He set an early tone by rushing for 49 of the Titans’ 75 yards on their opening touchdown drive. Henry celebrated his birthday by getting the most rushing yards against a Bill Belichick-coached Patriots team in the playoffs. Tannehill now has five victories over Brady, second only to Peyton Manning’s six for the most by an opposing QB since 2001, including playoffs. Tannehill’s passing yards were the fewest for a starter since the Ravens’ Joe Flacco had 34 in a wild-card win against the Patriots 10 years ago. That has not been unusual during the second half of the schedule. His awful decision to put the ball up for grabs on the first play of the fourth quarter resulted in Duron Harmon’s interception.īut New England’s spotty attack flopped and never revived. But he didn’t do a whole lot Saturday night in his first postseason game: 8 of 15 for 72 yards. Tannehill led the NFL with a career-best 117.5 passer rating and by averaging 9.6 yards per pass attempt. It was the 13th time the Patriots had first-and-goal at the 1 in a playoff game in the Brady era and the first time they failed to get a TD on the drive. New England appeared primed for another touchdown after Mohamed Sanu’s 14-yard punt return set up the Patriots at the Titans 47, and they steadily drove to first-and-goal at the 1.Īll they got was Folk’s 21-yard field goal as three runs failed. Julian Edelman finished it with the first rushing touchdown of his 11 pro seasons, a 5-yard dash to the unprotected left side of the Tennessee D. The Titans looked slow trying to protect the flanks as Sony Michel broke off a 25-yard run and White had a 14-yarder. LB JAMIE COLLINS led team with career-high 7 sacks.New England counterpunched with its own 75-yard drive, taking temporary control of the game by victimizing Tennessee’s defense on the outside. CB DEVIN MCCOURTY had 7 PD, 5 INTs & 2 FFs this season. Had INT in 2 of 3 playoff games last season. CB STEPHON GILMORE tied for league lead with careerhigh 6 INTs this season. WR PHILLIP DORSETT had career-high 5 rec. Had 26 catches for 388 yards (129.3 per game) in 3 postseason games last season. Ranks 2nd in postseason history with 115 catches. WR JULIAN EDELMAN led team with 100 catches for careerhigh 1,117 yards this season.Has rush TD in 2 of his past 3 home postseason games. RB JAMES WHITE ranked 2nd among AFC RBs in rec. Has rushed for 336 yards (112 per game) & 6 TDs in 3 career postseason games. RB SONY MICHEL rushed for team-high 912 yards & careerhigh 7 TDs in 2019.Aims for his 13th postseason game in row with 250+ pass yards. Has 16 playoff games with 300+ pass yards, most in NFL history. Is all-time postseason leader in games played (40), wins (30), completions (1,005), pass yards (11,179) & TD passes (73). 8 INTs in 2019, his 11th season with 4,000+ pass yards, tied 3rd-most in NFL history. Patriots notes: QB TOM BRADY passed for 4,057 yards with 24 TDs vs. LB HAROLD LANDRY led team with career-high 9 sacks in 2019. Had 41 PD, 13 INTs & 3 FFs in 4 seasons with NE (2013-16). CB LOGAN RYAN set career highs in tackles (113), PD (18), sacks (4.5), & FFs (4) this season.Had 7 catches for 125 yards & TD in last meeting. Has 2 TD catches in 2 career postseason games. WR COREY DAVIS had 43 catches for 601 yards & 2 TDs in 2019. yards & tied for lead with 8 TD catches this season, 2nd rookie in franchise history with 1,000+ rec. Has 240 scrimmage yards (120 per game) in 2 career postseason games. Rushed for season-high 211 yards & 3 TDs in Week 17. Joined HOFer EARL CAMPBELL & CHRIS JOHNSON as only players in franchise history with 1,000+ rush yards & 10+ rush TDs in consecutive seasons. RB DERRICK HENRY led NFL with career-high 1,540 rush yards in 2019 & tied for league lead with career-high 16 rush TDs.0 INTs for 155.2 rating in his last game vs. (70.3) & league-high rating (117.5), 4th-highest rating in single season among qualified passers in NFL history. 6 INTs in 12 games this season & set career highs in comp. Titans notes: QB RYAN TANNEHILL passed for 2,742 yards with 22 TDs vs.
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