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This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

2001 Tennessee TitansW2001 Tennessee Titans↗

NFL · AFC Central · 7–9 (.438) · 4th in division · PF 336 · PA 388 · Coach Jeff Fisher

◀ 2000 2002 ▶

Team leaders

Passing (yds)

1. 3350Steve McNair
2. 496Neil O'Donnell
3. 21Frank Wycheck

Rushing (yds)

1. 939Eddie George
2. 414Steve McNair
3. 341Skip Hicks

Receiving (yds)

1. 1128Derrick Mason
2. 825Kevin Dyson
3. 672Frank Wycheck

Sacks

1. 10Jevon Kearse
2. 5.5Josh Evans
3. 2.5Jason Fisk

Interceptions

1. 3Samari Rolle
2. 3Andre Dyson
3. 2Eddie Robinson

Efficiency (EPA)

	Offense	Defense
Plays	1030	998
EPA per play	-0.01	+0.03
Pass EPA per play	+0.08	+0.17
Rush EPA per play	-0.13	-0.18
Success rate	39.8%	40.5%
Pass rate	54.6%

Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play -0.05, success rate 40.2%. For the defense, lower is better.

Schedule (16 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium	Att.
2001-09-09	1	vs Miami Dolphins	L 23–31	0–1	Adelphia Coliseum
2001-09-23	2	@ Jacksonville Jaguars	L 6–13	0–2	Alltel Stadium
2001-10-07	4	@ Baltimore Ravens	L 7–26	0–3	PSINet Stadium
2001-10-14	5	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 31–28 OT	1–3	Adelphia Coliseum
2001-10-21	6	@ Detroit Lions	W 27–24	2–3	Pontiac Silverdome
2001-10-29	7	@ Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–34	2–4	Heinz Field
2001-11-04	8	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	W 28–24	3–4	Adelphia Coliseum
2001-11-12	9	vs Baltimore Ravens	L 10–16	3–5	Adelphia Coliseum
2001-11-18	10	@ Cincinnati Bengals	W 20–7	4–5	Paul Brown Stadium
2001-11-25	11	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	L 24–34	4–6	Adelphia Coliseum
2001-12-02	12	@ Cleveland Browns	W 31–15	5–6	Cleveland Browns Stadium
2001-12-09	13	@ Minnesota Vikings	L 24–42	5–7	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
2001-12-16	14	vs Green Bay Packers	W 26–20	6–7	Adelphia Coliseum
2001-12-22	15	@ Oakland Raiders	W 13–10	7–7	Network Associates Coliseum
2001-12-30	16	vs Cleveland Browns	L 38–41	7–8	Adelphia Coliseum
2002-01-06	17	vs Cincinnati Bengals	L 21–23	7–9	Adelphia Coliseum

Roster (64)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
9	Steve McNair	QB	6-2	230	Alcorn State		ACT
12	Billy Volek	QB	6-2	214	Fresno State		ACT
14	Neil O'Donnell	QB	6-3	228	Maryland		ACT
20	Mike Green	RB	6-0	250	Houston; Blinn College		ACT
27	Eddie George	RB	6-3	235	Ohio State		ACT
36	Dan Alexander	RB	6-0	257	Nebraska		ACT
40	Wes Ours	RB	6-0	284	West Virginia		TRD
42	Skip Hicks	RB	6-0	230	UCLA		ACT
19	Drew Bennett	WR	6-5	196	UCLA		ACT
80	Chris Coleman	WR	6-0	205	N.C. State		ACT
81	Chris Sanders	WR	6-1	188	Ohio State		ACT
82	Eddie Berlin	WR	5-11	195	Northern Iowa		ACT
85	Derrick Mason	WR	5-10	197	Michigan State		ACT
86	Justin McCareins	WR	6-2	215	Northern Illinois		ACT
87	Kevin Dyson	WR	6-1	208	Utah		ACT
48	Brian Natkin	TE	6-2	246	Texas-El Paso		CUT
83	Mike Leach	TE	6-2	235	William & Mary; Boston University		CUT
84	Shad Meier	TE	6-4	255	Kansas State		ACT
88	Erron Kinney	TE	6-5	275	Florida		ACT
89	Frank Wycheck	TE	6-3	253	Maryland		ACT
21	Samari Rolle	DB	6-0	175	Florida State		ACT
22	Andre Dyson	DB	5-10	183	Utah		ACT
23	Blaine Bishop	DB	5-9	203	Ball State; St. Joseph (Indiana)		RES
25	DeRon Jenkins	DB	5-11	192	Tennessee		ACT
26	Dante Marsh	DB	5-10	190	Fresno State		CUT
28	Aric Morris	DB	5-10	210	Michigan State		ACT
29	Joe Walker	DB	5-10	204	Nebraska		ACT
30	Donald Mitchell	DB	5-10	182	SMU		ACT
32	Bobby Myers	DB	6-1	196	Wisconsin		RES
33	Michael Booker	DB	6-2	200	Nebraska		ACT
35	Perry Phenix	DB	5-11	210	Southern Mississippi; Trinity Valley CC		ACT
37	Dainon Sidney	DB	6-1	202	UAB; East Tennessee State		RES
44	Daryl Porter	DB	5-9	187	Boston College		ACT
78	John Thornton	DL	6-3	297	West Virginia		RES
90	Jevon Kearse	DL	6-4	265	Florida		ACT
91	Josh Evans	DL	6-3	280	UAB		ACT
92	Henry Ford	DL	6-3	295	Arkansas		ACT
93	Kevin Carter	DL	6-6	305	Florida		ACT
94	Juqua Parker	DL	6-2	250	Oklahoma State; Northeast Oklahoma		ACT
95	Joe Salave'a	DL	6-3	317	Arizona		ACT
96	Keith Embray	DL	6-4	265	Utah; Grossmont		RES
97	Jason Fisk	DL	6-3	300	Stanford		ACT
98	Robaire Smith	DL	6-5	310	Michigan State		ACT
99	Kris Kocurek	DL	6-4	293	Texas Tech		ACT
51	Greg Favors	LB	6-1	244	Mississippi State		ACT
53	Keith Bulluck	LB	6-3	235	Syracuse		ACT
55	Eddie Robinson	LB	6-1	243	Alabama State		ACT
56	Randall Godfrey	LB	6-2	245	Georgia		ACT
57	Frank Chamberlin	LB	6-1	238	Boston College		ACT
58	Byron Thweatt	LB	6-0	237	Virginia		ACT
59	Peter Sirmon	LB	6-2	237	Oregon		ACT
60	Kevin Long	OL	6-5	295	Florida State		ACT
61	Barry Hall	OL	6-6	311	Middle Tennessee State		ACT
66	Gennaro DiNapoli	OL	6-3	287	Virginia Tech		ACT
69	Zach Piller	OL	6-5	321	Florida; Georgia Tech		ACT
70	Adam Haayer	OL	6-6	311	Minnesota		RES
71	Fred Miller	OL	6-7	314	Baylor		ACT
72	Brad Hopkins	OL	6-3	305	Illinois		ACT
74	Bruce Matthews	OL	6-5	305	USC		ACT
75	Benji Olson	OL	6-4	320	Washington		ACT
75	Ian Rafferty	OL	6-5	300	N.C. State		CUT
76	Jason Mathews	OL	6-5	285	Texas A&M; BYU		ACT
6	Joe Nedney	SPEC	6-5	220	San Jose State		ACT
15	Craig Hentrich	SPEC	6-3	213	Notre Dame		ACT

Depth chart, week 21

Offense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
G	Bruce Matthews	Bruce Matthews	Zach Piller
LT	Brad Hopkins	Brad Hopkins	Barry Hall
QB	Steve McNair	Steve McNair	Neil O'Donnell
RB	Eddie George	Eddie George	Mike Green
RG	Benji Olson	Benji Olson	Gennaro DiNapoli
RT	Fred Miller	Fred Miller	Jason Mathews
TE	Frank Wycheck	Frank Wycheck	Erron Kinney
WR	Derrick Mason	Derrick Mason	Kevin Dyson

Defense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
CB	Samari Rolle	Samari Rolle	Michael Booker
FS	Joe Walker	Joe Walker	Daryl Porter
LCB	DeRon Jenkins	DeRon Jenkins	Keith Embray
LDE	Kevin Carter	Kevin Carter	Juqua Parker
LDT	John Thornton	John Thornton	Josh Evans
MLB	Randall Godfrey	Randall Godfrey	Frank Chamberlin
OLB	Eddie Robinson	Eddie Robinson	Greg Favors
RDE	Jevon Kearse	Jevon Kearse	Henry Ford
RDT	Jason Fisk	Jason Fisk	Joe Salave'a
SS	Blaine Bishop	Blaine Bishop	Aric Morris

Special Teams

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
H	Craig Hentrich	Craig Hentrich	Joe Nedney
K	Joe Nedney	Joe Nedney	Craig Hentrich
KR	Derrick Mason	Derrick Mason	Chris Coleman
P	Craig Hentrich	Craig Hentrich	Joe Nedney
PR	Derrick Mason	Derrick Mason	Justin McCareins

Biggest contracts on the books in 2001

Player	Pos	Signed	Yrs	Value	Per year	Guaranteed	Cap%
Steve McNair	QB	2001	5	$42.5M	$8.5M	$0	12.6%
Steve McNair	QB	1995	7	$27.4M	$3.9M	$12.2M	10.6%

Contracts whose term covers this season (Over The Cap, via nflverse). Cap% is against the cap of the signing year.