Breaking down Collins' work vs. Pittsburgh

<p><em>Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky</em></p> <p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Doug Kern of ESPN Stats and Analysis watched the Steelers-Titans game with an eye on the numbers and provided a niceÂ*breakdown of Kerry Collins' performance.<br clear="none" /> <br clear="none" /> The Titans trailed in the game only once, after Pittsburgh scored early in the second half. Collins then engineered a 79-yard touchdown drive to give them the lead back for good. The first ten plays of the drive were passes, and the only rush came on 4th-and-one, which Chris Johnson busted for a 21-yard touchdown.<br clear="none" /> <br clear="none" /> The Titans are hardly known as an effective downfield passing team. But Collins attempted 10 passes of 10 yards or more and completed 60 percent of them for 13 yards per attempt.</p> <table align="center" border="0"><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> <table bgcolor="#c0c0c0" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="500"><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> <table border="0" cellspacing="1" width="100%"><tr><td bgcolor="#196120" colspan="10" rowspan="1"><font color="#ffffff" face="Verdana" size="1"><strong>Kerry Collins by Pass Length</strong> </font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6" colspan="1" rowspan="1">Â*</td><td align="center" bgcolor="#e6e6e6" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1"><strong>Comp.</strong></font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#e6e6e6" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1"><strong>Att.</strong></font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#e6e6e6" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1"><strong>Yds</strong></font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#e6e6e6" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1"><strong>Yds per att.</strong></font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#e6e6e6" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong>YAC</strong></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#e6e6e6" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1"><strong>TDs</strong></font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#e6e6e6" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1"><strong>INT</strong></font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#e6e6e6" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1"><strong>1st downs</strong></font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#e6e6e6" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1"><strong>Rating</strong></font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong><font face="Verdana" size="1">Under 10 yards</font></strong></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">14</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">19</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">86</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">4.5</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">43</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">0</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">0</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">4</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">82.3</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong><font face="Verdana" size="1">Over 10 yards</font></strong></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">6</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">10</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">130</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">13.0</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">15</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">1</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">0</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">5</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">137.5</font></td></tr></table> </td></tr></table> </td></tr></table> <p>Collins was especially effective in the second quarter, when Tennessee scored 10 points.</p> <table align="center" border="0"><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> <table bgcolor="#c0c0c0" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="500"><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> <table border="0" cellspacing="1" width="100%"><tr><td bgcolor="#196120" colspan="10" rowspan="1"><font color="#ffffff" face="Verdana" size="1"><strong>Kerry Collins Passing by Quarter</strong> </font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#d6d6d6" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1"><strong>Â*</strong></font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#d6d6d6" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1"><strong>Comp</strong></font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#d6d6d6" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1"><strong>Att</strong></font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#d6d6d6" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1"><strong>Yds</strong></font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#d6d6d6" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1"><strong>Y/A</strong></font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#d6d6d6" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1"><strong>YAC</strong></font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#d6d6d6" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1"><strong>TD</strong></font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#d6d6d6" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1"><strong>Int</strong></font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#d6d6d6" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1"><strong>1st Down</strong></font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#d6d6d6" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1"><strong>Rating</strong></font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong><font face="Verdana" size="1">1st</font></strong></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">6</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">9 </font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">66 </font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">7.3 </font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">21 </font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">0 </font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">0 </font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">3 </font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">88.2</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong><font face="Verdana" size="1">2nd</font></strong></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">4</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">6</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">53 </font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">8.8 </font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">12 </font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">1 </font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">0 </font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">2 </font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">134.0</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong><font face="Verdana" size="1">3rd</font></strong></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">10 </font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">14 </font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">97 </font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">6.9 </font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">25</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">0 </font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">0 </font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">4 </font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">90.5</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong><font face="Verdana" size="1">4th*</font></strong></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">0</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">0</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">0</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">-</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">0 </font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">0 </font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">0</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">0</font></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><font face="Verdana" size="1">- </font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#ffff26" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong><font face="Verdana" size="1">Total</font></strong></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffff26" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong><font face="Verdana" size="1">20 </font></strong></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffff26" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong><font face="Verdana" size="1">29 </font></strong></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffff26" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong><font face="Verdana" size="1">216 </font></strong></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffff26" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong><font face="Verdana" size="1">7.4 </font></strong></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffff26" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong><font face="Verdana" size="1">58 </font></strong></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffff26" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong><font face="Verdana" size="1">1 </font></strong></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffff26" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong><font face="Verdana" size="1">0 </font></strong></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffff26" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong><font face="Verdana" size="1">9 </font></strong></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffff26" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><strong><font face="Verdana" size="1">102.1 </font></strong></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="10" rowspan="1"><em><font face="Verdana" size="1">* Titans ran 12 plays in the 4th quarter, all rushes</font></em></td></tr></table> </td></tr></table> </td></tr></table> <p>One side note on the run game. Chris Johnson and LenDale White accounted for all 31 of the Titans' carries, gaining 117 yards. They fared best running left, where the average was 4.9 yards a carry.</p>

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