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Final Score Prediction

Falcons 27, Titans 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Tennessee Titans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 11 Matt Hasselbeck Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 19 Chris Johnson Rush: 80, 0 TD Rec: 5-30, 0
RB 42 Javon Ringer Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 14 Damian Williams Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
WR 39 Nate Washington Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 71 Lavelle Hawkins Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 21 Jared Cook Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 24 Rob Bironas FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 23 Defense / ST  
 
Atlanta Falcons
Rank  Player Projections
QB 7 Matt Ryan Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 9 Michael Turner Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 20 Roddy White Rec: 7-80, 0 TD
WR 25 Harry Douglas Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
TE 3 Tony Gonzalez Rec: 7-70, 1 TD
K 6 Matt Bryant FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 14 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Titans Dating back to 12/5/93, club has won 5 straight vs. Falcons... Titans have won 13 of past 14 games against NFC & seeks 8th straight road win vs. NFC opponent... QB Matt Hasselbeck has 3-2 record vs. Falcons & totaled 6 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 95.2 passer rating. Hasselbeck (31,812) needs 188 pass yards to reach 32,000 career... In 13 career games vs. NFC, RB Chris Johnson averages 108.1 rush yards per game (1,405). Johnson had season-best 130 rush yards last week & registered 2nd 100-yard rush game of season (101 in Week 4)... WR Damian Williams had career-high 107 rec. yards last week. Williams aims for 3rd straight game with TD catch... TE Jared Cook is averaging 16.8 yards per catch in '11 (20 rec., 335 yards)... Rookie LB Akeem Ayers (2nd round, No. 39 overall) recorded 2nd sack of season last week... DE Jason Jones has 2 sacks in past 3 games. Jones has 3 sacks in past 4 vs. NFC... S Chris Hope posted 1st INT of season last week... DE Derrick Morgan attended Georgia Tech.

Falcons Have won 6 of past 7 in Nov... QB Matt Ryan has won 4 in row vs. AFC. In those 4, has completed 86 of 135 (63.7 pct.) for 1,077 yards with 10 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 106.9 rating. Aims for 4th in row vs. AFC with 3+ TDs & 100+ rating. Falcons are 18-0 when Ryan has 100+ rating. Had career-high 351 passing yards last week... RB Michael Turner has 6 rush TDs in past 6. Has 10 rush TDs in past 10 at home. When he has 23+ att., his teams are 21-1 (.955). Since joining Atl. in 2008, has 46 rush TDs, 2nd most in NFL... WR Julio Jones has 100+ rec. yards in 3 of past 5. Leads NFC rookies with 498 yards & 3 100-yard games. WR Roddy White has 53 catches for 766 yards (127.7 per game) & 7 TDs in past 6 vs. AFC. Has 100+ yards in 5 of those 6. Since start of 2007, has 418 rec., 2nd most in NFC. In last game vs. Ten. (10/19/08 with KC), TE Tony Gonzalez had 6 catches for 97 yards. Aims for 3rd in row with TD catch... DE John Abraham has 105.5 sacks, 2nd most among active players. DE Ray Edwards has 9 sacks in past 10 Nov. games.


Results and Schedule
Tennessee Titans
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 JAC A L 14-16 -2
2 2011-09-18 BAL H W 26-13 +13
3 2011-09-25 DEN H W 17-14 +3
4 2011-10-02 CLE A W 31-13 +18
5 2011-10-09 PIT A L 17-38 -21
6   Bye      
7 2011-10-23 HOU H L 7-41 -34
8 2011-10-30 IND H W 27-10 +17
9 2011-11-06 CIN H L 17-24 -7
10 2011-11-13 CAR A W 30-3 +27
11 2011-11-20 ATL A L 17-23 -6
12 2011-11-27 TB H    
13 2011-12-04 BUF A    
14 2011-12-11 NO H    
15 2011-12-18 IND A    
16 2011-12-24 JAC H    
17 2012-01-01 HOU A    
   
Atlanta Falcons
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 CHI A L 12-30 -18
2 2011-09-18 PHI H W 35-31 +4
3 2011-09-25 TB A L 13-16 -3
4 2011-10-02 SEA A W 30-28 +2
5 2011-10-09 GB H L 14-25 -11
6 2011-10-16 CAR H W 31-17 +14
7 2011-10-23 DET A W 23-16 +7
8   Bye      
9 2011-11-06 IND A W 31-7 +24
10 2011-11-13 NO H L 23-26 -3
11 2011-11-20 TEN H W 23-17 +6
12 2011-11-27 MIN H    
13 2011-12-04 HOU A    
14 2011-12-11 CAR A    
15 2011-12-15 JAC H    
16 2011-12-26 NO A    
17 2012-01-01 TB H    

Injury Report
Tennessee Titans
Out  DE Dave Ball (Concussion)
Questionable  MLB Colin McCarthy (Knee)
 OLB Gerald McRath (Hamstring)
 MLB Barrett Ruud (Groin)
Probable  WR Nate Washington (Illness)
IR  WR Kenny Britt (Right Knee ACL & MCL)
 CB Ryan Mouton (Torn Right Achilles)
 OT Adam Terry (Undisclosed)
   
Atlanta Falcons
Out  SS William Moore (Quadriceps)
Questionable  OT Sam Baker (Back)
 WR Julio Jones (Hamstring)
Probable  DE John Abraham (Not Injury Related)
 WR Harry Douglas (Thigh)
 DE Ray Edwards (Knee)
 CB Brent Grimes (Knee)
 MLB Curtis Lofton (Ankle)
 OC Todd McClure (Not Injury Related)
 RB Jason Snelling (Hamstring)
IR  OG Mike Johnson (Foot)
 FB Ovie Mughelli (Right Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison
  TEN
 Offense 
ATL
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 20.3 25.7 21.5 ATL
Rushing yards 80.0 143.3 120.7 ATL
Rushing yards per attempt 3.91 4.29 4.39 ATL
Completion % 58.6% 57.6% 59.6% TEN
Passing yards 222.0 209.0 220.7 TEN
Passing yards per completion 9.54 11.85 10.99 ATL
Passing yards per attempt 5.59 6.82 6.55 ATL
Interceptions 0.7 1.3 1.0 TEN
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.0 0.5 -
Sacks allowed 1.7 1.0 2.3 ATL
3rd down conversions 34.8% 43.5% 38.5% ATL
4th down conversions 75.0% 66.7% 44.5% TEN
Time of possession 28:36 34:13 30:09 ATL
  Defense Stats Comparison
  TEN
 Defense 
ATL
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 24.0 19.3 21.5 ATL
Rushing yards 148.3 81.3 120.7 ATL
Rushing yards per attempt 5.17 4.12 4.39 ATL
Completion % 61.3% 59.9% 59.6% ATL
Passing yards 236.0 236.7 220.7 TEN
Passing yards per completion 10.26 10.84 10.99 TEN
Passing yards per attempt 6.29 6.49 6.55 TEN
INT return 0.7 0.3 1.0 TEN
Fumble recoveries 0.3 0.7 0.5 ATL
Sacks 1.3 2.0 2.3 ATL
3rd down conversions 43.1% 39.4% 38.5% ATL
4th down conversions 20.0% 66.7% 44.5% TEN
Time of possession 31:24 27:59 30:09 ATL

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   TEN   ATL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 14.8 10.2 9.7 TEN
Yards per kick return 22.3 24.7 22.8 ATL
Yards allowed per punt return 3.0 2.3 9.7 ATL
Yards allowed per kick return 20.0 23.6 22.8 TEN
  Misc Stats Comparison
   TEN   ATL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 8.0 6.3 6.8 ATL
Penalty yards 79.3 60.3 56.8 ATL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 5 to 10 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 5 to 10 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History
Tennessee Titans vs. Atlanta Falcons
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 12 2003-11-23 TEN ATL 38-31 TEN
2007 5 2007-10-07 ATL TEN 13-20 TEN

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.