Titans Win Big Despite Injury to Young, Keep Playoff Hopes Alive

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Published: December 13, 2009

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... Titans fans must have felt like they had awakened on Christmas morning to a lump of coal in their stocking.

After Tennessee started the game with a 39-yard rush and a 66-yard pass reception for touchdowns—courtesy of Chris Johnson—to take an early 14-0 lead, Titans quarterback Vince Young was flushed form the pocket on first-and-10 and took off downfield for a 44-yard scamper, the longest of his professional career. But even though the run picked up a first down, it proved to be costly.

At the end of the run it was visibly apparent that something wasn't right; Young slowed noticeably and angled out of bounds quickly, where he subsequently collapsed on the sidelines. As he grabbed his leg in pain, Kerry Collins, last season's heroic quarterback and this season's pariah, quickly sprang into action to come out in relief of Young.

Depending on your point of view, it was somewhat fortunate that Young was plagued by leg pain throughout the week, giving C...

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