Divisional Round: Baltimore Ravens at Tennessee Titans (Adelphia Coliseum), with a Conference Championship spot at stake. Kickoff: Sun January 7, 2001 at 12:35pm. Winner advances to the Conference Championship. The losing team's season is over.[1][2]
The divisional round is where the bracket is supposed to take its real shape. Baltimore Ravens traveling to Tennessee Titans at Adelphia Coliseum, with the league watching to see whether the better team or the better matchup wins. Bye-week home favorites carry the weight of expectation; the visiting wild-card winner walks in with no one expecting them and nothing to lose.
The bracket has narrowed to the teams that survived the regular season. Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans are two of them; the rest of the league is in scouting mode for the offseason. What happens in Adelphia Coliseum shifts the rest of the tree: a road favorite winning rearranges seeding expectations; a home upset shows the bracket math underweights heart.
Baltimore Ravens versus Tennessee Titans in the Divisional Round. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Baltimore Ravens-Tennessee Titans cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Titans | 13-3 | W4 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 12-4 | W7 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 9-7 | W2 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 7-9 | L2 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 4-12 | L1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 3-13 | L5 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 11-5 | W1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 10-6 | W3 |
| New York Jets | 9-7 | L3 |
| Buffalo Bills | 8-8 | W1 |
| New England Patriots | 5-11 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | 12-4 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 11-5 | W1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7-9 | L1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 6-10 | L1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 1-15 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | 10-6 | L1 |
| St. Louis Rams | 10-6 | W1 |
| Carolina Panthers | 7-9 | L1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 6-10 | L1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 4-12 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 11-5 | L3 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 10-6 | L1 |
| Detroit Lions | 9-7 | L1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 9-7 | W4 |
| Chicago Bears | 5-11 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 12-4 | W5 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 11-5 | W2 |
| Washington Redskins | 8-8 | W1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 5-11 | L2 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 3-13 | -- |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Ravens | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 07102424 |
| Tennessee Titans | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 77101010 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Titans | Eddie George 2 yard rush ( Al Del Greco kick) | 0-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ravens | Jamal Lewis 1 yard rush ( Matt Stover kick) | 7-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Titans | Al Del Greco 21 yard field goal | 7-10 |
| Ravens | Matt Stover 38 yard field goal | 10-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ravens | Anthony Mitchell 90 yard blocked field goal return ( Matt Stover kick) | 17-10 |
| Ravens | Ray Lewis 50 yard interception return ( Matt Stover kick) | 24-10 |
Baltimore Ravens defeated Tennessee Titans 24-10 at Adelphia Coliseum in the Divisional Round. The final scoring play was Ravens: Ray Lewis 50 yard interception return ( Matt Stover kick). Top line of the day: Steve McNair: 176 pass yards on 24-of-46, 0 TD, 1 INT. Baltimore Ravens move on to the conference final.[1][2]
Baltimore Ravens walked out of Adelphia Coliseum as the team that survived a Divisional Round Tennessee Titans will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 24-10. The final scoring play came from Ravens: Ray Lewis 50 yard interception return ( Matt Stover kick). Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. Baltimore Ravens move on to a conference championship.
Baltimore Ravens 24, Tennessee Titans 10. Round: Divisional Round. Attendance: 68527. Q1: 1 scoring play. Q2: 1 scoring play. Q3: 2 scoring plays. Q4: 2 scoring plays. Top performers:
- Steve McNair: 176 pass yards on 24-of-46, 0 TD, 1 INT
- Eddie George: 91 rush yards on 27 carries
- Derrick Mason: 7 catches for 88 yards
Divisional Round, played at Adelphia Coliseum. Final: Baltimore Ravens 24, Tennessee Titans 10, with Baltimore Ravens taking the result by 14. **First quarter**
- Titans: Eddie George 2 yard rush ( Al Del Greco kick)
Second quarter
- Ravens: Jamal Lewis 1 yard rush ( Matt Stover kick)
Third quarter
- Titans: Al Del Greco 21 yard field goal
- Ravens: Matt Stover 38 yard field goal
Fourth quarter
- Ravens: Anthony Mitchell 90 yard blocked field goal return ( Matt Stover kick)
- Ravens: Ray Lewis 50 yard interception return ( Matt Stover kick)
Top performers
- Steve McNair: 176 pass yards on 24-of-46, 0 TD, 1 INT
- Eddie George: 91 rush yards on 27 carries
- Derrick Mason: 7 catches for 88 yards
| Ravens | Titans | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 6 | 23 |
| Total Yards | 134 | 317 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 5/17 | 25/47 |
| Pass yards | 117 | 195 |
| Pass TD | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | 0 | 1 |
| Sacks taken | 3 | 1 |
| Sack yards lost | 32 | 4 |
| Net pass yards | 85 | 191 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 23 | 33 |
| Rush yards | 49 | 126 |
| Rush TD | 1 | 1 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties | 7 | 6 |
| Penalty yards | 50 | 55 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | |||||
| Trent Dilfer | 5/16 | 117 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Banks | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TEN | |||||
| Steve McNair | 24/46 | 176 | 0 | 1 | |
| Neil O'Donnell | 1/1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | ||||
| Jamal Lewis | 17 | 47 | 1 | 14 |
| Trent Dilfer | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Jermaine Lewis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Gash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TEN | ||||
| Eddie George | 27 | 91 | 1 | 15 |
| Steve McNair | 5 | 31 | 0 | 11 |
| Rodney Thomas | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | ||||
| Shannon Sharpe | 1 | 56 | 0 | 56 |
| Qadry Ismail | 3 | 53 | 0 | 33 |
| Brandon Stokley | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| TEN | ||||
| Derrick Mason | 7 | 88 | 0 | 19 |
| Eddie George | 8 | 52 | 0 | 10 |
| Frank Wycheck | 5 | 31 | 0 | 13 |
| Yancey Thigpen | 3 | 25 | 0 | 11 |
| Erron Kinney | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Steve McNair | 1 | -10 | 0 | -10 |
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