Tennessee Titans vs. Indianapolis Colts: September 15, 2019 by Tennessee Titans

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Titans to Retire Steve McNair’s No.9 and Eddie George’s No.27 Jerseys By Jim Wyatt

EDDIE GEORGE AND STEVE MCNAIR.

Steve McNair and Eddie George. Think of the Tennessee Titans, and two of their alltime greats come to mind because of their success on the field, their toughness and grit – and the impact they’ve made in the city of Nashville and beyond. Now, the Tennessee legends will be honored by the team, and ownership, by having the jersey numbers 9 and 27 retired. McNair’s No.9 jersey and George’s No.27 jersey will be retired in a ceremony during Sunday’s home opener against the Indianapolis Colts, Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk announced in June. “Steve and Eddie will be forever linked as two of the driving forces for our team in the late 90’s and early 2000’s,” Strunk said. “They were the heart and soul of the team and each made the other a better player and ultimately led to a great deal of team success. Their statistics will forever live in our record books, but their play and sacrifice is what our fans will always remember. For that and all that they have done for our team, the number 9 and 27 will be retired with the all-time franchise greats.” 4

In the history of the Oilers/Titans franchise, only six players have had the distinction of having their jersey number retired – Jim Norton (No.43), Elvin Bethea (No.65), Earl Campbell (No.34), Mike Munchak (No.63) Bruce Matthews (No.74) and Warren Moon (No.1). During the NFL Draft, George wore McNair’s No.9 to honor him. On Sunday, they’ll be honored together. “To have it retired with my partner in crime, Steve McNair, it means a lot,” George said. “We were always linked at the hip during our playing careers. We’ve been through a lot of wars together both on and off the football field. To go down this day, to have our jerseys retired on the same day is huge for us. “It has to be with Steve. 2 plus 7 equals 9. … It is totally appropriate to see us go in together.” During the duo’s time together (1996–2003), the team’s 80-48 record (.625) ranked third in the NFL behind only the Green Bay Packers’ 88-40 record (.688) and the Denver Broncos’ 83-45 (.648) mark. Together they experienced four total playoff appearances (1999, 2000, 2002 and 2003), two division titles (2000 and

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2002), two AFC Championship games (1999 and 2002) and an appearance in Super Bowl XXXIV. McNair was the third overall draft pick in 1995 by the Houston Oilers, and he made the No.9 a special one during his career. McNair played from 1995-2005 with the Oilers/Titans before playing his final two NFL seasons (2006-2007) with the Baltimore Ravens. In 11 seasons with the Titans, McNair set team records and accumulated the most wins of any quarterback in Titans/Oilers history. McNair, who led Tennessee’s famous drive that ended up a yard short of forcing overtime in Super Bowl XXXIV, also made a big impact in the Nashville community through the Steve McNair Foundation. He was selected as the 2005 Titans Walter Payton Award Winner, given to the team’s Community Man of the Year. He was a four-time Pro Bowler, and he was co-MVP of the NFL with Colts quarterback Peyton Manning in 2003. McNair finished his career with 31,304 yards passing and 174 touchdowns. As a member of the Titans, he was credited with 20 game-winning drives in the regular season and postseason, finishing second all-time behind Moon (23). McNair was tragically killed in Nashville on July 4, 2009, but his memory remains alive around the team, and in the city. “Retiring his jersey is a really big deal for us,” Mechelle McNair said in a statement. “It is a tangible reminder for me and the boys to know that No.9 will forever be held in the highest regard in the Titans nation.” A first-round pick by the Titans in 1996, George made the No. 27 legendary in Tennessee. George is the Titans/Oilers record holder for career rushing yards (10,009), ahead of Hall of Famer Earl Campbell (9,407). He finished his career with 10,441 yards. George is the only running back in NFL history to record 300 or more carries for eight consecutive

seasons. He is the organization’s all-time scrimmage yards leader (12,153). During his playing days in Tennessee (1996-2003), George never missed a game – a span of 128 starts. He was a 1,000-yard rusher seven times, and a four-time Pro Bowler. George racked up 36 100-yard games, and the Titans recorded a 30-6 record in those games. George’s finest season came in 2000, when he rushed for 1,509 yards, scored 16 total touchdowns, and six 100-yard performances for the 13-3 Titans. Playing alongside McNair, George helped the Titans reach the playoffs four times in his eight years in Nashville, including a Super Bowl, and two AFC title games. George went over 1,300 yards in a season four times, and he racked up 12,668 all-purpose yards in his career. George averaged 1,160 rushing yards per season during his nine-year NFL career. Among all players who have played six seasons, only six averaged more rushing yards per season: Barry Sanders (1,527), Jim Brown (1,368), Payton (1,287), Martin (1,282), LaDainian Tomlinson (1,244) and Emmitt Smith (1,224). George, Tomlinson and Eric Dickerson are the only three NFL running backs to rush for 1,200 or more yards in each of their first five NFL seasons. Earlier, McNair and George were inducted into the Titans/ Oilers Hall of Fame. “This is a big moment for me personally because I love these guys, and I know my dad loved these guys, and he will be so happy and proud,” Strunk said. “This is the highest honor that we can bestow on a Titans player, and both of them are deserving for their significant contributions to our franchise. Steve and Eddie’s accomplishments are on par with the NFL’s best players in history, and amongst the greatest of all Titans.” TENNESSEE TITANS GAMEDAY

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2019 TENNESSEE TITANS AS OF SEPT 10, 2019

NO.

NAME

53 48 11 55 21 31 99 78 44 29 84 64 92 75 54 56 86 32 93 52 22 37 10 25 15 94 60 90 71 6 58 33 51 97 8 30 66 85 72 26 76 7 19 36 81 23 61 17 96 24 91 82 59

Bates, Daren Brinkley, Beau Brown, A.J. Brown, Jayon Butler, Malcolm Byard, Kevin Casey, Jurrell Conklin, Jack Correa, Kamalei Cruikshank, Dane Davis, Corey Davis, Nate Dickerson, Matt Douglas, Jamil Evans, Rashaan Finch, Sharif Firkser, Anthony Fluellen, David Gilbert, Reggie Grasu, Hroniss Henry, Derrick Hooker, Amani Humphries, Adam Jackson, Adoree’ Jennings, Darius Johnson, Austin Jones, Ben Jones, DaQuan Kelly, Dennis Kern, Brett Landry III, Harold Lewis, Dion Long Jr., David Mack, Isaiah Mariota, Marcus Milton, Chris Pamphile, Kevin Pruitt, MyCole Quessenberry, David Ryan, Logan Saffold, Rodger Santos, Cairo Sharpe, Tajaé Sims, LeShaun Smith, Jonnu Smith, Tye Stinnie, Aaron Tannehill, Ryan Urban, Brent Vaccaro, Kenny Wake, Cameron Walker, Delanie Woodyard, Wesley

POS. HT. LB LS WR LB CB S DT T OLB DB WR OL DE G LB OLB TE RB OLB OL RB DB WR CB WR DL C DL T/G P OLB RB LB DT QB CB G/T TE OL CB G K WR CB TE CB G QB DE S OLB TE LB

5-11 6-4 6-1 6-0 5-11 5-11 6-1 6-6 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-4 6-2 6-4 6-2 5-11 6-4 6-3 6-3 5-11 5-11 5-11 5-10 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-8 6-2 6-2 5-8 5-11 6-1 6-4 5-11 6-5 6-2 6-5 5-11 6-5 5-8 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-0 6-3 6-4 6-7 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-0

WT. AGE EXP. 225 260 226 226 190 212 305 308 241 209 209 316 292 309 232 250 246 224 260 301 247 210 195 185 180 314 308 322 321 214 252 195 227 299 222 190 315 245 310 195 325 160 194 203 248 195 312 217 300 214 263 248 233

28 29 22 24 29 26 29 25 25 24 24 22 23 27 23 23 24 27 26 28 25 21 26 23 27 25 30 27 29 33 23 28 22 23 25 26 28 27 29 28 31 27 24 25 24 26 25 31 28 28 37 35 33

7 8 R 3 6 4 9 4 4 2 3 R 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 5 4 R 5 3 3 4 8 6 8 12 2 8 R R 5 4 6 4 2 7 10 6 4 4 3 4 2 8 6 7 11 14 12

COLLEGE Auburn Missouri Mississippi UCLA West Alabama Middle Tennessee State Southern California Michigan State Boise State Arizona Western Michigan Charlotte UCLA Arizona State Alabama Temple Harvard Toledo Arizona Oregon Alabama Iowa Clemson Southern California Virginia Penn State Georgia Penn State Purdue Toledo Boston College Pittsburgh West Virginia Chattanooga Oregon Georgia Tech Purdue Southern Illinois San Jose State Rutgers Indiana Tulane Massachusetts Southern Utah Florida International Towson James Madison Texas A&M Virginia Texas Penn State Central Missouri Kentucky

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NUMERICAL ROSTER

COACHING

NO. NAME

HEAD COACH

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Brett Kern Cairo Santos Marcus Mariota Adam Humphries A.J. Brown Darius Jennings Ryan Tannehill Tajaé Sharpe Malcolm Butler Derrick Henry Tye Smith Kenny Vaccaro Adoree’ Jackson Logan Ryan Dane Cruikshank Chris Milton Kevin Byard David Fluellen Dion Lewis LeShaun Sims Amani Hooker Kamalei Correa Beau Brinkley David Long Jr. Hroniss Grasu Daren Bates Rashaan Evans Jayon Brown Sharif Finch Harold Landry III Wesley Woodyard Ben Jones Aaron Stinnie Nate Davis Kevin Pamphile Dennis Kelly David Quessenberry Jamil Douglas Rodger Saffold Jack Conklin Jonnu Smith Delanie Walker Corey Davis MyCole Pruitt Anthony Firkser DaQuan Jones Cameron Wake Matt Dickerson Reggie Gilbert Austin Johnson Brent Urban Isaiah Mack Jurrell Casey

POS. P K QB WR WR WR QB WR CB RB CB S CB CB DB CB S RB RB CB DB OLB LS LB OL LB LB LB OLB OLB LB C G OL G/T T/G OL G G T TE TE WR TE TE DL OLB DE OLB DL DE DT DT

Mike Vrabel

ASSISTANT COACHES Dean Pees Defensive Coordinator Arthur Smith Offensive Coordinator Craig Aukerman Special Teams Brian Bell Strength and Conditioning Assistant Scott Booker Defensive Assistant Shane Bowen Outside Linebackers Keith Carter Offensive Line Kerry Coombs Secondary Ryan Crow Defensive Assistant Tony Dews Running Backs Todd Downing Tight Ends Matt Edwards Assistant Special Teams Mondray Gee Strength and Conditioning Assistant Chandler Henley Quality Control Tyrone McKenzie Inside Linebackers Rob Moore Wide Receivers Pat O’Hara Quarterbacks Matt Pees Quality Control Frank Piraino Strength and Conditioning Luke Steckel Offensive Assistant Mike Sullivan Assistant Offensive Line Terrell Williams Defensive Line

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REGULAR SEASON - WEEK 1 WON 1, LOST 0

SCORE BY PERIODS

RESULTS 9/8 9/15 9/19 9/29 10/6 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/10 11/24 12/1 12/8 12/15 12/22 12/29

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TEAM OPPONENTS

Q2 9 0

Q3 10 7

Q4 21 0

OT 0 0

PTS 43 13

FG 0/0 0/0 2/2 50/0 0/0 2/2 0/0

2Pt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PTS 12 12 11 6 2 43 13

SCORING D.Walker D.Henry C.Santos M.Butler C.Wake TEAM OPPONENTS

OFFENSE TOTAL FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty 3rd Down: Made/Att 3rd Down Pct. 4th Down: Made/Att 4th Down Pct. POSSESSION AVG. TOTAL NET YARDS Avg. Per Game Total Plays Avg. Per Play NET YARDS RUSHING Avg. Per Game Total Rushes NET YARDS PASSING Avg. Per Game Sacked/Yards Lost Gross Yards Attempts/Completions Completion Pct. Had Intercepted PUNTS/AVERAGE NET PUNTING AVG. PENALTIES/YARDS FUMBLES/BALL LOST TOUCHDOWNS Rushing Passing Returns

Q1 3 6

67,431

TD 2 2 0 1 0 5 2

Ru 0 1 0 0 0 1 1

Pa 2 1 0 0 0 3 1

Rt 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

PAT 0/0 0/0 5/5 0/0 0/0 5/5 1/2

FIELD GOALS TENN. 21 6 9 6 2/10 20.0% 0/0 0.0% 29:18 339 339.0 56 6.1 123 123.0 28 216 216.0 4/32 248 24/14 58.3% 0 6/46.2 43.2 6/54 0/0 5 1 3 0

OPP. 19 4 13 2 1/10 10.0% 0/2 0.0% 30:42 347 346.0 63 5.5 102 102.0 20 244 244.0 5/41 285 38/25 65.8% 3 5/46.6 46.6 18/182 0/0 2 1 1 0

C.Santos TEAM OPPONENTS

1-19 0/0 0/0 0/0

20-29 0/0 0/0 0/0

30-39 1/1 1/1 1/1

40-49 0/0 0/0 0/0

50+ 1/1 1/1 1/1

2-Pt. Conversions: Team 0/0, Opponents: 0/0 Sacks: C.Wake 2.5, L.Ryan 1.5, S.Finch 1.0 TEAM: 5.0 OPPONENTS: 4.0

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QB Marcus Mariota

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PASSING Att 24 24 38

M.Mariota TEAM OPPONENTS

Cmp 14 14 25

Yds 248 248 285

Cmp% 58.3% 58.3% 65.8%

Yds/Att 10.3 10.3 7.5

RUSHING Yds 84 24 10 7 -2 123 102

Avg 4.4 8.0 10.0 2.3 -1.0 4.4 5.1

Long 18 13 10 6 -1 18 15

TD 1 0 0 0 0 1 1

Int 0 0 3

D.Jennings A.Jackson TEAM OPPONENTS

Int% 0.0% 0.0% 7.9%

Long 75t 75t 35

Sack/Lost 4/32 4/32 5/41

Rating 133.3 133.3 64.0

No. 5 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 14 25

Yds 55 100 6 75 7 5 0 0 0 248 285

Avg 11.0 33.3 2.0 75.0 7.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 17.7 11.4

Long 16 51 7 75t 7 5 0 0 0 75t 35

No. 2 1 3 4

Yds 27 23 50 103

Avg 13.5 23.0 16.7 25.8

Long 17 23 23 32

TD 0 0 0 0

Yds 38 28 0 66

Avg 38.0 28.0 0.0 22.0

Long 38t 28 0 38t

TD 1 0 0 1

INTERCEPTIONS

RECEIVING D.Walker A.Brown D.Lewis D.Henry J.Smith A.Humphries C.Davis T.Sharpe M.Pruitt TEAM OPPONENTS

TD% 12.5% 12.5% 2.6%

KICKOFF RETURNS No. 19 3 1 3 2 28 20

D.Henry M.Mariota J.Smith D.Lewis R.Tannehill TEAM OPPONENTS

TD 3 3 1

M.Butler K.Byard L.Ryan TEAM

TD 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1

No. 1 1 1 3

FUMBLES Fumbles Lost: Total: 0 Opponent Fumble Recoveries: Total: 0

P Brett Kern and K Cairo Santos

PUNTING B.Kern TEAM OPPONENTS

No. 6 6 5

Yds 277 277 233

Avg 46.2 46.2 46.6

Net 43.2 43.2 46.6

TB 0 0 0

Yds 0 0 18

Avg 0.0 0.0 18.0

In 3 3 3

Lg 70 70 52

B 0 0 0

PUNT RETURNS A.Humphries TEAM OPPONENTS

Ret 0 0 1

FC 4 4 1

Long 0 0 18

TD 0 0 0

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Daren Bates

Beau Brinkley

Malcolm Butler

Kevin Byard

Kamalei Correa

OLB

Dane Cruikshank

Matt Dickerson

Jamil Douglas

A.J. Brown

Jayon Brown

Jurrell Casey

Jack Conklin

Corey Davis

Nate Davis

Rashaan Evans

Sharif Finch

OLB

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2019 TENNESSEE TITANS

Anthony Firkser

David Fluellen

Reggie Gilbert

Derrick Henry

Amani Hooker

Adam Humphries

Darius Jennings

Austin Johnson

Ben Jones

Dennis Kelly

T/G

Harold Landry III

Brett Kern

Hroniss Grasu

Adoreeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Jackson

DaQuan Jones

OLB

Dion Lewis

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David Long Jr.

Isaiah Mack

Marcus Mariota

Chris Milton

Kevin Pamphile

G/T

MyCole Pruitt

David Quessenberry

Logan Ryan

Rodger Saffold

Cairo Santos

TajaÃ© Sharpe

LeShaun Sims

Jonnu Smith

Tye Smith

Aaron Stinnie

Ryan Tannehill

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2019 TENNESSEE TITANS

Brent Urban

Wesley Woodyard

Kenny Vaccaro

Head Coach Mike Vrabel

Cameron Wake

Defensive Coordinator Dean Pees

OLB

Delanie Walker

Offensive Coordinator Arthur Smith

RB Derrick Henry

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PROBABLE STARTERS TE Delanie Walker

OFFENSE POS. NO.

NAME

WR TE LT LG C RG RT WR WR QB RB

Corey Davis Delanie Walker Dennis Kelly Rodger Saffold Ben Jones Kevin Pamphile Jack Conklin Adam Humphries TajaÃ© Sharpe Marcus Mariota Derrick Henry

84 82 71 76 60 66 78 10 19 8 22

DEFENSE

LB Jayon Brown

POS. NO.

NAME

DE NT DT OLB ILB ILB OLB CB SS FS CB

Brent Urban DaQuan Jones Jurrell Casey Cameron Wake Rashaan Evans Jayon Brown Harold Landry III Logan Ryan Kenny Vaccaro Kevin Byard Malcolm Butler

96 90 99 91 54 55 58 26 24 31 21

SPECIAL TEAMS

POS. NO.

NAME

K P H PR KR LS

Cairo Santos Brett Kern Brett Kern Adam Humphries Darius Jennings Beau Brinkley

7 6 6 10 15 48

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PROBABLE STARTERS WR T.Y. Hilton

OFFENSE POS. NO.

NAME

WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB TE RB

T.Y. Hilton Anthony Castonzo Quenton Nelson Ryan Kelly Mark Glowinski Braden Smith Jack Doyle Deon Cain Jacoby Brissett Eric Ebron Marlon Mack

13 74 56 78 64 72 84 11 7 85 25

DEFENSE

S Malik Hooker

POS. NO.

NAME

DE NT UT DE WLB MLB SAM CB FS SS CB

Justin Houston Margus Hunt Denico Autry Jabaal Sheard Darius Leonard Anthony Walker Matthew Adams Kenny Moore II Malik Hooker Clayton Geathers Pierre Desir

99 92 96 93 53 50 49 23 29 26 35

SPECIAL TEAMS POS. NO.

NAME

K P H PR KR LS

Adam Vinatieri Rigoberto Sanchez Rigoberto Sanchez Chester Rogers Zach Pascal Luke Rhodes

4 8 8 80 14 46

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NO.

NAME

POS. HT.

49 81 63 96 52 7 11 15 74 62 35 84 85 44 26 64 73 86 13 21 29 99 2 92 78 53 38 94 25 23 97 56 30 58 14 46 80 8 93 72 45 90 39 57 4 50 51 20 33 37 31 34

Adams, Matthew LB Alie-Cox, Mo TE Andrews, Josh C Autry, Denico DT/DE Banogu, Ben DE Brissett, Jacoby QB Cain, Deon WR Campbell, Parris WR Castonzo, Anthony T Clark, Leâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Raven G/T Desir, Pierre CB Doyle, Jack TE Ebron, Eric TE Franklin, Zaire LB Geathers, Clayton S Glowinski, Mark G Haeg, Joe T/G Hentges, Hale TE Hilton, T.Y. WR Hines, Nyheim RB Hooker, Malik S Houston, Justin DE Hoyer, Brian QB Hunt, Margus DT Kelly, Ryan C Leonard, Darius LB Lewis, Ryan CB Lewis, Tyquan DT/DE Mack, Marlon RB Moore II, Kenny CB Muhammad, Al-Quadin DE Nelson, Quenton G/C Odum, George S Okereke, Bobby LB Pascal, Zach WR Rhodes, Luke LS Rogers, Chester WR Sanchez, Rigoberto P Sheard, Jabaal DE T/G Smith, Braden Speed, E.J. LB Stewart, Grover DT Tell III, Marvell CB Turay, Kemoko DE K Vinatieri, Adam Walker, Anthony LB Ward, Jihad DT Wilkins, Jordan RB Williams, Jonathan RB S Willis, Khari Wilson, Quincy CB Ya-Sin, Rock CB

6-0 6-5 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-0 6-7 6-5 6-1 6-6 6-4 6-0 6-2 6-4 6-6 6-4 5-10 5-9 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-8 6-4 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-0 5-9 6-4 6-5 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-3 6-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-5 6-0 6-1 6-5 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-2 6-0

WT. AGE EXP. 229 267 298 285 252 238 202 208 307 311 192 262 253 235 216 310 298 245 183 196 214 270 216 295 307 230 195 277 210 190 250 330 202 235 214 238 184 195 268 315 224 315 195 248 212 230 287 216 217 213 193 190

23 25 28 29 23 26 23 22 31 26 29 29 26 23 27 27 26 23 29 22 23 30 33 32 26 24 25 24 23 24 24 23 25 23 24 26 25 25 30 23 24 25 23 24 46 24 25 25 25 23 23 23

2 2 4 6 R 4 2 R 9 4 6 7 6 2 5 5 4 R 8 2 3 9 11 7 4 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 R 2 3 4 3 9 2 R 3 R 2 24 3 4 2 4 R 3 R

COLLEGE Houston Virginia Commonwealth Oregon State Mississippi State TCU North Carolina State Clemson Ohio State Boston College Texas Tech Lindenwood Western Kentucky North Carolina Syracuse UCF West Virginia North Dakota State Alabama Florida International North Carolina State Ohio State Georgia Michigan State SMU Alabama South Carolina State Pittsburgh Ohio State South Florida Valdosta State Miami (FL) Notre Dame Central Arkansas Stanford Old Dominion William & Mary Grambling State Hawaii Pittsburgh Auburn Tarleton State Albany State USC Rutgers South Dakota State Northwestern Illinois Mississippi Arkansas Michigan State Florida Temple

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NUMERICAL ROSTER

COACHING

NO. NAME

POS.

HEAD COACH

2 4 7 8 11 13 14 15 20 21 23 25 26 29 30 31 33 34 35 37 38 39 44 45 46 49 50 51 52 53 56 57 58 62 63 64 72 73 74 78 80 81 84 85 86 90 92 93 94 96 97 99

QB K QB P WR WR WR WR RB RB CB RB S S S CB RB CB CB S CB CB LB LB LS LB LB DT DE LB G/C DE LB G/T C G T/G T/G T C WR TE TE TE TE DT DT DE DT/DE DT/DE DE DE

Frank Reich

Brian Hoyer Adam Vinatieri Jacoby Brissett Rigoberto Sanchez Deon Cain T.Y. Hilton Zach Pascal Parris Campbell Jordan Wilkins Nyheim Hines Kenny Moore II Marlon Mack Clayton Geathers Malik Hooker George Odum Quincy Wilson Jonathan Williams Rock Ya-Sin Pierre Desir Khari Willis Ryan Lewis Marvell Tell III Zaire Franklin E.J. Speed Luke Rhodes Matthew Adams Anthony Walker Jihad Ward Ben Banogu Darius Leonard Quenton Nelson Kemoko Turay Bobby Okereke Leâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Raven Clark Josh Andrews Mark Glowinski Braden Smith Joe Haeg Anthony Castonzo Ryan Kelly Chester Rogers Mo Alie-Cox Jack Doyle Eric Ebron Hale Hentges Grover Stewart Margus Hunt Jabaal Sheard Tyquan Lewis Denico Autry Al-Quadin Muhammad Justin Houston

ASSISTANT COACHES Matt Eberflus Defensive Coordinator Nick Sirianni Offensive Coordinator Bubba Ventrone Special Teams Coordinator Klayton Adams Assistant Offensive Line Dave Borgonzi Linebackers Marcus Brady Quarterbacks Zane Fakes Assistant Strength and Conditioning Parks Frazier Assistant to the Head Coach Jonathan Gannon Defensive Backs/Cornerbacks Richard Howell Head Strength and Conditioning Rusty Jones Director of Sports Performance Doug McKenney Assistant Strength and Conditioning Jason Michael Tight Ends Howard Mudd Senior Offensive Assistant David Overstreet II Defensive Quality Control Kevin Patullo Wide Receivers Mike Phair Defensive Line Ryan Podell Sports Science/Conditioning Tom Rathman Running Backs Frank Ross Assistant Special Teams Chris Strausser Offensive Line Gunnard Twyner Offensive Quality Control Alan Williams Defensive Backs/Safeties TENNESSEE TITANS GAMEDAY

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SCORE BY PERIODS

RESULTS 9/8 9/15 9/22 9/29 10/6 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/10 11/17 11/21 12/1 12/8 12/16 12/22 12/29

24-30

at Los Angeles 25,363 at Tennessee Atlanta Oakland at Kansas City Houston Denver at Pittsburgh Miami Jacksonville at Houston Tennessee at Tampa Bay at New Orleans Carolina at Jacksonville

TOTAL FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty 3rd Down: Made/Att 3rd Down Pct. 4th Down: Made/Att 4th Down Pct. POSSESSION AVG. TOTAL NET YARDS Avg. Per Game Total Plays Avg. Per Play NET YARDS RUSHING Avg. Per Game Total Rushes NET YARDS PASSING Avg. Per Game Sacked/Yards Lost Gross Yards Attempts/Completions Completion Pct. Had Intercepted PUNTS/AVERAGE NET PUNTING AVG. PENALTIES/YARDS FUMBLES/BALL LOST TOUCHDOWNS Rushing Passing Returns

OPP. 25 9 14 2 7/11 63.6% 0/0 0.0% 30:19 435 435.0 59 7.4 125 125.0 21 310 310.0 4/23 333 34/25 73.5% 1 2/49.0 46.5 3/20 2/1 4 1 3 0

Q2 6 10

Q3 10 7

Q4 8 0

OT 0 6

PTS 24 30

2Pt 0 1 0 1 0

PTS 12 8 4 24 30

SCORING T.Hilton M.Mack A.Vinatieri TEAM OPPONENTS

TD 2 1 0 3 4

Ru 0 1 0 1 1

Pa 2 0 0 2 3

Rt 0 0 0 0 0

PAT 0/0 0/0 1/2 1/2 3/3

FG 0/0 0/0 1/3 1/3 1/1

FIELD GOALS

OFFENSE IND. 22 13 9 0 7/13 53.8% 1/1 100.0% 29:41 376 376.0 62 6.1 203 203.0 33 173 173.0 2/17 190 27/21 77.8% 0 3/36.0 36 3/10 1/0 3 1 2 0

Q1 0 7

TEAM OPPONENTS

A.Vinatieri TEAM OPPONENTS

1-19 0/0 0/0 0/0

20-29 0/1 0/1 0/0

30-39 0/0 0/0 0/0

40-49 1/2 1/2 1/1

50+ 0/0 0/0 0/0

2-Pt. Conversions: Team 1/1, Opponents: 0/0 Sacks: A.Muhammad 1.0, K.Turay 1.0, J.Houston 1.0, D.Autry 0.5, B.Banogu 0.5 TEAM: 4.0 OPPONENTS: 2.0

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PASSING Att 27 27 34

J.Brissett TEAM OPPONENTS

Cmp 21 21 25

Yds 190 190 333

Cmp% 77.8% 77.8% 73.5%

Yds/Att 7.0 7.0 9.8

RUSHING Yds 174 13 9 7 203 125

Avg 7.0 3.3 3.0 7.0 6.2 6.0

Long 63t 6 6 7 63t 24

TD 1 0 0 0 1 1

Int 0 0 1

P.Campbell TEAM OPPONENTS

Int% 0.0% 0.0% 2.9%

Long 25 25 55t

Sack/Lost 2/17 2/17 4/23

Rating 120.7 120.7 121.3

M.Hooker TEAM

No. 8 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 21 25

Yds 87 4 32 35 20 8 3 1 190 333

Avg 10.9 1.0 10.7 17.5 20.0 8.0 3.0 1.0 9.0 13.3

Long 19t 8 16 25 20 8 3 1 25 55t

No. 2 2 1

Yds 44 44 43

Avg 22.0 22.0 43.0

Long 23 23 43

TD 0 0 0

No. Yds 1 26 1 26

Avg 26.0 26.0

Long 26 26

TD 0 0

INTERCEPTIONS

RECEIVING T.Hilton N.Hines D.Funchess D.Cain J.Doyle E.Ebron M.Alie-Cox P.Campbell TEAM OPPONENTS

TD% 7.4% 7.4% 8.8%

KICKOFF RETURNS No. 25 4 3 1 33 21

M.Mack N.Hines J.Brissett P.Campbell TEAM OPPONENTS

TD 2 2 3

TD 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3

FUMBLES Fumbles Lost: Total: 0 Opponent Fumble Recoveries: G.Odum 1 Total: 1

K Adam Vinatieri

PUNTING R.Sanchez TEAM OPPONENTS

No. 3 3 2

Yds 108 108 98

Avg 36.0 36.0 49.0

Net 36.0 36.0 46.5

TB 0 0 0

Yds 5 5 0

Avg 5.0 5.0 0.0

In 0 0 2

Lg 49 49 54

B 0 0 0

PUNT RETURNS C.Rogers TEAM OPPONENTS

Ret 1 1 1

FC 1 1 0

Long 5 5 0

TD 0 0 0

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2019 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

Matthew Adams

Denico Autry

Jacoby Brissett

Deon Cain

Anthony Castonzo

Pierre Desir

Jack Doyle

Eric Ebron

Clayton Geathers

Mark Glowinski

T.Y. Hilton

Malik Hooker

Justin Houston

Margus Hunt

Ryan Kelly

Darius Leonard

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2019 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

Marlon Mack

Kenny Moore II

Quenton Nelson

Rigoberto Sanchez

Jabaal Sheard

Braden Smith

Adam Vinatieri

Anthony Walker

DE Justin Houston

Head Coach Frank Reich

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“SHE’S AN AMAZING WOMAN” Controlling Owner Amy Adams Strunk Credited with Changing Direction of Titans Franchise By Jim Wyatt

WHEN HOUSTON OILERS OWNER Bud Adams first made plans to move his NFL franchise to Nashville, there was plenty of uncertainty surrounding how things might work out. Among the curious was his daughter, Amy, who had never been to Tennessee. “I knew it was a pretty city, and I knew that my dad would be drawn to a southern city, that’s just how he thought,” she said. “When we did come to visit – before the team ever moved here -- we came on the 4th of July and we saw the fireworks and did a few other things around town. I knew then this would be a great place.” Fast-forward a few decades plus and now it’s Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk who has taken her late father’s vision and done her part to make it even grander. Today, the Titans are a team on the rise, with three straight winning seasons heading into 2019 for the first time since the move. And the city is in the NFL spotlight after hosting the most successful NFL Draft in league history. In June, Strunk was recognized as the 2019 Tennessean of the Year by the Tennessee Sports Hall of 22

Fame, and she has plenty of folks singing her praises for her work in jump-starting a franchise that just five years ago had the worst record in the NFL. “A lot of times, when you own a franchise, you often get taken for granted,” NFL Network analyst Charles Davis said of Strunk. “People think: ‘You’ve got money, and you can do this and you can do that.’ But what she has done in her time at the head of the Titans organization, pulling everything together, has been impressive, and that is because of her leadership and it is because of her guidance and because of her demanding accountability. “I think this state is very fortunate to have her leading the Tennessee Titans.” In April, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell credited Strunk for her role in bringing the 2019 NFL Draft to the city. It came on the same day Strunk donated $100,000 to a pair of Nashville non-profits charged with fighting hunger in the community. This year’s draft easily shattered records for attendance, as over 600,000 fans fill the streets of Nashville for the three-day event. This year’s NFL Draft generated

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a record $133 million in direct spending -- a 79 percent increase over the $74 million at the 2018 Dallas event. The economic impact was another record-breaker at $224 million, also a 79 percent increase over the $125 million in 2018. “I’ve gotten to know Amy,” former University of Tennessee and long-time NFL quarterback Peyton Manning said of Strunk. “She has carried on her father’s legacy and done some things unique with her leadership style and has the Titans in a great place. “Bringing the draft here tells you everything you need to know about how serious the NFL is about the Titans and their fan support here. … Amy deserves a lot of credit.” During the offseason, when Strunk announced plans to retire the jersey numbers of Titans greats Eddie George and Steve McNair, George also praised the Titans owner, who took over as the team’s controlling owner in 2015. Back then, Ken Whisenhunt was the team’s head coach, and Ruston Webster was the general manager. George said Strunk has taken the team’s ownership to another level on the field, and off. “She’s an amazing woman, and she’s doing it the right way,” George said. “Bud had his ways, and he did it the way he wanted to do it and he was very successful. But what she is doing and how she is investing into the players and creating a culture here, and giving back to the community of Nashville, becoming a strong pillar in Nashville. “Bringing in former players with open arms -- you don’t get that nowadays. Most owners and most organizations and most programs around the country, including college, are really standoffish. But to constantly pull us back in and ask our opinions on certain issues or to soak up knowledge. … She is a gracious woman, a very successful businesswoman.” Before thanking Tennesseans – from organizers to volunteers to fans – for doing their part to make the 2019 NFL Draft a success while accepting the TSHOF Tennessean of the Year award, Strunk smiled when asked about how much has changed over the years. Strunk has not only made some big decisions on the football side – HC Mike Vrabel and GM Jon Robinson replaced former coaches and GMs – but she’s also changed the look inside the building at Saint Thomas Sports Park and at Nissan Stadium, with upgrades and additions. She even changed the team’s uniforms. Along the way, she’s also restored the passion and the confidence in the team’s fan base. “It just feels great,” she said. “I know when I took over four years ago, some people were probably like:

Who is she? What is she going to bring to our team? Is she capable? I just decided I was going to put my head down and go to work and hopefully get things straightened out and all that would take care of itself.” Needless to say, those questions have since been answered. And the appreciation is on full display as Strunk is regularly swarmed by fans when she makes her way onto the field prior to games, or at team functions. Strunk admits, however, she still navigates through the aisles at supermarkets in town, where she owns multiple homes, undetected on most days. “Very few people recognize me,” she said with a smile. “I bet I’ve had two people ever in the grocery story recognize me, so I am still kind of incognito. “I think if there’s anything to do with the football, I’m recognized right away. But when I’m just grabbing oranges, limes and lemons, I’m just there as a shopper, too.” In the future, Strunk would like to bring something else to the city. She’d love to see the Titans on center stage. In February. “Who would have ever thought 20 years ago this is what (Nashville) would look like?,” Strunk, thinking back to the success of the NFL Draft, said. “But I am so proud of it, and so happy to see the city of Nashville in the spotlight. “This success will lead to bigger moments in the future,” she said while behind a podium over the weekend, “moments that hopefully include a Lombardi Trophy, and a championship parade sometime real soon.” TENNESSEE TITANS GAMEDAY

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WEEK 1 OPENER

TITANS 43, BROWNS 13

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QB STEVE MCNAIRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CAREER

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STEVE McNAIRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CAREER NFL STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON Year Team 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

GP/GS

Hou Oilers Hou Oilers Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Baltimore Baltimore

NFL Totals Titans Totals

4/2 9/4 16/16 16/16 11/11 16/15 15/15 16/16 14/14 8/8 14/14 16/16 6/6

PASSING Att Cmp Pct 80 143 415 492 331 396 431 492 400 215 476 468 205

41 88 216 289 187 248 264 301 250 129 292 295 133

51.3 61.5 52.0 58.7 56.5 62.6 61.3 61.2 62.5 60.0 61.3 63.0 64.9

569 1,197 2,665 3,228 2,179 2,847 3,350 3,387 3,215 1,343 3,161 3,050 1,113

161/153 4,544 2,733 60.1 31,304 139/131 3,871 2,305 59.5 27,141

POSTSEASON Year Team

RUSHING

Yds Yd/Att TD INT Lg Sk 7.1 8.4 6.4 6.6 6.6 7.2 7.8 6.9 8 6.2 6.6 6.5 5.4

3 6 14 15 12 15 21 22 24 8 16 16 2

1 4 13 10 8 13 12 15 7 9 11 12 4

53 83t 55t 47 65t 56t 71t 55 73 37t 57 87t 30

6 9 31 33 16 24 37 21 19 13 20 14 11

Yds Rating

Att Yds Avg Lg TD

63 81.7 45 90.6 190 70.4 176 80.1 74 78.6 141 83.2 251 90.2 121 84.0 108 100.4 95 73.1 134 82.4 84 82.5 85 73.9

11 31 101 77 72 72 75 82 38 23 32 45 10

6.9 174 119 87t 254 1,567 7.0 156 103 83t 229 1,398

3.5 5.5 6.7 7.3 4.7 5.6 5.5 5.4 3.6 5.6 4.3 2.6 3.2

13 24t 47 71t 38 25 24 26 23 23 19 19 13

0 2 8 4 8 0 5 3 4 1 1 1 0

82.8 83.3

669 3,590 5.4 71t 37 614 3,439 5.6 71t 36

Yds Rating

Att Yds Avg Lg TD

PASSING

RUSHING

Att Cmp Pct

Yds Yd/Att TD INT Lg Sk

4/4 1/1 2/2 2/2 1/1

107 46 80 49 29

514 176 532 369 173

4.8 3.8 6.7 7.5 6.0

1 0 3 2 0

5 1 3 3 2

27 4 27 10 12

65.7 52.4 81.9 67.5 49.9

30 5 13 6 1

NFL Playoff Totals 10/10 Titans Totals 9/9

311 282

184 59.2 1,764 166 58.9 1,591

5.7 5.6

6 11 49t 14 6 9 49t 12

80 68

66.7 68.4

55 355 6.5 51 6 54 349 6.5 51 6

1999 2000 2002 2003 2006

Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Baltimore

GP/GS

38 169 674 559 337 403 414 440 138 128 139 119 32

62 24 48 32 18

57.9 52.2 60.0 65.3 62.1

2 32 1 17 2 39 4 49t 2 23

209 31 82 27 6

7.0 6.2 6.3 4.5 6.0

51 11 16 12 6

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RB EDDIE GEORGEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CAREER

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EDDIE GEORGEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CAREER NFL STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON

RUSHING

RECEIVING

Year

Team

Att

Yds

Avg

Yds

Avg

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Hou Oilers Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Dallas

16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 13

16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 8

335 357 348 320 403 315 343 312 132

1,368 1,399 1,294 1,304 1,509 939 1,165 1,031 432

4.1 3.9 3.7 4.1 3.7 3.0 3.4 3.3 3.3

76 30 37t 40 35t 27 35 27 24

8 6 5 9 14 5 12 5 4

23 7 37 47 50 37 36 22 9

182 44 310 458 453 279 255 163 83

7.9 6.3 8.4 9.7 9.1 7.5 7.1 7.4 9.2

17 15 29 54t 24 25 14t 22 28

0 1 1 4 2 0 2 0 0

141 128

136 128

2,865 2,733

10,441 10,009

3.6 3.7

76 76

68 64

268 259

2,227 2,144

8.3 8.3

54t 54t

10 10

Att

Yds

Avg

Yds

Avg

4 1 2 2

108 27 30 41

449 91 100 136

4.2 3.4 3.3 3.3

68t 15 17 13

3 1 1 0

10 8 1 4

72 52 9 16

7.2 6.5 9.0 4.0

32 10 9 6

0 0 0 0

9 9

206 206

776 776

3.8 3.8

68t 68t

5 5

23 23

149 149

6.5 6.5

32 32

0 0

NFL Totals Titans Totals

POSTSEASON Year

Team

1999 2000 2002 2003

Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee

NFL Playoff Totals Titans Totals

RUSHING

RECEIVING

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TITANS TALK

Peyton Manning Weighs in on Marcus Mariota, Steve McNair, Eddie George, Controlling Owner Amy Adams Strunk By Jim Wyatt

PEYTON MANNING is perhaps best remembered in these parts for his playing days at the University of Tennessee, where he starred at quarterback for the Vols. But the future Hall of Famer, who was named to 14 Pro Bowls while playing 18 seasons with the Colts and Broncos, also has a ton of ties to the Titans, past and present. And on the night he was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame back in June, Manning shared his thoughts on everything from controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk to quarterback Marcus Mariota to Titans greats Eddie George and Steve McNair to head coach Mike Vrabel, a player he competed against during his playing days. 30

“The Titans — they’re a team to be reckoned with now in the AFC,” Manning said. “And it’s a real credit to (Amy Adams Strunk) and for her having a great vision to get them to where they are today with a head coach like Mike Vrabel. This is a football town. The Tennessee Titans I competed against, with Steve McNair and Eddie George, I know what it is like here when things are rolling, and I think with Mike Vrabel the Titans are in a great position and she deserves a lot of credit for that. “I like Mike Vrabel, and I like (GM) Jon Robinson. I’m a Marcus Mariota fan. So I think they’ll have a great year.” Back in June, Manning was inducted into the TSHOF on a night when Amy Adams Strunk was presented with the 2019 Tennessean of the Year.

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Manning chatted with Strunk prior to the ceremony, and he gave her a shout-out during his speech at the event as well. “I’ve gotten to know Amy,” Manning said. “Amy supports a charity fundraiser every year that I have here in Nashville for the Pat Summitt Foundation for Alzheimer’s, Kenneth Adams has as well. She has supported various causes (I’ve been involved in). It’s a great winner for the Tennessean of the Year. She has carried on her father’s legacy and done some things unique with her leadership style and has the Titans in a great place. Bringing the draft here tells you everything you need to know how serious the NFL is about the Titans and their fan support here. “She’s very deserving (of her award). I am proud to be here and recognized with her the same year.” Manning, who played from 1998-2011 with the Colts, competed against McNair and George in some memorable games. Earlier this offseason, Strunk announced the team’s plans to retire the jersey numbers 9 and 27 for McNair and George. “It’s a tremendous honor,” Manning said. “It’s a no-brainer honor as far as where I come, knowing how great of players those guys were. Steve and I had a lot of battles against each other. I have great respect for his toughness — you always knew he was going to be there. He might miss a practice on a Wednesday, but there was no doubt he was going to answer the bell on Sunday even when he was hurting and beat up, because he didn’t slide. He didn’t throw it away. He was a tough guy. “And Eddie George, I played against him in college and he’s without a doubt one of the best running backs I’ve ever seen. For the two of them to go in together — I was reading Eddie’s comments, and I know that is very special. And to have their numbers retired, that is a very appropriate honor and it shows great class by the Titans organization.” A two-time Super Bowl champion — once with the Colts, and once with the Broncos — Manning said he also has a lot of respect for Mariota, someone he’s known since his playing days at Oregon. Former NFL quarterback Archie Manning and sons Peyton and Eli run the Manning Passing Academy each year in Louisiana. College quarterbacks act as camp counselors for more than 1,000 high school quarterbacks, and Mariota took part in the camp when he was in college. Manning said he’s watched Mariota over the years, and thinks he’s extremely talented. He believes Vrabel’s influence will help him.

“I do a little thing for ESPN where I do kind of break down quarterbacks, and I only got to do about 6 or 7 guys last year. I didn’t get to (study Mariota in-depth), but I like Marcus,” Manning said. “I have known him since he went to our football camp as a counselor for three years while at Oregon. So these guys who have been to the camp, you kind of keep up with them and it kind of becomes like a fraternity and you pull for them. “I pull for quarterbacks, so I hope Marcus stays healthy and I think having Mike there will establish some consistency and continuity -- that’s what quarterbacks look for is continuity. So having the same coach and hopefully the same coordinator multiple years - I know he hasn’t necessarily had that in his career - should help him. So I always pull for Marcus and wish him the best.” TENNESSEE TITANS GAMEDAY

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TENNESSEE TITANS

2019 SCHEDULE PRESEASON DAY

DATE

OPPONENT

KICKOFF+

Thursday

8/8

at Philadelphia

6:30 p.m.

WKRN

Saturday

8/17

NEW ENGLAND

6:00 p.m.

WKRN

Sunday

8/25

PITTSBURGH

7:00 p.m.

NBC

Thursday

8/29

at Chicago

7:00 p.m.

WKRN

REGULAR SEASON DAY

DATE

OPPONENT

KICKOFF+

Sunday

9/8

at Cleveland

Noon

CBS

Sunday

9/15

INDIANAPOLIS

Noon

CBS

Thursday

9/19

at Jacksonville

7:20 p.m.

NFLN

Sunday

9/29

at Atlanta

Noon

CBS

Sunday

10/6

BUFFALO

Noon*

CBS

Sunday

10/13

at Denver

3:25 p.m.*

CBS

Sunday

10/20

L.A. CHARGERS

3:05 p.m.*

CBS

Sunday

10/27

TAMPA BAY

Noon*

FOX

Sunday

11/3

at Carolina

Noon*

CBS

Sunday

11/10

KANSAS CITY

Noon*

CBS

Sunday

11/17

BYE

Sunday

11/24

JACKSONVILLE

3:05 p.m.*

CBS

Sunday

12/1

at Indianapolis

Noon*

CBS

Sunday

12/8

at Oakland

3:25 p.m.*

CBS

Sunday

12/15

HOUSTON

Noon*

CBS

Sunday

12/22

NEW ORLEANS

Noon*

FOX

Sunday

12/29

at Houston

Noon*

CBS

+All Kickoff Times Central

*Times Subject to Change

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AMY ADAMS STRUNK Owner and Co-Chairman, Board of Directors

AMY ADAMS STRUNK assumed the role of controlling owner of the team in March 2015. She also serves as the co-chairman of the franchise’s Board of Directors. In her time as controlling owner Strunk has transformed the franchise through her vision, commitment and decisions that have set the team on an ascending trajectory. She hired Jon Robinson as General Manager and Mike Vrabel as head coach, while also installing Steve Underwood to the position of President and CEO. Additionally, she has annually committed significant resources to upgrade Nissan Stadium and the team’s practice facility, Saint Thomas Sports Park. Strunk also continues to grow the administrative staff for the franchise with significant additions across different departments. All those changes translated to success on the field as the Titans went from a threewin team in 2015, to 9-7 records in the past three campaigns and a playoff win at Kansas City in 2017. The playoff victory was the first for the franchise since 2003, and the three consecutive winning seasons are first in the “Titans” era (1999-present). In the spring of 2018, she collaborated with Nashville city officials to secure the 2019 NFL Draft for downtown Nashville. By any measure, the 2019 NFL Draft was 36

the most successful in NFL history, drawing a record 600,000 fans to downtown Nashville over the three-day event and setting television ratings records. The Draft resulted in $224 million in economic impact and $133 million in direct spending for the Tennessee economy, which were both NFL high-water marks. In June, Strunk was honored by the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame as the “Tennessean of the Year,” for her role in bringing the NFL Draft to Nashville and her work to transform the franchise to a consistent winner. One of the daughters of Titans franchise founder K.S. “Bud” Adams, Jr., Strunk was raised on football and is proud of her father’s role in founding the American Football League as well as the decades of leadership he provided not only to the Titans franchise, but also to the National Football League. Her goal is to build upon that legacy and establish the Titans as one of the league’s elite franchises. An independent businesswoman for more than 30 years, Strunk is the owner and president of both Kenada Farms and the Little River Oil and Gas Company. She has been significantly involved in the family’s farming and ranching businesses, including serving as the vice president of Bud Adams Ranches, Inc. These ventures pro-

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vided her valuable knowledge about customer service as well as the opportunity to manage a diverse range of employees and business operations, and these experiences have shaped her management style. “I believe in hiring good people and letting them do their jobs,” said Strunk. “Everything should revolve around what’s best for the Titans and not around the owner. While I talk frequently with the leaders of the Titans as I do with all of our family’s companies, the people in our football operations need the control and latitude necessary to create an exciting and competitive team. “Our business staff needs the same freedom in order for our organization to reach its full potential and to continue to create a first-class fan experience at Nissan Stadium. Decisions will always be made based on what is the best for the team to reach our goals of becoming one of the elite franchises of the NFL and enriching the communities of Nashville and middle Tennessee. “Nashville is one of the most dynamic and rapidly growing cities in the nation with a very promising future,” said Strunk. “We are proud to be a part of Nashville and Middle Tennessee, and we want the Titans to be a leader in providing opportunities for people and businesses in the city and the region to achieve their dreams.” Engaged in the process of improving all aspects of the franchise, Strunk has the best interest of the football team and the fans on her mind as she makes her decisions. As evidence of that engagement, the Titans have become one of the best home teams in the NFL, posting a 16-4 home mark in the last 20 games leading into the 2019 season. In 2016, Strunk was appointed to the NFL’s Hall of Fame Committee. Her appointment continues a family legacy, as her father was a long-time member of the committee. Additionally, in 2017, Strunk was named to the Board of Trustees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 2018, she added an appointment to the NFL’s Super Bowl and Major Event Advisory Committee. A graduate of the University of Texas with a degree in history, Strunk is an avid horse enthusiast whose other interests include farming, ranching, tennis and a variety of other outdoor activities. She also served as a volunteer coach of both the boys and girls varsity tennis teams at her daughter’s high school. Never one to turn down a challenge, during the 2017 offseason, Strunk accepted an invitation to skydive with members of the Army’s Golden Knights to kick off draft week. Strunk is married to her husband Bill. She has three children — Tracy, Tommy, and Blanche, who are all avid sports fans and outdoor enthusiasts. TENNESSEE TITANS GAMEDAY

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STEVE UNDERWOOD President and CEO

STEVE UNDERWOOD returned to the Titans on March 20, 2015 to serve as the team’s interim President and CEO, and had the interim tag removed in January of 2016. He now leads the franchise as the President and CEO. Underwood has four decades of experience in a number of roles with the franchise, including that of Senior Executive Vice President/General Counsel/COO at the time of his initial retirement in 2011. Prior to his initial retirement, Underwood assumed the position of Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel in August of 2006 and moved from Houston to Nashville. He oversaw the organization in Nashville and 38

reported directly to the team owner, K.S. “Bud” Adams, Jr. Since he joined the franchise in 1991, he has served as General Counsel for the franchise. He also served as General Counsel for KSA Industries, Inc., the private holding company of Titans’ owner K. S. “Bud” Adams, Jr. Underwood was heavily involved in issues related to the franchise’s relocation to Tennessee, including his role as one of the Titans’ principal negotiators with local governments in Nashville, Memphis and Houston. Underwood raised five children, including daughters Christy, Melissa, Providence and Liberty, and son, Dennis, who passed away in 2011. Underwood and his wife, Frances, currently live in Nashville.

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JON ROBINSON

Executive Vice President/General Manager JON ROBINSON enters his fourth season as the team’s general manager. He was hired in January of 2016 and was promoted in 2017 to executive vice president/general manager. Robinson’s work in his first three years helped the team go from three wins in the season prior to his arrival to three consecutive 9-7 seasons and a Divisional Round playoff finish following the 2017 campaign. He became the fifth general manager in franchise history to have the team in the playoffs within his first two full seasons. Robinson also is the only general manger during the “Titans” era (1999-present) to oversee three consecutive winning seasons. Robinson turned over 80 percent of the Titans roster in his first three years on the job. At the end of the 2018 campaign, 43 players on the club’s 53-man ros40

ter (81.1 percent) were added after Robinson arrived in Tennessee—27 free agents, two players acquired via trade, one waiver pickups and 13 draft picks. An additional nine players he acquired (six free agents, two draft picks and one waiver claim) ended 2018 on injured reserve. In 2019, Robinson added key veterans to bolster the roster, including five-time Pro Bowl OLB Cameron Wake, G Rodger Saffold and WR Adam Humphries. Additionally, he engineered a trade that brought QB Ryan Tannehill to the Titans from Miami. Robinson also was able to keep two key contributors on the roster, re-signing S Kenny Vaccaro and two-time Pro Bowl punter Brett Kern. On draft day, Robinson added Mississippi State DL Jeffery Simmons in the first round and Ole Miss WR A. J. Brown in the second round.

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Early in the 2018 unrestricted free agent signing period, Robinson targeted a pair of former New England Patriots: CB Malcolm Butler and RB Dion Lewis. During the 2018 NFL Draft, Robinson used trades to move up three times as he selected linebackers Rashaan Evans and Harold Landry. During the 2017 offseason, Robinson used free agency to address needs on defense and special teams. Most notably, he spearheaded deals for CB Logan Ryan (New England), S Johnathan Cyprien (Jacksonville) and special teams Pro Bowler Brynden Trawick (Oakland). In the 2017 NFL Draft, Robinson spent first-round picks on WR Corey Davis (fifth overall) and CB Adoree’ Jackson (18th overall). It marked the first time the franchise had a pair of first-round draft selections since 1987. Overall, the members of the 2017 draft class combined for 76 games played and 42 starts as rookies. In his first year as an NFL general manager, Robinson’s leadership and decision-making helped the Titans triple their win total from the previous season, finishing 9-7 in 2016 after a 3-13 finish in 2015. The six-win improvement tied for the most in franchise history (1967 and 1974) and doubled the previous club benchmark for the most wins in the first year under a new general manager (three by Bum Phillips in 1975). Within the first four months at his post, Robinson pulled the trigger on several key personnel decisions. On March 9, 2016, he made his first major acquisition, swapping fourth-round draft picks with the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for RB DeMarco Murray. The trade provided major dividends in 2016, as Murray led the AFC and ranked third in the NFL with 1,287 rushing yards. Around the same time, Robinson began to work the free agent market. Center Ben Jones and WR Rishard Matthews highlighted the haul, and both were instrumental in helping to transform the Titans offense into the 11th-ranked unit in the NFL in 2016. Jones started all 16 games and keyed a rushing attack that ranked third in the league, while Matthews set career highs with 65 receptions (tied for the team lead), a teamhigh 945 receiving yards and a team-high nine touchdown receptions. The latter number tied for sixth in the NFL and tied for ninth in franchise history. On April 14, 2016, two weeks before the NFL Draft, Robinson and the Titans dealt the first overall pick to the Los Angeles Rams in one of the biggest trades in recent NFL history. The Titans gave up the No. 1 pick and a fourth-rounder in order to receive the 15th overall pick, two second-rounders and a third-rounder in 2016, plus the Rams’ first- and third-round picks in TENNESSEE TITANS GAMEDAY

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2017. From 1990–2015, there were seven trades involving the No. 1 overall pick, but this was the first since 2004, when the San Diego Chargers selected Eli Manning with the first pick and dealt his rights to the New York Giants. The Titans had their hands at one point or another on 17 selections in the 2016 draft due to five different trades (including one trade in 2015), and in the end, they ended up with a class of 10 players, including four of the top 45 picks. Robinson swung a draft-day trade with the Cleveland Browns to move back up to the eighth slot to choose Michigan State tackle Jack Conklin. All 10 members of Robinson’s first draft class played in at least one game in 2016. They accumulated a total of 110 games played and 38 starts, including 16 starts at right tackle by Conklin. The eighth-overall pick capped his successful rookie campaign by being named first-team All-Pro by Associated Press. Other rookies in 2016 who made significant contributions included second-round RB Derrick Henry, third-round S Kevin Byard and fifth-round WR Tajaé Sharpe. Byard earned first-team All-Pro honors and a Pro Bowl berth in his second season. Robinson arrived in Tennessee with a wide range of experience from working his way up on the personnel side of the NFL. From 2014–2015, he served as director of player personnel for the Buccaneers and oversaw both college and pro departments as the team rebuilt its roster. The 2015 Buccaneers draft class made a significant impact, including four rookie starters: QB Jam42

eis Winston, OT Donovan Smith, G Ali Marpet and LB Kwon Alexander. Prior to joining Tampa Bay, Robinson spent 12 years with the New England Patriots, including his last five years (2009-13) as the director of college scouting. In the five years heading up their college scouting, the Patriots added a number of key components to their roster that won the Super Bowl in 2014, including WR Julian Edelman, DB Devin McCourty, TE Rob Gronkowski, OT Nate Solder and DE Chandler Jones. He joined the Patriots as an area scout in 2002, a role he served for four seasons. Robinson then spent two years (2006-07) as a regional scout, before being promoted to assistant director of college scouting in 2008 and then director of college scouting in 2009. In his time scouting for the Patriots the team won 10 division titles, four conference titles and two Super Bowls (2003, 2004). Robinson played three years at Southeast Missouri State as a defensive lineman after starting his college career at the Air Force Academy. Following his college career as a player, he spent one season (1998) coaching at his alma mater and three years (1999-2001) coaching at Nicholls State. A native of Union City, Tenn., Robinson and his wife, Jaimie, have two daughters, Taylor and Bailey. He and his wife are deeply involved in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), as the disease affects their oldest daughter, Taylor. In 2018, the Robinsons chaired the JDRF Gala in Nashville which raised over 1.8 million dollars for diabetes research.

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MIKE VRABEL Head Coach

MIKE VRABEL was hired as head coach of the Titans on Jan. 20, 2018. He became the 19th head coach in franchise history. In his first season as a head coach, Vrabel guided the Titans to a 9-7 record and to within one game of a playoff berth, all while navigating one of the NFL’s toughest schedules. The Titans played a league-high nine games during the regular season against seven eventual playoff teams, and their four wins against playoff clubs tied for the most in the league. Only New England, the Los Angeles Rams and Carolina had as many. The Titans committed only 82 penalties in 2018. Not only was that number the best in franchise history over a 16-game season, it was the lowest total by an NFL team since 2014. The Titans improved from having the 13th-ranked NFL defense in 2017 to an eighth-overall ranking in 2018 (333.4 yards allowed per game). They finished third in scoring defense at 18.9 points allowed per game, recording their best mark since 2008. The 2018 Titans defense also ranked second in the red zone 44

(44.7 touchdown percentage), 10th on third down (36.6 percent), sixth in passing defense (216.9 yards per game), second in touchdowns allowed (32) and first in fourth-quarter defense (65.9 yards per game). The 2018 Titans offense relied heavily upon a strong running attack. Averaging 126.4 rushing yards per game, the team upgraded from the NFL’s 15th-ranked rushing offense the year before he arrived to the seventh-ranked rushing attack in 2018. Vrabel ascended quickly to his position as a head coach following a 14-year playing career as a linebacker with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1997-2000), New England Patriots (2001-08) and Kansas City Chiefs (2009-10). He spent three years as an assistant coach at Ohio State (2011-13) and four years on the Houston Texans staff (2014-17), including 2017 as the defensive coordinator, before he was hired to his current post by Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk. Vrabel’s accomplishments as a player included three Super Bowl wins (2001, 2003 and 2004), one Pro Bowl selection (2007) and an All-Pro honor (2007). He

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appeared in 206 NFL games and totaled 57 sacks, 496 tackles, 11 interceptions (one returned for a touchdown), 20 forced fumbles and nine fumble recoveries. A cerebral and versatile athlete, he also saw action as a tight end and totaled 10 touchdown receptions. Additionally, his teams advanced to the playoffs eight times (20 postseason games), with Vrabel recording eight postseason sacks and two additional postseason touchdown receptions. Vrabel has spent his football life around accomplished leaders. After entering the NFL as a player in 1997, he played or coached under Bill Belichick, Bill Cowher, Romeo Crennel, Urban Meyer and Bill O’Brien. He gleaned attributes from each that helped form his philosophies as a head coach. Upon arriving in Tennessee, Vrabel stated: “We want to build a culture around winning, competitiveness and toughness. Everything we do is going to be geared towards winning and being physical. We want to prepare our players so they know what to do, which will allow them to play fast and aggressive.” Vrabel likewise made his own indelible impression on the same group of coaches. Upon the trade of Vrabel from the Patriots to the Chiefs in 2009, Belichick, who coached Vrabel his entire time in New England, made this comment: “Mike Vrabel epitomizes everything a coach could seek in a professional football player: toughness, intelligence, playmaking, leadership, versatility and consistency at the highest level. Behind the scenes, Mike’s wit and personality is one of the things we have all enjoyed about coming to work every day. The toughest aspect of my job is the day I stop coaching

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people like Mike, who did everything in his power to contribute to team success. Of all the players I have coached in my career, there is nobody I enjoyed working with more than Mike.” Vrabel joined the Titans after four seasons with O’Brien at the Houston Texans, spending the first three seasons (2014-16) coaching linebackers and one year (2017) as the team’s defensive coordinator. During his time in Houston, the Texans built one of the top defenses in the NFL and experienced tremendous success as a team, earning division titles in 2015 and 2016. O’Brien had this to say on Vrabel: “When you are around guys like Mike you know that it is inevitable that he is going to be a head coach. He is a great leader, and he did an excellent job for us

developing players, coaching the defense. He is a very, very hard worker, and he has a really good presence about him. He cares about people, and he has a great family … When you walk into the room in front of a team, you have to have ‘it,’ and he’s got ‘it.’” In 2017, Vrabel’s first year as a defensive coordinator, the Texans finished the campaign with 19 players on injured reserve. Despite the setbacks, he led the defense to the fifth-best third-down percentage in the NFL and a franchise-record 3.97 yards per carry by opponents. Houston also had 18 different players record at least half a sack and 26 players tally at least one tackle for loss. As the Texans linebackers coach from 2014-16, Vrabel helped mold several top-notch performers TENNESSEE TITANS GAMEDAY

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within his position group, including Jadeveon Clowney, Whitney Mercilus, Benardrick McKinney and Brian Cushing. During those three seasons, the Texans defense ranked third in the NFL in yards allowed per game (319.9) and net passing yards (218.4). Houston also ranked first in third-down defense (33.6 percent), fourth in opponent completion percentage (59.5) and sixth in points allowed per game (19.8). The 2016 Texans ranked number one in the NFL – for the first time in franchise history – in total defense, surrendering only 301.3 yards per game. The defense also gave up the fewest first downs (17.0) per game and second-fewest net passing yards (201.6) per game in the league. Clowney, Mercilus and McKinney all earned second-team All-Pro honors, while Clowney was named to the Pro Bowl for the first time in his career after posting personal bests with 52 tackles, six sacks, 16 tackles for loss and 17 quarterback hits. Mercilus led the team in sacks for the first time in his career with 7.5 quarterback takedowns and tied for the NFL lead with four defensive fumble recoveries. McKinney led the team with a career-high 129 tackles and became the second player in franchise history with over 100 tackles and five sacks in a season. The 2015 Texans had the top third-down defense in the NFL, allowing a 28.5 percent conversion rate, which was the lowest percentage in franchise history and the lowest by any NFL team since the 2003 Titans (27.7 percent). The 2015 defense also set a franchise mark with 45 sacks – 22.5 of which came from Vrabel’s linebacking corps. The 2015 squad also finished third in the NFL in net yards 46

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(310.2) and net passing yards (210.4) allowed per game and tied for seventh in points allowed per game (19.6). Cushing’s 110 tackles led the linebacking corps and were the third-highest mark of his career. Mercilus enjoyed the best year of his career as he set a personal high with 12 sacks. Prior to joining the NFL coaching ranks, Vrabel transitioned immediately from an NFL player to college coach. He started as the linebacker coach at Ohio State in 2011 and coached the defensive line from 2012–2013. In 2012, the Buckeyes finished the season undefeated at 12-0, and Vrabel was named Big Ten Recruiter of the Year by ESPN.com. That same season, he coached four Ohio State

defensive linemen who were either drafted into the NFL or signed free agent contracts. Vrabel was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round (91st overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft after playing four years at Ohio State (1993-96). With the Buckeyes, he was a dominant performer, earning back-to-back All-American honors and becoming the first two-time winner of the Big Ten Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year Award (1995 and 1996). He graduated from Ohio State with a degree in exercise science. A native of Akron, Ohio, Vrabel attended Walsh Jesuit High School. He and his wife, Jennifer, have two sons: Tyler and Carter.

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A MESSAGE FROM OWNERSHIP

DEAR FRIENDS, Giving back has always been important in our family. It is with great pride that we share with you some of the community events and initiatives in which we participated this year. We are proud of the overall impact our organization has made, and the following are a few of the highlights: • Launching We Stand For in support of our players and their causes and charities • Partnering with the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association to bring the InSideOut Initiative to Tennessee, a model that works to shift the focus of high school athletics away from the current “win-at-all-costs” culture and re-define the role of interscholastic sports in the lives of students and communities • Through a shelter pet adoption campaign, helping the Nashville Humane Association clear their shelter for Christmas for the first time in their history On behalf of the Adams family and the entire Tennessee Titans organization, we would like to say thank you. Thank you to our fans, our partners and our community for the support we receive that allows us to enrich the quality of life within the areas we live and work. Titan Up!

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OUR MISSION

The mission of the Tennessee Titans is to be considered among the elite franchises of the National Football League that excels on and off the field. We achieve this goal through our interaction with each other, our fans and the Nashville and Tennessee communities. The Tennessee Titans are committed to serving our communities and fans by enhancing and improving the communities in which we live and work, delivering the best possible service and product to Titans fans at games and at all functions, and maintaining the highest possible moral and ethical standards, recognizing that we are not only stewards of the Tennessee Titans but also of the National Football League.

BY THE NUMBERS • More than $520,000 donated to support area non-profits and community programs • 650+ items donated to aid area non-profits and community groups in their fundraising efforts • 14,002 students impacted through PLAY 60 and Fuel Up to PLAY 60 programming • More than 6,000 tickets donated • More than 50 community events and programs in 2018

THE POWER OF PARTICIPATION

The Tennessee Titans are proud to be a philanthropic leader in the community and it’s our goal to make a difference in the lives of our fans. As a part of our community outreach efforts, Titans players, cheerleaders and our mascot, TRAC, will make appearances for non-profit organizations, schools and civic functions based on their availability.

DONATIONS

Through the donation of autographed items for silent and live auctions, the Titans are able to support the fundraising efforts of hundreds of local charities and community organizations each year. We make every effort to accommodate as many requests as possible. TENNESSEE TITANS GAMEDAY

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TENNESSEAN OF THE YEAR Titans Owner Amy Adams Strunk Honored as 2019 Tennessean of the Year by Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame

TITANS CONTROLLING OWNER Amy Adams Strunk received a standing ovation at the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame banquet in June while being honored as the 2019 Tennessean of the Year. After a video played recognizing her work in the state – from helping bring the 2019 NFL Draft to Nashville to her generosity in the community to the resurgence of her football team – Strunk gave thanks to football fans in the state, stating she was honored to receive the award on a night when the 2019 Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame class was inducted. The star-studded class included Kippy Brown, David Cutcliffe, Charles Davis, Kara Lawson, Peyton Manning, George Taliaferro, Bob Tillman, Kimberly Anne Valek and Patrick Willis. “I am just awed when I look at the inductees and what they did in their careers,” Strunk said. “I am just happy to be here and I’m so appreciative.” The Tennessean of the Year award “honors an individual or organization that has made significant 56

contributions to our society through sports or other methods, demonstrating strong character and high profile leadership.” The Tennessean of the Year award was first awarded by the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1982. The award is not bestowed each year; only when people are deemed worthy.

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NFL DRAFT A SMASHING SUCCESS IN NASHVILLE Sets Record with 600,000 Fans in Attendance, 47.5 Million Viewers WHEN THE 2019 NFL DRAFT was awarded to Nashville, it was expected to be a success in Music City. But no one could have predicted the record-setting week that was to come. The Draft easily shattered records for attendance, as over 600,000 fans filled the streets of Nashville for the three-day event. The NFL and the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp announced it generated a record $133 million in direct spending -- a 79 percent increase over the $74 million at the 2018 Dallas event. The economic impact was another record-breaker at $224 million, also a 79 percent increase over the $125 million in 2018. In April, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell praised Titans owner Amy Adams Strunk for her role in bringing the 2019 NFL Draft to the city. “While I am proud to have been involved, the people of Tennessee were the true stars of the show and I want to thank every single person who touched the event,” Strunk said. “They say it takes a village, but this event, it took an amazing city and a great state to come together and throw one of the biggest parties in NFL history.” With a combined 3.9 HH TV rating and average of 6.1M TV and digital viewers, the 2019 NFL Draft was 58

the highest-rated and most-watched Draft ever, breaking records established just a year ago. In total, all NFL Draft telecasts combined to reach more than 47.5 million television viewers over the three-day event, up 5 percent vs. 2018. Many of those in Nashville not attending the NFL Draft in-person were watching from home, as the market combined for a 10.6 HH rating – up 104 percent versus Nashville last year, and up 74 percent versus the 2018 host city. “The 2019 NFL Draft was a tremendous continuation of the celebration of the NFL’s 100th season and an opportunity to welcome the next generation of stars,” said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. “Dramatic and emotional storylines played out in cities across the country with the energetic host city of Nashville serving as a breathtaking backdrop to hundreds of thousands of passionate fans who lined the streets and enjoyed a unique NFL Draft Experience. We congratulate our newest players and their families and thank the Tennessee Titans, the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp., the City of Nashville, the volunteers, and everyone who made the Draft such a memorable, entertaining, and successful experience.”

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TITANS CARAVAN It’s All About Saying Thank You

THE TENNESSEE TITANS conduct an annual Caravan that travels throughout Tennessee, southern Kentucky and northern Alabama. We’ve visited nearly 400 cities in four states and made nearly 500 total stops. We’ve traveled more than 51,000 total miles and taken thousands of pictures. Our players have signed tens of thousands of autographs and shaken more than 250,000 hands at no cost to our fans. Why? Because we absolutely love our fans! That’s the story behind the long history of the Tennessee Titans Caravan. It’s about bringing the Tennessee Titans out to the fans of the mid-south to say thank you for your support.

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SCHOOL VISITS

Titans Making Impact on Elementary and Middle School Students THE TITANS SCHOOL PROGRAM — implemented at both the middle and elementary school level — is focused on promoting the NFL’s PLAY 60 and Fuel Up to PLAY 60 campaign. During an assembly, Titans players share their personal story and the importance of making good choices, staying focused, making homework a priority before outside activities, staying in school, and listening to their parents and teachers. The players also stress the importance of healthy eating and leading an active lifestyle. Following the assembly, select students — nominated by their schools for leadership, grades and behavior — are invited to a special meet-and-greet opportunity. Tennessee State Parks began a partnership with the Titans school program in spring 2012 and has added further educational elements to the program that include displaying of bald eagles, red-tailed hawks, owls and other animals in the care of Tennessee State Park rangers. There are 54 state parks across Tennessee and any one of them is a great place to be active. Additional partners of the Titans school program include the State of Tennessee Department of Health, the American Heart Association and the Southeast United Dairy Industry Association. 66

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HOSPITAL VISITS

Titans Spread Cheer, Visit Saint Thomas Health Patients THE TITANS HOSPITAL PROGRAM is a long-standing tradition the team implemented in 1999 where players visit with Saint Thomas Health patients who are receiving care ranging from joint replacement to minimally invasive surgical procedures including heart transplants to families who are welcoming a newborn babies. Visits include the hospitals located in Davidson and Rutherford counties, where many patients are season ticket holders, making the moments even more special.Â Players also visit a 40-bed JCAHO-accredited nursing home in Hickman County, where senior adults receive extended care. Saint Thomas Health is a family of Tennessee hospitals and physician practices united by a single mission: to provide spiritually centered, holistic care that sustains and improves the health of the communities they serve.Â As a part of Ascension Health, the largest not-for-profit health care system in the United States, they are committed to healing and dedicated to service, especially to persons who are poor or needy, reflecting the spiritual core of their mission, vision and values. 68

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YOUTH FOOTBALL

Titans committed to development, health and safety of youth, high school and amateur players THE TENNESSEE TITANS are committed to the development of the game of football in our area, as well as the health and safety of all youth, high school and other amateur players. Each year, we host dozens of events that support this mission: • Titans Youth Football Camps • High School Coach of the Week • Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards • Tennessee Titans High School Coaches Clinic • 7-on-7 Passing Tournament • TSSA Championship Breakfast and Media Day • High School Football Recruiting Fair • High School Football Media Day • Youth Football Jamboree • Heads Up Football Player Safety Coach Clinics • NFL Flag Football • NFL Foundation and USA Football Grant Program

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TITANS 5K

Annual run/walk draws record 2,200 participants to Nissan Stadium THE TITANS 5K, presented by Academy Sports & Outdoors, drew a record 2,200 participants at Nissan Stadium in May. Center Ben Jones, cornerback Malcolm Butler, cornerback Tye Smith, and defensive lineman Brent Urban were among at least a half-dozen players on hand. After Titans GM Jon Robinson sounded the starting gun and gave high-fives to runners as they started the

course, Ryan Snellen of Nashville crossed the finish line first, in a time of 16:19. Brianna Koshy, as Nashvillian who had just graduated from the University of Alabama, was the top female finisher, in a time of 19:30. Proceeds of the Titans 5K benefited PLAY LIKE A GIRL, a nonprofit organization that encourages all girls to be â&#x20AC;&#x153;strong, smart, and boldâ&#x20AC;? through direct service and advocacy.

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LIVING UNITED

Titans, United Way Team Up for Community Initiatives TITAN UP FOR TOTS

A cornerstone community partner of the NFL and the Titans, United Way brings people and organizations together to create a community where individuals, families and neighborhoods thrive. The Titans and United Way of Metro Nashville teamed up to host the 5th Annual Titan Up for Tots Community Baby Shower in June. At team headquarters, players, coaches, staff and cheerleaders assembled 3,500 diaper bags to distribute to at-risk mothers throughout the Nashville community. A total of 10,000 diaper bags have been delivered since the inception of the event in 2015.

STUFF THE BUS

This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Stuff the Bus campaign provided 11,000 Metro Nashville public school students with brand new backpacks to start the school year off right. Prior to distributing the backpacks, close to 1,000 volunteers gathered at Nissan Stadium to fill the backpacks with brand new school supplies. Teachers at 14 schools also received boxes full of supplies for the school new year. 74

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TITANS SPELLING BEE

Titans Host Regional Spelling Bee Annually at Nissan Stadium FORTY-EIGHT elementary and middle school students, along with more than 200 spectators, including parents, teachers and friends arrived at Nissan Stadium to compete in one of the nation’s oldest and most iconic competitions: the spelling bee. The fourth annual Tennessee Titans Regional Spelling Bee showcased the talents of the brightest students across 51 counties in middle and west Tennessee. More than 130 schools registered to participate in 2019. To qualify for the regional com-

petition, each student won their school-level spelling bee and also scored in the top 50 of an online, semi-final test that included both spelling and vocabulary questions. Competition was strong, with students correctly spelling words like: · Schipperke · Bobbejaan · Nachtmusik · Balalaika · Pfeffernuss Surviving 15 rounds and more than four grueling hours of competition, Jack Parker of Fred J Page Middle School in Franklin took first

place. Keller Smith of Huntingdon Middle School in west Tennessee placed second. As the top two spellers, both earned an all-expense-paid trip to compete in the 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. in late May. The competition is broken up into multiple days, with the final rounds aired live on ESPN. For more information on the national competition and to eventually see a list of the qualifying students from all 50 states and several territories, visit www. spellingbee.com. TENNESSEE TITANS GAMEDAY

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OUR SALUTE TO SERVICE ITâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S A DIFFERENT KIND OF UNIFORM . Supporting the military is woven in the fabric of the NFL and the Tennessee Titans. We take pride in supporting military personnel and raising awareness for the sacrifices they make on our behalf.

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WE STAND FOR supports causes and charities that are important to our players, coaches and front office. Our hope is to foster positive dialogue around the community work of our players and executives and raise awareness for the associated causes. In addition, the Club will match the charitable contributions of our players up to $250,000. We invite you to learn more about the impact of each participating player by exploring their unique community work! • 16 Ways Foundation (16ways.org) • Second and Seven Foundation (secondandseven.com) • JDRF (jdrf.org/midtennessee) • Men of Valor (men-of-valor.org) 78

• Northwest Family YMCA (ymcamidtn.org/northwest) • Oasis Center (oasiscenter.org) • Project Return (projectreturninc.org) • Purpose Prep (purposeprep.org) • Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality (risetowin.org) • Tennessee Coalition for Sensible Justice (tnsensiblejustice.com) • Carpenter’s Square (carpenterssquare.org) • The Casey Fund (facebook.com/caseyfund99) • The Delanie Walker Gives Back Foundation (delaniewalker.org) • United Way of Metropolitan Nashville (unitedwaynashville.org)

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HELPING HANDS

Titans hosted five game day charity drives benefitting local non-profit organizations in 2018 THROUGHOUT the 2018 season, the Titans hosted five game day charity drives benefitting local non-profit organizations. • LP Pencil Foundation: 12,795 school supply items (worth $7,582) • Second Harvest Food Bank: Food and cash donations equivalent to 35,877 meals to feed families in need in Nashville • American Cancer Society: 834 household and toiletry items to support the Nashville Hope Lodge • Coat Drive: 555 coats donated to 8 local non-profit organizations • Toys for Tots: 1,732 toys and more than $483 in monetary donations 80

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ONE OF NASHVILLE’S most visible landmarks is also one of the city’s premier destinations for events. Located in the heart of downtown Nashville, Nissan Stadium boasts over 50,000 square feet of bookable event space and skyline views. Bring your next function to the home of the Tennessee Titans for an unforgettable event that is sure to make a lasting impact on your guests! Ideal for: · Company meetings · Trade shows · Holiday parties · Concerts

· Team building · Social events · Weddings

For more information: (615) 565-4311 | events@titans.nfl.com

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TITANS LICENSE PLATE PROGRAM THE TENNESSEE STATE LEGISLATURE

approved the issuance of official Tennessee Titans license plates for Tennessee motor vehicles in October 2003. Since that time, the specialty license plates have generated approximately $2 million for ten charities. The annual specialty plate fee funds the Titans Foundation, which in turn distributes funds equally to the following organizations:

• Boys and Girls Club of Tennessee • Boy Scouts of Tennessee • Camp Discovery • Fisk University Scholarship Fund • Girl Scouts of Tennessee • Jason Foundation • Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt • St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital • Saint Thomas Midtown Maternity/Birthing Center • Tennessee State University Scholarship Fund

NISSAN STADIUM SCOREBOARD PROGRAM THE TITANS are happy to welcome special guests celebrating birthdays, anniversaries, or other occasions at Nissan Stadium. Custom scoreboard messages are available for a $250 donation to the Tennessee Titans Foundation. Messages will be displayed during halftime or the 3rd quarter of each Titans home game. Following the game, you will also receive a receipt from the Titans Foundation. Visit www.titansonline.com/community/scoreboardprogram for additional information. 84

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FOLLOW THE TITANS 24/7 Stay Informed All Year Long Through The Team’s Website, Mobile App And Social Media Outlets

GET ACCESS TO SPECIAL FEATURES ON THE TITANS APP: · TitansOnline.com Senior Writer Jim Wyatt’s exclusive team coverage · Live in-stadium views and NFL’s Red Zone channel for fans at Nissan Stadium · See real-time statistics for every drive, player stats, team stats, NFL standings · Live press conferences, player interviews, Titans All-Access · Photo galleries from games, practices, community events and Titans cheerleader shoots · Receive push notifications of breaking news and live press conferences

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TUNE INTO THE TITANS

Titans Fans Will Tell You: There is Nothing Like Titans Radio! WHEN TITANS FANS want passion, excitement and information about their favorite football team, they turn to Titans Radio. Across the Mid-South for over 20 years, Titans Radio has consistently brought the action of Tennessee Titans football into radios everywhere. That same passion and excitement emanates from the longtime “Voice of the Titans,” Mike Keith, who is regarded as one of the most talented and respected

announcers in the NFL. Experience is the key, as 2019 marks Keith’s 21st season as the play-by-play voice of the franchise. Once again, Keith is joined by longtime NFL coach Dave McGinnis, adding more depth to the veteran broadcast crew that makes up Titans Radio. 2019 marks a new chapter in Titans football, and Titans Radio will be there to bring you the next breathtaking moment.

Airs Wednesday Nights, 6:30 P.M. CT on FOX 17 PRESENTED BY NISSAN, Titans Blitz featuring Lance Smith and former Titans running back Eddie George airs each Wednesday (6:30 p.m., FOX 17) during football season, bringing fans the latest news on the Titans and from around the NFL. 88

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TUNE INTO THE TITANS

Titans All Access Returns for Season 17

MIKE KEITH Co-Host

JON ROBINSON

Titans General Manager

AMIE WELLS

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Senior Writer/Editor

THE TITANS’ 30-MINUTE, official magazine-style TV show returns for its 17th season starting the weekend of Sept. 7-9. Mike Keith and Amie Wells co-host the show, joined by Titans general manager Jon Robinson. Titans All Access features a variety of long-form stories every week. The show always reviews and previews Titans games, but also shares on-and-off-field stories about the players, coaches and their families. Other Titans All Access staples include one-on-one chats with players and exclusive insight from Robinson, plus Titans news from Titansonline.com senior writer/editor Jim Wyatt. Titans All Access is shown locally on Nashville’s FOX 17 Saturdays at 11:30 a.m. and Sundays at 10:30 a.m. It also airs in Nashville on CW 58 and on MyTV 30. Titans All Access has also been picked up again by affi liates in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Jackson, Huntsville, AL and Paducah, KY.

TITANS ALL ACCESS AFFILIATES NASHVILLE FOX 17 MYTV 30 CW 58

CHATTANOOGA FOX 17 MYTV 30 CW 58

KNOXVILLE CBS 8 MYTV 2

MEMPHIS CBS 3

HUNTSVILLE CBS 19

JACKSON E+ TV6

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T-RAC

10-Time Pro Bowl Mascot HEIGHT: Really Tall WEIGHT: Heavy BIRTHPLACE: The Parthenon, Nashville COLLEGE: Mascot Academy Summa Cum Laude Class of 1999 HOBBIES: Drag racing in his Chariot, Belly Flopping from the Woodland St. Bridge into the Cumberland River; Making appearancesthroughout the Mid-South; Watching Cartoons; Space Travel; Reading about himself at TitansOnline.com; Getting TITAN SIZED HUGS; Answering emails from Titans fans FAVORITE COLOR: Titans Blue FAVORITE FOOD: Free FAVORITE TEAM: Duh! FAVORITE NUMBER: 00

FOR T-RAC APPEARANCE, VISIT WWW.TITANSMASCOT.COM OR CALL 615-565-TRAC @Titans_TRac @Titans_TRac

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CHEERLEADERS

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YOUR SKIN’S BEST DEFENSE

NISSAN STADIUM

Home of the Titans Since Inaugural 1999 Season ON JUNE 25, 2015, the Titans and Nissan North America announced the formation of a 20-year, exclusive naming-rights partnership that rebranded Nashville’s downtown stadium as Nissan Stadium. Nissan Stadium hosts all Titans home football games, Tennessee State University home football games, the Music City Bowl, international soccer games, concerts, the CMA Music Festival and numerous other events. The procurement of naming rights to Nissan Stadium fit the automotive company’s ‘Fewer, Bigger, Better’ marketing strategy, which has included ongoing sponsorships of NBC’s The Voice, the Heisman House college football program and a major advertising presence at the Super Bowl. Nissan is also known as the official automotive partner of the Tennessee Titans. Nissan’s ever-growing footprint in Tennessee includes vehicle and powertrain manufacturing facilities in Smyrna and Decherd respectively, along with its North American headquarters in Franklin. The Nissan Smyrna plant began operations in 1983 and employs more than 8,400 people. In 2014, the Smyrna plant assembled more than 648,000 vehicles, making it the highest volume automotive assem-

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bly plant in North America. Nissan also has a major manufacturing presence in Canton, Miss., along with research and development groups in California, Arizona and Michigan. In total, the company employs more than 22,000 employees in the U.S. An important component of the Titans-Nissan partnership is assisting charitable organizations throughout Middle Tennessee in an array of community outreach programs. A centerpiece of this is the annual “Taste of Titans” charitable event, for which Nissan serves as presenting sponsor and which this year benefited the ALS Association, Tennessee Chapter. During the course of a 20-year relationship, a total of more than $1 million resulting from these annual events is anticipated to be distributed to local nonprofit organizations. Nissan Stadium is a city-owned venue that has housed the Titans since 1999. The naming rights agreement included the opportunity for Nissan branding on the exterior of the stadium, as well as stadium signage and other unique displays inside the stadium. LP Building Products previously held the naming rights to the stadium since 2006.

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TITANS/OILERS ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RECORD BY HOME VENUE: STADIUM Jeppesen Stadium Rice Stadium Astrodome Liberty Bowl Dudley Field (Vanderbilt Stadium) Nissan Stadium

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SAINT THOMAS SPORTS PARK Team Headquarters and Practice Facility of the Tennessee Titans

ON MAY 15, 1998, the team selected a 31-acre site at the MetroCenter complex in Nashville as the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s permanent practice location. Since that time, a beautiful multimillion-dollar facility has been built by Nashville- based Powell Building Group on the property, located just north of downtown Nashville about five miles from Nissan Stadium. The team moved into the facility on Aug. 26, 1999, the day after training camp completed and the day before the first preseason game at Nissan Stadium. The 80,000-square-foot building contains a state-of-the-art locker room, weight rooms, a training room, cafeteria, broadcast studio, meeting rooms and offices for coaches, players and administrative staff. The building also features an auditorium with seating for 125 people, as well as other meeting rooms. Designed to exceed the standards of all previous training and practice facilities, the weight training center and rehabilitation treatment facility sets the model for all professional sports. The facility boasts three outdoor practice fields with natural grass, plus an enclosed field. Logistically, each field is identical to the playing surface at Nissan Stadium, from the 100-yard length to the geographic orientation. The longitudinal center of 98

each field is 24 degrees west of north, just like the field at Nissan Stadium, enabling the Titans to practice in the same slanting sunlight they face on Sundays. Powell, a leading builder in Middle Tennessee, was chosen for its state-of-the-art construction planning and building techniques. The facility occupies a beautiful site chosen from over 60 reviewed locations; a lakefront peninsula across from the Fountain Square commercial development located within a few miles from downtown Nashville.

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HOUSTON TEXANS 9/9 at New Orleans Saints 6:10p 9/15 Jacksonville Jaguars 12:00p 9/22 at Los Angeles Chargers 3:25p 9/29 Carolina Panthers 12:00p 10/6 Atlanta Falcons 12:00p 10/13 at Kansas City Chiefs 12:00p 10/20 at Indianapolis Colts 12:00p Oakland Raiders 12:00 p 10/27 11/3 at Jacksonville Jaguars 8:30p BYE 11/17 at Baltimore Ravens 12:00p 11/21 Indianapolis Colts 7:20p New England Patriots 7:20p 12/1 Denver Broncos 12:00p 12/8 12/15 at Tennessee Titans 12:00p 12/21 or 22 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers TBD Tennessee Titans 12:00p 12/29

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

9/8 Kansas City Chiefs 1:00p 9/15 at Houston Texans 1:00p 9/19 Tennessee Titans 8:20p 9/29 at Denver Broncos 4:25p 10/6 at Carolina Panthers 1:00p 10/13 New Orleans Saints 1:00p 10/20 at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00p New York Jets 1:00p 10/27 11/3 Houston Texans 9:30a BYE 11/17 at Indianapolis Colts 1:00p 11/24 at Tennessee Titans 4:05p Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00p 12/1 Los Angeles Chargers 4:05p 12/8 12/15 at Oakland Raiders 14:05p 12/22 at Atlanta Falcons 1:00p Indianapolis Colts 1:00p 12/29

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

9/8 at Cleveland Browns 12:00p 9/15 Indianapolis Colts 12:00p 9/19 at Jacksonville Jaguars 7:20p 9/29 at Atlanta Falcons 12:00p 10/6 Buffalo Bills 12:00p 10/13 at Denver Broncos 3:25p 10/20 Los Angeles Chargers 3:05p 10/27 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12:00p 11/3 at Carolina Panthers 12:00p 11/10 Kansas City Chiefs 12:00p BYE 11/24 Jacksonville Jaguars 3:05p 12/1 at Indianapolis Colts 12:00p 12/8 at Oakland Raiders 3:25p 12/15 Houston Texans 12:00p 12/22 New Orleans Saints 12:00p 12/29 at Houston Texans 12:00p

TENNESSEE TITANS

9/9 Denver Broncos 7:20p 9/15 Kansas City Chiefs 1:05p 9/22 at Minnesota Vikings 10:00a 9/29 at Indianapolis Colts 10:00a 10/6 Chicago Bears 10:00a BYE 10/20 at Green Bay Packers 10:00a 10/27 at Houston Texans 10:00a 11/3 Detroit Lions 1:05p 11/7 Los Angeles Chargers 5:20p 11/17 Cincinnati Bengals 1:25p 11/24 at New York Jets 10:00a 12/1 at Kansas City Chiefs 10:00a 12/8 Tennessee Titans 1:25p 12/15 Jacksonville Jaguars 1:05p 12/21 or 22 at Los Angeles Chargers TBD 12/29 at Denver Broncos 1:25p

OAKLAND RAIDERS

9/8 at Los Angeles Chargers 4:05p 9/15 at Tennessee Titans 1:00p 1:00p 9/22 Atlanta Falcons 9/29 Oakland Raiders 1:00p 10/6 at Kansas City Chiefs* 8:20p BYE 10/20 Houston Texans 1:00p Denver Broncos 4:25p 10/27 11/3 at Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00p 11/10 Miami Dolphins 4:05p 11/17 Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00p 11/21 at Houston Texans 8:20p Tennessee Titans 1:00p 12/1 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00p 12/8 12/16 at New Orleans Saints 8:15p 12/22 Carolina Panthers 1:00p at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00p 12/29

9/8 Indianapolis Colts 1:05p 9/15 at Detroit Lions 10:00a 9/22 Houston Texans 1:25p at Miami Dolphins 10:00a 9/29 10/6 Denver Broncos 1:05p Pittsburgh Steelers* 5:20p 10/13 10/20 at Tennessee Titans 1:05p 10/27 at Chicago Bears 10:00a Green Bay Packers 1:25p 11/3 11/7 at Oakland Raiders 5:20p 11/18 Kansas City Chiefs 5:15p BYE 12/1 at Denver Broncos 1:25p 12/8 at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:05p 12/15 Minnesota Vikings* 5:20p 12/21 or 22 Oakland Raiders TBD 12/29 at Kansas City Chiefs 10:00a

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS at Jacksonville Jaguars 12:00p at Oakland Raiders 3:05p Baltimore Ravens 12:00p at Detroit Lions 12:00p 7:20p Indianapolis Colts* Houston Texans 12:00p at Denver Broncos 7:20p Green Bay Packers* 7:20p Minnesota Vikings 12:00p at Tennessee Titans 12:00p at Los Angeles Chargers 7:15p BYE Oakland Raiders 12:00p at New England Patriots 3:25p Denver Broncos 12:00p at Chicago Bears* 7:20p Los Angeles Chargers 12:00p

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 9/8 9/15 9/22 9/29 10/6 10/13 10/17 10/27 11/3 11/10 11/18 12/1 12/8 12/15 12/22 12/29

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DENVER BRONCOS

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9/9 at Oakland Raiders 8:20p 9/15 Chicago Bears 2:25p 9/22 at Green Bay Packers 11:00a 9/29 Jacksonville Jaguars 2:25p 10/6 at Los Angeles Chargers 2:05p Tennessee Titans 2:25p 10/13 10/17 Kansas City Chiefs 6:20p 10/27 at Indianapolis Colts 2:25p Cleveland Browns 2:25p 11/3 BYE 11/17 at Minnesota Vikings 11:00a 11/24 at Buffalo Bills 11:00a 12/1 Los Angeles Chargers 2:25p 12/8 at Houston Texans 11:00 a 12/15 at Kansas City Chiefs 11:00a TBD 12/21 or 22 Detroit Lions 12/29 Oakland Raiders 2:25p

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BALTIMORE RAVENS 9/8 at Miami Dolphins 1:00p 9/15 Arizona Cardinals 1:00p 1:00p 9/22 at Kansas City Chiefs 9/29 Cleveland Browns 1:00p 10/6 at Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00p 10/13 Cincinnati Bengals 1:00p 10/20 at Seattle Seahawks 4:25p BYE 11/3 New England Patriots* 8:20p 11/10 at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00p 11/17 Houston Texans 1:00p 11/25 at Los Angeles Rams 8:15p San Francisco 49ers 1:00p 12/1 at Buffalo Bills 1:00p 12/8 12/12 New York Jets 8:20p 12/22 at Cleveland Browns 1:00p Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00p 12/29

BUFFALO BILLS

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9/8 at New York Jets 1:00p 9/15 at New York Giants 1:00p 9/22 Cincinnati Bengals 1:00p New England Patriots 1:00p 9/29 10/6 at Tennessee Titans 1:00p BYE 10/20 Miami Dolphins 1:00p 10/27 Philadelphia Eagles 1:00p Washington Redskins 1:00p 11/3 11/10 at Cleveland Browns 1:00p 11/17 at Miami Dolphins 1:00p 11/24 Denver Broncos 1:00p 11/28 at Dallas Cowboys 4:30p 12/8 Baltimore Ravens 1:00p 12/15 at Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00p 12/21 or 22 at New England Patriots TBD 12/29 New York Jets 1:00p

CINCINNATI BENGALS 9/8 at Seattle Seahawks 4:05p 9/15 San Francisco 49ers 1:00p 1:00p 9/22 at Buffalo Bills 9/30 at Pittsburgh Steelers 8:15p 10/6 Arizona Cardinals 1:00p 10/13 at Baltimore Ravens 1:00p 10/20 Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00p at Los Angeles Rams 1:00p 10/27 BYE 11/10 Baltimore Ravens 1:00p 11/17 at Oakland Raiders 4:25p 11/24 Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00p New England Patriots 1:00p 12/1 at Cleveland Browns 1:00p 12/8 12/15 New England Patriots 1:00p 12/22 at Miami Dolphins 1:00p Cleveland Browns 1:00p 12/29

MIAMI DOLPHINS 9/8 Baltimore Ravens 1:00p 9/15 New England Patriots 1:00p 9/22 at Dallas Cowboys 1:00p Los Angeles Chargers 1:00p 9/29 BYE Washington Redskins 1:00p 10/13 10/20 at Buffalo Bills 1:00p 10/28 at Pittsburgh Steelers 8:15p New York Jets 1:00p 11/3 11/10 at Indianapolis Colts 4:05p 11/17 Buffalo Bills 1:00p 11/24 at Cleveland Browns 1:00p 12/1 Philadelphia Eagles 1:00p 12/8 at New York Jets 1:00p 12/15 at New York Giants 1:00p 12/22 Cincinnati Bengals 1:00p 12/29 at New England Patriots 1:00p

CLEVELAND BROWNS

9/8 Tennessee Titans 1:00p 9/16 at New York Jets 8:15p 9/22 Los Angeles Rams 8:20p 9/29 at Baltimore Ravens 1:00p 10/7 at San Francisco 49ers 8:15p 10/13 Seattle Seahawks 1:00p BYE at New England Patriots 4:25p 10/27 11/3 at Denver Broncos 4:25p 11/10 Buffalo Bills 1:00p 11/14 Pittsburgh Steelers 8:20p 11/24 Miami Dolphins 1:00p at Pittsburgh Steelers 4:25p 12/1 Cincinnati Bengals 1:00p 12/8 12/15 at Arizona Cardinals 4:05p 12/22 Baltimore Ravens 1:00p at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00p 12/29

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

9/8 Pittsburgh Steelers 8:20p 9/15 at Miami Dolphins 1:00p 9/22 New York Jets 1:00p at Buffalo Bills 1:00p 9/29 10/6 at Washington Redskins 1:00p New York Giants 8:20p 10/10 10/21 at New York Jets 8:15p 10/27 Cleveland Browns 4:25p at Baltimore Ravens* 8:20p 11/3 BYE 11/17 at Philadelphia Eagles 4:25p 11/24 Dallas Cowboys 4:25p 12/1 at Houston Texans* 8:20p 12/8 Kansas City Chiefs 4:25p 12/15 at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00p 12/21 or 22 Buffalo Bills TBD 12/29 Miami Dolphins 1:00p

PITTSBURGH STEELERS

9/8 at New England Patriots 8:20p 9/15 Seattle Seahawks 1:00p 9/22 at San Francisco 49ers 4:25p 9/30 Cincinnati Bengals 8:15p 10/6 Baltimore Ravens 1:00p 10/13 at Los Angeles Chargers* 8:20p BYE 10/28 Miami Dolphins 8:15p 11/3 Indianapolis Colts 1:00p 11/10 Los Angeles Rams 4:25p 11/14 at Cleveland Browns 8:20p 11/24 at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00p 12/1 Cleveland Browns 4:25p 12/8 at Arizona Cardinals 4:25p 12/15 Buffalo Bills 1:00p 12/22 at New York Jets 1:00p 12/29 at Baltimore Ravens 1:00p

NEW YORK JETS

9/8 Buffalo Bills 1:00p 9/16 Cleveland Browns 8:15p 9/22 at New England Patriots 1:00p BYE 10/6 at Philadelphia Eagles 1:00p 10/13 Dallas Cowboys 4:25p 10/21 New England Patriots 8:15p 10/27 at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00p 11/3 at Miami Dolphins 1:00p 11/10 New York Giants 1:00p 11/17 at Washington Redskins 1:00p 11/24 Oakland Raiders 1:00p 12/1 at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00p 12/8 Miami Dolphins 1:00p 12/12 at Baltimore Ravens 8:20p 12/22 Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00p 12/29 at Buffalo Bills 1:00p

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ATLANTA FALCONS 9/8 at Minnesota Vikings 1:00p 9/15 Philadelphia Eagles 8:20p 1:00p 9/22 at Indianapolis Colts 9/29 Tennessee Titans 1:00p 10/6 at Houston Texans 1:00p 10/13 at Arizona Cardinals 4:05p 10/20 Los Angeles Rams 1:00p Seattle Seahawks 1:00p 10/27 BYE 11/10 at New Orleans Saints 1:00p 11/17 at Carolina Panthers 1:00p 11/24 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00p New Orleans Saints 8:20p 11/28 Carolina Panthers 1:00p 12/8 12/15 at San Francisco 49ers 4:25p 12/22 Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00p at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00p 12/29

CAROLINA PANTHERS 9/8 Los Angeles Rams 1:00p 9/12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 8:20p 9/22 at Arizona Cardinals 4:05p 9/29 at Houston Texans 1:00p 10/6 Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00p 10/13 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9:30a BYE at San Francisco 49ers 4:05p 10/27 11/3 Tennessee Titans 1:00p 11/10 at Green Bay Packers 1:00p 11/17 Atlanta Falcons 1:00p 11/24 at New Orleans Saints 1:00p Washington Redskins 1:00p 12/1 at Atlanta Falcons 1:00p 12/8 12/15 Seattle Seahawks 1:00p 12/22 at Indianapolis Colts 1:00p New Orleans Saints 1:00p 12/29

LOS ANGELES RAMS 9/8 at Carolina Panthers 10:00a 9/15 New Orleans Saints 1:25p 9/22 at Cleveland Browns 5:20p Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:05p 9/29 10/3 at Seattle Seahawks 5:20p San Francisco 49ers 1:05p 10/13 10/20 at Atlanta Falcons 10:00a 10/27 Cincinnati Bengals 10:00a BYE 11/10 at Pittsburgh Steelers 1:25p 11/17 Chicago Bears* 5:20p 11/25 Baltimore Ravens 5:15p 12/1 at Arizona Cardinals 1:05p 12/8 Seattle Seahawks* 5:20p 12/15 at Dallas Cowboys 1:25p 12/21 or 22 at San Francisco 49ers TBD 12/29 Arizona Cardinals 1:25p

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

9/9 Houston Texans 6:10p 9/15 at Los Angeles Rams 3:25p 3:25p 9/22 at Seattle Seahawks 9/29 Dallas Cowboys 7:20p 10/6 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12:00p 10/13 at Jacksonville Jaguars 12:00p 10/20 at Chicago Bears 3:25p Arizona Cardinals 12:00p 10/27 BYE 11/10 Atlanta Falcons 12:00p 11/17 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12:00p 11/24 Carolina Panthers 12:00p at Atlanta Falcons 7:20p 11/28 San Francisco 49ers 12:00p 12/8 12/16 Indianapolis Colts 7:15p 12/22 at Tennessee Titans 12:00p at Carolina Panthers 12:00p 12/29

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

9/8 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:25p 9/15 at Cincinnati Bengals 10:00a 9/22 Pittsburgh Steelers 1:25p BYE 10/7 Cleveland Browns 5:15p at Los Angeles Rams 1:05p 10/13 10/20 at Washington Redskins 10:00a 10/27 Carolina Panthers 1:05p 11/31 at Arizona Cardinals 5:20p 11/11 Seattle Seahawks 5:15p 11/17 Arizona Cardinals 1:05p 11/24 Green Bay Packers 1:25p 12/1 at Baltimore Ravens 10:00a 12/8 at New Orleans Saints 10:00a 12/15 Atlanta Falcons 1:25p TBD 12/21 or 22 Los Angeles Rams 12/29 at Seattle Seahawks 1:25p

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

9/8 San Francisco 49ers 4:25p 9/12 at Carolina Panthers 8:20p 9/22 New York Giants 4:05p 9/29 at Los Angeles Rams 4:05p 10/6 at New Orleans Saints 1:00p 10/13 Carolina Panthers 9:30a BYE at Tennessee Titans 1:00p 10/27 11/3 at Seattle Seahawks 4:05p 11/10 Arizona Cardinals 1:00p 11/17 New Orleans Saints 1:00p 11/24 at Atlanta Falcons 1:00p 12/1 at Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00p 12/8 Indianapolis Colts 1:00p 12/15 at Detroit Lions 1:00p 12/21 or 22 Houston Texans TBD 12/29 Atlanta Falcons 1:00p

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

9/8 Cincinnati Bengals 1:05p 9/15 at Pittsburgh Steelers 10:00a 9/22 New Orleans Saints 1:25p 9/29 at Arizona Cardinals 1:05p 10/3 Los Angeles Rams 5:20p 10/13 at Cleveland Browns 10:00a 10/20 Baltimore Ravens 1:25p 10/27 at Atlanta Falcons 10:00a 11/3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:05p 11/11 at San Francisco 49ers 5:15p BYE 11/24 at Philadelphia Eagles* 5:20p 12/2 Minnesota Vikings 5:15p 12/8 at Los Angeles Rams* 5:20p 12/15 at Carolina Panthers 10:00a 12/22 Arizona Cardinals 1:25p 12/29 San Francisco 49ers 1:25p

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9/8 Detroit Lions 1:25p 9/15 at Baltimore Ravens 10:00a 9/22 Carolina Panthers 1:25p 9/29 Seattle Seahawks 1:05p 10/6 at Cincinnati Bengals 10:00a Atlanta Falcons 1:05p 10/13 10/20 at New York Giants 10:00a 10/27 at New Orleans Saints 10:00a 11/31 San Francisco 49ers 5:20p 11/10 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 11:00a 11/17 at San Francisco 49ers 2:05p BYE 12/1 Los Angeles Rams 2:05p 12/8 Pittsburgh Steelers 2:25p 12/15 Cleveland Browns 2:05p 12/22 at Seattle Seahawks 2:25p 12/29 at Los Angeles Rams 2:25p

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CHICAGO BEARS 9/5 Green Bay Packers 7:20p 9/15 at Denver Broncos 3:25p 9/23 at Washington Redskins 7:15p 9/29 Minnesota Vikings 3:25p 10/6 at Oakland Raiders 12:00p BYE 10/20 New Orleans Saints 3:25p Los Angeles Chargers 12:00p 10/27 11/3 at Philadelphia Eagles 12:00p 11/10 Detroit Lions 12:00p 11/17 at Los Angeles Rams* 7:20p 11/24 New York Giants 12:00p 11/28 at Detroit Lions 11:30a Dallas Cowboys 7:20p 12/5 12/15 at Green Bay Packers 12:00p 12/22 Kansas City Chiefs* 7:20p at Minnesota Vikings 12:00p 12/29

DALLAS COWBOYS

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9/8 New York Giants 3:25p 9/15 at Washington Redskins 12:00p 9/22 Miami Dolphins 12:00p at New Orleans Saints 7:20p 9/29 10/6 Green Bay Packers 3:25p at New York Jets 3:25p 10/13 10/20 Philadelphia Eagles* 7:20p BYE at New York Giants 7:15p 11/4 11/10 Minnesota Vikings* 7:20p 11/17 at Detroit Lions 12:00p 11/24 at New England Patriots 3:25p 11/28 Buffalo Bills 3:30p 12/5 at Chicago Bears 7:20p 12/15 Los Angeles Rams 3:25p 12/22 at Philadelphia Eagles 3:25p 12/29 Washington Redskins 12:00p

DETROIT LIONS 9/8 at Arizona Cardinals 4:25p 9/15 Los Angeles Chargers 1:00p 9/22 at Philadelphia Eagles 1:00p 9/29 Kansas City Chiefs 1:00p BYE 10/14 at Green Bay Packers 8:15p 10/20 Minnesota Vikings 1:00p New York Giants 1:00p 10/27 11/3 at Oakland Raiders 4:05p 11/10 at Chicago Bears 1:00p 11/17 Dallas Cowboys 1:00p 11/24 at Washington Redskins 1:00p Chicago Bears 12:30p 11/28 at Minnesota Vikings 1:00p 12/8 12/15 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00p 12/21 or 22 at Denver Broncos TBD Green Bay Packers 1:00p 12/29

NEW YORK GIANTS 9/8 at Dallas Cowboys 4:25p 9/15 Buffalo Bills 1:00p 9/22 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4:05p Washington Redskins 1:00p 9/29 10/6 Minnesota Vikings 1:00p at New England Patriots 8:20p 10/10 10/20 Arizona Cardinals 1:00p 10/27 at Detroit Lions 1:00p Dallas Cowboys 8:15p 11/4 11/10 at New York Jets 1:00p BYE 11/24 at Chicago Bears 1:00p 12/1 Green Bay Packers 1:00p 12/9 at Philadelphia Eagles 8:15p 12/15 Miami Dolphins 1:00p 12/22 at Washington Redskins 1:00p 12/29 Philadelphia Eagles 1:00p

GREEN BAY PACKERS

9/5 at Chicago Bears 7:20p 9/15 Minnesota Vikings 12:00p 12:00p 9/22 Denver Broncos 9/26 Philadelphia Eagles 7:20p 10/6 at Dallas Cowboys 3:25p 10/14 Detroit Lions 7:15p 10/20 Oakland Raiders 12:00p at Kansas City Chiefs* 7:20p 10/27 11/3 at Los Angeles Chargers 3:25p 11/10 Carolina Panthers 12:00p BYE 11/24 at San Francisco 49ers 3:25p at New York Giants 12:00p 12/1 Washington Redskins 12:00p 12/8 12/15 Chicago Bears 12:00p 12/23 at Minnesota Vikings 7:15p at Detroit Lions 12:00p 12/29

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

9/8 Washington Redskins 1:00p 9/15 at Atlanta Falcons 8:20p 9/22 Detroit Lions 1:00p at Green Bay Packers 8:20p 9/26 10/6 New York Jets 1:00p at Minnesota Vikings 1:00p 10/13 10/20 at Dallas Cowboys* 8:20p 10/27 at Buffalo Bills 1:00p Chicago Bears 1:00p 11/3 BYE 11/17 New England Patriots 4:25p 11/24 Seattle Seahawks* 8:20p 12/1 at Miami Dolphins 1:00p 12/9 New York Giants 8:15p 12/15 at Washington Redskins 1:00p 12/22 at Washington Redskins 4:25p 12/29 at New York Giants 1:00p

MINNESOTA VIKINGS

9/8 Atlanta Falcons 12:00p 9/15 at Green Bay Packers 12:00p 9/22 Oakland Raiders 12:00p 9/29 at Chicago Bears 3:25p 10/6 at New York Giants 12:00p 10/13 Philadelphia Eagles 12:00p 10/20 at Detroit Lions 12:00p 10/24 Washington Redskins 7:20p 11/3 at Kansas City Chiefs 12:00p 11/10 at Dallas Cowboys* 7:20p 11/17 Denver Broncos 12:00p BYE at Seattle Seahawks 7:15p 12/2 12/8 Detroit Lions 12:00p 12/15 at Los Angeles Chargers* 7:20p 12/23 Green Bay Packers 7:15p 12/29 Chicago Bears 12:00p

WASHINGTON REDSKINS

9/8 at Philadelphia Eagles 1:00p 9/15 Dallas Cowboys 1:00p 9/23 Chicago Bears 8:15p 9/29 at New York Giants 1:00p 10/6 New England Patriots 1:00p 10/13 at Miami Dolphins 1:00p 10/20 San Francisco 49ers 1:00p 10/24 at Minnesota Vikings 8:20p 11/3 at Buffalo Bills 1:00p BYE 11/17 New York Jets 1:00p 11/24 Detroit Lions 1:00p 12/1 at Carolina Panthers 1:00p 12/8 at Green Bay Packers 1:00p 12/15 Philadelphia Eagles 1:00p 12/22 New York Giants 1:00p 12/29 at Dallas Cowboys 1:00p

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