MATCHUPS

TENNESSEE OFFENSE VS. ST. LOUIS DEFENSE

Regular season averages, with NFL ranking in parenthesis:

OVERALL YARDS

Tennessee offense: 331.0 (13)

St. Louis defense: 293.6 (6)

RUSHING YARDS

Tennessee offense: 113.2 (13)

St. Louis defense: 74.3 (1)

PASSING YARDS

Tennessee offense: 217.8 (13t)

St. Louis defense: 219.3 (20)

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ST. LOUIS OFFENSE VS. TENNESSEE DEFENSE

OVERALL YARDS

St. Louis offense: 400.8 (1)

Tennessee defense: 327.8 (17)

RUSHING YARDS

St. Louis offense: 128.7 (5)

Tennessee defense: 96.9 (10)

PASSING YARDS

St. Louis offense: 272.1 (1)

Tennessee defense: 230.9 (25)

POINTS SCORED

Tennessee: 24.5 (7)

St. Louis: 32.9 (1)

POINTS ALLOWED

Tennessee: 20.3 (14)

St. Louis: 15.1 (4)

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INSIDE THE RED ZONE

Number of times the offense scored inside the 20-yard line in the regular season:

*--* Poss. TDs FGs TD pct. St. Louis 56 (5) 37 11 66.1 (2) Tennessee 50 (12) 31 14 62.0 (3)

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TIME OF POSSESSION (AVG.)

Regular season statistics:

ST. LOUIS

St. Louis 31:50

Opponents 28:10

Regular season statistics:

TENNESSEE

Tennessee 31:30

Opponents 28:30

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TOUCHDOWNS

ST. LOUIS

Passing: 42

Rushing: 13

Returns: 11

TENNESSEE

Passing: 23

Rushing: 19

Returns: 4

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TURNOVER RATIOS

ST. LOUIS

Interceptions +14

Fumbles recovered --9

TENNESSEE

Interceptions +3

Fumbles recovered +15

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ST. LOUIS DEPTH CHART

Pro Bowl Starters

OFFENSE

*--* Starters Backups WR 81 Az-zahir Hakim 88 Holt LT 76 Orlando Pace 50 Tucker LG 61 Tom Nutten 64 McCollum C 60 Mike Gruttadauria 50 McCollum RG 62 Adam Timmerman 64 McCollum RT 73 Fred Miller 50 Tucker TE 86 Roland Williams 84 Conwell WR 80 Isaac Bruce 87 Proehl QB 13 Kurt Warner 16 Justin RB 28 Marshall Faulk 36 Watson FB 25 Robert Holcombe 42 Hodgins

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DEFENSE

*--* LE 93 Kevin Carter 96 Williams LT 99 Ray Agnew 90 Zgonina RT 75 D’Marco Farr 94 Hyder RE 98 Grant Wistrom 92 Barnes LLB 52 Mike A. Jones 58 Morton MLB 59 London Fletcher 51 Styles RLB 54 Todd F. Collins 56 Clemens LCB 41 Todd Lyght 32 Bly RCB 21 Dexter McCleon 20 Allen SS 22 Billy Jenkins 38 Coady FS 35 Keith Lyle 23 Bush

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SPECIALISTS

*--* PK 14 Jeff Willkins P 2 Mike Horan PR 81 Az-zahir Hakim KR 82 Tony Horne

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ST. LOUIS LOG

Common opponents between Tennessee and St. Louis in bold.

Regular Season

WON 13, LOST 3

*--* Baltimore 27 10 Atlanta 35 7 at Cincinnati 38 10 San Francisco 42 20 at Atlanta 41 13 Cleveland 34 3 at Tennessee 21 24 at Detroit 27 31 Carolina 35 10 at San Francisco 23 7 New Orleans 43 12 at Carolina 34 21 at New Orleans 30 14 New York Giants 31 10 Chicago 34 12 at Philadelphia 31 38

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Divisional Playoff

*--* Minnesota 49 37

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NFC Championship

*--* Tampa Bay 11 6

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TENNESSEE DEPTH CHART

Pro Bowl Starters

OFFENSE

*--* Starters Backups WR 82 Yancey Thigpen 83 Byrd LT 72 Brad Hopkins 76 J. Mathews LG 74 Bruce Matthews 71 Piller C 60 Kevin Long 66 Layman RG 75 Benji Olson 71 Piller RT 69 Jon Runyan 76 J. Mathews TE 89 Frank Wycheck 88 Harris WR 87 Kevin Dyson 81 Sanders QB 9 Steve McNair 14 O’Donnell RB 27 Eddie George 20 Thomas FB 41 Lorenzo Neal 89 Wycheck

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DEFENSE

*--* LE 90 Jevon Kearse 96 Jones LT 91 Josh Evans 78 Thornton RE 99 Kenny Holmes 92 Ford RT 97 Jason Fisk 95 Salave’a LLB 55 Eddie Robinson 50 Killens MLB 52 Barron Wortham 59 Colman RLB 58 Joe Bowden 50 Killens LCB 25 Denard Walker 37 Sidney RCB 21 Samari Rolle 38 McCullough FS 31 Anthony Dorsett 35 Phenix SS 23 Blaine Bishop 35 Phenix

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SPECIALISTS

*--* PK 3 Al Del Greco P 15 Craig Hentrich PR 85 Derrick Mason KR 85 Derrick Mason

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TENNESSEE LOG

Common opponents between Tennessee and St. Louis in bold.

Regular Season

Won 13, Lost 3

*--* Cincinnati 36 35 Cleveland 26 9 at Jacksonville 20 19 at San Francisco 22 24 Baltimore 14 11 at New Orleans 24 21 St. Louis 24 21 at Miami 0 17 at Cincinnati 24 14 Pittsburgh 16 10 at Cleveland 33 21 at Baltimore 14 41 Oakland 21 14 Atlanta 30 17 Jacksonville 41 14 at Pittsburgh 47 36

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Wild-Card Playoff

*--* Buffalo 22 16

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Divisional Playoff

*--* at Indianapolis 19 16

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AFC Championship

*--* at Jacksonville 33 14

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Source: NFL, Associated Press

GREG HESTER Los Angeles Times