Left Tackle a Position of Tradition for Titans | Fireball Flashbacks

For over 20 years, the Titans have enjoyed success at left tackle with Pro Bowlers Brad Hopkins (1993-2005), Michael Roos (2005-14) and Taylor Lewan (2014-present).

This week's 'Fireball Flashback' features former Titans QB Neil O'Donnell, who always delivered, winning several games as Steve McNair's backup from 1999-02, before returning for an encore performance in Tennessee's regular season finale in 2003, a 33-13 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Steve McNair rushed for for 49 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and Eddie George carried 31 times for 101 yards, as the Titans amassed 238 yards on the ground. But it was safety Rich Coady who sealed the game by intercepting Tom Brady and returning it 24 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter of Tennessee's 24-7 victory over the defending Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots on Monday Night Football.

This week's Fireball Flashback looks back at former Titans running back Chris Johnson's remarkable 2,000-yard rushing season in 2009.

Three players in the 60-year history of the Titans-Oilers franchise have been ranked among the Top 10 high school rushers of All-Time. The #1 prep rusher in the United States is Derrick Henry, who became the nation's all-time leading rusher at Yulee High School in 2012, breaking a nearly 60-year record with over 12,000 rushing yards in his high school career.

Former Titans running back Skip Hicks, who came to Tennessee in 2001 while Eddie George battled a toe injury, carried 17 times for 142 yards and a touchdown in a 26-20 upset victory over Brett Favre and the playoff-bound Green Bay Packers in Nashville.

Vince Young tossed a 10-yard touchdown pass to rookie receiver Kenny Britt as time expired on fourth down, capping a miraculous 99-yard drive that used all 2:37 on the clock to up-end the defending NFC Champion Arizona Cardinals 20-17 at LP Field.

Travis Henry rushed for 143 yards, including a 70-yard TD, Pacman Jones returned a punt for a score, and Tennessee's defense had three takeaways and a touchdown in a 31-13 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles, the team's first of six consecutive wins on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2006 at Lincoln Financial Field.

With the clock expiring in the first half, former Titans cornerback Samari Rolle returns an interception 81 yards for a touchdown, then later picks off childhood idol Deion Sanders in a 27-21 victory over the Washington Redskins on Monday Night Football.

In this week's edition of "Fireball Flashbacks," we look back at the outstanding nine-year NFL career of former Titans kicker Rob Bironas.

Former Titans wide receiver Kenny Britt becomes the first Titan to top 200 receiving yards in a game, hauling in seven passes for 225 yards and three touchdowns, as Tennessee scores a team-record 27 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to beat the Philadelphia Eagles 37-19 on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010 in Nashville.

Trailing by nine points with less than five minutes remaining, Steve McNair and Eddie George led a Titans comeback, connecting on a 17-yard TD pass with 4:30 remaining, then setting up Al Del Greco for a game-winning 33-yard field goal with eight seconds to go, giving the Titans a 36-35 victory in the inaugural game at Adelphia Coliseum.

Former Titans RB Eddie George carried 34 times for 176 yards and three touchdowns, leading Tennessee to a 24-0 victory in snowy Cleveland.

Franchise legend Steve McNair completes a game-winning, 23-yard touchdown pass to Drew Bennett on fourth down, as the Titans escape Houston with a last-minute 27-24 victory to clinch a playoff berth on Dec. 21, 2003.

Eddie George and Steve McNair dominated in victories over the New York Giants and Jacksonville Jaguars in October of 2000. Look back at these memorable games in today's edition of 'Fireball Flashbacks.'

The Titans rushed for a then-franchise record 282 yards, edging the Jaguars 13-10 on opening day of 2007 in Jacksonville. Look back at this memorable game in today's edition of 'Fireball Flashbacks.'