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Denver Broncos at Tennessee Titans - Week 3
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

NE
BUF		 31
 34
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SF
CIN		 13
 8
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MIA
CLE		 16
 17
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DEN
TEN		 14
 17
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DET
MIN		 26
 23
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NYG
PHI		 29
 16
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HOU
NO		 33
 40
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JAC
CAR		 10
 16
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NYJ
OAK		 24
 34
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BAL
STL		 37
 7
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KC
SD		 17
 20
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ARI
SEA		 10
 13
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GB
CHI		 27
 17
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ATL
TB		 13
 16
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PIT
IND		 23
 20
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WAS
DAL		 16
 18
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Titans 24, Broncos 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Denver Broncos
Rank  Player Projections
QB 13 Kyle Orton Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 26 Willis McGahee Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
 RB 41 Knowshon Moreno Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 12 Brandon Lloyd Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
 WR 33 Eric Decker Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
TE 37 Daniel Fells Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 31 Matt Prater FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 20 Defense / ST  
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Tennessee Titans
Rank  Player Projections
QB 18 Matt Hasselbeck Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 3 Chris Johnson Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 62 Javon Ringer Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 5 Kenny Britt Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 31 Nate Washington Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
TE 33 Jared Cook Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 25 Rob Bironas FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 6 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Broncos Club aims for 4th straight win against Titans... In only meeting vs. Ten. (10/3/10), QB Kyle Orton completed 35 of 50 passes (70 pct.) for 341 yards with 2 TDs vs. 1 INT & 93.8 passer rating. Orton has 20 TDs vs. 0 INT when he has 100+ passer rating in game with Broncos (9 games). RB Willis McGahee posted 24th 100-yard rush game of career last week... WR Brandon Lloyd had 11 catches for 115 yards (10.5 avg.) in last game at Ten. Lloyd (3,907) needs 93 receiving yards to reach 4,000 career. WR Eric Decker had career-highs in catches (5), rec. yards (113) & TDs (2) last week. Decker has 3 TDs in past 2 games (2 rec., 1 PR-TD)... Rookie LB Von Miller (No. 2 overall) posted 1st career sack last game... CB Champ Bailey (48) needs 2 INTs to reach 50 career... LB Robert Ayers attended Univ. of Tennessee...DT Kevin Vickerson spent 3 seasons with Titans (2007-09)... LB Wesley Woodyard leads team with 19 tackles this season.

Titans MIKE MUNCHAK earned 1st win as NFL head coach last week... QB Matt Hasselbeck has passed for 621 yards in 2011, 3rd-most in AFC (TOM BRADY, 940; PHILIP RIVERS, 713). Has 90+ passer rating in past 2 games... RB Chris Johnson (24) needs 100 rush yards to record 25th career game with 100+ rush yards. RB Javon Ringer posted 1st rush TD of season last week with 10-yard TD run. Ringer had career-long 54-yard run in last game vs. Den... WR Kenny Britt posted 6th 100-yard receiving game last week (135) & aims for 3rd straight game with 100+ receiving yards (136, 135). Had career-best 9 rec. last week. Had TD rec. in last game vs. Den. WR Nate Washington is averaging 83 receiving yards per game in past 2 (166 total)... Defense allows 276 yards per game in '11, 3rd-lowest in NFL... LB Barrett Ruud leads team with 16 tackles... DE Dave Ball had career-best 2.5 sacks in last game vs. Den. DE Derrick Morgan had sack in season debut last week. Rookie DE Karl Klug had 1st career sack & 2 FFs last game...S Michael Griffin had INT in last meeting vs. Den... CBs Jason McCourty & Alterraun Verner recorded 1st INTs of season last week.


Results and Schedule
Denver Broncos
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-12 OAK H L 20-23 -3
2 2011-09-18 CIN H W 24-22 +2
3 2011-09-25 TEN A L 14-17 -3
4 2011-10-02 GB A    
5 2011-10-09 SD H    
6   Bye      
7 2011-10-23 MIA A    
8 2011-10-30 DET H    
9 2011-11-06 OAK A    
10 2011-11-13 KC A    
11 2011-11-17 NYJ H    
12 2011-11-27 SD A    
13 2011-12-04 MIN A    
14 2011-12-11 CHI H    
15 2011-12-18 NE H    
16 2011-12-24 BUF A    
17 2012-01-01 KC H    
   
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    
5 2011-10-09 PIT A    
6   Bye      
7 2011-10-23 HOU H    
8 2011-10-30 IND H    
9 2011-11-06 CIN H    
10 2011-11-13 CAR A    
11 2011-11-20 ATL A    
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    

Injury Report
Denver Broncos
Out  DE Elvis Dumervil (Shoulder)
 WR Eddie Royal (Groin)
 WR Demaryius Thomas (Finger)
 TE Julius Thomas (Ankle)
 DT Marcus Thomas (Groin)
Questionable  CB Champ Bailey (Hamstring)
 RB Knowshon Moreno (Hamstring)
 OLB D.J. Williams (Elbow)
Probable  WR Brandon Lloyd (Groin)
IR  CB Syd'quan Thompson (Achilles)
 DT Ty Warren (Triceps)
   
Tennessee Titans
Questionable  SS Chris Hope (Shoulder)
 WR Damian Williams (Hamstring)
Probable  WR Kenny Britt (Thigh)
 RB Chris Johnson (Ribs)
Suspended  FB Ahmard Hall (Perf. Enhancers, 2011 games 1-4)
IR  CB Ryan Mouton (Torn Right Achilles)
 OT Adam Terry (Undisclosed)

Offense Stats Comparison
  DEN
 Offense 		 TEN
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 22.0 20.0 23.5 DEN
Rushing yards 84.5 58.5 107.0 DEN
Rushing yards per attempt 3.45 2.79 4.12 DEN
Completion % 54.9% 67.1% 61.7% TEN
Passing yards 229.5 303.5 246.7 TEN
Passing yards per completion 11.77 11.90 11.55 TEN
Passing yards per attempt 6.46 7.99 7.12 TEN
Interceptions 0.5 1.0 0.9 DEN
Fumbles lost 2.0 0.0 0.8 TEN
Sacks allowed 3.5 1.0 2.5 TEN
3rd down conversions 44.0% 39.3% 38.6% DEN
4th down conversions 0.0% 100.0% 50.0% TEN
Time of possession 28:50 28:07 30:02 DEN
  Defense Stats Comparison
  DEN
 Defense 		 TEN
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 22.5 14.5 23.5 TEN
Rushing yards 131.0 104.0 107.0 TEN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.44 3.25 4.12 TEN
Completion % 63.5% 57.1% 61.7% TEN
Passing yards 204.5 172.0 246.7 TEN
Passing yards per completion 10.23 10.75 11.55 DEN
Passing yards per attempt 6.49 6.14 7.12 TEN
INT return 0.0 1.0 0.9 TEN
Fumble recoveries 0.5 1.0 0.8 TEN
Sacks 1.5 2.5 2.5 TEN
3rd down conversions 24.0% 42.9% 38.6% DEN
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% -
Time of possession 31:10 31:53 30:02 DEN

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   DEN   TEN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 25.6 6.0 11.0 DEN
Yards per kick return 23.0 0.0 25.4 DEN
Yards allowed per punt return 5.8 8.8 11.0 DEN
Yards allowed per kick return 0.0 33.6 25.4 DEN
  Misc Stats Comparison
   DEN   TEN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 8.5 6.5 6.4 TEN
Penalty yards 73.0 65.0 54.0 TEN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 2 of the 2011 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Denver Broncos vs. Tennessee Titans
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2004 16 2004-12-25 DEN TEN 37-16 DEN
2007 11 2007-11-19 TEN DEN 20-34 DEN
2010 4 2010-10-03 DEN TEN 26-20 DEN

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.