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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 30, 2020 TITANS HOST BROWNS TO OPEN DECEMBER SCHEDULE Tennessee Titans (8-3) vs. Cleveland Browns (8-3) Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020 • Noon CST • Nissan Stadium • Nashville, Tenn. • TV: CBS NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Titans return home this week to face the Cleveland Browns in a battle of AFC playoff hopefuls with identical 8-3 records. Kickoff at Nissan Stadium is scheduled for noon CST on Sunday, Dec. 6. Ticket sales for the contest were limited to 21 percent of the Nissan Stadium's normal capacity following current Center for Disease Control guidelines. Detailed information on 2020 TITANS SCHEDULE the team’s Safe Stadium Plan can be found at tennesseetitans.com/safestadium. Result, Score, THE BROADCAST Day Date Opponent Kickoff TV This week’s contest will be regionally televised on CBS, including Nashville affiliate Mon. Sept. 14 at Denver W 16-14 WTVF NewsChannel 5. The broadcast team includes play-by-play announcer Ian Eagle, analyst Charles Davis and reporter Evan Washburn. Sun. Sept. 20 JACKSONVILLE W 33-30 Fans can livestream the broadcast on their mobile devices from the Titans Sun. Sept. 27 at Minnesota W 31-30 Mobile App (iOS and Android) and on TennesseeTitans.com mobile web. Restrictions Sun. Oct. 4 Bye apply. For more information and additional options visit TennesseeTitans.com or NFL.com/ways-to-watch. Tue. Oct. 13 BUFFALO W 42-16 The Titans Radio Network, including Nashville flagship 104.5 The Zone, will carry Sun. Oct. 18 HOUSTON W 42-36 (OT) the game across the Mid-South with the “Voice of the Titans” Mike Keith, analyst Dave Sun. Oct. 25 PITTSBURGH L 24-27 McGinnis, sideline reporter Amie Wells, and gameday hosts Rhett Bryan and Jonathan Sun. Nov. 1 at Cincinnati L 20-31 Hutton. Additionally, Compass Media Networks will broadcast the game to a national radio Sun. Nov. 8 CHICAGO W 24-17 audience. Chris Carrino (play-by-play) and Brian Baldinger (analyst) will have the call. Thur. Nov. 12 INDIANAPOLIS L 17-34 Sun. Nov. 22 at Baltimore W 30-24 (OT) TITANS TAKE LEAD IN AFC SOUTH The Titans, who have only two home games left on their schedule, will be back at Sun. Nov. 29 at Indianapolis W 45-26 Nissan Stadium this week following two consecutive road victories that put them back Sun. Dec. 6 CLEVELAND Noon CBS atop their division. After beating the Ravens in Baltimore on Nov. 22, they traveled to face Sun. Dec. 13 at Jacksonville Noon* CBS the AFC South rival Indianapolis Colts last week and came away with a 45-26 win. Sun. Dec. 20 DETROIT Noon* FOX Running back Derrick Henry rushed for 178 yards and three touchdowns against the Colts, generating his third consecutive 100-yard game. He leads the NFL through 12 Sun. Dec. 27 at Green Bay 7:20 p.m.* NBC weeks with 1,257 rushing yards, and his 12 rushing touchdowns are second in the league Sun. Jan. 3 at Houston Noon* CBS behind the 13 scored by Minnesota's Dalvin Cook. Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill was an efficient 13-of-22 passing for 221 yards All kickoff times Central * Time, TV subject to change and one touchdown (108.3 passer rating), and he added a one-yard touchdown run. His 106.7 passer rating in 2020 ranks sixth in the NFL among qualifiers. Wide receiver A.J. Brown caught four passes for a team-high 98 yards, including AFC SOUTH STANDINGS a 69-yard touchdown. He added a 42-yard kickoff return for a touchdown on an onside attempt by the Colts in the fourth quarter to become the first player in franchise history with a receiving touchdown and a kickoff return touchdown in the same game. TEAM W L T PCT DIV CONF The win gave the Titans their best record through 11 games since they had a 10-1 Tennessee Titans 8 3 0 .727 3-1 6-3 start in 2008, and it put them one game in front of the Colts for first place in the AFC Indianapolis Colts 7 4 0 .636 1-2 3-4 South. The Colts travel to Houston on Sunday to face the Texans. Houston Texans 4 7 0 .364 2-1 3-5 The Titans and Browns are each counting on a win to keep pace in a hotly contested AFC playoff race, which ultimately will produce four division winners and three wild cards. Jacksonville Jaguars 1 10 0 .091 1-3 1-8 There are seven AFC clubs, including the Titans and Browns, with at least seven wins. LAST WEEK: Hou 41 at Det 25, Ten 45 at Ind 26, Cle 27 at THE BROWNS Jax 25 The Browns, who feature the NFL's top ranked rushing offense (161.4 yards per game), are in their first season with Kevin Stefanski as head coach. He was named THIS WEEK (central time): Ind at Hou (Sun 12:00), Jax at Min to the post after spending the previous 14 seasons with the Vikings, most recently as (Sun 12:00), Cle at Ten (Sun 12:00) offensive coordinator. Stefanski's squad is positioned to make a run for the franchise's first playoff NEXT WEEK (central time): Hou at Chi (Sun 12:00), Ten at Jax appearance since 2002. Following last week's 27-25 win at Jacksonville, they are in (Sun 12:00), Ind at LV (Sun 3:05) sole possession of second place in the AFC North behind the Pittsburgh Steelers (10-0 through Nov. 29). Quarterback Baker Mayfield is in his third season since the Browns made him the first overall selection in the 2018 NFL Draft. He has started all 11 games in 2020, passing for 2,108 yards and 17 touchdowns with seven interceptions. TennesseeTitans.com/Media Week 13: Titans vs. Browns Page 2 of 115 GAME INFORMATION Date of Game ������������������������������Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020 Kickoff Time ��������������������������������Noon CST Venue . Nissan Stadium Location ������������������������������Nashville, Tenn. Opened in ����������������������������1999 ��������������������������������Natural Grass Surface GAME PREVIEW Normal Capacity . 69,143 This Week’s Capacity . 21 percent Home Team � � � � � � � � � � � � Tennessee Titans (8-3) SERIES AT A GLANCE Website ����������������������������������������www.TennesseeTitans.com Media Guide ��������������������������������www.TennesseeTitans.com/Media ¾ Overall series (regular & postseason): Browns lead 35-32 Franchise since ��������������������������1960 (1960-96 Houston Oilers; 1997-98 ¾ Regular season series: Browns lead 35-31 Tennessee Oilers) ¾ Postseason series: Titans lead 1-0 Ownership . Amy Adams Strunk (Controlling Owner ¾ Total points: Titans 1,333, Browns 1,323 and Co-Chairman, Board of Directors); ¾ Current streak: Three wins by Titans Susie Adams Smith (Co-Chairman, ¾ Titans at home vs� Browns: 14-19 TEAM NOTES Board of Directors); Kenneth S. Adams, ¾ Titans on road vs� Browns: 18-16 (including 1-0 in playoffs) IV (Board of Directors); Barclay Adams; ¾ Longest winning streak by Titans: 6 (1995-01) Susan Lewis ¾ Longest losing streak by Titans: 9 (1970-74) President/CEO ����������������������������Burke Nihill ¾ Titans vs� Browns at Nissan Stadium: 4-3 EVP/General Manager ����������������Jon Robinson ¾ Last time at Nissan Stadium: Browns 26 at TITANS 28 Head Coach . Mike Vrabel (since 2018) (10-16-16) Offensive Coordinator ����������������Arthur Smith ¾ Titans vs� Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium: 6-1 2020 NFL Offensive Rank ����������8 (Total), 3 (Rush), 22 (Pass) ¾ Last time at FirstEnergy Stadium: TITANS 43 at Browns 2020 NFL Defensive Rank ����������25 (Total), 16 (Rush), 28 (Pass) 13 (9-8-19) ¾ First time: Oilers 14 at BROWNS 28 (11-22-70) Visiting Team � � � � � � � � � � � Cleveland Browns (8-3) ¾ Mike Vrabel's record vs� Browns: 1-0 Website ����������������������������������������www.clevelandbrowns.com ¾ Kevin Stefanski's record vs� Titans: 0-0 Franchise since ��������������������������1950 ¾ Mike Vrabel's record vs� Kevin Stefanski: PLAYER NOTES PLAYER 0-0 Owners ����������������������������������������Jimmy Haslam, Dee Haslam, Whitney Johnson Owner/Exec. VP ��������������������������JW Johnson A TITANS VICTORY WOULD ... GM/Exec. VP of Football Ops. ����Andrew Berry Head Coach . Kevin Stefanski (since 2020) ¾ Guarantee the Titans at least nine wins and a winning record for Offensive Coordinator ����������������Alex Van Pelt the fifth consecutive season—every year sinceJon Robinson Defensive Coordinator . Joe Woods was hired as general manager. ¾ Give the Titans a 7-3 conference record in 2020. Special Teams Coordinator . Mike Priefer ¾ Improve the Titans’ home record in 2020 to 5-2. 2020 NFL Offensive Rank ����������18 (Total), 1 (Rush), 30 (Pass) ¾ Improve the Titans’ all-time record at Nissan Stadium, including MEDIA 2020 NFL Defensive Rank ����������17 (Total), 9 (Rush), 20 (Pass) playoffs, to 102-77. Referee � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Clete Blakeman ¾ Give the Titans 100 regular season wins at Nissan Stadium, which opened in 1999. Television � � � � � � � � � � � � � � CBS ¾ Give the Titans 25 wins in their 35 most recent home games. Nashville Affiliate ������������������������WTVF NewsChannel 5 ¾ Improve Mike Vrabel’s career record to 29-18 as a head Mobile* . Titans Mobile Site, Titans App, CBS All coach, including playoffs. Access, NFL App, Yahoo! Sports App ¾ Improve QB Ryan Tannehill’s combined starting record in the *Geographic and device restrictions apply. Data charges may apply. regular season and playoffs to 60-53, including an 18-7 record Play-by-Play ��������������������������������Ian Eagle with the Titans. Analysts . Charles Davis Reporter . Evan Washburn Radio � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Titans Radio Network STATISTICS Flagship . WGFX 104.5 FM-The Zone Satellite Radio . Sirius 137, XM 228, SXM 228 (Internet 830) THIS WEEK’S CHARITABLE DRIVE Play-by-Play ��������������������������������Mike Keith THIS WEEK: TOYS FOR TOTS DRIVE Analyst . Dave McGinnis Gameday Hosts ��������������������������Rhett Bryan, Jonathan Hutton In place of gameday drives at Nissan Stadium in 2020, the Titans will host virtual charity drives throughout the season to support non-profit Reporter . Amie Wells organizations throughout Tennessee. Fans are encouraged to participate by National Radio � � � � � � � � � � Compass Media Networks going to TennesseeTitans.com/CharityDrives.