TENNESSEE (4-8) FACES KANSAS CITY (4-8) IN NATIONALLY TELEVISED GAME ON MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

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1 TENNESSEE (4-8) FACES KANSAS CITY (4-8) IN NATIONALLY TELEVISED GAME ON MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL TODAY S GAME The Titans welcome the Kansas City Chiefs to the Coliseum in a game to be played on Monday Night Football (capacity 68,890). Kickoff for the contest is at 8:00 pm. TV/RADIO Locally: WKRN (Ch. 2) Play-by-Play: Al Michaels Color Analyst: John Madden LOCAL RADIO: WKDF (103.3 FM) Play-by-Play: Mike Keith Color Analyst: Pat Ryan Producer: Larry Stone 2004 TITANS SCHEDULE REGULAR SEASON (4-8) Day Date Opponent Result/Time Sat. Sept. 11 at Miami W, 17-7 Sun. Sept. 19 INDIANAPOLIS L, Sun. Sept. 26 JACKSONVILLE L, Sun. Oct. 3 at San Diego L, Mon. Oct. 11 at Green Bay W, Sun. Oct. 17 HOUSTON L, Sun. Oct. 24 at Minnesota L, 20-3 Sun. Oct. 31 CINCINNATI W, Sun. Nov. 7 BYE Sun. Nov. 14 CHICAGO L, Sun. Nov. 21 at Jacksonville W, Sun. Nov. 28 at Houston L Sun. Dec. 5 at Indianapolis L, Mon. Dec. 13 KANSAS CITY 8:00 p.m. Sun. Dec. 19 at Oakland 3:15 p.m. Sat. Dec. 25 DENVER 7:30 p.m. Sun. Jan. 2 DETROIT Noon SERIES HISTORY Series Record: The Chiefs lead the series Titans at home vs. Kansas City : 13-6 Titans at home (in 2004): 1-4 Fisher vs. Kansas City : 1-3 Fisher at home vs. Kansas City: 1-1 Fisher vs. Vermeil: 1-0 Fisher vs. AFC: Fisher at home overall: First game: 10/16/60, Houston Oilers Houston Last game: 9/10/00, Titans Tennessee Streak/Trend: The Chiefs have won four out of the last five games in the series but the Titans have won four out of the last five home games dating back to the 1991 season when the Houston Oilers defeated the Chiefs 17-7 in Week 3 (9/16). Notes on the Series: These are two teams who date back to the AFL when they were known as the Houston Oilers and Dallas Texans. In fact, the owners of both squads, Bud Adams and Lamar Hunt are the only men who have owned their respective franchises since the two teams started competing back in Moreover, they also met in the postseason during the 1962 season which resulted in a Texans victory. TITANS-CHIEFS NOTES Both head coaches, Jeff Fisher and Dick Vermeil are known for having faced each other in Super Bowl XXIV when Vermiel guided the St. Louis Rams to an victory over the Tennessee Titans. The Titans under the direction of Jeff Fisher on MNF are 6-4 and 3-1 on MNF games at the Coliseum. They have won three out of the last four games on MNF and the franchise is on MNF, having posted a home record of Vermeil served as head coach, MIke White was the Assistant Head Coach, Peter Giunta served as defensive coordinator/secondary coach and Carl Hairston as the d-line coach for the St. Louis Rams when Titans T Fred Miller, DE Kevin Carter and FB Robert Holcombe played for the orgainzation. This week s game features a tight end in Tony Gonzalez whose 535 receptions ranks first among all active tight end in the NFL. In contrast, the Titans tight end corps of Ben Troupe, Erron Kinney and Shad Meier are continuing the legacy of the Titans which as a whole had the most receptions since the start of the 1997 season to begin the season at 613. The matchup of Gonzalez should not overlook the fact the Pro Bowler has 67 receptions, which ranks first among all tight ends in the NFL. However, the person who leads the NFL is receptions is another Pro Bowler and that is the Titans Derrick Mason (76). This game features the eighth and ninth leading rushers in the AFC in Chris Brown and Priest Holmes. Brown enters the game with 976 yards whereas Holmes has 892 yards on the ground. Chiefs DE rookie Jared Allen leads all NFL rookies with six sacks entering this weeks game. However, the Titans rookie tandem of Randy Starks (4.5) and Travis LaBoy (3.5) are not far behind in that defensive category. There may be something BRUIN in the air when the two teams take the field this week because Titans GM Floyd Reese worked with Kansas City Chiefs President Carl Peterson when they were at UCLA from Two of the winningest front office executives have their teams face each other after 30 years of working on the same college coaching staff. The Chiefs defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham returns to the Volulnteer State where he spent the previous three seasons overseeing the Titans linebackers. SUPPLEMENTAL QUOTES The Titans media relations staff will provide additional player AND coaches quotes for both their local and out of town media on prior to their team s Wednesday s practice. Contact a representative from the Titans or Chiefs PR staff for a copy of these quotes.

2 JEFF FISHER FACTS JEFF FISHER: Became the franchise's 15th head coach on January 5, 1995 after closing his first campaign with the Oilers as Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator. He replaced Jack Pardee on November 14, 1994, coaching the remaining six games as head coach. He is the franchise s winningest head coach and is the fourth youngest head coach (45) to win 80 regular season games since Under his direction, the Titans are tied with the St. Louis Rams for having the tied for the third best record in the NFL over the last five seasons with a record. In those five years, the Titans have advanced to the postseason four times, captured two division titles, played in two AFC Championship games and Super Bowl XXXIV. In 2000, Fisher became only the fifth coach in NFL history to lead his team to consecutive 13-win seasons, joining Mike Ditka (Chicago Bears, ), George Seifert (San Francisco 49ers, ), Marv Levy (Buffalo Bills, ) and Mike Holmgren (Green Bay Packers, ). Fisher originally joined the Oilers in 1994 as the defensive coordinator, after serving as defensive backs coach for the San Francisco 49ers ( ). He began his coaching career with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1986, where he handled defensive backs until becoming the NFL's youngest defensive coordinator in From , Fisher was a cornerback for the Chicago Bears after being a seventh-round draft choice from USC. His overall career head coaching record is and has a career-mark of in the regular season and 2-3 against the Chiefs. Fisher s 60 wins since the start of the 1999 regular season ranks first in the NFL, one reason why he is regarded as one of the best head coaches in the league. In fact, Fisher is one of two coaches who has registered 60 victories during that time frame. NFL HEAD COACHES WITH MOST WINS SINCE 1999 Jeff Fisher Tennessee Titans 60 Tony Dungy Tampa Bay/Indianapolis 60 Andy Reid Philadelphia Eagles 58 Bill Cowher Pittsburgh Steelers 53 Brian Billick Baltimore Ravens 51 Mike Shanahan Denver Broncos 50 Jon Gruden Oakland/Tampa Bay 51 Fisher is not only considered one of the best coaches in the NFL but in franchise history because his 97 career wins are more than any other head coach in the history of the franchise. OILERS/TITANS CAREER COACHING HISTORY Coach Year Wins Losses.PCT Bum Phillips Jeff Fisher 1995-pre Jack Pardee Jerry Glanville His 56 victories over a five-year period ranks first in franchise history for most combined wins in five consecutive seasons. OILERS/TITANS CAREER COACHING HISTORY Coach Year Wins Losses.PCT Jeff Fisher Bum Phillips Jack Pardee * * Pardee coached the Oilers first 10 games in 1994 before he was terminated. Titans helped head coach Jeff Fisher looks to improve on his career divisional record of when he takes the Tennessee Titans to Indianapolis to play the Colts this week. With five more games left in the regular season, Fisher hopes to move up among the ranks of fellow head coaches in the league who are the bestamong their peers in divisional games during their career. Thus far, Fisher is 48-32, which trails both Joe Gibbs of the Washington Redskins and Mike Holmgren of the Seattle Seahawks by percentage points among active NFL coaches in the NFL. NFL HEAD COACHES WITH BEST DIVISIONAL RECORDS (minimum 50 games) Coach Wins Losses Ties PCT Mike Shanahan Marty Schottenheimer Bill Cowher Joe Gibbs Mike Holmgren Jeff Fisher Jeff Fisher became the fourth youngest coach to win 90 games since 1960 when the Titans defeated the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football, 48-27, at Lambeau Field. He was 46 years old, 229 days with the victory. Last season, he became the fourth youngest coach to win 80 regular season game when Tennessee defeated Houston, (10/12). YOUNGEST COACHES TO WIN 90 GAMES SINCE 1960 COACH YEARS SEASON GAMES John Madden 41 yrs/210 days 9th 120 (11/6/77 Oakland 44 Seattle 7) Don Shula 41yrs/329 days 10th 136 (11/29/71 Miami 34 Chicago 3) Bill Cowher 44 yrs/166 days 10th 149 (10/21/2001 Pittsburgh 17 Tampa Bay 10) JEFF FISHER 46 years/229 days 10th 156 (10/11/2004 Tennessee 48 Green Bay 26) Hank Stram 46 yrs/288 days 11th 145 (10/18/1970 Kansas City 27 Cincinnati 19) DICK VERMEIL FACTS DICK VERMEIL: Became the franchise's 9th head coach on January 12, 2001 and is one of only four coaches in NFL history to guide two different teams to victories in the Super Bowl, having accomplsihed the feat with the Philadelphia Eagles and St. Louis Rams. He helped the Rams defeat the Tennessee Titans to win Super Bowl XXXIV and guided the Eagles to a win over the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXV in Prior to joining the Chiefs, he was the St. Louis Rams head coach and helped the Rams to win the NFC West division with a 13-3 record. Since taking over for the Chiefs, Vermeil has guided the team to a record. Overall, he is in his career.

3 TITANS-COLTS NOTES FROM WEEK 13 These are some notes from the Tennessee Titans setback against the Houston Texans last week. The Titans set a franchise record for most points scored in the first quarter (24). They scored 21 points twice before, the last time at home against St. Louis (10/31/99). WR Drew Bennett scored three touchdowns in the game to improve his season mark to five which sets a new career-high for the UCLA Bruin, bettering his old mark set last season. QB Billy Volek threw his 7th, 8th and 9th touchdowns of the season and three in one game, which is a new career-high for touchdowns in a game for the Fresno State standout. RB Chris Brown posted his sixth 100-yard rushing game of the season, totaling 104 yards on 19 carries in the game. DE Antwan Odom and DT Kevin Carter combined to sack Colts QB Peyton Manning in the third quarter, giving Odom 1.5 sacks and Carter six sacks on the season. S Lamont Thompson posted his fourth interception of the season and the fifth of his career when he picked off Colts QB Peyton Manning in the third quarter. cott McGarrahan recorded the first interception of his seven year career when he picked off David Carr in the first quarter. DT Randy Starks forced a fumble on Colts QB Peyton Manning and made the recovery in the second quarter. CB Andre Dyson intercepted Peyton Manning just before halftime, setting a career-high with his 5th interception of the season. The Titans recorded three or more sacks in a game for the fourth time this season. TITANS-TEXANS CONNECTIONS Titans head coach Jeff Fisher served in the same capacity when Chiefs special teams coach Fred Gansz Jr. worked with the Hosuton Oilers from Chiefs assistant offensive line coach Irv Eatman played with the Houston Oilers in Chiefs d-line coach Carl Hairston served as the d-line coach for Kevin Carter with the St. Louis Rams from Chiefs assistant special teams coach Chad O Shea served as the grad assistant at the University of Houston when Titans RB Antowain Smith played for the Cougars in FORMER COLLEGIANS RETURN TO VOLUNTEER STATE? *Chiefs CB Julian Battle played at the University of Tennessee from *Chiefs S Jerome Woods attended the University of Memphis and is from Memphis, TN. *Chiefs offensive coordinator Al Saunders coached at the University of Tennessee in *Chiefs defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham served as a member of the Titans coaching staff from as their linebacker coach. The following players were teammates in college : Titans CB Richard Gardner with Chiefs FB Omar Easy and RB Larry Johnson at Penn State Titans LB Rocky Calmus with Chiefs DE Jimmy Wilkerson and CB William Bartee at Oklahoma...Titans LB Rocky Boiman with Chiefs G Jordan Black at Notre Dame...Titans DE Carlos Hall with Chiefs LB Quentin Carver at Arkansas...Titans FB Troy Fleming and DT Albert Haynesworth with Chiefs CB Julian Battle at Tennessee...Titans TE Shad Meier with Chiefs LB Monty Beisel at Kansas State...Titans CB Michael Waddell with Chiefs DT Ryan Sims at North Carolina...Titans LBs Cody Spencer and Brad Kassell with Chiefs G Brian Waters at North Texas...Titans G Benji Olson with Chiefs QB Damon Huard at Washington...Titans T Todd Williams with Chiefs T Brett Williams at Florida State. A TITANS VICTORY WOULD Give Jeff Fisher his second consecutive win and second career victory against the Chiefs, having defeated Kansas City in 2000 (9/10). Improve the Titans record on Monday Night Football under head coach Jeff Fisher to 5-3. Improve the Titans record in the month of December in the Jeff Fisher era to 21-13, including wins in eight of their last 10 December games dating back to the 2002 season. Improve the Titans career record under head coach Jeff Fisher to 98-74, in the regular season and 2-3 overall against the Kansas City. NEXT WEEK The Titans travel out west to play the Oakland Raiders in a game at Network Associates Coliseum (63,132) Kickoff for the Raiders contest is at 3:15 pm. WHAT TO LOOK FOR THIS WEEK RB Chris Brown to record sixth 100-yard performance against an opponent from the AFC and second in as many weeks having totaled 104 yards on 19 carries against the Colts last week. It would also be Brown s seventh 100-yard game of the season if he can pass the century mark. RB Chris Brown needs 24 yards to record his first 1,000-yard season in his career. WR Derrick Mason needs 88 receiving yards to reach 1,000 for the fourth consecutive season, dating back to 2001 when he totaled 1,128 yards on the year. He would become the first receiver in franchise history to accomplish the feat. CB Andre Dyson needs two interceptions to tie Samari Rolle s mark in 2000 (7) for most interceptions by an Oilers/Titans cornerback since Richard Johnson picked off eight passes in TE Erron Kinney needs one touchdown reception to tie his career-high for touchdowns in a season set last year when he caught three. LB Keith Bulluck to record seven tackles to give him 120 on the season, which would mark the third consecutive year he accomplished the feat, having totaled 180 in 2002 and 171 tackles last year.

4 TALE OF THE TAPE 2004 Stats Tennessee KC Record Total Offense Rushing Offense Passing Offense Points Scored (avg.) Total Defense Rushing Defense Passing Defense Points Allowed (avg.) rd Down Offense % rd Down Defense% Time of Possession 32:18 32:58 Sacks Allowed Sacks Turnover Ratio 0-8 TITANS OFFENSIVE NOTES Tennessee ranks tied for 14th in the NFL in total offense (9th in the AFC), averaging yds/game. The Titans are 12th in the NFL (8th in the AFC) in rushing offense, averaging yds/game. Tennessee ranks 20th in the NFL (10th in the AFC) in passing offense, averaging yds/game. Top 5-WR Derrick Mason ranks first in the AFC and in the NFL in receptions (76) and fourth in the AFC in receiving yards (912). The Titans rank fourth in the AFC and in the NFL with an average time of possession of 32:18 per game. Top 10-RB Chris Brown is ninth in the AFC in rushing yards (976) after Week 13. Brown also ranks ninth in the AFC with 1,110 yards from scrimmage. Offensive Explosion-In last week s game at Indianapolis, the Titans scored 24 first quarter points to set a new franchise mark for most points scored in the first quarter. The last time the Titans scored 21 or more points came against the St. Louis Rams in 1999 when they scored 21 points. Drrrreeewww-WR Drew Bennett caught three first quarter touchdowns against the Colts last week to become first Oilers/Titans receiver in franchise history to catch three touchdowns in one quarter. He also is the only receiver to accomplish the feat during the 2004 regular season. Furthermore, he now has five touchdowns this season, which is also a new career-high for the UCLA alumn. Billy Vee-QB Billy Volek set a new-career mark for touchdowns in a game when he connected on three scores last week against the Colts. The former Fresno State standout surpassed his previous best of two touchdowns in a game. Double Dose of Kinney-TE Erron Kinney caught two touchdown receptions against Houston last week. It marked the first time in his career that the former Florida Gator caught two touchdowns in one game. Big Mac-QB Steve McNair became the winningest quarterback in the history of the franchise when he recorded his 71st win in leading the Titans to a win over the Green Bay Packers (10/11). The win helped McNair surpass the franchises previous mark set by Warren Moon (70). Brown Sugar-RB Chris Brown became the third back in NFL history to run for more than 100 yards in each of his first three career starts (see Brown s personal bio). After the Titans first five games, he totaled 556 yards, which ranked second only to Earl Campbell s 569 yards among all Oilers/Titans backs for most rushing yards since 1979 after the first five games to start a season. Bee-Hop-T Brad Hopkins moved into sole possession for third place on the franchises all-time list for games played when he saw action in his 174th game of his career at Minnesota (10/24) and move pass former Oiler LB Gregg Bingham on the all-time list (173). Mase in Your Face-WR Derrick Mason recorded three receptions against the Jacksonville Jaguars (11/21) to give him 62 receptions after Week 11. It marked the fifth consecutive year he has caught at least 60 passes, something only Frank Wycheck (97-01) and Haywood Jeffires (90-95) have done in franchise history. Mase in Your Face (Part II)-WR Derrick Mason recorded eight receptions at Houston (11/28) to finish the game with 70 receptions on the season. It marks the fourth consecutive year he has caught at least 70 passes, something no other Oilers/Titans receiver has done in franchise history. Tennessee ranks 17th in the NFL in total defense (10th in the AFC), averaging yds/game. The Titans are 17th in the NFL (10th in the AFC) in rushing defense, allowing opponents to average yds/game. Tennessee ranks 18th in the NFL (10th in the AFC) in passing defense, averaging yds/game. Turning A New Leaf-At Green Bay (10/11), Tennessee forced a season-high six turnovers (three interceptions and three forced fumbles), the most since forcing five turnovers (three interceptions, two forced fumbles) against the Dolphins last season (11/9/03). The Titans last had six turnovers at home vs. Atlanta (12/19/99). Stopping The Run-Against the Packers (10/11), RB Ahman Green totaled 33 yards on 10 carries, his fourth lowest rushing performance of his career in which he accounted for 10 carries in a game. His lowest effort also came against the Titans when he gained 11 yards on 10 carries. More importantly, the Packers were held to five rushing yards in the first half, their lowest output since they only gained 4 yards in the first half against Minnesota (10/21/01). Sack Machine-Tennessee s defense posted 17 combine sacks in their last five games, dating back to their three sack performance against the Vikings (10/24). Welcome Back-DE Kevin Carter tied his career-high for sacks in a game (3) when he stopped Bears QB Craig Krenzel three times (11/14). It tied his previous high when he was a member of the St. Louis Rams (see Titans Sack Machine). Rookie Recognition-DE Travis LaBoy (3.5) and DT Randy Starks (4.5) rank second and fourth on the team in sacks. The rookie tandem has posted at least one sack in each of the last five games and are among the top of the sack leaders among rookies in the league entering this week s game at Indianapolis (See The Rookies, Pg. 8). TITANS DEFENSIVE NOTES Against the Pass-In consecutive games against Jacksonville (11/21) and Chicago (11/14), the Titans allowed QB s Craig Krenzel and David Garrard to throw for a combined 245 yards, zero touchdown passes, and three interceptions for a 32.8 passer rating. Double-Duece-CB Andre Dyson intercepted two passes against Bears QB Craig Krenzel (11/14) to increase his season total to a team-high four picks. It marked the first time in his career he posted two picks in one game and most importantly, tied his career-mark for picks in a season from last year when he also had four. Cougar Perfect- In just his second start in place of injured Lance Schulters, S Lamont Thompson intercepted Green Bay Packers future Hall of Fame QB Brett Favre twice in the Titans victory on Monday Night Football (10/11). He became the first Titans defender since Tank Williams (12/28/03) to record at least two interecptions in one game. Interceptions High- The three picks against the Packers (10/11) tied the Titans performance in the season opener at Miami when they picked off Jay Fielder and A.J. Feeley. The three picks against Brett Favre were the most this season and most since he threw three picks against Detroit last season (11/27). The three picks in the season opener were the most ever by an Oilers/Titans defense in season opener s during the Jeff Fisher era, toppping the two interceptions in season openers against Donovan McNabb of the Philadelphia Eagles (2001) and Jeff Blake of the Cincinnati Bengals (1999). Interceptions High-S Scott McGarrahan recorded his first interception in his seven-year career when he picked off David Carr of the Houston Texans in last week s game.

5 TITANS SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES Tennessee ranks 31st in the NFL in punt returns, averaging 4.3 yds/game. They rank 30th in the NFL in kickoff returns, averaging 19.0 yards per return. The Titans are 10th in the NFL in punt return coverage, allowing 7.0 yards per return. The club is 11th in the NFL in kick coverage, allowing 20.6 yards per return. Top 5- P Craig Hentrich is 3rd in the AFC with an average of 43.9 yards per punt and 2nd in the AFC with a net average of 38.0 yards per punt. WINNING IN DECEMBER Since the start of the 1998 season, the Titans are a half-game behind the Green Bay Packers for having the best record during the month of December, winning 20 of their last 28 games. The fact that both teams lost last week means the Titans missed on a golden opportunity to tie the Packers for first place on this list. However, the team does have another opportunity to take full advantage overtaking Green Bay when they take on the Kansas City Chiefs, who ironically are in fifth place on the list. The Titans 20-8 mark translates into a winning percentage of.714 and still are one of only two teams who has won 20 games during the month of December since After losing to the Colts, the Titans are ready to return to the win column and what better place to do that than on Monday Night Football. The Titans have not had a losing record in the month of December since 1997 when they only won one of their three games under head coach Jeff Fisher. In looking at the Titans success last season, the Titans were able to come away with three wins in the five games they took the field. In games against Buffalo and Houston, they trailed in both games before posting victories. BEST DECEMBER RECORDS IN NFL SINCE 1998 TEAM RECORD PCT Green Bay Tennessee Tampa Bay St. Louis Kansas City Baltimore NY Giants TITANS DECEMBER VICTORIES SINCE 1998 Year Record Victories Buffalo, Houston, Tampa Bay NY Giants, Indianapolis, New England Jacksonville, Houston Cleveland, Green Bay, Oakland Cincinnati, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Dallas Oakland, Jacksonville, Atlanta HOME SWEET HOME Tennessee is looking to win their second home game of the season when they welcome the Kansas City Chiefs to the Coliseum before a nationally televised audience on Monday Night Football. The last time the were victorious on Monday Night in front of their beloved fans came in 2002 when they defeated the then defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots 24-7 before a sellout crowd (12/16). The Titans lone home victory came last month when they defeated the Cincinnati Bengals, 27-20, in a game which saw the defense sack Carson Palmer four times. In this week s game agianst the Chiefs, Titans head coach Jeff Fisher hopes to secure his second consecutive win over Kansas City, having won an overtime game, 17-14, during the 2000 season 9/10). It should be noted that the Titans have one of the NFL s best records at the Coliseum since the franchise began playing home games there since the start of the 1999 season. One reason the Titans have been so effective against opposing teams at the Coliseum is the fact they have outscored opponents 225 to 96 in the first half in the last 17 home games. In fact, their 102 combined first quarter points is 6 more points than opponents have scored in the first half in the last 17 home games. TITANS SCORE BY PERIODS (in last 17 home games) Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 0T Final Titans Opponents Since the start of the 1999 season, the Titans have one of the best home records in the NFL, winning 33 of their last 45 games and are only a half game behind the third place New England Patriots and Minnesota Vikings for having the best home record during this time perod. NFL S BEST HOME RECORD SINCE 1999 Team Record Pct. St. Louis Rams Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings New England Patriots Tennessee Titans Tampa Bay Buccaneers Denver Broncos Oakland Raiders Miami Dolphins JUST WIN BABY One of the top teams in the NFL who has posted the best record in the league since the start of the 1999 season just happens to be the Tennessee Titans. Under the direction of Jeff Fisher, the team hasposted a record of over the course of the last five seasons. Entering this week s game, the Titans are tied with the Indianapolis Colts for having the second best record in the league, trailing only the St. Louis Rams and Philadelphia Eagles. The Titans also have one of the better records in the NFL dating back to the start of the 1997 season as well. Tennessee s record ranks tied for third with the Denver Broncos entering Week 13. More importantly, they are one of only three teams who have won 76 games during that time frame. NFL S BEST RECORDS SINCE 1997 NFL S BEST RECORDS SINCE 1999 Team Record PCT. St. Louis Rams Philadelphia Eagles Tennnessee Titans Indianapolis Colts New England Patriots Green Bay Packers Tampa Bay Buccaneers Miami Dolphins Team Record PCT. Green Bay Packers New England Patriots Tennnessee Titans Denver Broncos Minnesota Vikings Tampa Bay Buccaneers Miami Dolphins St. Louis Rams Philadelphia Eagles

6 TIME OF POSSESSION The Tennessee Titans will face another high powered offense this week when they take the field against the Kansas City Chiefs in a nationally televised game on Monday Night Football. Following their setback against the Indianapolis Colts last week, the Titans hope they can regroup and limit the Chiefs from matching their success which led to a win over the Oakland Raiders in Week 12. In their last appearance on Monday Night Football, the Titans scored 27 points in the first half, which were the most points scored in the first half since the it posted 27 points at Carolina last season (Oct. 19, 2003). In defeating the Green Bay Packers that night 48-21, the Titans controlled the clock for 38:00 in the game, their best effort of the season in terms of time management. Furthermore, it marked the second consecutive week in which the team held on to the ball for more than 37:00 when they held on to the ball for 37:13 against the San Diego Chargers. Tennessee is currently third in the NFL in terms of time of possession, having averaged 32:10 for each game. They trail only th Pittsburgh Steelers (34:10) and this week s opponent, the Kansas City Chiefs (32:58) when it comes to time of possession. Despite losing to the Colts last week, the Titans held on to the ball for 33:05 in the game, their fifth time this season in which the team has held on to the ball for more than 33:00 in a game. The Titans finished the 2003 campaign ranked second (Denver, 33:53) in the AFC and tied for second in the NFL (Minnesota). Last season, the Titans held on to the ball for 32:52. In 2002, the team was tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers for having the top time of possession in the NFL, averaging 32:47 per game. That season saw the Titans control the clock for 32:47. If the Titans are going to defeat Kansas City, they must match the success from the last time the team appeared on Monday Night Football. The 38:00 time of possession resulted into 48 points, their highest point total since scoring 47 points at Pittsburgh Jan. 2, The last time the franchise posted 48 points was in a victory at home vs. Cincinnati 14 years ago (10/14/90). Additonally, the 38:00 time of possession helped the Titans score the most points ever by the Packers at Lambeau Field. The 48 points were also the most allowed by Green Bay at home since Detroit's win at old City Stadium in Let s see where the Titans contest against Green Bay where they held on to the ball for 38:00 ranks in the NFL compared to other times in the season. HIGHEST TIME OF POSSESSION / 2004 (NON-OT GAMES) Date Team Opponents TOP 12/5 Carolina New Orleans 41:51 12/5 Washington NY Giants 40:29 10/24 Arizona Seattle 39:51 10/4 Kansas City Baltimore 39:43 10/17 Green Bay Detroit 39:41 12/5 New England Cleveland 39:08 11/21 Pittsburgh Cincinnati 38:56 10/24 Kansas City Atlanta 38:54 10/17 Carolina Philadelphia 38:30 11/21 San Diego Oakland 38:26 9/13 Green Bay Carolina 38:04 10/11 Tennessee Green Bay 38:00 FIRST QUARTER POINT DIFFERENTIAL/FIRST HALF LEADS Since the Titans hired Jeff Fisher as their 15th head coach in 1995, the Oilers/Titans have as been known for getting out to a fast start. In his 159 regular season games, the Titans have led after the first quarter in 79 of those games. Fisher s 49.7 percentage ranks second on the all-time list among NFL s head coaches who have led in games after the first quarter. Name Record PCT Mike Shanahan 173 games/87 1st quarter leads 50.3 Jeff Fisher 159 games/79 1st quarter leads 49.7 Greasy Neal 101 games/50 1st quarter leads 49.5 The last time the Titans faced the Kansas City Chiefs saw both teams unable to score in the first quarter. Both teams headed into halftime tied at seven and would end up tied at 14 at the end of the fourth quarter. In last week s game against the Colts, the Titans led after the team scored three touchdowns from the duo of Billy Volek to receiver Drew Bennett. The Titans only have been defeated six times since November 3rd, 2002 when their defense has prevented opponents from scoring a touchdown in the first quarter. However, this week s game against the Chiefs may cause concern because the Chiefs have yet to be held scoreless in the first quarter in their first 12 games of the season. Despite this statistic and the fact that both teams enter this week s game with identical records, the Titans were faced with somewhat of a similar situation when they traveled to Green Bay to face the Packers on Monday Night Football in Week 6. The Packers offense had featured a rushing attack which featured Ahman Green, who was one of the NFL s top rushers. However, the Packers were held to five rushing yards in the first half, their lowest output since they only gained 4 yards in the first half against Minnesota (10/21/01). The last time Kansas City was held without a point in the first quarter came against the Chicago Bears last season when both teams entered the second quarter tied at zero. Although the Chiefs did not score in their first quarter, the team did prevail over the Bears, 31-3, before more than 78,000 fans at Arrowhead Stadium (12/28). Let s take a closer look and see how the Titans have fared when opponents have been held to three or fewer points since their matchup against the Indianapolis Colts on November 3, Team 1st Quarter Halftime Result (since 11/3/2002) Indianapolis 0 points trailed 20-0 L, Houston 0 points trailed 10-3 L, NY Giants 3 points trailed L,32-29 OT Indianapolis 0 points trailed L, New England 0 points trailed 14-0 L, 24-7 Jacksonville 0 points trailed 14-3 L, Houston 0 points trailed 6-0 L, 13-3 (in 2003) Oakland 3 points trailed L, Indianapolis 3 points led 17-7 W, 33-7 New Orleans 2 points trailed 13-5 L, Pittsburgh 3 points trailed L, Houston 0 points trailed 21-3 L, Carolina 0 points trailed 27-3 L, Jacksonville 0 points trailed L, Miami 0 points trailed 21-0 L, 31-7 Jacksonville 0 points trailed 10-0 L, 10-3 Indianapolis 3 points led W,29-27 Buffalo 0 points led 10-6 L, Houston 0 points led 10-3 L, Tampa Bay 3 points trailed 16-3 L, Miami 0 points trailed 7-0 L, 17-7 Indianapolis 3 points trailed 10-3 W, Jacksonville 0 points trailed 6-0 W, Green Bay 0 points trailed L, Houston 3 points led W, Minnesota 3 points trailed, 17-3 W, 20-3 Cincinnati 3 points trailed 13-3 L, Chicago 0 points tied at 7 W, (ot) Jacksonville 0 points trailed 10-6 L, Houston 3 points trailed W, 31-21

7 GREAT WALL OF NASHVILLE/RUSHING ATTACK Based on the sucess of the Tennessee Titans rushing attack this season, many fans in the Volunteer State have praised the offensive line for their efforts. RB Chris Brown needs only 24 yards this week against the Chiefs to top 1,000-yards for the season, the first back other than Eddie George to surpass 1,000-yards for the Oilers/Titans franchise since 1993 when Gary Brown topped the mark. The offensive line has been decimated with injuries, which has forced coach Mike Munchak to replace seasoned veterans such as Zach Piller and Brad Hopkins miss major portions of the season. Piller suffered a torn bicep suffered in the season opener at Miami and has not suited up in uniform since departing for the sidelines in the second half. Hopkins, who broke his right hand against the Chicago Bears, hopes to take the field later this season with hopes of starting his 172nd game of his career. Even though both veterans missed last week s game at Indianapolis, Brown was able to run for 104 yards on 19 carries, his sixth 100-yard game of the season and second against the Colts defense. When Brown could not start because of a toe injury at Jacksonville and Houston, backup Antowain Smith gained 95 and 90 yards, respectively, behind the o-line in the two games. Tennessee s offensive line has paved the way for the rushing attack to collect more than 100 yards in nine of their twelve games (75%) this season, which is a slight improvement from last season when the team rushed for more than 100 yards in six of the first twelve (50%) contests. Whether it is Brown or Smith who takes the field this week against the Chiefs, the team s offensive line has done an outstanding job, especially when you consider a fifth round pick from this year s draft, Jacob Bell, has replaced Piller and started each of the last 11 games. The former Miami of Ohio standout who was a regular at tackle in college has made the neccesary adjustments and has performed well at left guard. Earlier in the season, the Titans offensive line helped Brown run for 101 yards on 23 carries and one touchdown against a Jacksonville Jaguars defense that had not allowed an opposing back to rush for more than 100 yards since Stephen Davis of the Carolina Panthers rushed for 111 yards on 22 carries in the Panthers win (9/7/03). When Hopkins went down, the Titans inserted veteran Jason Mathews in his place, who also had to come in and start at right guard when Oslon could not take the field against the Texans earlier in the season. One interesting statistic which shows how sucessful the Titans offensive line has done this season is by the total rushing yards Brown had in his first five games (556), which ranked second by an Oilers/Titans back in the first five games since the 16-game schedule, trailing only Hall of Famer Earl Campbell (569) in Brown has three 100-yard games which saw the Colorado Buffalo total 100 yards before halfitime, hitting the 100-yard mark against Miami (9/11),104 yards against Indianapolis (9/19) and 103 yards against Green Bay before a nationally televised audience on Monday Night Football (10/11). The Chiefs enter this week s game ranked 13th against the run and have allowed four running backs to top the 100-yard mark on the season; Quentin Griffin of the Denver Broncos (156 yards yards on 27 carries; 9/12), DeShaun Foster of the Carolina Panthers (174 yards on 32 carries; 9/19), Michael Pittman of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (128 yards on 15 carries; 11/7) and Deucen McAllister of the New Orleans Saints (127 yards on 16 carries; 11/14). One other inteteresting statistic which shows how well the Titans offensive line is doing this season is to compare where the 1,49 yards ranks to the rest of the Oilers/Titans teams during the Jeff Fisher era after 12 games. The yardage total is the fourth highest in the Fisher era and is 338 yards ahead from the 2003 Titans squad which totaled 1,159 rushing yards after their first twelve games and more than 300 yards more than the 1999 Titans team, which would eventually win the AFC Championship Game and advance to the Super Bowl against the St. Louis Rams. MOST NET RUSHING YARDS AFTER TEN GAMES SINCE 1995 YEAR YARDS , , , , , , , , , ,159 TITANS SACK MACHINE The Titans defense will face one of the NFL s best offensive lines when the Kansas City Chiefs, led by Pro Bowlers Willie Roaf and Will Shields, take the field next week. In facing this veteran unit, the Titans defense will be forced to apply pressure to Chiefs signal caller Trent Green, who threw for 340 yards and three touchdowns on 23 of 35 passing. When the Titans faced the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football in Week 5 (10/11), they saw their consecutive streak with at least one sack snapped when it could not stop Brett Favre in the game. Prior to the game, their defense had the NFL s longest consecutive streak with at least one sack at 29 games. Ironically, the Titans defense only one game where they did not record a sack was against Green Bay and Favre, who despite not being sacked threw three interceptions that game. At Indianapolis last week, Kevin Carter and rookie Antwan Odom joined forces and sacked Peyton Manning for the Titans only sack of the game. The one sack against the Colts was not indicative of how the Titans defense had been in their previous five games as it combined for 17 sacks, five of which came against Chicago and another four versus the Cincinnati Bengals. After twelve games, Green has been sacked 24 times, based large in part because of the team s passion to throw the ball. As a result, the Titans will have several opportunities to improve on their sack total on the season. But the former standout from Indiana University was not sacked last week versus the Raiders. Prior to their victory over Oakland, the Chiefs had lost four consecutive games and saw Green get sacked nine times, four of which came against the New England Patriots. In their eight losses, the Chiefs have allowed Green to be sacked 22 times, a sharp contrast to games where they have won for their signal caller was stopped only twice. Two of those losses came at the hands of the New England Patriots (4 sacks) and the Jacksonville Jaguars (6 sacks). Games against the Houston Texans and Carolina Panthers saw Green sacked three times as well. Tennessee has garnered 27 sacks this season and is 11 shy from matching their success from the 2003 regular season when their 38 sacks ranked tied for fourth in the AFC (Buffalo) and tied for ninth (Philadelphia) in the NFL. The team hopes it can continue their success this season getting to the quarterback as it ranks fifth in the NFL with a total of 240 sacks since the start of the 1999 season. MOST SACKS IN NFL SINCE 1999 Team Sacks New Orleans Saints 258 Philadelphia Eagles 257 Pittsburgh Steelers 249 St. Louis Rams 246 Tennessee Titans 241 Miami Dolphins 240 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 239

8 THE ROOKIES In looking at last week s setback to the Indianapolis Colts, the Tennessee Titans defense only accounted for one sack in the game. However, it should be noted that one of the two people who were credited for the half-sack of QB Peyton Manning was rookie Antwan Odom, who was selected with the team s third overall pick in this year s draft. Odom has started five games this season for the Titans, which included last week s game where he recorded five tackles and one quarterback pressure. On the season, the former first-team SEC standout from Alabama has registered 30 tackles, 1.5 sacks and eight quarterback pressures. Odom was one of five defensive lineman selected in this year s draft, one of whom was Travis LaBoy, who was named the Western Athletic Conferences Defensive Player of the Year after posting 76 stops, a conference-high 13 sacks and 22 tackles behind the line of scrimmage as a senior at the University of Hawaii. Although he only accounted for two tackles in the game, LaBoy has started four games for the defensive unit and has been credited with 22 tackles and six quarterback pressures. What is even more interesting about LaBoy is his ability to get to the quarterback. Entering this week s Monday Night appearance against the Kansas City Chiefs, LaBoy is fourth on the team in sacks with three-and-a-half (3.5). Two of those sacks came against the Minnesota Vikings when he sacked Daunte Culpepper two times in the fourth quarter. The following week saw LaBoy post a half-sack against Carson Palmer of the Cincinnati Bengals, helping the Titans to a win. Ironically, the other person who shared the sack with LaBoy was Randy Starks, who began the season as the youngest player on the Titans roster (20). Starks declared for the NFL draft following a successful junior season at the University of Maryland.who also posted five tackles and one quarterback pressure in the win over the Bengals. The following week saw Starks receive credit for another sack when when he stopped Craig Krenzel in the backfield in the fourth quarter. Starks has come on strong and has started the last five games at right or left tackle position. He has shown his ability to get to the quarterback from the tackle position and is second on the team in that category with four-and-a-half sacks (4.5). Last week at Indianapolis, Starks was credited with a season-high seven tackles, two of which were for losses and one forced fumble, which he also recovered. Starks added to his sack total in a road game against the Houston Texans when he sacked David Carr twice. Since the Packers game, LaBoy and Starks have seen an increase in their playing time as well as their sack total. As mentioned earlier in the Titans defensive section on Page 2, LaBoy and Starks have posted at least one sack in each of the last five games and are among the top of the sack leaders among rookies in the league entering this week s game at Indianapolis. When these two rookies were chosen in this year s draft, many Titans fans had high hopes for them because of the fact the team s most effective pass rusher since the 1999 season, Jevon Kearse, departed for the Philadelphia Eagles during the offseason for greener pastures. Another rookie who has unlimited potential when it comes to getting to the quarterback is Bo Schobel, who participated in his first NFL game last week against the Indianapolis Colts when he took the field in the first quarter. After he came off of the team s PUP list, the former Texas Christian Univeristy standout made five tackles against the Colts. Although he hasn t recorded one sack, Schobel is destined to add another element to the defensive corps during the remainder of the season. Entering Week 13 of the season, Starks ranks second among all NFL rookies in sacks, trailing Jared Allen of the Kansas City Chiefs, who has six sacks on the year. Not far behind Allen and Starks is LaBoy, who has registered three-and-a-half sacks himself. Starks leads all rookie defensive tackles in sacks, something which would hopefully be able to cement his name on the NFL s All Rookie Team when the season is over. Let s take a look and see where Starks and LaBoy rank among the rest of the rookies in the NFL ROOKIE SACK LEADERS Name Team Sacks Jared Allen KC 6.0 Will Smith NO 5.0 Randy Starks TEN 4.5 Karlos Dansby AZ 4.0 Kendrick Udeze MIN 4.0 Travis LaBoy TEN 3.5 Tommie Harris CHI 3.5 Tommy Kelly OAK 3.0 Shaun Phillips SD 3.0 Gibril Wilson NYG 3.0

9 DEFENSE AGAINST THE RUN/FEWEST 100-YARD RUSHERS The Tennessee Titans defense enter this week s game against the Kansas City Chiefs having allowed opposing running backs to run for more than 100-yards 19 times since the start of the 1996 season. With four games remaining on their schedule, it s the fewest amount of 100- yard games in the NFL during that time frame. FEWEST 100-YARD RUSHERS ALLOWED SINCE 1996 Team 100-yard Rushers Tennessee Titans 19 Pittsburgh Steelers 20 Baltimore Ravens 22 San Diego Chargers 22 Miami Dolphins 23 San Francisco 49ers 25 St. Louis Rams 27 Edgerrin James of the Indianapolis Colts ran for two touchdowns in the Titans setback last week to their division rivals from the AFC South. This week, the Titans face the Kansas City Chiefs, who are led by Priest Holmes, who enters this week s game with 892 yards, which ranks ninth in the AFC. Despite the fact the former University of Texas star has missed each of the last four games, he still has rushed for the most touchdowns in the NFL (14), which demonstrated the type of back he is when he steps on the field. Although he missed last week s game, backup Larry Johnson came in and rushed for 118 yards on 20 carries and one rushing touchdown (5 yards). Furthermore, Derrick Blaylock, another Chiefs running back, gained 186 yards on 33 carries and one rushing touchdown (3 yards) when he replaced Holmes in the Chiefs win over the New Orleans Saints earlier in the season. Since the start of the 1995 season, the Titans have allowed 99 rushing touchdowns, which is the fourth lowest total in the NFL. FEWEST RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS ALLOWED/SINCE 1995 Team Touchdowns Miami Dolphins 80 Pittsburgh Steelers 86 Baltimore Ravens 94 Tennessee Titans 99 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 99 San Francisco 49ers 113 Titans head coach Jeff Fisher has overseen a defense which has been in the Top 10 against the run in nine out of the last 10 years. The Titans are ranked 16th in the league against the run and have allowed opponents to run for an average of yards per game, which is far from their success in 2003 when their defense was first in the NFL (1st in the AFC) in rushing defense. In preparing fot the Chiefs, the Titans defense will go against an offense which not only ranks fourth in the NFL in rushing but also is second overall in the league in total offense averaging yards per game. If the Titans are going to be able to defeat the Chiefs, then they will have to prevent Kansas City from their average of rushing yards a game. The Titans defense must match the success from earlier in the season when it contained Rudi Johnson of the Cincinnati Bengals and Ahman Green of the Green Bay Packers from topping the 100-yard mark in victories over the Bengals and Packers, respectively. Entering Week 13, Johnson ranks fourth in the AFC having rushed for 1,105 yards, 202 of which came two weeks against the Cleveland Browns. However, the star studded back from Auburn University was held to 57 yards on 17 carries in the Titans victory on Halloween (10/31). Green enters this week s game against Detroit having run for a teamhigh 916 yards on 196 carries and six touchdowns. He is also ranked fourth in the NFC in rushing yards but could not find much success against the Titans when he limited to 33 yards on 10 carries in Tennessee s win (10/11). It was one of Green s lowest rushing performances of the 2004 regular season and fourth lowest rushing total of his prolific career when he has carried at least 10 times in a game. LOWEST RUSHING YARDAGE BY AHMAN GREEN (with at least 10 carries) Team Yardage/Carries Date Tennessee Titans 11 yards/10 carries 12/26/2001 Minnesota Vikings 31 yards/16 carries 12/20/2001 Jacksonville Jaguars 31 yards/17 carries 12/3/2001 Tennessee Titans 33 yards/10 carries 10/11/2004 Regardless of which Chiefs running back takes the field this week against the Titans, it will be their first time they have faced the Titans defense in a Chiefs uniform. Below are a list of some of the NFL s backs, including Priest Holmes, who rank atop of the rushing leaders in 2004 and how they fared against Fisher and the Titans in their first contest. Name Date Yds/Carries Marshall Faulk St. Louis Rams 10/31/99 90 yds/16 carries Edgerrin James Indianapolis Colts 12/8/02 70 yds/18 carries Jamal Lewis Baltimore Ravens 10/22/00 58 yds/17 carries Rudi Johnson Cincinnati Bengals 10/31/04 57 yards/17 carries Corey Dillon Cincinnati Bengals 10/12/97 39 yds/8 carries Priest Holmes Baltimore Ravens 10/11/98 29 yds/14 carries Emmitt Smith Dallas Cowboys 11/27/97 22 yds/10 carries Ahman Green Green Bay Packers 12/16/01 11 yds/10 carries Tiki Barber New York Giants 11/9/97-1 yds/2 carries 10/1/00 2 yds/5 carries Edgerrin James of the Indianapolis Colts, Corey Dillon of the New England Patriots and Fred Taylor of the Jacksonville Jaguars are the only three backs who can lay claim as to having run for more than 100-yards one time against the Titans in the Fisher era. In fact, let s take a look at the backs who can say they have run for more than 100-yards against the franchise since the start of the 1996 season. Running backs who have rushed for more than 100 yards against the Titans since 1996 Name Date Team Yards Corey Dillon 12/4/97 Cincinnati Bengals 246 yards LaDainian 10/3/04 San Diego Chargers 147 yards Tomlinson Mewelde Moore 10/24/04 Minnesota Vikings 138 yards Corey Dillon 10/27/02 Cincinnati Bengals 138 yards Steve Broussard 10/5/97 Seattle Seahawks 138 yards Domanick Davis 11/28/04 Houston Texans 129 yards Edgerrin James 9/19/04 Indianapolis Colts 124 yards Corey Dillon 10/18/98 Cincinnati Bengals 124 yards Curtis Martin 11/22/98 New York Jets 123 yards Edgerrin James 9/14/03 Indianapolis Colts 120 yards Michael Bennett 12/9/01 Minnesota Vikings 113 yards Fred Taylor 9/27/98 Jacksonville Jaguars 116 yards Jerome Bettis 9/29/96 Pittsburgh Steelers 115 yards Fred Taylor 10/16/00 Jacksonville Jaguars 112 yards Terry Allen 10/7/01 Baltimore Ravens 108 yards Edgerrin James 12/5/04 Indianapolis Colts 105 yards Fred Taylor 11/26/00 Jacksonville Jaguars 104 yards Fred Taylor 11/21/04 Jacksonville Jaguars 103 yards Priest Holmes 12/12/99 Baltimore Ravens 100 yards