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Final Score Prediction

Patriots 31, Titans 27

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
New England Patriots
Rank  Player Projections
QB 2 Tom Brady Pass: 360, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
 RB 16 Stevan Ridley Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 54 Danny Woodhead Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 11 Wes Welker Rec: 8-90, 1 TD
WR 21 Brandon Lloyd Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 67 Julian Edelman Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 2 Rob Gronkowski Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
TE 11 Aaron Hernandez Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
K 18 Stephen Gostkowski FG: 1/1 XP: 4/4
DEF 25 Defense / ST  
 
Tennessee Titans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 11 Jake Locker Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 10 Chris Johnson Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 5-30, 0
RB 72 Javon Ringer Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 27 Nate Washington Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
WR 44 Kendall Wright Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 88 Damian Williams Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 5 Jared Cook Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 11 Rob Bironas FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 32 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Patriots NE has won 8 straight games on Kickoff Weekend, longest active streak in NFL... For career, QB Tom Brady is 124-35 (.780), best regular-season record in SB era (min. 100 starts). Brady (300) needs TD pass to surpass HOFer JOHN ELWAY (300) for 5th-most TD passes in NFL history. Has thrown at least 1 TD pass in 32 straight games. In past 3 vs. Ten., Brady has completed 61 of 89 passes (68.5 pct.) for 824 yards with 8 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 127.7 passer rating... RB Stevan Ridley averaged 5.1 yards per carry (87 att., 441 rush yards) as rookie last season... WR Wes Welker (554) needs 4 catches to surpass TROY BROWN (557) for most in franchise history. Had 10 receptions for 150 yards with 2 TDs in last game vs. Titans... Since '10, TE Rob Gronkowski ranks 2nd in NFL with 27 TD catches (CALVIN JOHNSON, 28). Gronkowski (90 catches, 1,327 yards) & TE Aaron Hernandez (79 catches, 910 yards) combined for most catches (169) & receiving yards (2,237) by pair of TEs in season in NFL history... DT Vince Wilfork had career-high 3.5 sacks last season ... CB Devin McCourty is twin brother of Titans CB Jason McCourty.

Titans Selected No. 8 overall in 2011 NFL Draft, QB Jake Locker will make 1st career start... Since '08, RB Chris Johnson has NFL-best 5,645 rush yards. Johnson (38) needs 2 rush TDs to join HOFer EARL CAMPBELL (73) & EDDIE GEORGE (64) as only players to reach 40 career in club annals. In only career meeting against Patriots (10/18/09), Johnson rushed for 128 yards on 17 carries (7.5 avg.). Johnson had career-high 57 catches in '11... WR Nate Washington led team in catches (74) & receiving yards (1,023) in '11, both career-highs. Rookie WR Kendall Wright (No. 20 overall) will make NFL debut... TE Jared Cook had career-best in receptions (49), receiving yards (759) & TD rec. (3) last season... T MICHAEL ROOS has made 112 consecutive starts since entering NFL in '05... DE Kamerion Wimbley will make Titans debut. In past 2 seasons (w/Oak.), Wimbley has totaled 16 sacks. DT Karl Klug registered team-high 7 sacks as rookie in '11... S Jordan Babineaux led Titans with 117 tackles last season.


Results and Schedule
New England Patriots
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 TEN A W 34-13 +21
2 2012-09-16 ARI H    
3 2012-09-23 BAL A    
4 2012-09-30 BUF A    
5 2012-10-07 DEN H    
6 2012-10-14 SEA A    
7 2012-10-21 NYJ H    
8 2012-10-28 STL A    
9   Bye      
10 2012-11-11 BUF H    
11 2012-11-18 IND H    
12 2012-11-22 NYJ A    
13 2012-12-02 MIA A    
14 2012-12-10 HOU H    
15 2012-12-16 SF H    
16 2012-12-23 JAC A    
17 2012-12-30 MIA H    
   
Tennessee Titans
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 NE H L 13-34 -21
2 2012-09-16 SD A    
3 2012-09-23 DET H    
4 2012-09-30 HOU A    
5 2012-10-07 MIN A    
6 2012-10-11 PIT H    
7 2012-10-21 BUF A    
8 2012-10-28 IND H    
9 2012-11-04 CHI H    
10 2012-11-11 MIA A    
11   Bye      
12 2012-11-25 JAC A    
13 2012-12-02 HOU H    
14 2012-12-09 IND A    
15 2012-12-17 NYJ H    
16 2012-12-23 GB A    
17 2012-12-30 JAC H    

Injury Report
New England Patriots
   
Tennessee Titans

Offense Stats Comparison
  NE
 Offense 
TEN
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 36.0 21.5 22.4 NE
Rushing yards 110.0 101.0 121.7 NE
Rushing yards per attempt 3.72 4.46 4.37 TEN
Completion % 66.2% 60.6% 60.0% NE
Passing yards 324.3 265.3 225.9 NE
Passing yards per completion 12.96 11.19 11.25 NE
Passing yards per attempt 8.58 6.78 6.75 NE
Interceptions 0.3 1.0 0.9 NE
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.8 0.6 NE
Sacks allowed 2.0 1.5 2.4 TEN
3rd down conversions 48.6% 31.3% 37.1% NE
4th down conversions 66.7% 50.0% 40.2% NE
Time of possession 29:33 29:05 30:12 NE
  Defense Stats Comparison
  NE
 Defense 
TEN
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 23.0 19.5 22.4 TEN
Rushing yards 124.0 125.3 121.7 NE
Rushing yards per attempt 5.10 4.88 4.37 TEN
Completion % 60.3% 63.1% 60.0% NE
Passing yards 295.0 222.5 225.9 TEN
Passing yards per completion 12.98 9.45 11.25 TEN
Passing yards per attempt 7.83 5.97 6.75 TEN
INT return 1.0 0.3 0.9 NE
Fumble recoveries 0.8 1.0 0.6 TEN
Sacks 2.5 1.5 2.4 NE
3rd down conversions 43.1% 37.1% 37.1% TEN
4th down conversions 42.9% 50.0% 40.2% NE
Time of possession 30:27 30:52 30:12 NE

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   NE   TEN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 6.8 10.3 9.2 TEN
Yards per kick return 21.6 26.4 23.6 TEN
Yards allowed per punt return 9.2 4.5 9.2 TEN
Yards allowed per kick return 19.8 21.4 23.6 NE
  Misc Stats Comparison
   NE   TEN  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 3.8 5.3 6.1 NE
Penalty yards 36.8 42.8 51.9 NE

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2011 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 12 to 17 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
New England Patriots vs. Tennessee Titans
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 15 2002-12-16 NE TEN 7-24 TEN
2003 5 2003-10-05 TEN NE 30-38 NE
2006 17 2006-12-31 NE TEN 40-23 NE
2009 6 2009-10-18 TEN NE 0-59 NE

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.