NFL MATCHUP Today's game
TENNESSEE (9-2) At NEW YORK JETS (4-7)
Time: 9 p.m.
TV/radio: WYTV (33), WEWS (5), WTAE (4); WBBW-AM 1240.
Series record: Titans lead 21-13-1.
Last meeting: Jets beat Titans 24-3 on Nov. 22, 1998, at Tennessee.
Last week: Titans beat Falcons 38-31. Jets beat Jaguars 13-10.
Key matchup: Titans RT Fred Miller vs. Jets LDE Shaun Ellis. Ellis is second in NFL with 111/2 sacks. Last week against Jaguars, he had his team's only sack in comeback win. Miller will be lined up across from Ellis for much of the night. Miller is in his eighth NFL season and has started every game for past five seasons with Rams and Titans. Jets have 29 sacks this year, tied for fourth in league.
Streaks, stats and notes: Titans QB Steve McNair leads NFL with 106.3 passer rating and is third in AFC with 18 TD passing. He's thrown only four INTs. ... Titans DE Jevon Kearse has 91/2 sacks. ... Jets were known as Titans from 1960-63. ... Titans have plus-12 turnover differential. Jets are plus-3. ... Jets WR Santana Moss has nine TDs in last seven games and leads AFC with 10. ... Jets QB Chad Pennington has 23 TDs and no INTs inside opponent's 20.
-- Associated Press
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