Titans 24-7 Patriots (17 Dec, 2002) Box Score

New England Patriots

8-6, 4-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NE	0	0	7	0	7
TEN	0	14	7	3	24

Tennessee Titans

9-5, 6-2 home

New England Passing


Tom Brady
Rohan Davey
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SACKS	RTG
14/29	134	4.6	1	3-17	47.2
1/2	3	1.5	0	0-0	56.3
15/31	120	4.4	1	3-17	47.4

Tennessee Passing


Steve McNair
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
11/24	136	5.7	0	1	2-9	46.5
11/24	127	5.7	0	1	2-9	46.5

New England Rushing


Antowain Smith
Kevin Faulk
Tom Brady
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
6	31	5.2	0	23
5	15	3.0	0	6
2	10	5.0	1	10
13	56	4.3	1	23

Tennessee Rushing


Eddie George
Robert Holcombe
Steve McNair
Mike Green
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
31	101	3.3	0	15
10	85	8.5	0	39
6	49	8.2	2	23
1	3	3.0	0	3
48	238	5.0	2	39

New England Receiving


Troy Brown
Antowain Smith
Cameron Cleeland
Daniel Graham
David Patten
Kevin Faulk
team

REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
8	73	9.1	12
2	41	20.5	35
1	10	10.0	10
2	8	4.0	5
1	5	5.0	5
1	0	0.0	0
15	137	9.1	35

Tennessee Receiving


Derrick Mason
Drew Bennett
Eddie George
Robert Holcombe
Greg Comella
team

REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
6	86	14.3	20
1	16	16.0	16
2	16	8.0	9
1	9	9.0	9
1	9	9.0	9
11	136	12.4	20

New England Fumbles


Terrell Buckley
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	1	0

Tennessee Fumbles


Steve McNair
Robert Holcombe
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	0	0
0	0	1
1	0	1

New England Defense



Ted Johnson
Lawyer Milloy
Mike Vrabel
Bobby Hamilton
Roman Phifer
Tebucky Jones
Victor Green
Ty Law
Richard Seymour
Anthony Pleasant
Otis Smith
Jarvis Green
Willie McGinest
Steve Martin
Antwan Harris
Leonard Myers
Terrell Buckley
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
12	7	0	0	0	0	0
11	9	0	0	0	0	0
9	6	0.5	0	0	0	0
7	3	0	0	0	0	0
7	1	0.5	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	2	0.5	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	1	0.5	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0
77	51	2	0	3	0	0

Tennessee Defense



Keith Bulluck
Andre Dyson
Henry Ford
Donald Mitchell
Carlos Hall
Randall Godfrey
Lance Schulters
Peter Sirmon
Robaire Smith
Kevin Carter
Samari Rolle
Brad Kassell
Joe Nedney
Robert Holcombe
John Thornton
Frank Chamberlin
Justin McCareins
Albert Haynesworth
Tony Beckham
Jevon Kearse
Rich Coady
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
10	6	0	0	1	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	1	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	1	0	0
3	2	1	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0.5	0	0	0	0
2	1	0.5	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	1	0	0
1	0	0	0	1	0	1
50	35	3	0	4	0	2

New England Interceptions


Terrell Buckley
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	7	0
1	7	0

Tennessee Interceptions


Rich Coady
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	24	1
1	24	1

New England Kick Returns


Kevin Faulk
Patrick Pass
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
4	109	27.3	35
1	15	15.0	15
5	124	24.8	35

Tennessee Kick Returns


John Simon
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	31	15.5	16	0
2	31	15.5	16	0

New England Punt Returns


Troy Brown
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	3	3.0	3	0
1	3	3.0	3	0

Tennessee Punt Returns

	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
No Tennessee Punt Returns

New England Kicking


Adam Vinatieri
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1
0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1

Tennessee Kicking


Joe Nedney
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/2	50.0	28	3/3	6
1/2	50.0	28	3/3	6

New England Punting


Ken Walter
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
6	245	40.8	2	0	46
6	245	40.8	2	0	46

Tennessee Punting


Craig Hentrich
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
4	169	42.3	1	2	47
4	169	42.3	1	2	47

Nissan Stadium

2:00 AM, 17 December 2002

Nashville, TN

Attendance: 68,809

Referees:
Ron Winter

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Buffalo	12	3	.800	469	331
Miami	7	8	.467	305	329
New York	4	11	.267	292	344
New England	3	12	.200	259	361

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Houston	9	6	.600	347	327
Indianapolis	7	8	.467	318	359
Jacksonville	3	12	.200	277	396
Tennessee	3	12	.200	284	417

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