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(NFL). It was the team’s second as the “Titans.” The team entered the season as the defending AFC Champions, having narrowly lost

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to the St. Louis Rams. Tennessee’s 13–3 record was the best in the NFL in 2000, and earned the Titans a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. In the Titans’ first playoff game, however, they were upset by their pre-realignment division rivals, fourth-seeded

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, who would go on to win the

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. The 2006 edition of ''

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'',''Pro Football Prospectus 2006'' (), p.73-75 listed the 2000 Titans as one of their “Heartbreak Seasons”, in which teams “dominated the entire regular season only to falter in the playoffs, unable to close the deal.” Said ''Pro Football Prospectus'' of the 2000 Titans, ''Pro Football Prospectus'' continued

Offseason

NFL draft

Undrafted free agents

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Schedule

Preseason

Regular season

Standings

Playoffs

AFC Divisional Playoff

Despite having only 134 yards of total offense, six first downs, and two punts blocked by Chris Coleman, the Ravens broke a 10–10 tie in the fourth quarter with Anthony Mitchell's 90-yard touchdown return of a blocked

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field goal and then added seven more with a 50-yard interception return by

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Awards and records

* Led NFL, Average Time of Possession (33 minutes, 48 seconds per game)''NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book'', Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 215 * Led NFL, Pass Defense * Led NFL, Total Defense * Eddie George, PFW/PFWA All-Pro Team''NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book'', Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 203 * Derrick Mason, Associated Press All-Pro * Derrick Mason, All-NFL Team (as selected by the Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly, and the Pro Football Writers of America)''NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book'', Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 202 * Derrick Mason, NFL Special Teams Player of the Month, October * Derrick Mason, Pro Football Writers of America All-Pro Team * Bruce Matthews, All-NFL Team (as selected by the Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly, and the Pro Football Writers of America) * Bruce Matthews, Associated Press All-Pro * Bruce Matthews, PFW/PFWA All-Pro Team *

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, Associated Press All-Pro *

, All-NFL Team (as selected by the Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly, and the Pro Football Writers of America) * Samari Rolle, Pro Football Writers of America All-Pro Team

Notes

References

Titans on Pro Football Reference

Titans on jt-sw.com
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