Titans

[Amy]

This week we have the Titans. It's the last home game of the regular season. We finish @Jets and @Miami. It's a game that we should win, and a win would be very helpful in the quest for the #1 seed.

Notable Pats inactives are Julian Edelman, Devin McCourty, Scott Chandler, Jonathan Freeney and Bryan Stork.

Notable Titans inactives are Kendall Wright and De'Norris Searcy.

The weather will not be a factor. It's cold but sunny in Foxboro. Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts have the call. Walt Coleman is the ref.

Go Pats!

[Amy]

Titans Possession 1. They start at the 20.
1st and 10: Andrews for 5 up the middle.
2nd and 5: Andrews for 3 up the middle.
3rd and 2: Mariota overthrows Green-Beckham.

Pats Possession 1. We start at the 21.
1st and 10: Bolden for 9 on a draw.
2nd and 1: Bolden for 1. Comes back on holding on Mason.
2nd and 11: Brady to Bolden on a checkdown for 6.
3rd and 5: Brady to LaFell on a cross. JoJo gets 29.
1st and 10: Bolden dropped for a loss of 1 on a pitch.
2nd and 11: Brady with a quick screen. Jojo gets 10.
3rd and 1: Bolden with a nice inside run. 10 yard gain.
1st and 10: Bolden for 1.
2nd and 9: Brady to Gronk for 13.
1st and 10: Brady to Danny for 3. Danny made one guy miss.
2nd and 7: Brady to White for 4.
3rd and 3: Brady finds Gronk for 5 and the TD!!!

7-0 Pats. 7:10 left. I like that we kept the clock running. I want this to be a fast game.

Titans Possession 2. They start at the 20.
1st and 10: Mariota to Fowler for 8.
2nd and 2: Andrews for 5. He made a nice move in the backfield.
1st and 10: Mariota to Green-Beckham on a rollout. 19 yard gain.
1st and 10: Andrews up the middle for 1.
2nd and 9: Mariota sacked by Hicks. The Titans were very out of sync on the play.
3rd and 14: Mariota to Fasano for 15. Comes back on holding on Warmack. Fasano made a great effort play. It's almost a shame that it was wiped out.
3rd and 24: Mariota throw away.

PatsPossession 2. We start at the 23 after Danny slipped on the return.
1st and 10: Brady to Martin for 9.
2nd and 1: Iosefa up the middle for 4.
1st and 10: Brady throw up under pressure from Orakpo.
2nd and 10: White for 4. Comes back on illegal formation.
2nd and 15: Brady overthrows Gronk.
3rd and 15: Brady sacked by Casey and Bass.

Titans Possession 3. They start at the 25.
1st and 10: Andrews up the middle for 4. That was the last play of the quarter.

[Amy]

2nd and 6: Andrews with a nifty run for 2.
3rd and 4: False Start, Lewan
3rd and 9: Mariota stripped by Jones, recovered by Hicks for a TD.

14-0 Pats. 13:48 left in the half.

Titans Possession 4. They start at the 10 after the kickoff is fumbled in the endzone, then recovered and returned.
1st and 10: Cobb up the middle for 4.
2nd and 6: Mariota to Fasano for 5. Pats timeout #1.
3rd and 1: Fowler for less than 1.

Danny fumbles on the punt return. Titans ball.

Titans Possession 5. Start at the Pats 26.
1st and 10: Mariota to Walker in the endzone. Incomplete. Both teams had chances to catch the ball.
2nd and 10: Cobb for 3 on an off tackle run.
3rd and 7: Mariota sacked by Jamie Collins!!! No one blocked him!
4th and 15: 49 yard FG is good.

14-3 Pats. 9:44 left.

Pats Possession 3. We start at the Titans 30 after a great return by Martin.
1st and 10: Brady to Danny, incomplete.
2nd and 10: Brady checks down to White. The pass goes one yard in the air, White goes 29 more for the 30 yard TD!

21-3 Pats. 9:23 left in the half.

The Titans have put a knee brace on Mariota's right knee. Mettenberger is in.

Titans Possession 6. They start at the 22.
1st and 10: Cobb fumbles, recovers it himself. No gain.
2nd and 10: Fake end around with the backup QB. Fail. Mettenberger dumps it off for a 2 yard gain to Andrews.
3rd and 8: Metterberger to Green-Beckham for 29. Nice play.
1st and 10: Andrews up the middle for 2.
2nd and 8: Metterberger to Stevens for 5.
3rd and 3: Metterberger to Andrews for 2.
4th and 1: Andrews for 0.

Turnoever on downs. 5:00 left in the half.

Pats Possession 4. We start at the 38.
1st and 10: Bolden for 8.
2nd and 2: Iosefa loses 1.
3rd and 3: False Start, Kline
3rd and 8: Brady to White for 12. White broke a tackle to get the first down. Huff hurt on the play. It looked like his own guy hit him in the process of getting White down.
1st and 10: Iosefa with a nice burst. 15 yard gain.
1st and 10: Iosefa for 2 up the middle. That got us to the 2:00 warning.

Mariota is questionable to return as of this moment.

2nd and 8: Brady to White, incomplete.
3rd and 8: White for 6 off tackle. Titans Timeout #1.
4th and 2: 43 yard FG is good. 24-3 Pats. 1:44 left.

Titans Possession 7. Start at the 20.
1st and 10: Mettenberger to Andrews, off his hands, incomplete.
2nd and 10: Metterberger to Walker, deep, off his hands.
3rd and 10: Andrews for 1. Pats timeout #2.

Bad drive for them.

Pats Possession 5. We start at the 45 after a nice return by Danny. Danny might have been hurt on that retrurn.
1st and 10: Brady to White for 6.
2nd and 4: Brady to White under pressure. Gain of 18.
1st and 10: Brady to White. Bass stops him in the backfield. Loss of 2.
2nd and 12: Brady to White for 3. Pats timeout #3.
3rd and 9: Brady to Martin, inc.
4th and 9: 48 yard FG is missed slightly right.

Titans Possession 8. Start at the 38.
1st and 10: Metterberger sacked by Sheard to end the half.

Why do you risk your backup QB, down 21, with 20 seconds left in the half? There's been some shaky coaching by the Titans. Mariota is officially out for the game. That's smart.

I'm happy with this half. I want to see Gronk and Brady not play in the second half. I want to see a lot of runs. Let's eat the clock and get this one over fast.

[Amy]

Danny's done for the day with a knee injury.

Patriots Possession 6. We start at the 20.
1st and 10: Bolden for 6.
2nd and 4: Brady one hops a pass to Gronk. Incomplete.
3rd and 4: Brady to LaFell, incomplete.

I did not like the play calling this drive. Run the ball!

Titans Possession 9. They start at the 41.
1st and 10: Andrews for 3, outside run.
2nd and 7: Metterberger down the sideline to Green-Beckham for 30.
1st and 10: Andrews up the middle for 5.
2nd and 5: Metterburger to Andrews, broke a Collins tackle, gains 9.
1st and 10: Andrews, no gain.
2nd and 10: Mettenburger scramble for 5.
3rd and 5: Mettenbuger to Walker, 7, TD.

24-10 Pats. 10:05 left.

Pats Possesion 7. We start at the 20.
1st and 10: Brady to Gronk, drop.
2nd and 10: Brady to Gronk, drop
3rd and 10: Brady to Gronk, 10
1st and 10: Iosefa for 3.
2nd and 7: Iosefa for 6.
3rd and 1: Bolden, 1.
1st and 10: Brady to LaFell. 17. Jojo takes a nasty hit and draws a flag for helmet to helmet for 15 more. 32 yard play.
1st and 10: Iosefa for 4 up the middle.
2nd and 6: Iosefa for 4 up the middle.
3rd and 2: Bolden loses 1 on a sweep.
4th and 3: 38 yard FG is good. 27-10 Pats. 5:09 left.

Titans Possession 10. They start at the 20.
1st and 10: Mettenberger deep to Douglass, incomplete.
2nd and 10: Cobb up the middle for 3.
3rd and 7: Mettenberger escapes Collins. Twice. Butler with an interception. However, holding on Johnson negates the pick and gives them a first down. Hightower may have been hurt on the play.
1st and 10: Cobb, no gain.
2nd and 10: Mettenberger to Fasano for 8.
3rd and 2: Mettenberger to Fasano for 8.
1st and 10: Mettenberger sacked by Chandler Jones! Titans use timeout #1.
2nd and 19: Mettenberger to Green-Beckham, pass defended by Richards.
3rd and 19: Metterberger on a slow screen to Andrews, 4 yards.

Hightower questionable to return.

PatsPossesion 8. We start at the 6.
1st and 10: Bolden for 2 up the middle.
2nd and 8: Brady to Martin for 11.

The third quarter ends. The Titans won the quarter, 7 to 3, but we're in control. Let's run the clock out!!

[Amy]

1st and 10: Brady to Bolden for 12.
1st and 10: Iosefa up the middle for 3.
2nd and 7: Brady sacked by Blackson.
3rd and 14: Brady to Gronk for 11.

Why are we dropping back to pass at this point? Run the ball!

Titans Possession 11. They start at the 24 with 12:28 left.
1st and 10: Metterberger to Green-Beckham for 8.
2nd and 2: Andrews for 8 up the middle.
1st and 10: Mettenberger to Douglass, high and caught, 10 yards.
1st and 10: Metterberger to Andrews for 8.
2nd and 2: Andrews for 7 up the middle. He had a nice burst.
1st and 10: Metterburger picked off by Butler in the endzone!

Pats ball. 9:25 left.

Pats Possession 9. We start at the 20.
1st and 10: Iosefa up the middle for 4.
2nd and 6: Jojo loses 1 on an end around.
3rd and 7: Brady to White. He takes it to the Titans 6, but it's called back by OPI on Martin. Bad call!! He was at the line, you are allowed contact inside 1 yard.
3rd and 17: Brady to Martin, 7.

Titans Possession 12. Start at the 42 with 7:04 left.
1st and 10: Mettenberger to Walker. 57 yard TD. Walker made some great moves on the catch and run. It was a pretty amazing play. Chung is hurt on the play.

27-16 Pats. 6:52 left. Succop missed the extra point.

Josh, can we run the ball please???? Get the game over with!

Pats Possession 10. We start at the 20.
1st and 10: Brady to Bolden, drop.
2nd and 10: Brady to Gronk, 15.
1st and 10: Bolden for no gain.
2nd and 10: Brady to Williams, 6
3rd and 4: Brady deep to LaFell! Jojo with a 31 yard gain.
1st and 10: Iosepa up the middle for 4.
2nd and 6: Brady to Gronk in the endzone. Drop. Titans timeout #2.
3rd and 6: Brady to Gronk in the endzone, catch, oob.
4th and 6: 42 yard FG good. 30-16 Pats. 3:30 left.

If we had run for zero, twice, we'd be close to, or at the 2:00 warning.

Titans Possession 13. Start at the 20.
1st and 10: Mettenberger to Douglass for 5.
2nd and 5: Mettenberger to Green-Beckham, 12
1st and 10: Metterberger to Green-Beckham, 14
1st and 10: Mettenberger to Fasano, defended by Wilson.
2nd and 10: Mettenberger badly overthrows Green-Beckham.
3rd and 10: Mettenberger flushed by Sheard. Throw on the run towards Green-Beckham. Ryan tips it, Collins picks it!!

Pats Possession 11. We start at the Titans 16.
1st and 10: Iosefa up the middle for 2. That brings us to the two minute warning.
2nd and 8: Iosefa for 1. Titans Timeout #3.
3rd and 7: Iosefa. No gain.
4th and 7: 31 yard FG is good. 33-16 Pats. 1:06 left.

Titans Possession 14. They start at the 20.
1st and 10: Mettenberger to Sankey, no gain.
2nd and 10: Mettenberger to Sankey, 16
1st and 10: Mettenberger to Sankey, 7

That's the last play of the game!

Win! 12-2!!!

Ahh. We win. Indy loses. It's a great day!

Go Pats!!!