Prediction: Eagles 27, Titans 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Tennessee Titans |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 27 |
Zach Mettenberger |
Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 5, 0 |
| RB 27 |
Bishop Sankey |
Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 53 |
Dexter McCluster |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0 |
| RB 67 |
Shonn Greene |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 44 |
Kendall Wright |
Rec: 4-60, 0 TD |
| WR 51 |
Justin Hunter  |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
| WR 68 |
Nate Washington |
Rec: 3-35, 0 TD |
| TE 10 |
Delanie Walker  |
Rec: 4-40, 1 TD |
| K 26 |
Ryan Succop |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 23 |
Defense / ST |
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| Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 8 |
Mark Sanchez |
Pass: 310, 2 TD Rush: 5, 0 |
| RB 6 |
LeSean McCoy |
Rush: 85, 1 TD Rec: 2-15, 0 |
| RB 34 |
Darren Sproles |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 4-25, 0 |
| WR 6 |
Jeremy Maclin |
Rec: 7-95, 1 TD |
| WR 24 |
Jordan Matthews |
Rec: 6-75, 1 TD |
| WR 65 |
Riley Cooper |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 17 |
Zach Ertz |
Rec: 4-40, 0 TD |
| TE 28 |
Brent Celek |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| K 3 |
Cody Parkey |
FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 6 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Titans Last week, rookie QB Zach Mettenberger (Rd. 6, No. 178 overall) passed for 263 yards & 2 TDs vs. 1 INT for career-high 110.2 rating. Has 2 TDs in 2 of 3 career starts...Rookie RB Bishop Sankey (Rd. 2, No. 54 overall) had 120 total yards vs. Pit. (38 rush, 82 KR) with rush TD. Has 50+ yards in 4 of past 5. RB Shonn Greene has 3,923 career rush yards & needs 77 to reach 4,000 career... In past 5 vs. NFC, WR Kendall Wright averages 83.2 rec. yards per game (33 catches, 416 yards). Had 4 catches last week & became 11th WR in club history to reach 200 career (201). WR Nate Washington had career-long 80-yard TD catch last week. TE Delanie Walker ranks 2nd among AFC TEs in rec. yards (512) & has 38 catches with 4 TDs. Has 2 TDs in past 3 vs. NFC, incl. 61-yarder vs. Dal... S Michael Griffin leads team with 68 tackles.
 Eagles Have won 9 in row at home... QB Mark Sanchez has 678 pass yards (339 per game) in 2 starts. Has 2 TD passes in all 3 games in 2014... In past 5 at home vs. AFC, RB LeSean McCoy has 626 scrimmage yards (125.2 per game), 468 rush yards (93.6 per game) & 5 TDs. In past 7 at home, has 777 scrimmage yards (111 per game), 695 rush yards (99.3 per game) & 5 TDs. RB Darren Sproles has 4 TDs (2 rush, 2 rec.) in 3 career games vs. Ten. Has 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 PR) in past 2 at home... In past 4, WR Jeremy Maclin has 30 catches for 476 yards (119 per game) & 5 TDs. Has TD in 9 of past 12. Has 4 TDs in past 3 vs. AFC. Has TD in 4 of past 6 at home. Rookie WR Jordan Matthews has 4 TDs in past 4 at home. Has 4 TDs in past 3 & aims for 3rd 100-yard game in row. WR Riley Cooper has 5 TDs in past 8 vs. AFC... LB Connor Barwin has 8.5 sacks in past 3 at home & aims for 4th home game in row with 2+ sacks. Leads NFC with 10.5 sacks. LB Mychal Kendricks has 4 sacks & FF in past 3 home games. DE Vinny Curry has 4 sacks, 2 FFs & FR in past 3 at home. LB Trent Cole has 2.5 sacks & FF in 2 career meetings. In past 7 vs. AFC, S Malcolm Jenkins has 2 INTs (55-yard TD) & 1.5 sacks.
Results and Schedule
| Tennessee Titans |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
KC |
A |
W 26-10 |
+16 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
DAL |
H |
L 10-26 |
-16 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
CIN |
A |
L 7-33 |
-26 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
IND |
A |
L 17-41 |
-24 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
CLE |
H |
L 28-29 |
-1 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
JAC |
H |
W 16-14 |
+2 |
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
WAS |
A |
L 17-19 |
-2 |
| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
HOU |
H |
L 16-30 |
-14 |
| 9 |
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Bye |
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| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
BAL |
A |
L 7-21 |
-14 |
| 11 |
2014-11-17 |
PIT |
H |
L 24-27 |
-3 |
| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
PHI |
A |
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| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
HOU |
A |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
NYG |
H |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
NYJ |
H |
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| 16 |
2014-12-18 |
JAC |
A |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
IND |
H |
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| Philadelphia Eagles |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
JAC |
H |
W 34-17 |
+17 |
| 2 |
2014-09-15 |
IND |
A |
W 30-27 |
+3 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
WAS |
H |
W 37-34 |
+3 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
SF |
A |
L 21-26 |
-5 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
STL |
H |
W 34-28 |
+6 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
NYG |
H |
W 27-0 |
+27 |
| 7 |
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Bye |
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| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
ARI |
A |
L 20-24 |
-4 |
| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
HOU |
A |
W 31-21 |
+10 |
| 10 |
2014-11-10 |
CAR |
H |
W 45-21 |
+24 |
| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
GB |
A |
L 20-53 |
-33 |
| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
TEN |
H |
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| 13 |
2014-11-27 |
DAL |
A |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
SEA |
H |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
DAL |
H |
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| 16 |
2014-12-20 |
WAS |
A |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
NYG |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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TEN
Offense |
PHI
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
16.3 |
26.0 |
22.7 |
PHI |
| Rushing yards |
62.0 |
136.3 |
107.4 |
PHI |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.10 |
4.16 |
4.04 |
PHI |
| Completion % |
63.0% |
60.1% |
62.1% |
TEN |
| Passing yards |
214.3 |
313.7 |
242.1 |
PHI |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.70 |
12.48 |
11.04 |
PHI |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.37 |
7.50 |
6.85 |
PHI |
| Interceptions |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
TEN |
| Fumbles lost |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
- |
| Sacks allowed |
2.0 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
PHI |
| 3rd down conversions |
27.8% |
40.5% |
39.6% |
PHI |
| 4th down conversions |
66.7% |
71.4% |
46.3% |
PHI |
| Time of possession |
27:37 |
30:21 |
30:11 |
PHI |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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TEN
Defense |
PHI
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
22.3 |
22.0 |
22.7 |
PHI |
| Rushing yards |
152.3 |
99.0 |
107.4 |
PHI |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.72 |
3.71 |
4.04 |
PHI |
| Completion % |
64.9% |
56.6% |
62.1% |
PHI |
| Passing yards |
208.0 |
242.0 |
242.1 |
TEN |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.93 |
12.72 |
11.04 |
TEN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.44 |
7.19 |
6.85 |
TEN |
| INT return |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
TEN |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
PHI |
| Sacks |
4.3 |
4.3 |
2.5 |
- |
| 3rd down conversions |
42.6% |
41.0% |
39.6% |
PHI |
| 4th down conversions |
100.0% |
25.0% |
46.3% |
PHI |
| Time of possession |
32:23 |
29:39 |
30:11 |
PHI |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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TEN |
PHI |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
8.4 |
16.7 |
8.8 |
PHI |
| Yards per kick return |
25.4 |
22.3 |
24.1 |
TEN |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
6.7 |
13.6 |
8.8 |
TEN |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
24.6 |
21.3 |
24.1 |
PHI |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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TEN |
PHI |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
6.7 |
6.0 |
6.5 |
PHI |
| Penalty yards |
58.7 |
52.7 |
53.5 |
PHI |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 6 to 11 of the 2014 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 6 to 11 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Tennessee Titans vs. Philadelphia Eagles |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
14 |
2000-12-03 |
TEN |
PHI |
15-13 |
TEN |
| 2002 |
1 |
2002-09-08 |
PHI |
TEN |
24-27 |
TEN |
| 2006 |
11 |
2006-11-19 |
TEN |
PHI |
31-13 |
TEN |
| 2010 |
7 |
2010-10-24 |
PHI |
TEN |
19-37 |
TEN |
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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.
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