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TENNESSEE TITANS VS. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

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TENNESSEE TITANS VS KANSAS CITY CHIEFS Elsewhere, safety Kevin Byard recorded an interception for the second consecutive game, and outside linebacker Harold Landry III tallied a pair of sacks for the second straight week. Byard’s three interceptions in 2021 are tied for third place in the NFL, and Landry’s 6.5 sacks likewise rank third.

This week the Tennessee Titans (4-2) host the defending AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs (3-3). Kickoff at Nissan Stadium (capacity 69,143) is scheduled for noon CDT on Sunday, Oct. 24. The Titans and Chiefs last met in the 2019 AFC championship game, which was played at Arrowhead Stadium on Jan. 19, 2020. The Chiefs advanced with a 35-24 victory and went on to win Super Bowl LIV against the San Francisco 49ers. Until the conference championship game, the Titans had a four-game winning streak in the series.

THE CHIEFS The Chiefs traveled to Washington last week and scored 21 unanswered points in the second half to win 31-13. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes passed for 397 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions, while running back Darrel Williams rushed for a pair of touchdowns. Mahomes, the 2018 NFL MVP, is in his fifth NFL season. He leads the NFL with 18 touchdown passes and ranks third in the league with 1,887 passing yards. Andy Reid is in his ninth season with the Chiefs and his 23rd season as an NFL head coach. He ranks fifth in NFL history among head coaches in career wins. Under his watch the Chiefs have won the last five AFC West crowns (2016 to 2020) and have hosted three consecutive AFC title games (2018 to 2020).

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 Ian Eagle, analyst Charles Davis and reporter Evan Washburn. Fans 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 information and more 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 Larry Kahn and analyst Doug Plank will have the call.

SERIES AT A GLANCE Overall series (regular & postseason): Chiefs lead 30-24 Regular season series: Chiefs lead 27-23 Postseason series: Chiefs lead 3-1 Total points: Titans 1,002, Chiefs 1,185 Current streak: One win by Chiefs Titans at home vs. Chiefs: 13-12 (including 0-2 in playoffs) Titans on the road vs. Chiefs: 11-18 (including 1-1 in playoffs) Longest winning streak by Titans: 4 (three times, last 2014–2019) Longest losing streak by Titans: 7 (1968-74) Titans vs. Chiefs at Nissan Stadium: 2-2 Last time at Nissan Stadium: Chiefs 32 at TITANS 35 (11- 10-19) Titans vs. Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium: 9-9 Last Time at Arrowhead Stadium: Titans 24 at CHIEFS 35 (AFC Championship, 1-19-20) First time: Dallas Texans 10 at HOUSTON OILERS 20 (10-16- 60) Mike Vrabel’s record vs. Chiefs: 1-1 (including 0-1 in playoffs) Andy Reid’s record vs. Titans: 2-8 (2-4 total with Chiefs; 1-1 with Chiefs in playoffs; 0-4 with Eagles) Mike Vrabel’s record vs. Andy Reid: 1-1

TITANS WIN FOR FOURTH TIME IN FIVE WEEKS Last week the Titans hosted the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football. In a game that featured seven lead changes, the Titans used three rushing touchdowns by Derrick Henry and a late fourth-down stop by the defense to produce a memorable 34-31 victory. Henry scored the game-winning touchdown on a 13yard rushing attempt in the fourth quarter after previously reaching the end zone on runs of 76 yards and three yards. With 65 career rushing touchdowns, he moved into second place in franchise history on the career leaderboard, passing Eddie George (64) and trailing only Earl Campbell (73). Through six weeks of the 2021 campaign, Henry leads the NFL with 921 scrimmage yards, 783 rushing yards, 10 rushing touchdowns and 45 first downs. Following Henry’s game-winning score with 3:05 on the clock in regulation, the Titans defense still needed a stop. The Bills drove down the field, and with 22 seconds remaining, they had a fourth-and-one at the Tennessee three-yard line. Quarterback Josh Allen attempted a quarterback sneak, but Titans defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons penetrated the line to drop Allen for no gain and preserve the win.

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TITANS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

NO. NAME POS. HT. WT.

92 96 41 94 39 33 11 14 31 46 29 64 48 49 54 21 86 68 22 37 35 20 88 60 42 2 90 71 58 61 77 51 30 28 24 85 72 75 18 56 80 76 38 98 59 87 17 93 15 53 5

Adeniyi, Ola OLB Autry, Denico DL Blasingame, Khari FB Bledsoe, Amani DE Borders, Breon CB Breeze, Brady S Brown, A.J. WR Bullock, Randy K Byard, Kevin S Cox, Morgan LS Cruikshank, Dane DB Davis, Nate G Dupree, Bud OLB Dzubnar, Nick LB Evans, Rashaan LB Farley, Matthias S Firkser, Anthony TE Hart, Bobby T Henry, Derrick RB Hooker, Amani S Jackson, Chris DB Jenkins, Jackrabbit CB Johnson, Marcus WR Jones, Ben C Jones, Joe LB Jones, Julio WR Jones, Naquan DT Lamm, Kendall T Landry III, Harold OLB Levin, Corey C/G Lewan, Taylor T Long Jr., David LB Mabin, Greg CB McNichols, Jeremy RB Molden, Elijah CB Pruitt, MyCole TE Quessenberry, David OL Radunz, Dillon OL Reynolds, Josh WR Rice, Monty LB Rogers, Chester WR Saffold III, Rodger G Sargent, Mekhi RB Simmons, Jeffery DT Simon, John OLB Swaim, Geoff TE Tannehill, Ryan QB Tart, Teair DT Westbrook-Ikhine, Nick Williamson, Avery LB Woodside, Logan QB

6-1 6-5 6-0 6-4 6-0 6-0 6-1 5-9 5-11 6-4 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-1 6-2 5-11 6-2 6-5 6-3 5-11 5-10 5-10 6-1 6-3 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-2 6-4 6-7 5-11 6-2 5-9 5-10 6-2 6-5 6-6 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-5 5-8 6-4 6-2 6-4 6-4 6-2 WR 6-1 6-1

248 285 233 280 189 197 226 210 212 233 209 316 269 240 232 209 246 310 247 210 193 190 207 308 240 220 313 310 252 307 309 227 200 205 192 245 310 301 196 233 184 325 208 305 260 260 217 304 6-2 246 213

BIRTH- DATE

9/12/97 7/15/90 7/1/96 2/6/98 7/22/95 10/9/97 6/30/97 12/16/89 8/17/93 4/26/86 4/27/95 9/23/96 2/12/93 8/15/91 11/8/95 7/15/92 2/19/95 8/21/94 1/4/94 6/14/98 4/13/98 10/29/88 8/5/94 7/2/89 2/21/94 2/8/89 2/5/98 6/5/92 6/5/96 8/12/94 7/22/91 10/12/96 6/25/94 12/26/95 1/30/99 3/24/92 8/24/90 3/28/98 2/16/95 1/8/99 1/12/94 6/6/88 10/8/97 7/28/97 10/14/90 9/16/93 7/27/88 2/28/97 211 3/9/92 1/27/95

NFL EXP. COLLEGE

4 Toledo 8 Mississippi State 3 Vanderbilt 2 Oklahoma 3 Duke R Oregon 3 Mississippi 10 Texas A&M 6 Middle Tennessee State 12 Tennessee 4 Arizona 3 Charlotte 7 Kentucky 7 Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo 4 Alabama 6 Notre Dame 4 Harvard 7 Florida State 6 Alabama 3 Iowa 2 Marshall 10 North Alabama 4 Texas 10 Georgia 5 Northwestern 11 Alabama R Michigan State 7 Appalachian State 4 Boston College 3 Chattanooga 8 Michigan 3 West Virginia 5 Iowa 2 Boise State R Washington 6 Southern Illinois 3 San Jose State R North Dakota State 5 Texas A&M R Georgia 5 Grambling State 12 Indiana R Iowa 3 Mississippi State 9 Ohio State 7 Texas 10 Texas A&M 2 Florida International 3/21/97 2 Indiana 8 Kentucky 2 Toledo

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BIRTH- NFL NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. DATE EXP. COLLEGE PRACTICE SQUAD (16) :

95 7 36 25 44 45 69 10 84 66 23 12 67 78 97 57

Anderson, Abdullah DE Barkley, Matt QB Boddy-Calhoun, Briean CB Carter, Jamal S Carter, Tory FB Cole, Dylan LB DiLauro, Christian T Fitzpatrick, Dez WR Fort, Austin TE Gray, Derwin OL Jones, Chris CB Kinsey, Mason WR Murray, Jimmy C Peko, Kyle DT Reid, Caraun DT Roos, Jordan G

6-3 6-2 5-9 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-6 6-2 6-4 6-4 6-0 5-10 6-5 6-1 6-2 6-3

303 234 193 215 229 237 300 208 244 320 200 198 305 305 292 302

1/24/96 9/8/90 1/21/93 4/12/94 3/16/99 5/19/94 11/11/94 12/17/97 5/14/95 5/10/95 8/13/95 8/29/98 5/5/95 7/23/93 11/23/91 7/6/93

2 9 4 4 R 5 1 R 3 2 3 1 3 3 7 3

Bucknell Southern California Minnesota Miami (Fla.) Louisiana State Missouri State Illinois Louisville Wyoming Maryland Nebraska Berry College Holy Cross Oregon State Princeton Purdue

Kern, Brett

6-2

214

2/17/86

Toledo

4 4 2 5 5 2 R 3 2 1 1 R R 4 2 3 R

Texas Tech Illinois State Texas State UCLA Florida Atlantic Appalachian State Virginia Tech Penn State Louisiana State Arizona State Valdosta State Louisiana State Kansas State Colorado North Carolina State Sam Houston State Pittsburgh

RESERVE/COVID-19 (1) :

RESERVE/INJURED (17) :

13 Batson, Cameron * WR 5-8 175 12/20/95 53 Bello, B.J. LB 6-3 229 10/31/94 62 Brewer, Aaron * G/C 6-1 295 10/28/97 55 Brown, Jayon * LB 6-0 226 2/26/95 97 Coley, Trevon DT 6-1 300 7/13/94 32 Evans, Darrynton * RB 5-10 203 7/9/98 3 Farley, Caleb * CB 6-2 197 11/2/98 4 Ficken, Sam * K 6-1 192 12/14/92 26 Fulton, Kristian * CB 5-11 197 9/3/98 89 Hudson, Tommy * TE 6-3 255 2/22/97 66 Kemp, Brandon T 6-6 317 1/18/97 81 McMath, Racey * WR 6-3 217 6/14/99 49 Moore, Briley TE 6-4 240 1/13/98 52 Munyer, Daniel * C 6-1 305 3/4/92 91 Murchison, Larrell * DL 6-2 297 4/24/97 50 Roberson, Derick * OLB 6-3 250 11/15/95 99 Weaver, Rashad * OLB 6-4 259 11/10/97 * - Eligible to Return From Reserve/Injured - Roster as of Oct. 21, 2021

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MIKE VRABEL

ASSISTANT COACHES

SHANE BOWEN Defensive Coordinator TODD DOWNING Offensive Coordinator CRAIG AUKERMAN Special Teams BRIAN BELL Strength & Conditioning Assistant SCOTT BOOKER Safeties KEITH CARTER Offensive line RYAN CROW Outside Linebackers TONY DEWS Running Backs MATT EDWARDS Assistant Special Teams ERIK FRAZIER Offensive Skill Assistant MONDRAY GEE Strength & Conditioning Assistant JIM HASLETT Inside Linebackers

JASON HOUGHTALING

Offensive Line Assistant

ZAK KUHR Inside Linebackers Assistant ANTHONY MIDGET Secondary ROB MOORE Wide Receivers PAT O’HARA Quarterbacks FRANK PIRAINO Strength and Conditioning JIM SCHWARTZ Senior Defensive Assistant LUKE STECKEL Tight Ends JOHN STREICHER Coordinator of Football Development MIKE SULLIVAN Assistant Offensive Line KENECHI UDEZE Defensive Line Assistant TERRELL WILLIAMS Defensive Line

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TEAM STATS TEAM STATS KEY STUDIES PERFORMED ANNUALLY KEY STUDIES PERFORMED ANNUALLY MRIs MRIs CTs CTs Mammograms Mammograms X-rays X-rays Ultrasounds Ultrasounds

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TITANS WEEK 6 STATS 4-2

OFFENSE

RESULTS 09/12 L 13-38 09/19 W 33-30 OT 09/26 W 25-16 10/03 L 24-27 OT 10/10 W 37-19 10/18 W 34-31 10/24 10/31 11/07 11/14 11/21 11/28 12/12 12/19 12/23 01/02 01/09

Arizona at Seattle Indianapolis at N.Y. Jets at Jacksonville Buffalo Kansas City at Indianapolis at L.A. Rams New Orleans Houston at New England Jacksonville at Pittsburgh San Francisco Miami at Houston

SCORE BY PERIODS

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS

TEAM

20 59 28 56 3 166

OPPONENTS 22 76 31 29 3 161

SCORING

TD Ru Pa Rt K-PAT FG

S PTS

Henry

10 10 0 0

0 62

Bullock

0 0 0 0 14/15 11/13 0 47

Tannehill

2 2 0 0

TEAM

19 12 6 1 15/17 11/14 0 166

0 12

OPPONENTS 19 7 12 0 15/17 10/13 0 161

FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+

Bullock

TENN. OPP.

TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 143 126 Rushing 54 35 Passing 75 76 Penalty 14 15 3rd Down: Made/Att 31/80 30/74 3rd Down Pct. 38.8 40.5 4th Down: Made/Att 6/10 3/6 4th Down Pct. 60.0 50.0 POSSESSION AVG. 33:26 27:34 TOTAL NET YARDS 2308 2304 Avg. Per Game 384.7 384.0 Total Plays 417 375 Avg. Per Play 5.5 6.1 NET YARDS RUSHING 985 646 Avg. Per Game 164.2 107.7 Total Rushes 194 148 NET YARDS PASSING 1323 1658 Avg. Per Game 220.5 276.3 Sacked/Yards Lost 20/150 13/91 Gross Yards 1473 1749 Att./Completions 203/129 214/141 Completion Pct. 63.5 65.9 Had Intercepted 4 4 PUNTS/AVERAGE 17/44.2 23/47.9 NET PUNTING AVG. 17/39.4 23/40.0 PENALTIES/YARDS 38/359 40/383 FUMBLES/BALL LOST 5/4 7/1 TOUCHDOWNS 19 19 Rushing 12 7 Passing 6 12 Returns 1 0

0/0 1/1 7/7 3/5 0/0

Badgley

0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0

2-Pt Conversions: Team 2-2, Opponents 1-2

TEAM

0/0 1/1 7/7 3/6 0/0

Sacks: Team 13, Opponents 20

OPPONENTS 0/0

6/6

2/2

1/2

1/3

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TITANS WEEK 6 STATS PASSING Att Cmp Yds

Cmp% Yds/Att TD

TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating

Tannehill 202 128 1467 63.4 7.26 6 3.0 4 2.0 51 20/150 M. Farley 1 1 6 100.0 6.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 6 0/0 TEAM 203 129 1473 63.5 7.26 6 3.0 4 2.0 51 20/150 OPPONENTS 214 141 1749 65.9 8.17 12 5.6 4 1.9 68t 13/91

RUSHING

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD

Henry 162 783 4.8 76t 10 Tannehill 19 133 7.0 28 2 McNichols 7 38 5.4 11 0 Batson 2 15 7.5 11 0 Rogers 1 9 9.0 9 0 Sargent 2 4 2.0 2 0 A.J. Brown 1 3 3.0 3 0 TEAM 194 985 5.1 76t 12 OPPONENTS 148 646 4.4 58 7

3 1 4 OPPONENTS 4

28 9.3 16 0 13 13.0 13 0 41 10.3 16 0 53 13.3 32 0

PUNTING

No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B

Townsend Kern TEAM

11 6 17 OPPONENTS 23

No. Yds Avg Long TD

A.J. Brown 17 McNichols 17 Henry 16 Ju. Jones 15 Rogers 14 Westbrook-Ikhine 12 Firkser 10 J. Reynolds 7 Pruitt 6 Swaim 6 M. Johnson 3 Hudson 3 Batson 2 Hooker 1 TEAM 129 OPPONENTS 141

No. Yds Avg Long TD

Byard Fulton TEAM

RECEIVING

86.8 91.7 86.9 101.9

465 42.3 37.0 1 287 47.8 43.8 0 752 44.2 39.4 1 1101 47.9 40.0 3

2 1 3 7

63 0 59 0 63 0 66 0

PUNT RETURNS

221 13.0 22 1 160 9.4 27 1 138 8.6 16 0 263 17.5 51 0 186 13.3 39 1 125 10.4 18t 1 86 8.6 14 0 67 9.6 12 0 78 13.0 22 1 45 7.5 26 0 52 17.3 22 0 31 10.3 14 0 15 7.5 13 1 6 6.0 6 0 1473 11.4 51 6 1749 12.4 68t 12

Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD

Rogers TEAM

10 9 120 12.0 22 0 10 9 120 12.0 22 0 OPPONENTS 6 6 62 10.3 18 0

KICKOFF RETURNS

Rogers Batson M. Johnson McNichols

No. Yds

7 5 2 2 TEAM 16 OPPONENTS 17

Avg

Long TD

114 16.3 19 0 80 16.0 20 0 52 26.0 31 0 31 15.5 16 0 277 17.3 31 0 328 19.3 30 0

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LOGAN WOODSIDE QB

BRETT KERN P

NICK WESTBROOKIKHINE WR

RYAN TANNEHILL QB

MATTHIAS FARLEY S

DERRICK HENRY RB

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GREG MABIN CB

A.J. BROWN WR

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BRADY BREEZE S

MEKHI SARGENT RB

JOE JONES LB

NICK DZUBNAR LB

CHRIS JACKSON DB

BREON BORDERS CB

MORGAN COX LS

DAVID LONG JR. LB

AMANI HOOKER S

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RASHAAN EVANS LB

JOHN SIMON LB

NATE DAVIS G

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BEN JONES C

BOBBY HART T

DILLON RADUNZ OL

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TAYLOR LEWAN T

ANTHONY FIRKSER TE

NAQUAN JONES DT

AMANI BLEDSOE DE

CHESTER ROGERS WR

GEOFF SWAIM TE

OLA ADENIYI OLB

DENICO AUTRY DL

MYCOLE PRUITT TE

MARCUS JOHNSON WR

TEAIR TART DT

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TITANS PROBABLE STARTERS OFFENSE

DEFENSE

SPECIALISTS

DE 96 Denico Autry

TE 87 Geoff Swaim

NT 93 Teair Tart

KO 14 Randy Bullock

DT 98 Jeffery Simmons

Brett Kern

OLB 48 Bud Dupree

Brett Kern

WR 2

Julio Jones

77 Taylor Lewan

LG 76 Rodger Saffold III C

60 Ben Jones

14 Randy Bullock

ILB 51 David Long Jr.

PR 80 Chester Rogers

RG 64 Nate Davis

ILB 54 Rashaan Evans

KOR 80 Chester Rogers

RT 72 David Quessenberry

OLB 58 Harold Landry III

WR 80 Chester Rogers

CB 20 Jackrabbit Jenkins

WR 11 A.J. Brown

31 Kevin Byard

QB 17 Ryan Tannehill

37 Amani Hooker

RB 22 Derrick Henry

CB 35 Chris Jackson

46 Morgan Cox

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CHIEFS PROBABLE STARTERS OFFENSE

DEFENSE

SPECIALISTS

WR 10 Tyreek Hill

DE 95 Chris Jones

Tommy Townsend

DT 90 Jarran Reed

Harrison Butker

LG 62 Joe Thuney

DT 91 Derrick Nnadi

Tommy Townsend

41 James Winchester

57 Orlando Brown

DE 55 Frank Clark

RG 65 Trey Smith

52 Creed Humphrey

56 Ben Niemann

PR 17 Mecole Hardman

RT 75 Mike Remmers

53 Anthony Hitchens

KR 13 Byron Pringle

TE 87 Travis Kelce

CB 35 Charvarius Ward

WR 17 Mecole Hardman

CB 38 L’Jarius Sneed

QB 15 Patrick Mahomes

CB 21 Mike Hughes

31 Darrel Williams

22 Juan Thornhill

45 Michael Burton

32 Tyrann Mathieu

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CHIEFS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. AGE

NFL EXP. COLLEGE

73 Allegretti, Nick

6-4

315

Illinois

30 Baker, DeAndre

5-11

186

Georgia

81 Bell, Blake

6-6

260

Oklahoma

66 Blythe, Austin

6-3

280

Iowa

54 Bolton, Nick

6-0

237

Missouri

57 Brown, Orlando

6-8

363

Oklahoma

45 Burton, Michael

6-0

243

Rutgers

6-4

196

Georgia Tech

55 Clark, Frank

Butker, Harrison

6-3

261

Michigan

51 Danna, Mike

76 Duvernay-Tardif, Laurent G

6-2

255

Michigan

6-5

316

McGill

27 Fenton, Rashad

5-11

193

South Carolina

88 Fortson, Jody

6-6

240

Valdosta State

50 Gay, Willie

6-1

235

Mississippi State

19 Gordon, Josh

6-3

238

Baylor

40 Gore, Derrick

5-9

207

Louisiana-Monroeoah

83 Gray, Noah

6-4

243

Duke

17 Hardman, Mecole

5-10

180

Georgia

6-3

215

Michigan

10 Hill, Tyreek

Henne, Chad

5-10

185

West Alabama

53 Hitchens, Anthony

6-0

231

Iowa

21 Hughes, Mike

5-10

186

UCF

52 Humphrey, Creed

6-5

309

Oklahoma

95 Jones, Chris

6-6

298

Mississippi State

87 Kelce, Travis

6-5

256

Cincinnati

85 Kemp, Marcus

6-4

208

Hawaii

26 Lammons, Chris

5-10

182

South Carolina

15 Mahomes, Patrick

6-3

227

Texas Tech

32 Mathieu, Tyrann

5-9

190

LSU

5-9

201

Georgia Southern

McKinnon, Jerick

67 Niang, Lucas

6-7

339

TCU

56 Niemann, Ben

6-2

233

Iowa

91 Nnadi, Derrick

6-1

317

Florida State

44 O’Daniel, Dorian

6-1

217

Clemson

97 Okafor, Alex

6-4

261

Texas

13 Pringle, Byron

6-1

201

Kansas State

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NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. AGE

NFL EXP. COLLEGE

90 Reed, Jarran

6-3

313

Alabama

75 Remmers, Mike

6-5

301

Oregon State

11 Robinson, Demarcus

6-1

202

Florida

99 Saunders, Khalen

6-0

324

Western Illinois

65 Smith, Trey

6-6

329

Tennessee

38 Sneed, L’Jarius

6-1

189

LA Tech

49 Sorensen, Daniel

6-2

200

BYU

22 Thornhill, Juan

6-0

203

Virginia

62 Thuney, Joe

6-5

304

North Carolina State

Townsend, Tommy

6-1

194

Florida

70 Wanogho, Prince Tega

6-5

303

Auburn

35 Ward, Charvarius

6-1

195

Middle Tennessee State

23 Watts, Armani

5-11

190

Texas A&M

98 Wharton, Tershawn

6-4

278

Missouri S&T

31 Williams, Darrel

5-11

219

LSU

41 Winchester, James

6-3

242

Oklahoma

77 Wylie, Andrew

6-6

310

Eastern Michigan

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ASSISTANT COACHES

ERIC BIENIEMY Offensive Coordinator JOE BLEYMAIER Wide Receivers PORTER ELLETT Offensive Quality Control CONNOR EMBREE Offensive Quality Control DAVID GIRARDI Pass Game Analyst/ Asst. QBs ANDY HECK Offensive Line MIKE KAFKA QBs/Pass Game Coordinator GREG LEWIS Running Backs COREY MATTHAEI Asst. Offensive Line TOM MELVIN Tight Ends STEVE SPAGNUOLO Defensive Coordinator TERRY BRADDEN Asst. Defensive Line DONALD D’ALESIO Defensive Assistant BRENDAN DALY Run Game Coordinator/ Defensive Line KEN FLAJOLE Outside Linebackers

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CHIEFS WEEK 6 STATS 3-3

RESULTS

OFFENSE

09/12 W 33-29 09/19 L 35-36 09/26 L 24-30 10/03 W 42-30 10/10 L 20-38 10/17 W 31-13 10/24 11/01 11/07 11/14 11/21 12/05 12/12 12/16 12/26 01/02 01/09

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CHIEFS OPP.

TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 165

141

Rushing

Passing

105 80

Penalty

3rd Down: Made/Att

41/68

30/66

3rd Down Pct.

60.3

45.5

4th Down: Made/Att

1/3

6/8

4th Down Pct.

33.3

75.0

POSSESSION AVG.

31:05 28:55

TOTAL NET YARDS 2601 2463

Avg. Per Game

433.5

410.5

TOTAL PLAYS

406 367

6.4

Avg. Per Play

6.7

SCORE BY PERIODS

NET YARDS RUSHING 750

799

Avg. Per Game

125.0

133.2

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS

Total Rushes

154

155

34 44 52 55 0 185

NET YARDS PASSING 1851 1664

TEAM

OPPONENTS 35 68 17 56 0 176

Avg. Per Game

308.5

277.3

SCORING

Sacked/Yards Lost

10/36

7/61

Gross Yards

1887 1725

0 0 0 0 23/23 6/6 0 41 5 0 5 0 0 30 4 0 4 0 0 24 4 4 0 0 0 24 Edwards-Helaire 2 0 2 0 0 12 Fortson 2 0 2 0 0 12 Pringle 2 0 2 0 0 12 Robinson 2 0 2 0 0 12 TEAM 20 7 12 1 19/19 11/12 0 172 OPPONENTS 7 1 5 1 7/7 5/5 0 64

Att./Completions

242/167 205/136

Completion Pct.

69.0

66.3

Had Intercepted

FIELD GOALS

TD Ru Pa Rt K-PAT FG

S PTS

Butker Hill Kelce Williams

PUNTS/AVERAGE

10/41.8 15/47.4

NET PUNTING AVG.

10/39.1 15/40.5

PENALTIES/YARDS

35/286 46/331

FUMBLES/BALL LOST 9/6

1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+

7/2

TOUCHDOWNS

24 22

Rushing

Passing

Returns

2-Pt Conversions: Team 0-1, Opponents 2-4 Sacks: Team 7, Opponents 10

Butker TEAM

0/0 1/1 2/2 1/1 2/2 0/0 1/1 2/2 1/1 2/2 OPPONENTS 0/0 3/3 2/2 2/3 1/1

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CHIEFS WEEK 6 STATS PASSING

Att Cmp Yds

Mahomes TEAM

Cmp% Yds/Att TD

242 167 1887 69.0 7.80 242 167 1887 69.0 7.80 OPPONENTS 205 136 1725 66.3 8.41

RUSHING

TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating

18 7.4 18 7.4 11 5.4

Edwards-Helaire 65 304 4.7 Mahomes 26 184 7.1 Williams 47 161 3.4 TEAM 154 750 4.9 OPPONENTS 155 799 5.2

17 23 11 24 31

0 1 4 5 9

75t 75t 61

10/36 10/36 7/61

103.1 103.1 102.2

No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B

Townsend TEAM

10 418 41.8 39.1 0 4 54 0 10 418 41.8 39.1 0 4 54 0 OPPONENTS 15 711 47.4 40.5 1 6 66 0

PUNT RETURNS

RECEIVING

No. Yds Avg Long TD

Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD

Hardman TEAM

6 4 83 13.8 31 0 6 4 83 13.8 31 0 OPPONENTS 4 1 27 6.8 16 0

Hill Kelce Hardman Pringle Robinson Williams TEAM

46 592 12.9 75t 5 38 468 12.3 46t 4 26 261 10.0 49 1 12 170 14.2 40t 2 10 126 12.6 33t 2 10 72 7.2 13 0 167 1887 11.3 75t 18 OPPONENTS 136 1725 12.7 61 11

KICKOFF RETURNS

No. Yds

Avg

Long TD

Pringle TEAM

14 344 24.6 33 0 16 381 23.8 33 0 OPPONENTS 11 169 15.4 44 0

INTERCEPTIONS

3.3 3.3 2.0

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TD

8 8 4

No. Yds Avg Long TD

Mathieu 2 50 25.0 34t 1 Hughes 1 0 0.0 0 0 Wharton 1 0 0.0 0 0 TEAM 4 50 12.5 34t 1 OPPONENTS 8 41 5.1 26t 1

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Championship game since 2002, and the streak of five consecutive winning seasons is the longest in the “Titans era” (1999-present). In the spring of 2018, she collaborated with Nashville city officials to secure the 2019 NFL Draft for downtown Nashville. By any measure, the 2019 NFL Draft was the most successful in NFL history, drawing a record 600,000 fans to downtown Nashville over the three-day event and setting television ratings records. The Draft resulted in $224 million in economic impact and $133 million in direct spending for the Tennessee economy, which were both NFL high-water marks. In June of 2019, Strunk was honored by the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame as the “Tennessean of the Year,” for her role in bringing the NFL Draft to Nashville and her work to transform the franchise into a consistent winner. Three years ago, the Titans launched the “We Stand For” campaign, designed to bring attention to the causes that are important to the team’s players, coaches and executives. In July 2019, Strunk presented $450,000 in grant funding to 10 local non-profit organizations to help aid their causes. Strunk also was a leader in the community following

Amy Adams Strunk assumed the role of controlling owner of the team in March 2015. She also serves as the co-chairman of the franchise’s Board of Directors. In her time as controlling owner Strunk has transformed the franchise through her vision, commitment and decisions that have set the team on an ascending trajectory. She hired Jon Robinson as General Manager and Mike Vrabel as Head Coach, while installing Steve Underwood first and then Burke Nihill to the position of President/CEO. Additionally, she has annually committed significant resources to upgrade Nissan Stadium and the team’s practice facility, Saint Thomas Sports Park. Strunk also continues to grow the administrative staff for the franchise with significant additions across all departments. All those changes translated to success on the field as the Titans went from a three-win team in 2015, to posting five consecutive winning seasons, playoff berths in three of the last four years, a trip to the AFC Championship game in 2019 and a division title in 2020. It was the franchise’s first division title since 2008, first appearance in the AFC

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the tornado which struck Nashville and Middle Tennessee in 2020, stepping up to donate $1 million from the Titans Foundation to the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee to help those affected by the disaster. In 2019, the team broke ground on a significant addition to Saint Thomas Sports Park, which doubles the facility footprint and will allow all departments to be under one roof, after spending many years spread out over multiple locations. Additionally, the team has refurbished a number of football areas that previously were untouched since the building opened in 1999. One of the daughters of Titans franchise founder K.S. “Bud” Adams, Jr., Strunk was raised on football and is proud of her father’s role in founding the American Football League as well as the decades of leadership he provided not only to the Titans franchise, but also to the National Football League. Her goal is to build upon that legacy and establish the Titans as one of the league’s elite franchises. An independent businesswoman for more than 30 years, Strunk is the owner and president of both Kenada Farms and the Little River Oil and Gas Company. She has been significantly involved in the family’s farming and ranching businesses, including serving as the vice president of Bud Adams Ranches, Inc. These ventures provided her valuable knowledge about customer service as well as the opportunity to manage a diverse range of employees and business operations, and these experiences have shaped her management style. “I believe in hiring good people and letting them do their jobs,” said Strunk. “Everything should revolve around what’s best for the Titans and not around the owner. While I talk frequently with the leaders of the Titans as I do with all of our family’s companies, the people in our football operations need the control and latitude necessary to create an exciting and competitive team. “Our business staff needs the same freedom in order for our organization to reach its full potential and to continue to create a first-class fan experience at Nissan Stadium. Decisions will always be made based on what is the best for the team to reach our goals of becoming one of the elite franchises of the NFL and enriching the communities of Nashville and Middle Tennessee. “Nashville is one of the most dynamic and rapidly

growing cities in the nation with a very promising future,” said Strunk. “We are proud to be a part of Nashville and Middle Tennessee, and we want the Titans to be a leader in providing opportunities for people and businesses in the city and the region to achieve their dreams.” Engaged in the process of improving all aspects of the franchise, Strunk has the best interest of the football team and the fans on her mind as she makes her decisions. As evidence of that engagement, the Titans have become one of the best home teams in the NFL, posting a 25-11 home mark in the last 36 games leading into the 2021 season. In 2016, Strunk was appointed to the NFL’s Hall of Fame Committee. Her appointment continues a family legacy, as her father was a long-time member of the committee. Additionally, in 2017, Strunk was named to the Board of Trustees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 2018, she added an appointment to the NFL’s Super Bowl and Major Event Advisory Committee. A graduate of the University of Texas with a degree in history, Strunk is an avid horse enthusiast whose other interests include farming, ranching, tennis and a variety of other outdoor activities. She also served as a volunteer coach of both the boys and girls varsity tennis teams at her daughter’s high school. Never one to turn down a challenge, during the 2017 offseason, Strunk accepted an invitation to skydive with members of the Army’s Golden Knights to kick off draft week. Strunk is married to her husband Bill. She has three children — Tracy, Tommy, and Blanche, who are all avid sports fans and outdoor enthusiasts.

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BURKE NIHILL PRESIDENT AND CEO

Burke Nihill is in his sixth season with the Titans and his second as the team’s President and CEO. Prior to becoming President and CEO in May of 2020, he was elevated in February to Senior Vice President-Business Operations & Chief Legal Officer. He originally joined the organization as General Counsel in 2016 and was elevated to Vice President and General Counsel in 2019. His first season as the team President and CEO was one of change and progress on many fronts. Taking over as President in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, he guided the franchise through a variety of challenges. The Titans were one of only 14 NFL teams to host fans for the majority of their games and it was the culmination of months of preparation to host fans safely. His work on the future for the franchise overlapped last year’s specific challenges, as he oversaw the work on the new expansion to the team’s practice facility and the remodeling of existing spaces in the original building. Additionally, Nihill has been at the forefront of the discussions with Metro Nashville government and the State of Tennessee about a potential development around the stadium campus and a re-imagined Nissan Stadium.

In his previous roles with the team, Nihill oversaw the club’s legal and human resources functions and worked on club initiatives related to state and local government, company culture, and general business planning and strategy for both the Titans and Nissan Stadium. During his time with the Titans, he has participated in the negotiation of club contracts with team sponsors, media rights partners, stadium vendors, and major concert and event promoters. Nihill was instrumental in Nashville’s effort to secure and execute the 2019 NFL Draft. Before joining the Titans, Nihill gained 15 years of professional experience in several industries. He held legal and management roles at VMware, an international software company based in Silicon Valley. Prior to VMware, he served as Associate General Counsel at OfficeMax Incorporated and as a private attorney at a Chicago law firm. Nihill received his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Illinois Wesleyan University and his law degree with honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law. Nihill resides in Franklin,Tenn., with his wife, Holly, and their three children, Emma, Jack, and Chase.

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offense (396.4 yards/gm) and fourth in scoring offense (30.7 points/gm). The Titans yardage total was the most in franchise history and Henry became just the eighth player in NFL history to surpass 2,000-rushing yards in a season (2,027). In the 2019 offseason, Robinson added key veterans to bolster the roster, engineering a trade with Miami that brought Tannehill to the team, while also adding guard Rodger Saffold, wide receiver Adam Humphries and outside linebacker Cameron Wake. Robinson also was able to keep two key contributors on the roster, resigning safety Kenny Vaccaro and punter Brett Kern. On draft day, Robinson added Mississippi State defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons in the first round and wide receiver A.J. Brown from Ole Miss in the second round. Early in the 2018 unrestricted free agent signing period, Robinson targeted a pair of former New England Patriots: cornerback Malcolm Butler and running back Dion Lewis. During the 2018 NFL Draft, Robinson used trades to move up three times as he selected linebackers Rashaan Evans and Harold Landry. During the 2017 offseason, Robinson used free agency to address needs on defense and special teams. Most notably, he spearheaded deals for cornerback Logan Ryan (New England), safety Johnathan Cyprien (Jacksonville) and special teams Pro Bowler Brynden Trawick (Oakland). In the 2017 NFL Draft, Robinson spent first-round picks on wide receiver Corey Davis (fifth overall) and cornerback Adoree’ Jackson (18th overall). It marked the first time the franchise had a pair of first-round draft selections since 1987. Overall, the members of the 2017 draft class combined for 76 games played and 42 starts as rookies.

Jon Robinson enters his sixth season as the team’s general manager. He was hired in January of 2016 and was promoted in 2017 to executive vice president/ general manager. Robinson’s work in his first five years helped the team go from three wins in the season prior to his arrival to five consecutive winning seasons, earning playoff berths in three of the past four seasons, a spot in the 2019 AFC Championship Game and an AFC South division title in 2020. Robinson also is the only general manger during the “Titans era” (1999-present) to oversee five consecutive winning seasons. Currently, the Titans, Seattle and Kansas City are the only NFL teams without a losing season from 2016 to 2020. In re-constructing the roster during his tenure with the team, Robinson has selected 43 players in the draft, engineered 26 trades, made 11 waiver claims and hundreds of free agent signings. In preparing for the 2021 season, Robinson made key additions to bolster both sides of the ball by signing free agents outside linebacker Bud Dupree, defensive lineman Denico Autry and cornerback Jackrabbit Jenkins, and trading for wide receiver Julio Jones. The draft saw the addition of cornerback Caleb Farley and offensive lineman Dillon Radunz in the first two rounds. In 2020, Robinson assembled a team that captured the first division title (11-5 record) and hosted their first home playoff game since 2008. Tennessee did so while navigating the challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Coming off a successful 2019 campaign, Robinson locked up running back Derrick Henry and quarterback Ryan Tannehill to long-term contracts headed into the 2020 season. Those two keyed an offense that ranked second in the NFL in total

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In his first year as an NFL general manager, Robinson’s leadership and decision-making helped the Titans triple their win total from the previous season, finishing 9-7 in 2016 after a 3-13 finish in 2015. The six-win improvement tied for the most in franchise history (1967 and 1974) and doubled the previous club benchmark for the most wins in the first year under a new general manager (three by Bum Phillips in 1975). Within the first four months at his post, Robinson pulled the trigger on several key personnel decisions. On March 9, 2016, he made his first major acquisition, swapping fourth-round draft picks with the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for running back DeMarco Murray. The trade provided major dividends in 2016, as Murray led the AFC and ranked third in the NFL with 1,287 rushing yards. Around the same time, Robinson began to work the free agent market. Ben Jones and wide receiver Rishard Matthews highlighted the haul, and both were instrumental in helping to transform the Titans offense into the 11th-ranked unit in the NFL in 2016. Jones started all 16 games and keyed a rushing attack that ranked third in the league, while Matthews set career highs with 65 receptions (tied for the team lead), a team-high 945 receiving yards and a team-high nine touchdown receptions.The latter number tied for sixth in the NFL and tied for ninth in franchise history. On April 14, 2016, two weeks before the NFL Draft, Robinson and the Titans dealt the first overall pick to the Los Angeles Rams in one of the biggest trades in recent NFL history. The Titans gave up the No. 1 pick and a fourth-rounder in order to receive the 15th overall pick, two second-rounders and a third-rounder in 2016, plus the Rams’ first- and third-round picks in 2017. From 1990–2015, there were seven trades involving the No. 1 overall pick, but this was the first since 2004, when the San Diego Chargers selected Eli Manning with the first pick and dealt his rights to the New York Giants. The Titans had their hands at one point or another on 17 selections in the 2016 draft due to five different trades (including one trade in 2015), and in the end, they ended up with a class of 10 players, including four of the top 45 picks. Robinson swung a draft-day trade with the Cleveland Browns to move back up to the eighth slot to choose Michigan State tackle Jack Conklin. All 10 members of Robinson’s first draft class played in at least one game in 2016. They accumulated a total of 110 games played and 38 starts, including 16 starts at right tackle by Conklin. The eighth-overall pick capped his successful rookie campaign by being named first-team All-Pro by Associated Press. Other rookies in 2016 who made significant contributions included

Henry, safety Kevin Byard and fifth-round wide receiver Tajaé Sharpe. Byard earned first-team All-Pro honors and a Pro Bowl berth in his second season. Robinson arrived in Tennessee with a wide range of experience from working his way up on the personnel side of the NFL. From 2014–2015, he served as director of player personnel for the Buccaneers and oversaw both college and pro departments as the team rebuilt its roster. The 2015 Buccaneers draft class made a significant impact, including four rookie starters: quarterback Jameis Winston, tackle Donovan Smith, guard Ali Marpet and linebacker Kwon Alexander. Prior to joining Tampa Bay, Robinson spent 12 years with the New England Patriots, including his last five years (2009-13) as the director of college scouting. In the five years heading up their college scouting, the Patriots added a number of key components to their roster that won the Super Bowl in 2014, including wide receiver Julian Edelman, defensive back Devin McCourty, tight end Rob Gronkowski, tackle Nate Solder and defensive end Chandler Jones. He joined the Patriots as an area scout in 2002, a role he served for four seasons. Robinson then spent two years (2006-07) as a regional scout, before being promoted to assistant director of college scouting in 2008 and then director of college scouting in 2009. In his time scouting for the Patriots the team won 10 division titles, four conference titles and two Super Bowls (2003, 2004). Robinson played three years at Southeast Missouri State as a defensive lineman after starting his college career at the Air Force Academy. Following his college career as a player, he spent one season (1998) coaching at his alma mater and three years (1999-2001) coaching at Nicholls State. A native of Union City, Tenn., Robinson and his wife, Jaimie, have two daughters, Taylor and Bailey. He and his wife are deeply involved in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), as the disease affects their oldest daughter, Taylor. In 2018, the Robinsons chaired the JDRF Gala in Nashville which raised over 1.8 million dollars for diabetes research.

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of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He then went on to secure his MBA from the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center at the University of Oregon.

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/ CHIEF MARKETING & REVENUE OFFICER Gil Beverly enters his third season with the Titans and his second as Senior Vice President/Chief Marketing & Revenue Officer. In his role, he directs Ticketing, Marketing, Corporate Partnerships and Digital Communications. He joined the team in 2019 as team’s Vice President of Brand, Marketing & Communications. Working with local and national health experts, the Titans were one of a handful of NFL teams to host fans for the majority of the 2020 season at limited capacity. With the challenges associated with a season being played during a pandemic, Beverly’s team found new ways to connect with fans at home. The team hosted a Virtual Draft Party around the NFL Draft and launched a variety of content series that gave fans an inside look at players’ lives away from the football field. The organization also debuted a brand campaign called “Tennessee Tough” that illustrated the resiliency, unity and hope of Tennessee community. The campaign featured video assets as well as a new downtown mural spanning over 130 feet. As COVID-19 restrictions eased, the Titans hosted several in-person ‘Celebrate 615’ events in tribute to the city of Nashville. In his first season with the Titans, Beverly challenged and guided departments to find innovative ways to engage with fans. Highlights on the marketing side included a joint venture with Lipscomb University on the development and launch of the cartoon character “Titan Man,” a series of Pop Up Shop parties to introduce new merchandise to a younger demographic and “Titans Art Rush,” an art show that featured Titans-centric photos and artwork. On the ticketing side, the team introduced a digital season ticket for new fans, the “Fireball Fast Pass,” and a season ticket member reward program, “The 22nd Element.” Before joining the Titans, Beverly worked as Vice President, Partnership Solutions for Learfield IMGCollege. In this role he oversaw the development of marketing & sponsorship programs across over 200 collegiate athletics departments and other related sports properties. In doing so, he helped to create and drive partnerships with a range of Fortune 500 companies including Allstate, Nissan and State Farm, among others. Prior to his experience at Learfield, Beverly served as Vice President College Sports Marketing for ESPN. In doing so, he was involved in development of sponsorship architecture and promotional strategy around various media properties including the College Football Playoff, SEC Network, College GameDay and Tournament Challenge, among others. A native of Evanston, Ill., Beverly graduated from the undergraduate division of the Wharton School

ADOLPHO BIRCH III

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/ BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER Adolpho Birch III is in his second season with the Titans as Senior Vice President, Business Affairs & Chief Legal Officer. He joined the organization in 2020 after spending 23 years at the NFL headquarters in New York. Birch’s responsibilities with the Titans include legal affairs, government relations, community impact and business planning and strategy. In his first season with the team, he took on an important role in the organization’s on-going discussions with Metro Nashville government and the state of Tennessee on the potential development of the stadium campus and a re-imagined Nissan Stadium. He also has been a catalyst on re-defining priorities for the team’s Community Impact department moving forward. As an advisor to Commissioners Paul Tagliabue and Roger Goodell, Birch served in many senior-level roles throughout his time at the league office, prior to joining the Titans. From 2015 to 2020, Birch served as the NFL’s Senior Vice President of Labor Policy & League Affairs. His broad range of duties covered labor negotiations, litigation matters, government relations, player engagement, employee development and the league’s critical response team. He helped develop, administer and enforce policies respecting the integrity of the game and the reputation of the league, including those on substances of abuse, performance-enhancing drugs, gambling and criminal misconduct. Working with government officials, he also advanced the NFL’s legislative, political and regulatory interests on key issues such as youth concussion laws, the league’s tax status and the FCC’s blackout rule. In supervising the NFL’s player engagement efforts, which encompass a number of programs to support player and employee off-field success, he helped improve access to continuing education, financial education, career development and clinical assistance. Additionally, he served on several executive working groups and cross-organizational committees including those related to sponsorship, legalized sports betting, media advertising policy and disaster relief. Birch began his career with the NFL as Labor Relations Counsel from 1997 to 2007. His primary responsibility in that role was the enforcement of the league’s Collective Bargaining Agreement, including player and club contract and injury grievances, benefit matters and salary cap disputes. He later was

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EXECUTIVES promoted to Vice President of Labor Policy and Player Development (2007–2010), Senior Vice President of Law and Labor Policy (2010–2012), and Senior Vice President of Labor Policy and Government Affairs (2012–2014). Prior to his work in the league office, Birch clerked for the Honorable Thomas A. Wiseman, Jr., Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. He then worked in private practice in Houston as an associate at Fulbright & Jaworski and later a labor and litigation boutique. A Nashville native and graduate of Father Ryan High School, Birch attended Vanderbilt University Law School as a Patricia Roberts Harris Scholar, serving on the Editorial Board of the Vanderbilt Law Review and earning his juris doctorate in 1991. He did his undergraduate work at Harvard University, where he graduated with honors in government. Birch is involved with several professional and philanthropic organizations, including Vanderbilt University Board of Trust (Secretary); Sports Lawyers Association (Board of Directors); Partnership for Clean Competition (Board of Governors); Business of Sports School, New York City (Industrial Advisory Board); and Why Not Sports? (Advisory Board). In May 2021, he was elected to the Board of Directors for Ingram Industries. That same month, he was elected to serve as a Director for the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority. His father, A.A. Birch, Jr., was the first AfricanAmerican Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court and became the first judge to serve at every level of the Tennessee judiciary. In 2006, the city of Nashville named its new criminal justice building after him.

RYAN COWDEN

VICE PRESIDENT OF PLAYER PERSONNEL Ryan Cowden is in his 22nd NFL season and his sixth with the Titans. In 2018, he was promoted to Vice President of Player Personnel. He originally joined the franchise as the Director of Player Personnel. Cowden oversees all areas of the scouting department, both college and pro, including advance scouting, free agency preparation, and evaluation of players in the NFL and all other professional leagues. In addition, he assists with college scouting and preparation for the NFL Draft. He joined the Titans in 2016 after 16 years with the Carolina Panthers. In Carolina, Cowden last held the title of Assistant Director of College Scouting, a position he held for two years. Prior to that role, he served as the team’s National Scout/Senior College Scout for two years (2012-14) and was a national scout from 2008-12. Cowden originally joined the Panthers as a scouting

assistant in 2000. He became an area scout in 2001 and was responsible for the southeast area from 200107. During his time in Carolina, the franchise won two NFC titles, five division crowns and advanced to the playoffs six times. Cowden and his wife, Dana, have a son, Noah, and a daughter, London.

VIN MARINO

VICE PRESIDENT OF FOOTBALL ADMINISTRATION Vincent Marino is in his 15th season with the Titans and 11th as Vice President of Football Administration in 2021. He originally joined the organization in 2007 as the Senior Director of Football Administration after spending 18 years at the NFL offices in New York. Marino’s primary responsibilities include the management of the Titans’ salary cap and player contract negotiations. He interacts closely with Titans General Manager Jon Robinson on numerous football-related issues. Marino also serves as the Titans liaison with the NFL office regarding labor and contract issues as well as player personnel matters. In 2014, he was selected to participate in the prestigious NFL’s Career Development Symposium at the Wharton School of Business in Philadelphia. Currently, he is a member of the NFL Player Insurance Trust; and additionally, he sits on the appeals panels for the NFL Player Tuition Assistance Plan and the NFL Severance Pay Plan. During his time with the NFL’s Management Council, Marino spent eight years in the Player Personnel Department (Analyst, 1990-95; Manager/Player Personnel, 1995-98) and eight years in Labor Operations (Sr. Manager of Labor Operations, 1998-03), the last three as the Director of Labor Operations (200306). Marino gained expertise in various capacities and his experience includes: being a primary club contact for player contract valuations, enforcing the rules of the CBA (collective bargaining agreement), salary cap regulation and participating in a strategic group related to forming the CBA between the league and the players. Additionally, he has assisted the league in Super Bowl game operations and has served as a replay communicator at numerous games during his tenure. He originally joined the NFL as an assistant in the Public Relations department, where he spent two years. Born and raised in the Bronx, N.Y., Marino graduated from the Bronx High School of Science and went on to earn summa cum laude honors from Fordham University. While at Fordham, he earned a communications degree and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Marino and his wife, Nikoleta, have two sons: Nikolas and Alexander.

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in three-point games (9-5), good for fifth in the league. The Titans and Saints were the only clubs to win at least three overtime contests in the regular season from 2018 to 2020, and neither suffered a loss. The Titans were called for 267 penalties from 2018 through 2020, which was the second-fewest total in the NFL. Only the New England Patriots (249) fared better. Also from 2018 to 2020, the Titans were a top-10 team in scoring defense.They allowed opponents to score 22.4 points per game during that time period, the eighth-lowest average in the NFL. In 2019, Vrabel led the franchise to the AFC Championship game for the MIKE VRABEL’S COACHING TIMELINE: 2018-21: Head Coach, Tennessee Titans first time since 2002, after posting his 2017: Defensive Coordinator, Houston Texans second consecutive 9-7 mark in the 2014-16: Linebackers, Houston Texans regular season. His 20 wins over the 2012-13: Defensive Line, Ohio State first two seasons were the second 2011: Linebackers, Ohio State most in franchise history (Pardee, 21 MIKE VRABEL’S PLAYING TIMELINE: wins) and he became the first head 2009-10: Linebacker, Kansas City Chiefs coach to win multiple playoff games 2001-08: Linebacker, New England Patriots within the first two years. The 2019 1997-2000: Linebacker, Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Vrabel is in his fourth season Titans became just the third team 1993-96: Defensive End, Ohio State with the Titans after being named head since 1990 to start the season 2-4 or coach on Jan. 20, 2018. He became the 19th head coach in worse and reach the Championship Game (2002, Titans and franchise history. 1996, Jacksonville). In 2020, the Titans made their second consecutive playoff The 2019 squad ranked in the NFL’s top 10 in scoring appearance under Vrabel, who tied Jack Pardee (1990 to margin (eighth, +71), turnover margin (sixth, +6), offensive 1992) for the most wins (31) and best winning percentage yards per play (fourth, 6.12), rushing offense (third, 138.9 (.596; 31-21) in franchise history over a head coach’s first yards per game), red-zone efficiency (first, 75.6 percent), three seasons with the organization. The Titans won the 2020 total touchdowns (tied for third, 54) and third-down defense AFC South title with an 11-5 record in the regular season, (eight, 36.3 percent). Individually, Derrick Henry led the NFL claiming their best record and first division title since going in rushing, Ryan Tannehill was the league’s highest rated passer 13-3 in 2008. They finished with a 5-1 record within the and A.J. Brown was the NFL’s leading rookie receiver. division and a 6-2 mark in road games, all while navigating the In his first season as a head coach,Vrabel guided the Titans challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. to a 9-7 record and to within one game of a playoff berth, The Titans led the NFL in 2020 with a plus-11 turnover all while navigating one of the NFL’s toughest schedules. The differential. Their 23 takeaways ranked seventh in the NFL, Titans played a league-high nine games during the regular while their 12 turnovers were the second-fewest in the season against seven eventual playoff teams, and their four league and tied for the ninth-lowest number since the NFL wins against playoff clubs tied for the most in the league. Only went to a 16-game schedule in 1978. New England, the Los Angeles Rams and Carolina had as many. The Titans tied for second place in total offense (396.4 The Titans committed only 82 penalties in 2018. Not only yards per game) and ranked fourth in scoring offense (30.7 was that number the best in franchise history over a 16-game points per game) in 2020. They became the first team in season, it was the lowest total by an NFL team since 2014. NFL history to generate at least 2,500 rushing yards (2,690) The Titans improved from having the 13th-ranked NFL and 3,500 net passing yards (3,653) while surrendering 25 defense in 2017 to an eighth-overall ranking in 2018 (333.4 or fewer sacks (25). Their 6,343 total yards and 381 first yards allowed per game). They finished third in scoring downs established franchise records, while their 491 points defense at 18.9 points allowed per game, recording their best amounted to the organization’s second-best total. The Titans mark since 2008. The 2018 Titans defense also ranked second joined the 1997 Detroit Lions as the only teams in NFL in the red zone (44.7 touchdown percentage), 10th on third history to feature a 2,000-yard rusher (2,027 by Derrick down (36.6 percent), sixth in passing defense (216.9 yards per Henry), a 3,000-yard passer (3,819 by Ryan Tannehill) and a game), second in touchdowns allowed (32) and first in fourth1,000-yard receiver (1,075 by A.J. Brown). quarter defense (65.9 yards per game). Situationally, Vrabel’s teams fared well among the NFL The 2018 Titans offense relied heavily upon a strong leaders in his first three seasons as head coach. From 2018 to running attack. Averaging 126.4 rushing yards per game, the 2020, their .935 winning percentage (29-2) in regular season team upgraded from the NFL’s 15th-ranked rushing offense games in which they had a fourth-quarter lead ranked second the year before Vrabel arrived to the seventh-ranked rushing in the NFL behind the New Orleans Saints (.974). In the offense in 2018. same time period, the Titans had a .643 winning percentage Vrabel ascended quickly to his position as a head coach

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following a 14-year playing career as a linebacker with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1997-2000), New England Patriots (200108) and Kansas City Chiefs (2009-10). He spent three years as an assistant coach at Ohio State (2011-13) and four years on the Houston Texans staff (2014-17), including 2017 as the defensive coordinator, before he was hired to his current post by Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk. Vrabel’s accomplishments as a player included three Super Bowl wins (2001, 2003 and 2004), one Pro Bowl selection (2007) and an All-Pro honor (2007). He appeared in 206 NFL games and totaled 57 sacks, 496 tackles, 11 interceptions (one returned for a touchdown), 20 forced fumbles and nine fumble recoveries. A cerebral and versatile athlete, he also saw action as a tight end and totaled 10 touchdown receptions. Additionally, his teams advanced to the playoffs eight times (20 postseason games), with Vrabel recording eight postseason sacks and two additional postseason touchdown receptions. Vrabel has spent his football life around accomplished leaders. After entering the NFL as a player in 1997, he played or coached under Bill Belichick, Bill Cowher, Romeo Crennel, Urban Meyer and Bill O’Brien. He gleaned attributes from each that helped form his philosophies as a head coach. Upon arriving in Tennessee, Vrabel stated: “We want to build a culture around winning, competitiveness and toughness. Everything we do is going to be geared towards winning and being physical. We want to prepare our players so they know what to do, which will allow them to play fast and aggressive.” Vrabel likewise made his own indelible impression on the same group of coaches. Upon the trade of Vrabel from the Patriots to the Chiefs in 2009, Belichick, who coached Vrabel his entire time in New England, made this comment: “Mike Vrabel epitomizes everything a coach could seek in a professional football player: toughness, intelligence, playmaking, leadership, versatility and consistency at the highest level. Behind the scenes, Mike’s wit and personality is one of the things we have all enjoyed about coming to work every day. The toughest aspect of my job is the day I stop coaching people like Mike, who did everything in his power to contribute to team success. Of all the players I have coached in my career, there is nobody I enjoyed working with more than Mike.” Vrabel joined the Titans after four seasons with O’Brien at the Houston Texans, spending the first three seasons (2014-16) coaching linebackers and one year (2017) as the team’s defensive coordinator. During his time in Houston, the Texans built one of the top defenses in the NFL and experienced tremendous success as a team, earning division titles in 2015 and 2016. In 2017, Vrabel’s first year as a defensive coordinator, the Texans finished the campaign with 19 players on injured reserve. Despite the setbacks, he led the defense to the fifth-best third-down percentage in the NFL and a franchiserecord 3.97 yards per carry by opponents. Houston also had 18 different players record at least half a sack and 26 players tally at least one tackle for loss. As the Texans linebackers coach from 2014-16, Vrabel helped mold several top-notch performers within his position group, including Jadeveon Clowney, Whitney Mercilus, Benardrick McKinney and Brian Cushing. During those three seasons, the Texans defense ranked third in the NFL in yards allowed per game (319.9) and net passing yards (218.4).

Houston also ranked first in third-down defense (33.6 percent), fourth in opponent completion percentage (59.5) and sixth in points allowed per game (19.8). The 2016 Texans ranked number one in the NFL – for the first time in franchise history – in total defense, surrendering only 301.3 yards per game. The defense also gave up the fewest first downs per game (17.0) and second-fewest net passing yards per game (201.6) in the league. Clowney, Mercilus and McKinney all earned second-team All-Pro honors, while Clowney was named to the Pro Bowl for the first time in his career after posting then personal bests with 52 tackles, six sacks, 16 tackles for loss and 17 quarterback hits. Mercilus led the team in sacks for the first time in his career with 7.5 quarterback takedowns and tied for the NFL lead with four defensive fumble recoveries. McKinney led the team with a then career-high 129 tackles and became the second player in franchise history with over 100 tackles and five sacks in a season. The 2015 Texans had the top third-down defense in the NFL, allowing a 28.5 percent conversion rate, which was the lowest percentage in franchise history and the lowest by any NFL team since the 2003 Titans (27.7 percent). The 2015 defense also set a franchise mark with 45 sacks – 22.5 of which came from Vrabel’s linebacking corps. The 2015 squad also finished third in the NFL in net yards per game (310.2) and net passing yards allowed per game wand tied for seventh in points allowed per game (19.6). Cushing’s 110 tackles led the linebacking corps and were the third-highest mark of his career. Mercilus enjoyed the best year of his career as he set a personal high with 12 sacks. Prior to joining the NFL coaching ranks,Vrabel transitioned immediately from an NFL player to college coach. He started as the linebacker coach at Ohio State in 2011 and coached the defensive line from 2012–2013. In 2012, the Buckeyes finished the season undefeated at 12-0, and Vrabel was named Big Ten Recruiter of the Year by ESPN.com. That same season, he coached four Ohio State defensive linemen who were either drafted into the NFL or signed free agent contracts. Vrabel was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round (91st overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft after playing four years at Ohio State (1993-96). With the Buckeyes, he was a dominant performer, earning back-to-back All-American honors and becoming the first two-time winner of the Big Ten Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year Award (1995 and 1996). He graduated from Ohio State with a degree in exercise science. A native of Akron, Ohio, Vrabel attended Walsh Jesuit High School. He and his wife, Jennifer, have two sons: Tyler and Carter.

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