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SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
TITANS-COLTS SHOWDOWN SET FOR SUNDAY; PHILLIPS TO BE ADDED TO RING OF HONOR Tennessee Titans (1-1) vs. Indianapolis Colts (0-2) Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021 • Noon CDT • Nissan Stadium • Nashville, Tenn. • TV: CBS NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Titans (1-1) return home this week to face the AFC South rival Indianapolis Colts (0-2). Kickoff at Nissan Stadium (capacity 69,143) is scheduled for noon CDT on Sunday, Sept. 26. PHILLIPS TO BE ADDED TO RING OF HONOR At Sunday's game, Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk will lead the franchise in posthumously adding former Oilers head coach O.A. "Bum" Phillips to the Ring of Honor at Nissan Stadium. The team will celebrate its Oilers heritage throughout the week and pay tribute to Oilers greats during the game, culminating in the halftime ceremony honoring Phillips. Phillips was the personification of the "Luv Ya Blue Era" as the head coach of the Oilers for six seasons (1975-80). He owns the best winning percentage (.608) by a Titans/Oilers head coach who has coached at least two full seasons, totaling a 59-38 mark. He took over a team that hadn’t experienced a winning season in eight campaigns and built it into a contender for the duration of his tenure, going 10-4 in his first season and reaching the AFC Championship game in 1978 and 1979. He originally joined the Oilers as the team’s defensive coordinator in 1974 and was elevated to head coach a year later. Former Oilers expected to attend the game are Dan Pastorini, Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, Robert Brazile, Elvin Bethea, Curley Culp, Warren Moon, Kenny Houston and Tony Banfield. THE BROADCAST Sunday's contest will be regionally televised on CBS, including Nashville affiliate WTVF NewsChannel 5. The broadcast team includes play-by-play announcer Andrew Catalon, analyst James Lofton and reporter Michael Grady. Fans in the Nashville television market can livestream the broadcast on their mobile devices from the Titans Mobile App (iOS and Android), as well as on desktop computers and mobile web at TennesseeTitans.com. Restrictions apply. For more information on streaming options visit TennesseeTitans.com or NFL.com/ways-to-watch. The Titans Radio Network and Nashville flagship 104.5 The Zone will carry the game across the Mid-South with the “Voice of the Titans” Mike Keith, analyst Dave McGinnis, sideline reporter Amie Wells and gameday host Rhett Bryan. Additionally, Sports USA will broadcast the game to a national radio audience. Play-by-play announcer John Ahlers and analyst Doug Plank will have the call. TITANS LOOK TO BUILD ON OVERTIME WIN AT SEATTLE Last week at Seattle, the Titans scored the final 17 points of the game to stun the Seahawks 33-30 in overtime. They faced a 15-point deficit at halftime and trailed by 14 points in the fourth quarter before rallying to tie the score at 30-30 with less than a minute remaining in regulation.
2021 TITANS SCHEDULE All kickoff times Central Result, Day Date Opponent Kickoff Score, TV Sun. Sept. 12 ARIZONA L 13-38 Sun. Sept. 19 at Seattle W (OT) 33-30 Sun. Sept. 26 INDIANAPOLIS Noon CBS Sun. Oct. 3 at New York Jets Noon CBS Sun. Oct. 10 at Jacksonville Noon* CBS Mon. Oct. 18 BUFFALO 7:15 p.m. ESPN Sun. Oct. 24 KANSAS CITY Noon* CBS Sun. Oct. 31 at Indianapolis Noon* CBS Sun. Nov. 7 at Los Angeles Rams 7:20 p.m.* NBC Sun. Nov. 14 NEW ORLEANS Noon* CBS Sun. Nov. 21 HOUSTON Noon* CBS Sun. Nov. 28 at New England Noon* CBS Sun. Dec. 5 Bye Sun. Dec. 12 JACKSONVILLE Noon* CBS Sun. Dec. 19 at Pittsburgh Noon* CBS Thu. Dec. 23 SAN FRANCISCO 7:20 p.m. NFLN Sun. Jan. 2 MIAMI Noon* CBS Sun. Jan. 9 at Houston Noon* CBS * Time, TV subject to change All games on Titans Radio Network (Flagship 104.5 The Zone)
AFC SOUTH STANDINGS TEAM W L T PCT Houston Texans 1 1 0 .500 Tennessee Titans 1 1 0 .500 Indianapolis Colts 0 2 0 .000 Jacksonville Jaguars 0 2 0 .000 LAST WEEK: Hou 21 at Cle 31, LAR 27 at Ind 24, Den 23 at Jax 13, Ten 33 at Sea 30 (OT) THIS WEEK (central time): Car at Hou (Thu 7:20), Ind at Ten (Sun 12:00), Ari at Jax (Sun 12:00) NEXT WEEK (central time): Jax at Cin (Thu 7:20), Ten at NYJ (Sun 12:00), Hou at Buf (Sun 12:00), Ind at Mia (Sun 12:00)