Titans Play Good Enough to Lose

The Tennessee Titans did almost everything right for 59 minutes and 40 seconds of playoff football against the Baltimore Ravens It was the other 20 seconds that ended their season. The ran against the legendary Ray Lewis and arguably the NFL's toughest run defense. They held the football for over 34 minutes.  The passed against the incredible ball-hawing Ed Reed and company. They handled every blitz that the Rex Ryan could throw at them giving Kerry Collins ample time to complete timely passes to his receivers and backs. Running back Chris Johnson single handedly shredded the Ravens defensive line making ankle-breaking moves en route to 72 first half rushing yards. But at the end of it all, after dominating time of possession and total offense. After making the Raven's defense look very average, it came down to two plays—two red zone fumbles. One by Lendale White and the other by Algea Crumpler, both the result of jarring hits by the Raven's ... (link)