The Patriots looked pretty sharp in the first half as they built a 17-7 lead but the Titans roared back against the Patriots reserves in the 2nd half.  Tom Brady didn’t look especially sharp completing 10 of 19 passes for 145 yards with 1 TD pass and 2 interceptions (one of which was returned 51 yards for a TD by Titans’ CB Cortland Finnegan).  Matt Cassel wasn’t his usual pre-season superstar self last night as he completed 6 of 12 passes for 47 yards with 2 pick-offs.  Matt Gutierrez finished up the game completing 4 of 9 passes for 44 yards and he also scored a TD on a 2-yard run.  Sammy Morris got his work in last night carrying the ball 7 times for 23 yards (3.3 ypc).  Fullback Heath Evans also was busy with 6 carries for 23 yards (3.8 ypc) with a TD run and he also caught 3 passes for 12 yards.  Kevin Faulk ran the ball 7 times for 15 yards (2.1 ypc) and he caught 6 passes for 89 yards (14.8 avg).  WR Wes Welker only caught one pass but it was a 28-yard TD from Tom Brady.  The offense as a whole didn’t look too good last night for the Patriots.  They ran the ball 26 times for 71 yards (2.7 ypc) and they completed 20 of 40 passes for 227 yards.

The defense looked good in the first half for the Patriots but the Titans stung them in the 2nd half.  The Titans ran the ball 31 times for 131 yards (4.2 ypc) and they completed 17 of 36 passes for 220 yards.  Lucky for the Patriots….this game doesn’t count.

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