Tennessee Titans Week 8 Snap Report

Written by Tom Gower on .

The NFL this year is tracking player participation on a weekly basis and reporting that information to the media. Per the NFL, here's how often which Titans played against the Colts.

Offense (59 total)
QB: Matt Hasselbeck 59
RB/FB: Chris Johnson 51, Quinn Johnson 25, Jamie Harper 4, Darius Reynaud 2
TE: Craig Stevens 42, Jared Cook 25, Taylor Thompson 16
WR: Nate Washington 43, Kenny Britt 38, Kendall Wright 30, Damian Williams 17, Lavelle Hawkins 2
OL: Steve Hutchinson 59, Mike Otto 59, Fernando Velasco 59, David Stewart 58, Kevin Matthews 48, Leroy Harris 11, Byron Stingily 1

Defense (76 total)

DE: Kamerion Wimbley 65, Derrick Morgan 63, Scott Solomon 13, Pannel Egboh 4
DT: Jurrell Casey 59, Sen'Derrick Marks 50, Karl Klug 21, Mike Martin 19
LB: Colin McCarthy 73, Zach Brown 56, Akeem Ayers 36, Tim Shaw 3
CB: Jason McCourty 76, Alterraun Verner 75, Ryan Mouton 44, Coty Sensabaugh 6
S: Michael Griffin 75, Jordan Babineaux 74, Robert Johnson 17, Al Afalava 4

Xavier Adibi, Beau Brinkley, and Tracy Wilson each only played on special teams. Rusty Smith did not appear in the game.

Analysis: For the second consecutive week, you see a lot of run game personnel up there. QJ's 25 snaps were a season high, and up 1 from last week. Jared Cook played his fewest snaps since the Houston game when he was limited due to injury, and the disparity between Stevens' snaps and his was the biggest it's been in any game he's healthy. The wideout rotation is the wideout rotation, and the offensive line is the offensive line plus injury-related replacements.

Defensively, the defensive end rotation is the defensive end rotation. Karl Klug saw the most snaps he'd seen since the Detroit game, and it was the first time since the season opener against the Patriots he'd played more than Mike Martin. Akeem Ayers sat for 40 snaps after sitting for 31 in the first seven games combined. I haven't loved his play this year, but there's been little to love on this defense. Zach Brown was the main beneficiary of Ayers sitting, and his 56 snaps were a season high. After this week, it's probably relatively safe to say Jordan Babineaux's time on the bench last week was the result of injury rather than performance.

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Titans fall to Colts in OT, 19-13

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The Tennessee Titans had their chances to win, and should have won, but fell to the Indianapolis Colts 19-13 in overtime.  Frankly, I wasn't surprised by the loss but was surprised at the way(s) the Titans lost - I was expecting a high-scoring game, something along the lines of 38-35.

 
The game was not particularly well officiated - there were some questionable calls and no-calls that hurt the Titans - but they should have won despite those.
 
The wind was brisk and seemed to have more of an effect on the kicking game than on the passers.  Still, it was encouraging that the Titans gave up only 3 points in the first quarter, when the Colts had the wind.  It was even more encouraging when the Titans had the lead and the wind in the fourth quarter.  Sadly, the Titans couldn't make a 13-6 lead late in the fourth quarter stand up.
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Enemy Intelligence: Indianapolis Colts

Written by Tom Gower on .

 

To find out more about what the 2012 Indianapolis Colts look like, I went through my normal practice of watching the next opponent's previous game. Coming off their bye, the Colts beat the Cleveland Browns at home last week by a final score of 17-13 to improve their record to 3-3 on the year. Andrew Luck scored twice on the ground in the first half, and the defense held the Browns after they cut the deficit to 14-13 early in the second half.
 
After the jump, what I saw from the Colts that game:
 
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Nate Dunlevy answers Total Titans' questions about the Colts

Written by Tom Gower on .

To learn more about the Colts, I'm delighted to bring back Nate Dunlevy. My first Q&A with Nate posted four years ago (today!). Since then, Nate has moved from his own site 18 to 88 to bigger and better things as Lead Writer for Bleacher Report at their AFC South blog. He's also written two books, including Blue Blood, a history of the Colts in Indianapolis, and Invincible, Indiana, a novel of Indiana high school basketball, while also still being part of the cast of writers at Colts Authority. You also can (and should) follow him on Twitter.

If you want to read my answers to his questions, check those out over at Colts Authority. Otherwise, on with the show.

Total Titans: Where does Andrew Luck stand six games into his rookie season? Is he as awesome as sliced bread, air conditioning on a hot summer day, high-speed internet, or all of the above?

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Thoughts on the all-22 from the win over the Bills

Written by Tom Gower on .

I've had a chance to go through the all-22 from the win over the Bills, and what follows is a melange of my thoughts on the various plays from the game.

Offense
1. Chris Johnson's yards gained were overwhelming a function of good blocking by the offensive line. If he had 195 yards, any of the top 50 or so backs in the NFL with sufficient speed could have had at least 180 yards, maybe more. Full credit to the offensive line, who did a much better job of winning 1v1 matchups and getting off double teams and on to the second level.

2. Praise to the offensive line notwithstanding, Bills defensive tackle Kyle Williams still blew up a number of plays with penetration, both against the run and against the pass. He was an equal opportunity offender, beating each of Leroy Harris, Fernando Velasco, and Steve Hutchinson at least once.

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Titans fans, what questions do you have about the Colts?

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The Titans will be taking on the Colts this weekend, and that means it's time for another installment of my regular Q&A with Nate Dunlevy of Colts Authority. With the Colts at .500 after undergoing changes on offense and defense, there's lots to ask about, so if you have any questions you'd like me to ask Nate, post them below and I'll pass them along.

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Tennessee Titans Week 7 Snap Report

Written by Tom Gower on .

Pardon the delayed nature of this posting, but a trip out of town and more trouble posting than anticipated delayed coverage of Sunday's game. Here's your weekly report of the NFL's snap totals for the Titans.

Offense (64 total)
QB: Matt Hasselbeck 64
RB/FB: Chris Johnson 44, Quinn Johnson 24, Jamie Harper 10, Darius Reynaud 9
TE: Craig Stevens 40, Jared Cook 31, Taylor Thompson 18
WR: Nate Washington 51, Kenny Britt 44, Kendall Wright 30, Damian Williams 19
OL: Leroy Harris 64, Steve Hutchinson 64, Michael Roos 64, David Stewart 64, Fernando Velasco 64

Defense (61 total)
DE: Kamerion Wimbley 57, Derrick Morgan 56, Scott Solomon 7, Pannel Egboh 2
DT: Jurrell Casey 45, Sen'Derrick Marks 37, Mike Martin 29, Karl Klug 6, DaJohn Harris 3
LB: Akeem Ayers 56, Will Witherspoon 29, Tim Shaw 16, Zac Diles 9, Zach Brown 7
CB: Jason McCourty 61, Alterraun Verner 60, Ryan Mouton 53, Coty Sensabaugh 4
S: Michael Griffin 61, Jordan Babineaux 43, Al Afalava 18, Robert Johnson 12

Patrick Bailey, Beau Brinkley, and Kevin Matthews each only appeared on special teams. Mike Otto and Rusty Smith were not credited with an appearance.

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