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Titans' Defense overcome five turnovers to beat Falcons
Titans(3-1) to continue their best start since 2003
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Atlanta Falcons had first-and-goal at the Tennessee 1, needing a touchdown to get even with 2 minutes left.
When Albert Haynesworth leaped and turned a toss play into an 8-yard loss, Tennessee's resilient, stingy defense bailed out sloppy Titans quarterback Vince Young.
Vincent Fuller picked off a pass and returned it 76
yards for a touchdown, and Kyle Vanden Bosch sacked
Byron Leftwich with 1:01 left, as the Tennessee Titans
overcame five turnovers in pulling out a 20-13 victory
Sunday over the Atlanta Falcons.
"When you get on the 1-yard line, you assume that
your team is going to put the ball in for seven,"
Atlanta cornerback DeAngelo Hall said.
The win allowed the Titans (3-1) to continue their
best start since 2003 when they last reached the
playoffs. This is the fourth 3-1 start under coach Jeff
Fisher, and they made the postseason the three previous
times.
But it couldn't have been uglier for a team coming
off its bye. Young matched his career high with three
interceptions and said he knows he made bad decisions by
trying to force some balls.
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Scores and Schedule |
| Regular Season |
| Sun 9/9 |
at Jacksonville |
W 13-10 |
| Sun 9/16 |
Indianapolis |
L 20-22 |
| Mon 9/24 |
at New Orleans |
W 31-14 |
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| Sun 10/7 |
Atlanta |
12 noon |
| Sun 10/14 |
at Tampa Bay |
12 noon |
| Sun 10/21 |
at Houston |
12 noon |
| Sun 10/28 |
Oakland |
12 noon |
| Sun 11/4 |
Carolina |
12 noon |
| Sun 11/11 |
Jacksonville |
12 noon |
| Mon 11/19 |
at Denver |
7:30 pm |
| Sun 11/25 |
at Cincinnati |
12 noon |
| Sun 12/2 |
Houston |
12 noon |
| Sun 12/9 |
San Diego |
12 noon |
| Sun 12/16 |
at Kansas City |
12 noon |
| Sun 12/23 |
NY Jets |
3:15 pm |
| Sun 12/30 |
at Indianapolis |
12 noon |
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AFC South Standings |
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W-L-T |
PF |
PA |
| Indianapolis |
4-0-0 |
131 |
74 |
| Tennessee |
2-1-0 |
64 |
46 |
| Jacksonville |
2-1-0 |
46 |
34 |
| Houston |
2-2-0 |
94 |
80 |
| Complete Standings |
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Titans' DT Albert Haynesworth practices for first time this week
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth, whose leaping tackle
at the 1-yard line last week helped beat the Atlanta Falcons,
practiced Friday for the first time this week.
Haynesworth, bothered this week by an
ankle injury, leapfrogged a Falcons offensive lineman to grab
quarterback Byron Leftwich and force an 8-yard loss in the final
minutes of a 20-13 victory.
However, he had not practiced Wednesday and
Thursday, but Titans coach Jeff Fisher said Haynesworth should
be able to play this Sunday in Tampa Bay after practicing
Friday.
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