Game Preview - Week 5: Atlanta Falcons at Tennessee Titans

Tennessee: The Titans are returning from their bye week to face a Falcons' squad coming off their first win of the season, beating the so-so Texans by 10 in Week 4. QB Vince Young continues to post mediocre passing numbers as the Titans main focus is running the ball with LenDale White and Chris Brown. Brown is averaging 5.8 yards per carry and could get healthy against a Falcons defense that gave up 4.1 yards per carry to Ron Dayne. Brown is much quicker and faster through the hole than Dayne so don't be surprised to see him break a long one. LenDale White, who is getting at least 15 touches per game, is a good play as well. Ignore all Titans receivers.

Start: RB LenDale White, RB Chris Brown, Titans D/ST
Consider: QB Vince Young, TE Bo Scaife
Sit: WR Brandon Jones, TE Ben Troupe, WR Roydell Williams, WR Eric Moulds

Atlanta: The Falcons showed some spark last week getting their first win against the banged up Texans. The passing game seems to be on the mend with Harrington throwing for 2 scores each of the last two weeks but the rushing attack is lacking. Warrick Dunn rushed for a season high 62 yards against Houston and continues to receive more carries than Jerious Norwood at a 2-1 clip. Michael Jenkins and Roddy White are spot starters at best in this contest against the Titans-D, which is sure to give the Falcons a bigger challenge than their previous two opponents. (Houston, Carolina).

Start: TE Alge Crumpler
Consider: RB Warrick Dunn, RB Jerious Norwood, WR Roddy White, WR Michael Jenkins
Sit: QB Joey Harrington, WR Joe Horn

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

Atlanta Falcons
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 15	Joey Harrington	Pass: 215, 2 Rush: 0, 0
RB 30	Warrick Dunn	Rush: 55, 0 Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 35	Jerious Norwood	Rush: 35, 0 Rec: 2-15, 0
WR 40	Michael Jenkins	Rec: 5-65, 0
WR 44	Roddy White	Rec: 4-50, 0
WR 63	Joe Horn	Rec: 2-25, 0
TE 6	Alge Crumpler	Rec: 3-40, 1

Tennessee Titans
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 6	Vince Young	Pass: 170, 0 Rush: 30, 1
RB 17	Chris Brown	Rush: 70, 1 Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 23	LenDale White	Rush: 45, 1 Rec: 1-5, 0
WR 47	Brandon Jones	Rec: 3-40, 0
WR 55	Roydell Williams	Rec: 3-35, 0
WR 66	Eric Moulds	Rec: 2-25, 0
TE 15	Bo Scaife	Rec: 3-25, 0
TE 30	Ben Troupe	Rec: 1-10, 0

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

Atlanta Falcons
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	MIN	A	L 3-24	-21
2	2007-09-16	JAC	A	L 7-13	-6
3	2007-09-23	CAR	H	L 20-27	-7
4	2007-09-30	HOU	H	W 26-16	+10
5	2007-10-07	TEN	A	L 13-20	-7
6	2007-10-15	NYG	H
7	2007-10-21	NO	A
8		Bye
9	2007-11-04	SF	H
10	2007-11-11	CAR	A
11	2007-11-18	TB	H
12	2007-11-22	IND	H
13	2007-12-02	STL	A
14	2007-12-10	NO	H
15	2007-12-16	TB	A
16	2007-12-23	ARI	A
17	2007-12-30	SEA	H

Tennessee Titans
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	JAC	A	W 13-10	+3
2	2007-09-16	IND	H	L 20-22	-2
3	2007-09-24	NO	A	W 31-14	+17
4		Bye
5	2007-10-07	ATL	H	W 20-13	+7
6	2007-10-14	TB	A
7	2007-10-21	HOU	A
8	2007-10-28	OAK	H
9	2007-11-04	CAR	H
10	2007-11-11	JAC	H
11	2007-11-19	DEN	A
12	2007-11-25	CIN	A
13	2007-12-02	HOU	H
14	2007-12-09	SD	H
15	2007-12-16	KC	A
16	2007-12-23	NYJ	H
17	2007-12-30	IND	A

Offense Stats Comparison

	ATL Offense	TEN Offense	NFL Average
Points for	14.0	21.3	21.1
Rushing yards	89.8	173.7	113.7
Rushing yards per attempt	3.52	4.45	4.14
Completion %	71.2%	64.8%	62.3%
Passing yards	225.0	142.0	215.4
Passing yards per completion	10.11	9.26	10.69
Passing yards per attempt	7.20	6.00	6.66
Interceptions	0.5	0.7	1.0
Fumbles lost	0.5	0.7	0.8
Sacked	4.0	1.7	2.2

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 4 of the 2007 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.

Defense Stats Comparison

	ATL Defense	TEN Defense	NFL Average
Points against	20.0	15.3	21.1
Rushing yards	128.5	62.3	113.7
Rushing yards per attempt	4.32	3.34	4.14
Completion %	64.5%	63.3%	62.3%
Passing yards	215.8	239.3	215.4
Passing yards per completion	12.15	9.70	10.69
Passing yards per attempt	7.85	6.14	6.66
INT return	0.3	1.7	1.0
Fumble recoveries	0.5	0.7	0.8
Sacks	2.0	1.7	2.2

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Team vs. Team History

Atlanta Falcons vs. Tennessee Titans
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2003	12	2003-11-23	TEN	ATL	38-31	TEN

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 and 2005 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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