2008 tennessee vs 1999 titans

[Rolltide14TOMB]

whatifsports.com simulation....i dont know if i believe that...i will say ASSUMING LW and Alge dont have 10 fumbles each that the '08 team wins 20-14...but NOT 23-0

2008 Tennessee Titans at 1999 Tennessee Titans
Adelphia Coliseum
Final - 4/30/2009 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
2008 Tennessee Titans 7 3 7 6 23
1999 Tennessee Titans 0 0 0 0 0

PLAY BY PLAY
1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
TE2 9:25 TD LenDale White 2 yd. run (Bironas kick) 7-0
2nd Quarter
TE2 1:40 FG Rob Bironas 22 yds. 10-0
3rd Quarter
TE2 7:14 TD Chris Johnson 3 yd. run (Bironas kick) 17-0
4th Quarter
TE2 14:56 FG Rob Bironas 45 yds. 20-0
TE2 6:01 FG Rob Bironas 41 yds. 23-0
Team Statistics
2008 Tennessee Titans 1999 Tennessee Titans
First Downs 24 8
- Rushing 11 5
- Passing 12 3
- Penalty 1 0
3rd Down Eff 9/16 3/12
4th Down Eff 0/0 0/1
Rushes-Yards 41-142 27-89
Avg Rush 3.5 3.3
Comp-Att-Int 16-29-0 7-16-0
Passing Yards 204 51
Sacks-Yards 2-10 1-6
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1
Punts-Avg 4-42.3 7-41.3
KR-Avg 1-19.0 6-19.3
PR-Avg 7-8.9 4-11.3
Penalties-Yard 3-25 3-14
Time of Possession 40:27 19:33


INDIVIDUAL STATS

2008 Tennessee Titans
1999 Tennessee Titans
Rushing
Att Yds 20+ L TD
'08 Chris Johnson 20 101 1 22 1
'08 LenDale White 15 34 0 14 1
'08 Ahmard Hall 2 11 0 7 0
'08 Brandon Jones 1 1 0 1 0
'08 Kerry Collins 2 -2 0 -1 0
'08 Chris Henry 1 -3 0 -3 0
Rushing
Att Yds 20+ L TD
'99 Eddie George 15 42 0 6 0
'99 Steve McNair 5 32 0 12 0
'99 Rodney Thomas 5 15 0 13 0
'99 Lorenzo Neal 2 0 0 0 0

Receiving
Rec Yds 20+ 40+ L TD
'08 Justin Gage 4 58 1 0 20 0
'08 Justin McCareins 3 42 1 0 21 0
'08 Brandon Jones 3 38 0 0 14 0
'08 Chris Johnson 3 27 0 0 14 0
'08 Alge Crumpler 1 25 1 0 25 0
'08 Bo Scaife 2 24 0 0 15 0
Receiving
Rec Yds 20+ 40+ L TD
'99 Kevin Dyson 3 42 1 0 27 0
'99 Frank Wycheck 2 12 0 0 7 0
'99 Eddie George 1 2 0 0 2 0
'99 Yancey Thigpen 1 1 0 0 1 0

Passing
Comp. Att. Yards TD INT
'08 Kerry Collins 16 29 214 0 0
Passing
Comp. Att. Yards TD INT
'99 Steve McNair 7 16 57 0 0

Defensive
Tackles Sacks INT
'08 Nick Harper 4 0 0
'08 Albert Haynesworth 3 0 0
'08 Stephen Tulloch 3 1 0
'08 Cortland Finnegan 3 0 0
'08 Chris Hope 3 0 0
'08 Jacob Ford 2 0 0
'08 William Hayes 1 0 0
'08 Vincent Fuller 1 0 0
'08 Tony Brown 1 0 0
'08 Michael Griffin 1 0 0
'08 Jevon Kearse 1 0 0
'08 Jason Jones 1 0 0
'08 David Thornton 1 0 0
'08 Dave Ball 1 0 0
Defensive
Tackles Sacks INT
'99 Barron Wortham 5 0 0
'99 George McCullough 4 0 0
'99 Kenny Holmes 4 1 0
'99 Denard Walker 3 0 0
'99 Joe Salave'a 3 0 0
'99 Eddie Robinson 3 0 0
'99 Donald Mitchell 3 0 0
'99 Henry Ford 3 0 0
'99 John Thornton 2 1 0
'99 Dainon Sidney 2 0 0
'99 Mike Jones 2 0 0
'99 Steve Jackson 2 0 0
'99 Mike Frederick 2 0 0
'99 Jason Fisk 2 0 0
'99 Anthony Dorsett 2 0 0
'99 Blaine Bishop 2 0 0
'99 Marcus Robertson 1 0 0
'99 Perry Phenix 1 0 0
'99 Jevon Kearse 1 0 0
'99 Josh Evans 1 0 0
'99 Joe Bowden 1 0 0

Field Goals
Made Missed
'08 Rob Bironas 22,45,41 -



Player of the Game:
'08 Chris Johnson (2008 Tennessee Titans)

[Sect309Fan]

That sounds about right. The 2008 team has answers to about all the 1999 team strengths. The 1999 team blitzed a lot, and relied heavily on turnovers. The 2008 team was great at avoiding sacks and turnovers.

The 1999 team's pass defense wasn't that special, so Collins could pick it apart.

Eddie George would likely struggle against our defense, and McNair would have a tough time throwing the ball.


Now if you compared the 2000 team to the 2008 team, it would be a lot closer. That would be a pretty low scoring game between two awesome defenses.

[chronbrownie012]

Video games can't manage heart.

I can't see McNair and Eddie letting themselves get shut out

or even beat for that matter

[Titansfan777]

2003 v 2008 would be sick

[TitansGiantsBears]

The '99 team would beat the '08 team. It was a more complete team and didn't choke and turn the ball over in big games.

[Sect309Fan]

Here is how I would rank the best Titans teams of all time.

1. 2000 Titans
2. 2002 Titans
3. 2008 Titans
4. 2003 Titans
5. 1999 Titans
6. 2007 Titans

The 1999 Titans were an opportunistic team that benefited heavily from a weak AFC Central division. They had 10 games against division opponents, and won 9 (got crushed by the Ravens, who were 5-7 at the time). There shut out on national television against the Dolphins. And they lost to a 4-12 49ers team.

Thank goodness they had a miracle to beat Buffalo, played the Colts (who still continue to be a terrible playoff team), and beat the Jags, who they had beaten twice already.

The 1999 team is special in my heart for what they did, but they are a great example of proving the best teams don't always make it to the Super Bowl.

[Rolltide14TOMB]

The 1999 Titans were an opportunistic team

sect i have only been watching football since i was 11.so thats 11 years...so im sure you have seen WAY more BUT as long as i have been watching professional football OPPORTUNISTIC is the MOST important quality to have in making the Super Bowl...that is the one thing the 2008 team did not show in the playoffs...that IT factor...the '00, '02, '08 etc etc may have been more talented but i have to rank the '99 team number 1 because they had the ONE attribute that is a neccisity to win a super bowl....taking advantage of your breaks

[TitansGiantsBears]

If anything I would say the 2008 Titans were over-achievers. Looking at the roster, this was a 10-6 to 11-5 team at best. The Colts were down but rallied at the end of the season to make the playoffs. Brady went down and the Pats were out of the picture. The Chargers under-achieved. The AFC West was a weak mess as a whole. I believed all season long and still do that the 2008 Titans were an over-achieving team of questionable talent in some spots. They played what proved to be a weak schedule even though it looked very tough in the preseason. A lot of factors both inside and outside the organization contributed to the team's success last year. They were the epitome of opportunistic but still came up short.