Late Game Trickery Too Little Too Late; Titans Fall To 5-7

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Published: December 6, 2009

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... Colts, the Tennessee Titans learned a valuable lesson in reality: all the electrifying play in the world means nothing if you can't come up big in critical games.

Not that any one particular person was to blame; Vince Young threw for 241 yards and two touchdowns—admittedly, one was a late-game strike that didn't amount to much in the grand scheme of things—and while he didn't have a break-away run that has defined his play of late, Chris Johnson still ran the ball for 113 yards, giving him seven straight games of 100 yards or better rushing and keeping the possibility of breaking Eric Dickerson's record alive, if only marginally.

Peyton Manning was held to less than 300 yards passing with only one touchdown, and Joseph Addai and Co. were kept under 100 yards on the ground.

Still, the Titans team that took the field against Indianapolis was not the same team we have enjoyed watching for the last month.

On offense they looked slack; Young did n...

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