Dec 7th 2008 10:56PM by JJ Cooper (author feed)
Filed under: Browns, Titans, AFC North, AFC South
It wasn’t the prettiest win the Titans have ever picked up, but who cares. Tennessee wrapped up the AFC South, nearly got a pair of 100-yard rushers, and chewed up and spit out another offense with an easy win over the Browns.
The Titans didn’t need long to figure out that Ken Dorsey couldn’t beat them. The Browns’ third-string quarterback was able to relatively accurately dink and dunk on short-yardage passes, but he couldn’t throw deep. And the Browns’ running game was completely stuffed by the Titans’ front seven.
So with nothing to worry about deep, and no running game to keep them honest, the Titans defense just needed to make sure they tackled well and flooded the short zones. Yeah, the Browns may have taken an early 6-0 lead, but when the Titans went ahead on an Ahmad Hall touchdown catch, this game was already over.
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