 6-2 220 2/12/79 2 Louisiana State Evansville, IN FA-'0546 Petrowski, Jamie TE 6-4 250 7/12/82 R Indiana State Terre Haute, IN FA-'0618 Ross, Richie WR 6-4 208 9/28/82 R Nebraska-Kearney Lincoln, NE FA-'0672 Snell, Isaac G 6-6 288 11/4/81 1 North Dakota St. Pipestone, MN FA-'0649 Toone, Spencer LB 6-2 240 8/25/80 R Utah Blackfoot, ID D7b-'06INJURED RESERVE:87 Givens, David WR 6-0 215 8/16/80 5 Notre Dame Humble, TX UFA (NE) '0688 Kinney, Erron TE 6-6 275 7/28/77 7 Florida Ashland, VA D3a-’0099 Long, Rien DT 6-6 300 8/7/81 4 Washington State Anacortes, WA D4-’0370 Loper, Daniel T 6-6 320 1/15/82 2 Texas Tech Houston, TX D5b-'0598 Odom, Antwan DE 6-4 274 9/24/81 3 Alabama Bayou La Batre, AL D2-‘0469 Piller, Zach G 6-5 315 5/2/76 8 Florida Tallahassee, FL D3-'9951 Reynolds, Robert LB 6-3 247 5/20/81 3 Ohio State Bowling Green, KY D5-‘0484 Troupe, Ben TE 6-4 270 9/1/82 3 Florida Augusta, GA D2-‘04NFI (Non-Football Injury):36 Waddell, Michael CB 5-10 180 1/9/81 3 North Carolina Ellerbe, NC D4-‘04Roster Count: 53As of December 31, 2006

HEAD COACH: JEFF FISHERASSISTANT COACHES: NORM CHOW (off. coordinator), JIM SCHWARTZ (def. coordinator), DAVE McGINNIS (asst. head coach/linebackers), MATT BURKE (defensiveassistant), CHUCK CECIL (safeties/nickel), MARTY GALBRAITH (special teams asst.), CRAIG JOHNSON (quarterbacks), ALAN LOWRY (special teams), MIKE MUNCHAK(offensive line), RAY SHERMAN (wide receivers), SHERMAN SMITH (asst. head coach/running backs), JIM WASHBURN (defensive line), STEVE WATTERSON (strengthand rehabilitation), EVERETT WITHERS (defensive backs), JOHN ZERNHELT (tight ends)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE:AMANO, Eugene uh-MAHN-oh NANDE, TERNA TURN-uh NAHN-dayAMATO, Ken uh-MAHT-oh SCAIFE, Bo SKAYFBOCKWOLDT, Colby BOCK-wolt SIRMON, Peter SER-munHENTRICH, Craig HEN-trick TULLOCH, Stephen TULL-ockLaBOY, Travis luh-BOYMAHELONA, Jesse MAH-hel-OWN-uh

NUMERICAL ROSTER


NFL HOW

NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. AGE EXP. COLLEGE HOMETOWN ACQUIRED

2 Rob Bironas K 6-0 205 29 2 Georgia Southern Louisville, KY FA-'05

5 Kerry Collins QB 6-5 245 34 12 Penn. State Lebanon, PA UFA (OAK)'06

10 Vince Young QB 6-4 233 23 R Texas Houston, TX D1-'06

15 Craig Hentrich P/K 6-3 213 35 13 Notre Dame Alton, IL UFA (GB)-’98

19 Bobby Wade WR 5-10 186 25 4 Arizona Phoenix, AZ W (CHI)-'05

20 Travis Henry RB 5-9 215 28 6 Tennessee Frostproof, FL T(BUF)-'05

21 Reynaldo Hill CB 5-11 185 24 2 Florida Ft. Lauderdale, FL D7-'05

22 Vincent Fuller S 6-1 190 24 2 Virginia Tech Baltimore, MD D4a-'05

23 Donnie Nickey S 6-3 210 26 4 Ohio State Plain City, OH D5-’03

24 Chris Hope S 5-11 206 26 5 Florida State Rock Hill, SC UFA (PIT) -'06

25 LenDale White RB 6-1 235 22 R Southern California Denver, CO D2-'06

26 Andre Woolfolk CB 6-2 197 27 4 Oklahoma Denver, CO D1-’03

28 Lamont Thompson S 6-1 215 28 5 Washington State Richmond, CA FA-’03

29 Chris Brown RB 6-3 220 25 4 Colorado Naperville, IL D3-’03

30 Eric King CB 5-10 185 24 2 Wake Forest Woodstock, MD W (BUF)-'06

31 Cortland Finnegan CB 5-10 188 23 R Samford Milton, FL D7a-'06

32 Pacman Jones CB 5-10 185 23 2 West Virginia Atlanta, GA D1-'05

37 Calvin Lowry S 5-11 200 23 R Penn. State Fayetteville, NC D4a-'06

45 Ahmard Hall FB 5-11 235 27 R Texas Angleton, TX FA-'06

47 Ben Hartsock TE 6-4 255 26 3 Ohio State Chillicothe, OH W (IND) -'06

48 Casey Cramer TE 6-2 250 25 2 Dartmouth Middleton, WI W (CAR)-'06

49 LeVar Woods LB 6-2 241 28 6 Iowa Larchwood, IA FA-'06

50 David Thornton LB 6-2 225 28 5 North Carolina Goldsboro, NC UFA (IND) -'06

52 Colby Bockwoldt LB 6-2 237 25 3 Brigham Young Ogden, UT W(NO)-'06

53 Keith Bulluck LB 6-3 235 29 7 Syracuse New City, NY D1-’00

54 Eugene Amano C 6-3 310 24 3 SE Missouri St. San Diego, CA D7-‘04

55 Stephen Tulloch LB 5-11 235 22 R N.C. State Miami, FL D4b-'06

57 Terna Nande LB 6-0 230 23 R Miami (OH) Grand Rapids, MI D5a-'06

58 Ken Amato LB/LS 6-2 245 29 4 Montana State Miami, FL FA-’03

59 Peter Sirmon LB 6-2 237 29 7 Oregon Walla Walla, WA D4b-’00

60 Jacob Bell G/T 6-4 295 25 3 Miami (OH) Cleveland, OH D5-‘04

68 Kevin Mawae C 6-4 289 36 13 Louisiana State Leesville, LA UFA (NYJ) -'06

71 Michael Roos T 6-7 315 24 2 Eastern Washington Vancouver, WA D2-'05

72 Seth Wand T 6-7 327 27 4 NW Missouri St. Springfield, MO FA -'06

73 Justin Geisinger C/G 6-3 322 24 2 Vanderbilt Pittsburgh, PA FA-'06

75 Benji Olson G 6-4 320 31 9 Washington Port Orchard, WA D5-'98

76 David Stewart T 6-7 318 24 2 Mississippi State Moulton, AL D4b-'05

77 Sean Conover DE 6-5 262 22 R Bucknell Whitman, MA FA-'06

80 Bo Scaife TE 6-3 249 26 2 Texas Denver, CO D6-'05

81 Brandon Jones WR 6-1 212 24 2 Oklahoma Texarkana, TX D3b-'05

82 Courtney Roby WR 6-0 189 24 2 Indiana Indianapolis, IN D3a-'05

83 Drew Bennett WR 6-5 206 28 6 UCLA Orinda, CA FA-’01

85 Jonathan Orr WR 6-1 193 23 R Wisconsin Detroit, MI D6-'06

86 Roydell Williams WR 6-0 187 25 2 Tulane LaPlace, LA D4c-'05

89 Cooper Wallace TE 6-3 258 24 R Auburn Nashville, TN FA-'06

90 Randy Starks DT 6-3 312 23 3 Maryland Waldorf, MD D3-‘04

91 Travis LaBoy DE 6-3 260 25 3 Hawaii San Rafael, CA D2-‘04

92 Albert Haynesworth DT 6-6 320 25 5 Tennessee Hartsville, SC D1-’02

93 Kyle Vanden Bosch DE 6-4 278 28 6 Nebraska Larchwood, IA UFA (AZ)-'05

94 Jesse Mahelona DT 6-0 311 23 R Tennessee Kailua-Kona, HI D5b-'06

95 Josh Savage DE 6-4 276 26 2 Utah Hillcrest, UT W(ATL)-'06

96 Robaire Smith DT 6-4 314 29 7 Michigan State Flint, MI UFA (HOU)-'06

97 Tony Brown DT/DE 6-1 285 26 2 Memphis Chattanooga, TN FA-'06

PRACTICE SQUAD:

8 Matt Mauck QB 6-2 220 27 2 Louisiana State Evansville, IN FA-'05

18 Richie Ross WR 6-4 208 24 R Nebraska-Kearney Lincoln, NE FA-'06

35 Quinton Ganther RB 5-9 214 22 R Utah Richmond, CA D7c-'06

41 Antoine Harris CB 5-10 190 24 1 Louisville Columbus, OH FA-'05

46 Jamie Petrowski TE 6-4 250 24 R Indiana State Terre Haute, IN FA-'06

56 Spencer Toone LB 6-2 240 26 R Utah Blackfoot, ID D7b-'06

67 Isaac Snell G 6-6 288 25 1 North Dakota St. Pipestone, MN FA-'06

INJURED RESERVE:

51 Robert Reynolds LB 6-3 247 25 3 Ohio State Bowling Green, KY D5-‘04

69 Zach Piller G 6-5 315 30 8 Florida Tallahassee, FL D3-’99

70 Daniel Loper T 6-6 320 25 2 Texas Tech Houston, TX D5b-'05

84 Ben Troupe TE 6-4 270 24 3 Florida Augusta, GA D2-‘04

87 David Givens WR 6-0 215 26 5 Notre Dame Humble, TX UFA (NE) -'06

88 Erron Kinney TE 6-6 275 29 7 Florida Ashland, VA D3a-’00

98 Antwan Odom DE 6-4 274 25 3 Alabama Bayou La Batre, AL D2-‘04

99 Rien Long DT 6-6 300 25 4 Washington State Anacortes, WA D4-’03

NFI (Non-Football Injury):

36 Michael Waddell CB 5-10 180 26 3 North Carolina Ellerbe, NC D4-‘04

Roster Count: 53


HEAD COACH: JEFF FISHER

ASSISTANT COACHES: NORM CHOW (off.coordinator), JIM SCHWARTZ (def. coordinator), DAVE McGINNIS (asst. head coach/linebackers), MATT BURKE (defensive

assistant), CHUCK CECIL (safeties/nickel), MARTY GALBRAITH (special teams asst.), CRAIG JOHNSON (quarterbacks), ALAN LOWRY (special teams), MIKE MUNCHAK

(offensive line), RAY SHERMAN (wide receivers), SHERMAN SMITH (asst. head coach/running backs), JIM WASHBURN (defensive line), STEVE WATTERSON (strength

and rehabilitation), EVERETT WITHERS (defensive backs) JOHN ZERNHELT (tight ends)

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