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Classic Titans Games: Steve McNair vs. Tampa Bay’s Defense

With the offseason limiting the amount of excitement rolling into June, I figured it would be a great time to look back on great Tennessee Titans games of the past, and the first one I want to get into is a Week 5, 2001 matchup on October 14th at home against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and their highly regarded defense.

At the time, the Titans started the 2001 season at 0-3, a surprising development from the previous two seasons where they dominated in the then AFC Central. One reason came with the departure of former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams (yes, believe it or not, Williams used to be good at this job), as he left following the 2000 season to accept a head coaching job with the Buffalo Bills.