New England finishes the regular season with a 12-4 record on the legs of a 40-23 victory over the Tennessee Titans. The following are notes from the game.
The New England Patriots found themselves in one of their more rough and tumble games of the year, a penalty-filled affair that the Patriots came out on top of, 40-23.
12/31/06 Patriots at Titans: Pregame notes; Inactives
The New England Patriots wrap up the 2006 regular season as they take on the Tennessee Titans at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee on Sunday, December 31, 2006. The following are pregame notes and a list of player inactives for todays game.
The Patriots will play their regular-season finale against the resurgent Tennessee Titans in Nashville on Sunday. The Titans have won six straight games and still have a narrow shot at making the playoffs, should they defeat the Pats. In the latest installment of Patriots.com’s "keys to victory," find out what the Pats need to do to crush the Titans hopes and enter the playoffs on a high note. Also included are Friday’s notes.
Rookie quarterback Vince Young has given the Tennessee Titans a chance to make NFL history. The Titans look to keep alive their improbable bid for a playoff spot Dec. 31 when they play host to the AFC East champion New England Patriots.
12/28/06 Belichick Press Conference Video - 12/28/2006
Bill Belichick addresses the media during his press conference at Gillette Stadium.
BB: Good morning. What are you working on today?
Q: How would you describe Vince Young, a big Michael Vick?
BB: I don't know if there's really another guy to say he is like. He's stronger than Vick. I don't know if he's as fast as Vick. I would say he's probably not as fast as Vick. He doesn't look as fast, but then again he doesn't get run down very often either. He's kind of deceptive. He has a ...
The Patriots travel to coach Bill Belichick’s birthplace, Nashville, this weekend to take on Vince Young and the Titans. The Titans hardly showed up for their first three games of the season under the direction of 12th year veteran Kerry Collins, who posted an average quarterback rating of 42.3 while he was starting. Then Young stepped in. He’s since gotten his legs under him, and is steadily making strides while showing flashes of brilliant quarterbacking.
12/27/06 Tom Brady Press Conference Video - 12/27/2006
Tom Brady addresses the media during his press conference at Gillette Stadium.
Q: How's your back?
TB: It's doing better. It's doing better. It's just, you know, you take a good hit on it, it's always probably a little bit sore, but I'm doing a lot better. I'm doing a lot better than I was a couple of days ago.
Q: Given what happened, are you going to be a little bit more cautious about running?
TB: It seems like that's the only time I really get hit hard, is when I'm running. Last ...
12/27/06 Belichick Press Conference Video - 12/27/2006
Bill Belichick addresses the media during his press conference at Gillette Stadium.
BB: We're coming into Tennessee here. Obviously, we're hitting one of the hottest teams in the league. They've been very impressive to watch here the last couple of days. Six in a row. Eight out of the last 10. Even some of the games they lost early in the year were very, very competitive games. A point here, a couple of points there. Throwing into the end zone against the Jets in the opener. Jeff [Fisher] ...
12/26/06 AFC East Champions close out 2006 regular season
The Patriots will play their regular-season finale against the resurgent Tennessee Titans in Nashville on Sunday. The Titans have won six straight games and will provide a tough test for the Patriots heading into the playoffs. With Tennessee facing a must-win to keep its own playoff hopes alive, the Patriots will be presented with a solid challenge as they try to enter the postseason on a winning note.