Titans-Colts Supplemental Notes
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 28, 2019 TITANS-COLTS SUPPLEMENTAL NOTES HENRY LEADING NFL IN RUSHING OVER LAST 16 GAMES: Titans running back Derrick Henry is on the verge of recording his second career and second consecutive 1,000-yard rushing season. He enters this week’s game at Indianapolis with 991 yards and 10 touchdowns on 206 rushing attempts. Henry can become the first player for the team since Chris Johnson (2008–2013) with consecutive 1,000-yard rushing seasons. He would join Eddie George (seven), Johnson (six) and Earl Campbell (five) as the only players in franchise history with multiple 1,000-yard rushing seasons. In the past year, Henry has been one of the NFL’s most productive running backs. During his last 16 games, which include the final five weeks of the 2018 season and the first 11 contests in 2019, his totals include 303 rushing attempts for 1,616 yards and 18 touchdowns. The yardage and touchdown totals are the best in the NFL in that time period, while his 5.3-yard rushing average leads all running backs. The only player with a better rushing average is Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (6.0). Additionally, Henry’s 20 total touchdowns in the past 16 games, which include two touchdown receptions, make up the largest total in the league. Most rushing yards from 2018 Week 13 (Nov. 29, 2018) through 2019 Most total touchdowns from 2018 Week 13 (Nov. 29, 2018) through Week 12: 2019 Week 12: Player Rush Yards Player Total TDs 1. Derrick Henry 1,616 1. Derrick Henry 20 2. Christian McCaffrey 1,464 2. Christian McCaffrey 19 3. Nick Chubb 1,450 3. Aaron Jones 16 4. Dalvin Cook 1,404 4. Dalvin Cook 14 5. Chris Carson 1,395 5. Mark Ingram 14 6. Ezekiel Elliott 1,279 6. Todd Gurley 12 7. Lamar Jackson 1,242 Chris Godwin 12 8. Marlon Mack 1,214 8. (four tied) 11 9. Joe Mixon 1,094 10. Leonard Fournette 1,076 Most rushing touchdowns from 2018 Week 13 (Nov. 29, 2018) through Highest rushing average from 2018 Week 13 (Nov. 29, 2018) through 2019 Week 12: 2019 Week 12 (minimum 100 attempts): Player Rush TDs Player Rush Att Yards Average 1. Derrick Henry 18 1. Lamar Jackson (QB) 206 1,242 6.0 2. Christian McCaffrey 14 2. Derrick Henry 303 1,616 5.3 3. Dalvin Cook 13 3. Gus Edwards 167 866 5.2 Aaron Jones 13 4. Christian McCaffrey 287 1,464 5.1 5. Josh Allen 11 5. Dalvin Cook 282 1,404 5.0 Todd Gurley 11 Nick Chubb 292 1,450 5.0 Mark Ingram 11 7. Mark Ingram 199 983 4.9 8. Jordan Howard 10 8. Carlos Hyde 174 836 4.8 9. (four tied) 9 Josh Jacobs 201 957 4.8 10. Phillip Lindsay 204 965 4.7 TITANS GO FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 200 RUSHING YARDS: The Titans have rushed for more than 200 yards in each of the past two games. The team accumulated 225 rushing yards against the Kansas City Chiefs on Nov. 10, followed by a 219-yard rushing performance against the Jacksonville Jaguars last Sunday. With 200 rushing yards this week at Indianapolis, it would mark the first three-game streak of its kind in franchise history. (continued on next page) No NFL team has registered three consecutive games with 200-plus rushing yards this season. In addition to the Titans, the Baltimore Ravens could also do so this week. The Ravens rushed for 200 yards in three consecutive games a season ago (Nov. 18, 2018–Dec. 2, 2018). Prior to that, the last time an NFL team hit the mark three times in a single season was 2010, when the Jaguars (Nov. 28–Dec. 12) and Kansas City Chiefs (Oct. 10–31) each accomplished the feat. This is only the seventh time in Titans/Oilers history the team has had back-to-back games with 200 rushing yards. The last time it happened was when the Titans rushed for 264 yards in a win against Jacksonville on Dec. 6, 2018 and followed with 215 rushing yards at the New York Giants on Dec. 16, 2018. Consecutive games in a season with 200 team rushing yards, franchise history: Date Opponent Result Att Yards Avg TD 11/10/2019 Kansas City Chiefs W 26 225 8.7 2 11/24/2019 Jacksonville Jaguars W 33 219 6.6 4 12/6/2018 Jacksonville Jaguars W 32 264 8.3 4 12/16/2018 at New York Giants W 45 215 4.8 2 11/27/2008 at Detroit Lions W 46 292 6.4 4 12/7/2008 Cleveland Browns W 43 235 5.5 2 12/3/2006 Indianapolis Colts W 35 219 6.3 0 12/10/2006 at Houston Texans W 33 218 6.6 3 11/14/1993 at Cincinnati Bengals W 37 240 6.5 1 11/21/1993 at Cleveland Browns W 39 202 5.2 2 12/14/1980 at Green Bay Packers W 41 257 6.3 2 12/21/1980 Minnesota Vikings W 33 219 6.6 1 10/19/1980 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 46 245 5.3 1 10/26/1980 Cincinnati Bengals W 38 251 6.6 2 KERN LEADS NFL IN PUNTS INSIDE THE 10: Last week against the Jaguars, Brett Kern pinned the Jaguars deep in their own territory with a punt to the six-yard line. It marked the 11th time this season that Kern placed a punt inside the opponent’s 10-yard line, which leads the NFL. Since the beginning of the 2018 season, Kern has placed a league-high total of 24 punts inside the opponent’s 10-yard line. He recorded 13 such punts in 2018. Additionally, Kern has placed four punts inside the opponent’s five-yard line in 2019, which is tied for the NFL lead (Thomas Morstead, Cameron Johnson, Kevin Huber). Most punts placed inside the 10-yard line in 2019: Player Team Inside the 10 1. Brett Kern Tennessee Titans 11 2. Kevin Huber Cincinnati Bengals 10 Jake Bailey New England Patriots 10 4. Britton Colquitt Minnesota Vikings 8 Bradley Pinion Tampa Bay Buccaneers 8 Riley Dixon New York Giants 8 Logan Cooke Jacksonville Jaguars 8 Most punts placed inside the 10-yard line from 2018–2019: Player Team(s) Inside the 10 1. Brett Kern Tennessee Titans 24 2. Logan Cooke Jacksonville Jaguars 21 3. Sam Martin Detroit Lions 19 Britton Colquitt Cleveland/Minnesota 19 5. Michael Dickson Seattle Seahawks 18 6. Kevin Huber Cincinnati Bengals 17 Pat O’Donnell Chicago Bears 17 Tress Way Washington Redskins 17 9. Johnny Hekker Los Angeles Rams 16 Riley Dixon New York Giants 16 Matt Haack Miami Dolphins 16 BROWN SOARS PAST 500 YARDS: Wide receiver A.J. Brown produced 135 receiving yards last week, which was the second-highest single- game total by an NFL rookie in 2019. Baltimore Ravens rookie Marquise Brown’s 147 yards at the Miami Dolphins on Sept. 8 are the most through Week 12. A.J. Brown leads the Titans with 581 receiving yards and four touchdown catches on 31 total receptions (second on the team). He became the seventh player in franchise history to reach the 500-yard receiving mark in the first 11 games of his career. He is the second such player in the “Titans era” (1999–present) and the first since 2009, when Kenny Britt had 521 receiving yards in his first 11 contests. Players in franchise history with 500 receiving yards through their first 1 games: Receiving Yards Player Season Through 11 Games 1. Bill Groman 1960 1,222 2. Ernest Givins 1986 803 3. Charlie Hennigan 1960 722 4. A.J. Brown 2019 581 5. Jerry LeVias 1969 555 6. Mac Haik 1968 539 7. Kenny Britt 2009 521 Brown is one of only five NFL rookies with at least one reception in each of his team’s 11 games this season. The other rookies in the group are Oakland’s Hunter Renfrow, Seattle’s D.K. Metcalf, Pittsburgh’s Diontae Johnson and Denver tight end Noah Fant. Additionally, Brown is one of three rookies in 2019 with multiple 100-yard receiving games. Washington’s Terry McLaurin and San Francisco’s Deebo Samuel are the other two receivers on the list. Brown’s other 100-yard game came in Week 1 at Cleveland (100 yards). All 100-yard receiving games by NFL rookies in 2019: Player Team Games 1. A.J. Brown Tennessee Titans 2 Terry McLaurin Washington Redskins 2 Deebo Samuel San Francisco 49ers 2 4. Marquise Brown Baltimore Ravens 1 Noah Fant (TE) Denver Broncos 1 T.J. Hockenson (TE) Detroit Lions 1 D.K. Metcalf Seattle Seahawks 1 Byron Pringle Kansas City Chiefs 1 Darius Slayton New York Giants 1 TANNEHILL IS THE FRANCHISE PASSING LEADER IN A QB’S FIRST FIVE STARTS: Ryan Tannehill is scheduled to record his sixth start of the season this week at Indianapolis. In his first five starts, he led the Titans to a 4-1 record, and his passing numbers in those five games included 138 attempts, 98 completions, 10 touchdowns and three interceptions. Tannehill’s passer rating of 114.9 in those five games is the best in franchise history for a quarterback’s first five starts with the franchise. The previous record holder was Matt Hasselbeck, who joined the Titans in 2011 and produced a 95.9 passer rating in his first five starts.