| QBs Smith, Young work their way back (AP) |
6 Nov 2009 at 11:05pm
| Alex Smith and Vince Young have crossed paths on several occasions at NFL functions. They've offered each other some encouraging words during the difficult times, like after each lost his starting job. The once highly touted quarterbacks' NFL fates have taken a similar bumpy road, and now they're both back behind center, ready to square off Sunday when Young's Tennessee Titans come... |
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| Titans Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) |
6 Nov 2009 at 6:59pm
Forget Cash for Clunkers as a means for jumpstarting the automobile industry.
Car dealers in the Nashville area need to root for Titans running back Chris Johnson to pick up his already blistering pace this season.
That's because Johnson revealed Wednesday that he plans to buy a car for each of his five offensive linemen if he reaches his goal of gaining 2,000 yards on the ground this season.
Johnson leads the NFL with 824 yards rushing after a franchise-record 228 yards against the Jacksonville Jaguars last week. With that, Johnson is averaging 117.7 yards on the ground through seven games, but would need to average 130.7 yards over the Titans' final nine games to gain the remaining 1,176 yards to reach 2,000. If Johnson can reach the milestone, he would... |
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| Sizzling fast Johnson leading NFL in rushing (AP) |
4 Nov 2009 at 5:02pm
| Tennessee cornerback Cortland Finnegan is fast, very fast. And he refuses to even think about racing teammate Chris Johnson. Not even for fun. "There's some things you just don't do," Finnegan said with a smile. "A Ferrari and a Toyota Corolla will not race. I feel like I'll be a Toyota Corolla. |
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| Young auditioning to determine future with Titans (AP) |
2 Nov 2009 at 5:39pm
| Vince Young says the year of watching Kerry Collins from the bench helped him grow and mature. One stat from his first start since the beginning of the 2008 season appears to back that up. It was his first NFL game without being sacked or intercepted. Young helped the Titans (1-6) win their first game of 2009, a 30-13 rout of Jacksonville on Sunday that snapped an eight-game skid dating back to Dec. |
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