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2012 NFL Opponents |
AFC EAST New England Patriots Home: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers Away: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Baltimore Ravens, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks New York Jets Home: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, San Diego Chargers, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers Away: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Pittsburgh Steelers, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks Miami Dolphins Home: Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Oakland Raiders, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks Away: Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Cincinnati Bengals, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers Buffalo Bills Home: Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Kansas City Chiefs, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks Away: Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers AFC NORTH Baltimore Ravens Home: Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants Away: Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Houston Texans, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins Pittsburgh Steelers Home: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins Away: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, Tennessee Titans, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants Cincinnati Bengals Home: Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, Miami Dolphins, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants Away: Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins Cleveland Browns Home: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins Away: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, Indianapolis Colts, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants AFC SOUTH Houston Texans Home: Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Ravens, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings Away: Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Denver Broncos, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions Tennessee Titans Home: Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions Away: Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, San Diego Chargers, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings Jacksonville Jaguars Home: Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Tennessee Titans, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Cincinnati Bengals, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions Away: Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Tennessee Titans, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Oakland Raiders, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings Indianapolis Colts Home: Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings Away: Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions AFC WEST Denver Broncos Home: Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Houston Texans, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Away: Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, New England Patriots, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers San Diego Chargers Home: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Tennessee Titans, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers Away: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Oakland Raiders Home: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Away: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Miami Dolphins, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers Kansas City Chiefs Home: Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers Away: Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Buffalo Bills, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- -- -- = NFC EAST New York Giants Home: Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers Away: Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals Philadelphia Eagles Home: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Detroit Lions, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals Away: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Washington Redskins, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers Dallas Cowboys Home: New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers Away: New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Seattle Seahawks, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals Washington Redskins Home: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Minnesota Vikings, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals Away: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, St. Louis Rams, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers NFC NORTH Green Bay Packers Home: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, New Orleans Saints, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans Away: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks, New York Giants, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts Detroit Lions Home: Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta Falcons, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts Away: Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans Chicago Bears Home: Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Carolina Panthers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts Away: Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans Minnesota Vikings Home: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans Away: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Washington Redskins, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts NFC SOUTH New Orleans Saints Home: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers Away: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Green Bay Packers, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders Atlanta Falcons Home: Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Arizona Cardinals, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders Away: Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers Carolina Panthers Home: Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Seattle Seahawks, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders Away: Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Chicago Bears, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers Tampa Bay Buccaneers Home: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, St. Louis Rams, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers Away: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders NFC WEST San Francisco 49ers Home: Arizona Cardinals, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, New York Giants, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins Away: Arizona Cardinals, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, New England Patriots, New York Jets Arizona Cardinals Home: St. Louis Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins Away: St. Louis Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots, New York Jets Seattle Seahawks Home: Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, New York Jets Away: Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Carolina Panthers, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins St. Louis Rams Home: Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Washington Redskins, New England Patriots, New York Jets Away: Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins What are your opinions. 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Tampa Bay Buccaneers, unlike Tennessee Titans, did… |
By Rick Stroud, Times Staff Writer At 22 years old, they might not let you change lug nuts during the Daytona 500 on your first day with the pit crew. You might not get to anchor SportsCenter on Super Bowl Sunday. But start every game at middle linebacker for the Bucs? Now we’re talking. At least that was the discussion coach Raheem Morris and general manager Mark Dominik had about rookie Mason Foster in April. Do they attempt to re-sign steady Barrett Ruud to a one-year contract and let him mentor the third-round pick from Washington? Or throw Foster to the Lions (and Vikings and Bears)? “A lot of people are going to say, ‘Man, you’re only 22 years old. You’re a rookie. There’s no way you’re going to be able to make those checks and lead the defense,’ ” Foster said. “But at the same time, nothing is impossible. I have a lot of confidence in myself, and I love a challenge.” Same discussion, different team. The Titans, whom the Bucs face today, used a fourth-round pick on Miami middle linebacker Colin McCarthy, a former Clearwater Central Catholic star. But instead of baptizing McCarthy by fire, the Titans signed Ruud to a one-year, $4 million contract. “We needed some leadership on defense, and Barrett’s been a really good fit for us,” Titans coach Mike Munchak said of Ruud, who spent six seasons with the Bucs. “He’s a smart player who runs well and can stay on the field every play. He’s a guy that has come in and really quarterbacked the defense well. We’ve had four rookies start at the same time on defense, and Ruud’s done a great job of keeping us together.” Ruud, 28, fought through a shoulder injury in the preseason to start the first eight games for the Titans this season, recording 63 tackles, three passes defensed, one quarterback hurry and an interception that helped finish off the Colts on Oct. 30. A groin strain prevented him from playing two weeks ago against Carolina. He aggravated the injury last week against Atlanta and will sit out today’s game. In his first start for Ruud, against Carolina, McCarthy recorded 12 tackles, including two for losses, and a quarterback pressure. After replacing Ruud against Atlanta, McCarthy forced a fumble and led the Titans with 10 tackles. McCarthy, 23, credits Ruud for his development, particularly film study. “Barrett’s been playing great,” McCarthy told Titansonline.com. “He’s great to learn from. I think that’s the biggest thing as far as being a younger guy. He’s a guy that’s been around the game. He knows how to study. He knows how to prepare.” The Titans are tied for seventh in scoring defense at 19.5 points per game. The Bucs are 29th at 26.8. “I feel like I have a welcome-to-the-NFL moment every week,” Foster said. “I’m facing so many different backs every week and so many different schemes. Against the Texans, you’re going to face zone schemes where offensive linemen are climbing up. You go against the Saints, and you’re playing against a quarterback like Drew Brees and you’re going man-to-man against (running back) Darren Sproles, a super fast guy. “You learn from your mistakes. Go in there, mess it up and you’ll be better able to handle it next time.” Foster has played better than Tampa Bay expected. He leads the team in tackles with 73 and has two sacks and a forced fumble despite trying to play two games with sprained ankles. In fact, the Bucs planned on using him only in their base defense. But an injury to Quincy Black early forced him into duty on passing downs, and he hasn’t come off the field except for injury. “Pretty much, Mason’s playing quarterback for the defense,” Morris said. “He’s making every single call. He’s making every single check. And that’s tough to do. “It’s hard for me to look at him sometimes and get mad at him when he does make a small mistake in games. You’ve got to go and learn through fire.” Ruud, who led the Bucs in tackles for four straight seasons, never got enough credit for his football IQ, Morris said. “He was far beyond,” Morris said. “You’re talking about having the ability to call one defense and have it turn into three different things by the time he was done. He didn’t get enough credit for that. You have to talk about his ability to run a defense, to be that leader.” Two teams, two approaches. But you get the feeling both are happy with the results. [Last modified: Nov 26, 2011 06:57 PM]
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Buccaneers-Titans Preview |
The Tennessee Titans missed a chance to move closer to the AFC South lead, The Tampa Bay Buccaneers need to make the most of this opportunity or they With starter Matt Hasselbeck(notes) questionable after suffering an arm injury last Trailing division-leading Houston by 1 1/2 games, Tennessee (5-5) lost more With the Titans down 23-3 late in the third quarter, Locker entered after Locker helped Tennessee convert a season-high 57.1 percent (8 for 14) on “I thought he handled himself very well there, good pocket presence, and That’s a good sign for the Titans if Hasselbeck can’t go. Tests on Monday “He’s been injured in the past. He’s a savvy vet,” Titans fullback Ahmard Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris needs his team to be ready Sunday, and for “We’ve got six more (games),” Morris said after Sunday’s 35-26 loss in Green Third-year quarterback Josh Freeman(notes) hasn’t had the most impressive season - Freeman knows it’s going to take more of these types of efforts for the “You have to go out and approach every week from here on out as a much-win LeGarrette Blount(notes) has made the most of his chances since the Titans cut him “It looks like he is doing a great job for them and it ended up being a Munchak wishes his backfield was that opportunistic. One of the main reasons “You go back to the last game (a 30-3 road win over Carolina on Nov. 13) and Munchak is looking for better offensive line play, but that unit could be Former Buccaneer Barrett Ruud(notes) (groin) is also questionable. Titans rookie The last time these teams met, Tampa Bay won 13-10 on Oct. 10, 2007, to snap The Buccaneers have lost both games in Tennessee – 33-13 in their last visit What do you guys think about this. Posted in titans-news | Comments Off
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Titans Injury Report, Week 11: Barrett Ruud… |
Read More: Barrett Ruud (LB – TEN), Dave Ball (DE – TEN), Gerald McRath (LB – TEN), Colin McCarthy (LB – TEN), Atlanta Falcons, Tennessee Titans, Carolina Panthers The Atlanta Falcons will be facing a Tennessee Titans team that is near full strength this Sunday in NFL Week 11 action. But a few players are questionable for this weekend’s match-up. The only player who is out for Tennessee is defensive end Dave Ball, who is recovering from a concussion. But the Titans injury report has three players listed as questionable on it, including linebacker Barrett Ruud, who is third on the team in tackles. Ruud, who has a groin injury, is one of three linebackers on Tennessee’s injury report. Colin McCarthy and Gerald McRath are the two others. Tennessee is coming off a dominant performance against the Cam Newton-led Carolina offense in Week 10. The Titans held the Panthers to just a field goal in a 30-3 victory. But Ruud didn’t play in that contest, either. Here’s the full Titans injury report for Week 11: OUT: Defensive end Dave Ball (concussion). DOUBTFUL: none. QUESTIONABLE: Linebacker Barrett Ruud (groin), linebacker Gerald McRath (hamstring), linebacker Colin McCarthy (knee). PROBABLE: Wide receiver Nate Washington (illness). For more on the Falcons, head to The Falcoholic; for more on the Titans, visit Music City Miracles. If you like reading our blog, remember to bookmark it. Posted in titans-news | Comments Off
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Titans’ defence has no time to enjoy shutting down… |
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Titans still are trying to find their way as a defence, and they know very well their challenge is to put together a stingy effort for the second straight week. The Titans stymied Cam Newton, forcing his worst performance as a rookie, and held Carolina to its first game without a touchdown this season. Next up are Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons. Titans coach Mike Munchak said Wednesday that’s the NFL, where there’s never any long stretches to enjoy playing well. “Our defence no doubt played well against an offence that was playing really well at that time,” Munchak said. “This week is a veteran group that everyone gave a great chance to win the NFC, and they are a little disappointed at how they are playing at 5-4 … We need to win, they need to win, and defence is obviously going to be a big part of that.” The Titans (5-4) came up with a season-high five sacks by six players, forced two turnovers and allowed a season-low in points against Carolina in the 30-3 win — even with three rookies starting and a fourth subbing in. Jurrell Casey, a third-round pick out of Southern California, has started every game, with Karl Klug, a fifth-round pick out of Iowa, rotating in at tackle every week. Akeem Ayers, the second-round pick from UCLA, also has started every game at linebacker. Colin McCarthy, the fourth-rounder out of Miami, got his first NFL start at middle linebacker with veteran Barrett Ruud out due to a groin injury. McCarthy lined up everyone and had a team-high eight tackles with a hit on Newton. “A lot of the rookies now are knowing what to do and know their jobs,” defensive tackle Sen’Derrick Marks said. The Titans held Carolina to 279 yards, well below what the NFL’s fifth-best offence had been cranking out. Safety Michael Griffin credited the rookies’ strong play, along with having safety Chris Hope back. The 10-year veteran broke his left arm Oct. 2, and the Titans eased him back onto the field in Carolina, where he intercepted a tipped pass to keep the Panthers out of the end zone. Griffin said Hope’s return allowed the Titans to put six defensive backs on the field and use more of their playbook in confusing Newton. Atlanta coach Mike Smith said he noticed how many different looks the Titans showed Carolina, which makes more work for an offence preparing for Tennessee. Doing that with four rookies at times is even more impressive. “It says a lot about that rookie class that there are some good football players, and it says a lot about coach (Jerry) Gray and his staff to be able to be that multiple with four young players,” Smith said of the Titans’ defensive co-ordinator. But the Titans have been up and down this season. They ranked first in the NFL in fewest points allowed in early October, then gave up 79 points and 949 yards combined in consecutive losses to Pittsburgh and Houston. They know too well how inconsistent they’ve been. Cornerback Jason McCourty said he thinks the performance in Carolina helped the defence’s confidence, especially in how the hard work preparing and watching film turns into results on game day. A strong performance by the line is a big help, too, and the Titans know Ryan has been sacked 20 times through nine games. “We tell those guys all the time they have a performance like that, five sacks and pressuring the quarterback, it makes our job easier,” McCourty said. “We know it starts up front with them. When they have a good game, they make us look good.” ___ Follow Teresa M. Walker on Twitter at www.twitter.com/teresamwalker If anybody needs tickets to games, remember to click the tickets link at the top. Posted in titans-news | Comments Off
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