Titans-Buccaneers Supplemental Notes
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 24, 2019 TITANS-BUCCANEERS SUPPLEMENTAL NOTES TANNEHILL PASSES FOR MOST YARDS IN FIRST START IN TEAM HISTORY: Last Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers, Ryan Tannehill made his first start since being acquired by the Titans in an offseason trade with the Miami Dolphins. The eighth-year veteran completed 23 of 29 yards for 312 yards with two touchdowns and one interception (120.1 passer rating). In producing his 17th career 300-yard passing game, Tannehill established a new franchise benchmark for passing yards in a player’s first start with the team. The previous record holder was Neil O’Donnell, the only other Titans/Oilers passer to record a 300-yard game in his first start with the club. O’Donnell passed for 310 yards against the Cleveland Browns on Sept. 19, 1999. This week Tannehill could become the organization’s first quarterback with consecutive 300-yard games in his first two starts with the team. Most passing yards in a player’s first start with the franchise: Date of 1st Start Passing Yards in Quarterback with Franchise Opponent Result Yards 2nd Start 1. Ryan Tannehill Oct. 20, 2019 L.A. Chargers W 312 - 2. Neil O’Donnell Sept. 19, 1999 Cleveland W 310 204 3. Zach Mettenberger Oct. 26, 2014 Houston L 299 179 4. Billy Volek Dec. 14, 2003 Buffalo W 295 279 5. Jacky Lee Nov. 20, 1960 Denver W 281 331 6. George Blanda Sept. 11, 1960 at Oakland W 279 101 7. Cody Carlson Sept. 11, 1988 L.A. Raiders W 276 108 8. Jerry Rhome Oct. 25, 1970 at San Diego T 266 122 9. Matt Hasselbeck Sept. 11, 2011 at Jacksonville L 263 358 10. Brent Pease Oct. 4, 1987 at Denver W 260 150 TANNEHILL NEAR TOP IN COMPLETION PERCENTAGE IN A 300-YARD GAME: Ryan Tannehill’s 79.3 percent completion rate (23-of-29) against the Chargers established a new career high for games in which he attempted at least 20 passes, and the percentage also qualified as the 10th-best single-game figure in franchise history. In games in which a Titans/Oilers quarterback passed for at least 300 yards, only two players have had a higher completion rate than Tannehill. Marcus Mariota set the franchise mark by completing 95.7 percent in a 303-yard game at Houston on Nov. 26, 2018, and Chris Chandler’s 352-yard, 88.5-percent performance at Cincinnati on Sept 24, 1995 ranks second. Highest completion percentage in a 300-yard passing game, franchise history: Player Opponent Date Result Completions Attempts Percent Yards TD 1. Marcus Mariota at Houston Nov. 26, 2018 L 22 23 95.7 303 2 2. Chris Chandler at Cincinnati Sept. 24, 1995 W 23 26 88.5 352 4 3. Ryan Tannehill L.A. Chargers Oct. 20, 2019 W 23 29 79.3 312 2 4. Warren Moon Detroit Nov. 5, 1989 W 30 38 78.9 345 2 5. Neil O’Donnell Cleveland Sept. 19, 1999 W 31 40 77.5 310 1 HENRY THIRD AMONG ACTIVE RUNNING BACKS IN TOUCHDOWN PERCENTAGE: Derrick Henry registered his fifth rushing touchdown of the season and the 27th of his career last Sunday, when he crossed the goal line on an 11-yard run against the Chargers. (continued on next page) Since he entered the NFL in 2016, Henry has reached the end zone on 4.2 percent of his carries, scoring 27 touchdowns on 636 career rushing attempts. Among all active NFL running backs with at least 500 rushing attempts, he ranks third in career rushing touchdown percentage. Only the Los Angeles Rams’ Todd Gurley (4.5 percent) and the Arizona Cardinals’ David Johnson (4.3 percent) have scored at a higher rate. Mark Ingram (4.0) of the Baltimore Ravens is the only other player with a career percentage of at least 4.0. Highest career rushing touchdown percentage among active NFL running backs (minimum 500 carries): Running Back Attempts TD Rush TD Pct 1. Todd Gurley 1,124 51 4.5 2. David Johnson 764 33 4.3 3. Derrick Henry 636 27 4.2 4. Mark Ingram 1,420 57 4.0 5. Latavius Murray 958 37 3.9 6. Adrian Peterson 2,908 107 3.7 7. Devonta Freeman 851 30 3.5 8. Tevin Coleman 588 20 3.4 Ezekiel Elliott 1,003 34 3.4 10. Jordan Howard 855 28 3.3 Henry is scoring touchdowns on a faster per-carry basis than any other running back in franchise history with a minimum of 500 attempts. Quarterback Steve McNair scored on an organization-best 5.9 percent of his rushing attempts (36 touchdowns on 614 attempts), while running back LenDale White formerly held the mark for all other players (3.8 percent) prior to Henry. Highest rushing touchdown percentage among franchise running backs* (min. 500 carries): Running Back Rush Att Rush TD Rush TD Pct 1. Derrick Henry 636 27 4.2 2. LenDale White 628 24 3.8 3. Allen Pinkett 561 21 3.7 4. Earl Campbell 1,979 73 3.7 5. Mike Rozier 910 27 3.0 6. Lorenzo White 1,000 29 2.9 7. Chris Johnson 1,742 50 2.9 8. Billy Cannon 512 14 2.7 9. Chris Brown 643 16 2.5 10. Eddie George 2,733 64 2.3 * Quarterback Steve McNair ranks first among all players with a 5.9 rushing touchdown percentage (614 attempts, 36 touchdowns). WOODYARD, CASEY COMBINE FOR RARE GOAL-LINE HEROICS: In the waning moments of last week’s defeat of the Chargers, the Titans defense provided a memorable goal-line stand that culminated with defensive tackle Jurrell Casey’s fumble recovery in the end zone after linebacker Wesley Woodyard knocked the ball out of the hands of Chargers running back Melvin Gordon III. The play, which began at the one-yard line with 19 seconds on the clock, was a rare defensive goal-line feat. Since the beginning of the 2000 season, only six NFL wins have been preserved by a defensive fumble recovery or an interception that met the following conditions: ● The play began with one minute or less on the clock in the fourth quarter. ● The line of scrimmage was the defense’s one-yard line or two-yard line. ● The takeaway cemented a one-score win (final margin of eight or fewer points). The last time such a feat took place in any game was Super Bowl XLIX (Feb. 1, 2015), when current Titans cornerback Malcolm Butler helped the New England Patriots beat the Seattle Seahawks with a goal-line interception. Last-minute takeaways on plays from a defense’s one- or two-yard line to preserve a one-score win, 2000–2019: Line of Time Final Team Opponent Date Fumble Recovery Forced Fumble Interception Scrimmage Remaining* Score Tennessee Titans L.A. Chargers Oct. 20, 2019 Jurrell Casey Wesley Woodyard 1 0:19 23-20 New England Patriots Seattle Feb. 1, 2015** Malcolm Butler 1 0:26 28-24 St. Louis Rams at San Francisco Nov. 2, 2014 James Laurinaitis (none) 1 0:09 13-10 Detroit Lions Minnesota Dec. 11, 2011 Cliff Avril DeAndre Levy 1 0:09 34-28 Indianapolis Colts Arizona Jan. 1, 2006 Rob Morris Larry Tripplett 1 0:22 17-13 Arizona Cardinals Kansas City Oct. 21, 2001 Corey Chavous 2 0:05 24-16 * Time remaining at the beginning of the play ** Postseason # # # #.