. .. -... ... GAME RELEASE ILD CARD WEE TITANS at: PATAIDTS JANUARY 4, 2020 ROBBIE BOHREN Senior Director of Communications I DWIBHT SPRADLIN Assistant Director of Media Relations JARED PUFFER Media Relations Manager I KIM SMITH Media Relations Coordinator FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 30, 2019 TITANS TRAVEL TO NEW ENGLAND FOR SATURDAY NIGHT WILD CARD GAME Tennessee Titans (9-7) at New England Patriots (12-4) Saturday Jan. 4, 2020 • 8:15 p.m. EST/7:15 p.m. CST • Gillette Stadium • Foxborough, Mass. • TV: CBS NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Titans (9-7) travel to New England this week to face the AFC East champion Patriots (12-4) in an AFC wild card playoff game. Kickoff at Gillette Stadium (capacity 65,878) is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. EST/7:15 p.m. CST on Saturday, Jan. 4. 2019 TITANS SCHEDULE This will mark the second playoff game between the two clubs in a three-year span. The Titans traveled to New England for a divisional game following the 2017 campaign and REGULAR SEASON were defeated by the eventual AFC champions. In three all-time playoff meetings between Result/ Score/ the two charter American Football League teams, the Patriots own a 2-1 advantage. Day Date Opponent Kickoff TV THE BROADCAST Sun. Sept. 8 at Cleveland W 43-13 This week's game will be nationally televised on CBS, including Nashville affiliate Sun. Sept. 15 INDIANAPOLIS L 17-19 WTVF NewsChannel 5. The broadcast team includes play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz, Thur. Sept. 19 at Jacksonville L 7-20 analyst Tony Romo and sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson. Sun. Sept. 29 at Atlanta W 24-10 Fans can livestream the game on their mobile devices from the Titans app (iOS only), the NFL app and the Yahoo! Sports app. Restrictions apply. For more information visit Sun. Oct. 6 BUFFALO L 7-14 TitansOnline.com. Sun. Oct. 13 at Denver L 0-16 The Titans Radio Network, including Nashville flagship 104.5 The Zone, will carry Sun. Oct. 20 L.A. CHARGERS W 23-20 the game across the Mid-South with the “Voice of the Titans” Mike Keith, analyst Dave McGinnis, sideline reporter Amie Wells and gameday hosts Rhett Bryan and Jonathan Sun. Oct. 27 TAMPA BAY W 27-23 Hutton. Sun. Nov. 3 at Carolina L 20-30 Additionally, Westwood One Sports will broadcast the game to a national radio Sun. Nov. 10 KANSAS CITY W 35-32 audience. Play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico, analyst Tony Boselli and field reporter Laura Okmin will have the call. Sun. Nov. 17 Bye Sun. Nov. 24 JACKSONVILLE W 42-20 TITANS ENTER POSTSEASON ON HIGH NOTE Sun. Dec. 1 at Indianapolis W 31-17 After beginning the season 2-4, the Titans won seven of their final 10 regular season Sun. Dec. 8 at Oakland W 42-21 games to clinch their second playoff berth in three years. It is their first playoff appearance under head coach Mike Vrabel, who was hired to his current post in 2018. Sun. Dec. 15 HOUSTON L 21-24 The Titans earned the sixth and final spot in the AFC playoffs by defeating the Sun. Dec. 22 NEW ORLEANS L 28-38 Houston Texans on the road in Week 17. Derrick Henry rushed for 211 yards and three Sun. Dec. 29 at Houston W 35-14 touchdowns, while Ryan Tannehill passed for a pair of touchdowns in a 35-14 victory. In his first season in Tennessee,Tannehill finished the regular season atop the NFL's POSTSEASON passing charts. He was 201-of-286 for 2,742 yards with 22 touchdowns, six interceptions Sat. Jan. 4 at New England 7:15 p.m. CBS and a league-best 117.5 passer rating, which also qualified as the fourth-highest single- season passer rating in NFL history. Tannehill, who was acquired in an offseason trade, All kickoff times Central additionally led the NFL with a 9.6-yard passing average. Running back Derrick Henry started at Houston after missing Week 16 due to a hamstring injury, and his performance against the Texans catapulted him to the NFL's season rushing title. He finished 2019 with 1,540 rushing yards to lead the NFL and FINAL AFC SOUTH STANDINGS accumulate the fourth-most rushing yards in a season in franchise history. His 16 rushing touchdowns during the regular season ranked second in team annals. Titans head coach Mike Vrabel played in New England for head coach Bill Belichick TEAM W L T PCT DIV CONF from 2001 through 2008. While Vrabel was with the team, the Patriots earned six playoff yx-Houston Texans 10 6 0 .625 4-2 8-4 berths and won three Super Bowls (2001, 2003 and 2004). Vrabel played in a total of 17 x-Tennessee Titans 9 7 0 .563 3-3 7-5 playoff contests with New England, totaling eight sacks and a pair of touchdown receptions. Indianapolis Colts 7 9 0 .438 3-3 5-7 General manager Jon Robinson also spent a large portion of his professional career with the Patriots. His 12 seasons there included his last five years as director of college Jacksonville Jaguars 6 10 0 .375 2-4 6-6 scouting (2009-13). x - Clinched playoff berth y - clinched division title THE PATRIOTS LAST WEEK: Ten 35 at Hou 14, Ind 20 at Jax 38 The Patriots won the AFC East for the 11th straight season and for the 17th total time since Belichick was hired in 2000. Their 12-4 record gave them their 19th consecutive THIS WEEK'S WILD CARD GAMES (central time): Buf at winning season. Belichick, who was born in Nashville, has delivered six Super Bowl Hou (Sat 3:35), Ten at NE (Sat 7:15), Min at NO (Sun 12:05), championships to New England, including last year's victory over the Los Angeles Rams. Quarterback Tom Brady is in his 20th NFL season. He ranks second in NFL history Sea at Phi (Sun 3:40) in passing yards (74,571) and second in passing touchdowns (541). The three-time NFL MVP and six-time Super Bowl champion totaled 4,057 passing yards and 24 touchdowns during the 2019 regular season. Last week, the Patriots closed out the regular season with a 27-24 loss at home ⋆ ⋆ ⋆ against the Miami Dolphins. TitansOnline.com/MediaGuide 2019 Wild Card Round: Titans at Patriots Page 2 of 134 FINGERTIP INFORMATION Date of Game � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Saturday, Jan� 4 2020 Kickoff Time � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 8:15 p�m� EST/7:15 p�m� CST Venue � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Gillette Stadium Location � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Foxborough, Mass� Opened in � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 2002 Capacity � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 65,878 GAME PREVIEW Surface � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � FieldTurf Visiting Team � � � � � � � � � � � Tennessee Titans (9-7) Website � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � www�TitansOnline�com TITANS-PATRIOTS SERIES AT A GLANCE Media Guide � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � www�TitansOnline�com/mediaguide Franchise since � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1960 (1960-96 Houston Oilers; 1997-98 ¾ Overall series (regular & postseason): Patriots lead 25-17-1 Tennessee Oilers) ¾ Regular season series: Patriots lead 23-16-1 Ownership � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Amy Adams Strunk (Controlling Owner ¾ Postseason series: Patriots lead 2-1 and Co-Chairman, Board of Directors); ¾ Total points: Titans 871, Patriots 1,069 Susie Adams Smith (Co-Chairman, ¾ Board of Directors); Kenneth S� Adams, Current streak: One win by the Titans IV (Board of Directors); Barclay Adams; ¾ Titans at home vs. Patriots: 11-7 TEAM NOTES Susan Lewis ¾ Titans on road vs. Patriots: 6-18-1 (including 1-2 in playoffs) President/CEO � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Steve Underwood ¾ Longest winning streak by Titans: 4 (1975–1980) EVP/General Manager � � � � � � � � Jon Robinson ¾ Longest losing streak by Titans: 7 (2003–2017) Head Coach � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Mike Vrabel (2018–present) ¾ Titans vs. Patriots at Nissan Stadium: 2-2 Defensive Coordinator � � � � � � � Dean Pees ¾ Last time at Nissan Stadium: Patriots 10 at TITANS 34 Offensive Coordinator � � � � � � � � Arthur Smith (11-11-18) 2019 NFL Offensive Rank � � � � � 12 (Total), 3 (Rush), 21 (Pass) ¾ Titans vs. Patriots at Gillette Stadium: 0-5 (including 0-2 in 2019 NFL Defensive Rank � � � � � 21 (Total), 12 (Rush), 24 (Pass) playoffs) ¾ Last time at Gillette Stadium: Titans 14 at PATRIOTS 35 Home Team � � � � � � � � � � � � New England Patriots (12-4) (Divisional playoff on 1-13-18) Website � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � www�patriots�com ¾ First time: OILERS 24 at Boston Patriots 10 (11-25-60) Franchise since � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1960 PLAYER NOTES PLAYER ¾ Mike Vrabel's record vs. Patriots: 1-0 Charman & CEO� � � � � � � � � � � � � Robert K� Kraft ¾ Bill Belichick’s record vs. Titans: 11-8 (4-6 with Cleveland; 7-2 President � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Jonathan A� Kraft with New England) Director of Player Personnel � � Nick Caserio ¾ Mike Vrabel's record vs. Bill Belichick: 1-0 Head Coach � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Bill Belichick Offensive Coordinator � � � � � � � � Josh McDaniels 2019 NFL Offensive Rank � � � � � 15 (Total), 18 (Rush), 8 (Pass) A TITANS VICTORY WOULD ... 2019 NFL Defensive Rank � � � � � 1 (Total), 6 (Rush), 2 (Pass) Referee � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � John Hussey ¾ Improve the all-time franchise postseason record to 16-20, including a 7-7 record as the Tennessee Titans (1999–present). MEDIA Television � � � � � � � � � � � � � � CBS ¾ Give the Titans at least one playoff victory in two of the last three Nashville Affiliate � � � � � � � � � � � � WTVF NewsChannel 5 seasons (2017 wild card win). Mobile � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Titans App, NFL App and Yahoo! Sports ¾ Improve the franchise's record to 9-5 all-time in Wild Card games App and a 5-4 record on the road in Wild Card games. Play-by-Play � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Jim Nantz ¾ Give the Titans their first playoff victory under second-year head Analyst � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Tony Romo coach Mike Vrabel. Sideline Reporter � � � � � � � � � � � � Tracy Wolfson ¾ Improve the Titans' all-time record against the Patriots to 18-25-1, including a 2-2 postseason record. Radio � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Titans Radio Network ¾ Improve Mike Vrabel's career record to 19-14 as a head coach, � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � WGFX 104�5 FM-The Zone Flagship including playoffs.