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Something on everybody on the Titans from the win over the Panthers

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Take two on the impossible assignment I gave myself.

Here is my best try at a note on everyone on the roster out of the Titans 34-27 preseason Week 2 win over the Panthers. I'll circle back with help from snap counts and any further information that comes to light Sunday.

2 WR Mekale McKay – Did not play (hamstring).

4 K Ryan Succop – Hit field goals of 34 and 50 yards while missing another 34-yarder wide right. Hit one extra point off the left upright and through. Hit two touchbacks on five kickoffs.

5 QB Tyler Ferguson – Took a knee on the final two snaps of the game to run out the clock and seal the win.

6 P Brett Kern – Put three of his four punts inside the 20-yard line, and finished with a 46.5-yard net average.

8 QB Marcus Mariota – Hit on six of eight passes for 61 yards and a TD, with a 135.9 passer rating. On the second play from scrimmage he kept the ball on a read-option play and slid for a 9-yard gain. Was crisp.

10 WR Tre McBride – Played from the start and made a 21-yard catch falling backward on the left on a play that started with three players in a line directly behind Mariota but featured an empty backfield at the snap. Had a lot of room for a 27-yard TD catch late in the second quarter and didn’t corral it. The dive may have not been necessary as running hard though it might have worked. He stumbled a bit but it still went right through his hands. A catch there would have really capped a four-catch, 73-yard afternoon. Missed CB Teddy Williams who hit Fluellen for a loss in the third quarter. (Tied for team-high 45 offensive snaps.)

11 QB Alex Tanney – Played third at QB, connecting on seven of 12 passes for 85 yards and taking only one sack a week after he was taken down seven times.

12 WR Giovanni Pascascio – Did not play.

13 WR Taywan Taylor – Caught a nice ball from Mariota on the game’s first play from scrimmage right in the middle of the field for a 20-yard gain shielding the ball from CB Daryl Worley. Benefitted from excellent blocking by the line and Henry on an 18-yard catch in the second quarter.

14 KR-PR-WR Eric Weems – Was lined up tight to the left on Derrick Henry’s 17-yard TD run and got his hands on a few people as he tried to run some interference. Fair caught one punt return chance.

15 WR Darius Jennings – Made a nice, leaping 21-yard catch on pass from Tanney with 3:51 left in the game.

16 QB Matt Cassel – Didn’t face nearly the pressure Tanney did a week before, but looked good in work as the backup. Hit eight of 13 passes for 88 yards without a TD or a pick. Saw major room and scrambled on a third-and-4 for 7 yards, lowering his shoulder for a crash into LB Jeremy Cash that drew huge congratulations from C Ben Jones.

17 WR Jonathan Krause – Targeted just once, on a third-and-17 with 2:23 left in the game. It was incomplete down the middle.

18 WR Rishard Matthews – Did not play. Was not with the team for personal reasons, coach Mike Mularkey said.

20 CB D’Joun Smith – Was second in after Johnson on a sideline play against WR Brenton Bersin that left the receiver hurt on the Titans sideline. Was close in coverage against WR Austin Duke but allowed a 12-yard catch on second-and-10. Also played a little safety late.

21 S Da’Norris Searcy – Made a great tackle on a Damiere Byrd punt return pinning the Panthers deep just before Justin Staples’ interception.

22 RB Derrick Henry – Drew some attention from CB Daryl Worley on a short route that helped get Delanie Walker open in the back left corner for his 4-yard TD catch. Got a lot of work against a tough front. Lateral movement in the backfield is difficult against the Panthers, but Henry went left, was patient, cut up and scored a 17-yard TD in the first quarter. Henry failed to effectively cut Julius Peppers who had a dangerous run at Cassel, but the QB was able to circle and throw the ball away. On a second-quarter fourth-and-goal from the 1, he easily walked in right beside the left tackle/tight end. Finished with a team-high 16 carries for 36 yards, just 2.3 a clip.

23 CB Brice McCain – Shouldered giant WR Kelvin Benjamin out of bounds after 11 yards on a first-and-10 catch. Didn’t have the speed or the angle to beat RB Christian McCaffery to the pylon on a 17-yard TD run.

24 CB Kalan Reed – Another strong showing. Played corner and then safety and broke up two passes. Missed a chance to get to RB Cameron Artis-Payne on his 1-yard TD run in the third quarter.

25 CB-PR Adoree’ Jackson – Had an electric, 63-yard punt return TD undone by penalties. Caught the ball in the middle of the field, quickly made two men miss, found and lane and outraced punter Michael Palardy. But one of the early whiffs, by L.J. McCray, was aided by a block in the back by Logan Ryan. Later, Jackson made back-to-back plays in late in the second quarter, closing on WR Russell Shepard to grab a leg and take him down after a screen, then stopping RB Fozzy Whitaker, though he needed 5 yards and had 7.

26 CB Logan Ryan – Backed off WR Devin Funchess a bit on Carolina’s first snap, then closed when the WR caught it, reached around him and punched the ball out with his left arm. Kevin Byard recovered the fumble. Ryan was flagged for an illegal block above the waist on Adoree’ Jackson’s 63-yard punt return touchdown.

28 RB Khalfani Muhammad – Began work at RB with 3:51 left in the game. Had one, 1-yard carry.

29 RB DeMarco Murray – Did not play. The Titans are still being cautious due to an early-camp hamstring tweak.

30 CB Demontre Hurst – Did not play (groin).

31 FS Kevin Byard – Recovered the fumble by Funchess that Ryan forced on the Panthers’ first play from scrimmage. Made Shepard miss and took it 8 yards to put the Titans at the Carolina 13.

32 RB David Fluellen – Looped around to the right to catch a 3-yard pass on what might have been a first-quarter lateral from Mariota. Read great blocking and made S Colin Jones miss en route to a great 53-yard run, but it could have been bigger if he could have outraced CB Williams longer. Was the final kick returner of the game, ahead of Khalfani Muhammad, one of his competitors for the third RB spot. Fluellen was also flagged for a fourth-quarter hold that resulted in a third-and-17. Ran in from 3 yards out for the winning score with 2:00 left. Wound up with 10 carries for 76 yards.

33 CB Tye Smith --- Did not play (hip).

35 DB Curtis Riley – Did not play (hamstring)

36 CB LeShaun Sims – After Ryan and LB Wesley Woodyard, Sims was right there surrounding Funchess as he fumbled after a catch on the Panthers’ first offensive snap. Was in coverage on the Panthers’ first notable offensive gain – a 20-yard pass from Anderson to WR Benjamin up the left side.

37 SS Johnathan Cyprien – Lined up in the first defensive play very close to the line, then bailed out at the snap while the turnover unfolded on the other side of the field.

38d CB Manny Abad – Played as a nickelback in the second half. Called for a 23-yard pass interference penalty on WR Shepard on a 24-yard pass into the end zone from QB Joe Webb that set the Panthers up on the 1. Abad didn’t turn his head to find the ball. Was in coverage on Carolina’s last chance, a pass from Gilbert over the head of Mose Frazier.

38o RB Akeem Judd – After a big first game, turned four carries into just 2 yards. Went low and whiffed on a blitz pickup against LB Cash, who sacked Tanney. Went to the locker room with an injury, perhaps to his left hand per Jonathan Hutton of Titans Radio.

39 CB Jeremy Boykins – Penalized for a defensive holding against WR Austin Duke up the deep left side. It turned a third-and-4 into a first-and-10 from the Titans’ 20. Missed a tackle chance on a 22-yard catch-and-run by WR Brenton Bersin. Not all bad. He led the team with five solo tackles and had a pass breakup.

40 RB Brandon Ratcliff – The stat pack says he played. I could not find him. (Update: He played one special teams snap.)

41 S Brynden Trawick – Cut down Shepard after just 9 yards on Carolina’s first kickoff return, setting up the Titans’ D to start work just 10 yards from the goal line. Not bad considering he played only two special teams snaps in the entire game.

42 S Denzel Johnson – Played as a second-string safety with Curtis Riley out and was in position to make the late first-quarter interception if Justin Staples didn’t. Then went and made a block on TE Ed Dickson. Blitzed from the defensive right when Anderson threw left to RB McCaffrey who went 38 yards with it. Saw RB Artis-Payne skip around him during a 22-yard run. Was in on five tackles total. (Tied for team-high 54 defensive snaps.)

44 OLB Josh Carraway – Got into the backfield very quickly on an early third-quarter second-and-6 but let QB Joe Webb run through an attempted arm sack.

45 FB Jalston Fowler – Converted a third-and-1 and a fourth-and-1 in the first half as the up-back. Knocked CB Williams back at the left end of the line to allow Henry to waltz in on fourth-and-goal from the 1 for his second TD. Got hurt on a third-quarter kickoff return when Fluellen’s knee caught him on the thigh.

46 FB Joe Bacci – Played after Fowler got hurt. Made a special teams tackle of Duke with a good second effort after an initial miss. Was targeted once but didn’t have a catch or a carry.

47 CB Darrius Sims – Did not play.

48 LS Beau Brinkley – Did not play (groin)

49 LS Ryan DiSalvo – Filled in for the injured Beau Brinkley without incident on four punts, three field goal attempts and four PATs.

50 LB Nate Palmer – Did not play (ankle)

52 OLB Aaron Wallace – Had Webb for a sack early in the third quarter but let him escape for an 11-yard first-down run. Delivered a huge sack and strip of Gilbert with 2:00 left in the game that was recovered by DE Jimmy Staten and set the Titans up for the winning score.

53 ILB Darren Bates – Played alongside Staples in the middle of the third quarter. Made two tackles on defense, one after a 12-yard run and one on which he was very quick to arrive at FB Darrell Young. Also made a special teams tackle.

54 ILB Avery Williamson – Hit RB James Stewart for a 1-yard loss on a first-quarter, first-and-10. Played only three snaps.

55 ILB Jayon Brown – Played nickel LB on the Titans’ fourth defensive snap. Leaped and got a hand on Anderson’s pass for Greg Olsen on the Panthers’ third series, knocking the ball in the air for Justin Staples to grab and return for 19 yards. Went over the top on a second-and-goal from the 1 but not to the right spot as Artis-Payne scored.

57 LB Justin Staples – Collected Brown’s tipped pass and took the interception 19 yards to position the Titans’ offense at the Carolina 17-yard line. Made a nice tackle of Stewart on a 2-yard run late in the first quarter. (Tied for team-high 54 defensive snaps.)

58 OLB Erik Walden – Put pressure on QB Derek Anderson on a third-and-11 pass for RB McCaffrey that went for just 1 yard early. Dropped into coverage on the final play of the first quarter, knocking TE Dickson out of bounds after a 5-yard gain.

59 ILB Wesley Woodyard – Was right with Ryan tackling Funchess when Ryan forced the first-quarter fumble.

60 C Ben Jones – Turned DT Kawann Short outside to help create room for Henry’s 4-yard run on fourth-and-2 in the first quarter.

61 C Mark Spelman – Did not play,

62 G-C Corey Levin – Played as the second-team center. Combined with G Josue Matias to turn a couple guys left when Fluellen raced passed them all behind them on his 53-yard run.

64 RG Josh Kline – Pulled and blocked CB Daryl Worley way outside to help spring Henry’s 17-yard TD run. Got good push on his man on a first-quarter third-and-1 when Fowler found the space to convert it. Pulled and blocked LB Thomas Davis to help Henry convert a first-quarter fourth-and-2.

66 G-T Josue Matias – Played as the second-team left guard. Whistled for a false start late in the second quarter that resulted in a first-and-15.

67 LG Quinton Spain – Held off DL Taylor Moten nicely on the left side on the play where Cassel left the pocket and ran for a 7 yards and a first down. After 96 ran between him and Taylor Lewan to make early contact with Henry on a 6-yard loss, he turned back to the line with his palms up

68 G-C Tim Lelito – Played as the second team right guard. Penalized for a hold on a fourth-quarter second-and-9 on a drive that stalled. Got a strong push on DT Eric Crume on Fluellen’s 53-yard run and on Fowler’s fourth-and-one second-quarter conversion. Turned DE Zach Moore to help Fluellen gain 8 yards on a third-and-2.

69o T Tyler Marz – Played as the second-team right tackle. Probably got away with a hold on DE Larry Webster on the second-to-last play of the half when Webster just missed a swat at the ball from Cassel’s hand as he threw an incomplete pass for Harry Douglas.

69d DE Jimmy Staten – Called for an illegal formation on the Panthers’ PAT in the middle of the third quarter that made the score 24-17, Titans. Combined with Reed to stop FB Young for no gain on a fourth-quarter second-and-3 carry. Hit QB Gilbert as he threw an incompletion on a fourth-quarter third-and-9. Recovered Gilbert’s fumble, forced by Wallace, with 2:00 left in the game, positioning the winning TD.

70d NT DeAngelo Brown – Played in the last group of defensive linemen and didn’t record anything in the stats.

70o T Steven Moore – Appeared at least a bit at right tackle in the middle of the third-quarter when Kelly played some tight end.

71 T Dennis Kelly – Played as the second team right tackle. Also saw time at left tackle and tight end. Whistled for holding on a second-and-9 in the third quarter, that became a second-and-15. The Titans punted three plays later. Moved left and walled off LB Jared Norris on Fluellen’s 53-yard run.

73 T Brad Seaton – Did not play.

75 NT Antwaun Woods – Worked hard but neither he nor Sylvester Williams played a lot.

76o T Jonah Pirsig – Did not play.

76d DE Cameron Robbins – Sacked tripping QB Garrett Gilbert for a 1-yard loss to end a fourth-quarter Panthers’ series.

77 LT Taylor Lewan – Got quick push and handled DE Charles Johnson on Henry’s fourth-and-2 run for 4 yards. Pulled and took care of CB Williams as Henry made S Colin Jones miss on a second-quarter 10-yard run. Pushed DE Wes Horton back on Henry’s 1-yard scoring run.

78 RT Jack Conklin – Helped nudge both LB David Mayo and De Charles Johnson on Mariota’s successful option run. Had Efe Obada put hands to his face but still pushed him back on a 4-yard run by Henry in the second quarter.

79 G Jake Simonich – Last week he got a snap on the second-team field goal unit. That’s where he may have played in this one too. (Update: He played three special teams snaps.)

80 WR KeVonn Mabon – Made a 9-yard catch on a third-and-7 late in the fourth quarter on what I think was his first snap. It was washed away by a holding call against Fluellen.

81 TE Jonnu Smith – Early 6-yard catch on second-and-7 was followed by a holding call vs. Julius Peppers on a 4-yard loss by Derrick Henry that Carolina declined. Later flagged for a false start that landed the Titans in a first-and-goal from the Carolina 7 when they could have been at the 2. Nicely slipped S Dezmen Southward on a 12-yard reception. Led the team in targets (seven) and catches (five). (Tied for team-high 45 offensive snaps.)

82 TE Delanie Walker – Threw a nice block on LB Shaq Thompson to aid on Mariota’s option run for 9 yards. Blocked DE Mario Addison out of the play when Henry converted the fourth-and-2. Motioned from the left just inside Tre McBride, then ran right through an attempted chuck from LB Thomas Davis for a 4-yard TD catch.

83 WR Harry Douglas – Caught one of four passes when he was the target, for a 6-yard gain out of a three-WR set on a first-and-10 in the second quarter.

84 WR Corey Davis – Did not play (hamstring).

85 TE Tim Semisch – Appeared on offense in the middle of the fourth quarter.

86 TE Jerome Cunningham – Made a late special teams tackle on kick returner Kaelin Clay.

87 WR Eric Decker – Did not play (ankle).

88 TE Jace Amaro – Had a 10-yard catch and made two special teams tackles.

89 TE Phillip Supernaw – Flagged for holding David Mayo on Jackson’s 63-yard punt return touchdown. That call was declined as a call against Logan Ryan was accepted. Made a good tackle on a first-quarter Whittaker kickoff return after missing his first try, but the play was washed away by an offsides call.

90 DE DaQuan Jones -- Did not start. Sliced into the backfield before McCaffrey even got the handoff, but when to the ground and got pinned there by G Norwell as the speedy RB flew past on an early second-quarter play.

91 OLB Derrick Morgan – Dropped into coverage on the first defensive snap, where the big play unfolded on the other side of the field. On an early third-and-11, he was the lone player in the front with a hand down.

92 DE Mehdi Abdesmad – Was on the field as early as the early second quarter and was credited with one QB hit. Worked hard to get inside from left end on Artis-Payne’s TD, but the run went in right about where Abdesmad was lined up at the snap.

93 OLB Kevin Dodd – Steered wide pretty easily by RT Daryl Williams on a late first-quarter Anderson-to-Benjamin 20-yard pass. Couldn’t get to the sideline to get RB Alex Armah out of bounds on a 20-yard catch and run TD. Chased Gilbert out of bounds after a 1-yard gain on a second-and-2 midway through the fourth quarter. Made two strong moves on an early fourth-quarter rush, but an incomplete pass was out before he could finish.

94 DL Austin Johnson – Started ahead of DaQuan Jones. Was in on one tackle.

95 DL Angelo Blackson – Got turned outside as McCaffrey ran up the middle for a 13-yard run at the start of the second quarter.

96 NT Sylvester Williams – Was his turn to start in his battle with Antwaun Woods. Didn’t have a chance to do a lot in limited time as the defense wasn’t on the field much.

97 DL Karl Klug – Did not play (ankle).

98 OLB Brian Orakpo – The ROLB stood up between RDE Jurrell Casey and NT Sylvester Williams on one early snap, bouncing off an initial block and looping quickly to the right. But the ball was out as he arrived.

99 DL Jurrell Casey – Made a very fast move to beat LG Norwell on the Titans’ first defense snap and was closing fast on Anderson when he threw the pass that was fumbled by Funchess.

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