Wild Card Round: Tennessee Titans at Baltimore Ravens (M&T; Bank Stadium), the bracket opens here. Kickoff: Sat January 3, 2004 at 4:37pm. Winner advances to the divisional round. Loser starts the offseason early.[1][2]
Wild card weekend is the most chaotic football the calendar produces. Tennessee Titans at Baltimore Ravens at M&T; Bank Stadium is the kind of game that decides whether a season was a long buildup or a quick exit. These are the games where the second-tier playoff teams have to prove they belong. Most don't. The few who do define the rest of January.
The bracket has narrowed to the teams that survived the regular season. Tennessee Titans and Baltimore Ravens are two of them; the rest of the league is in scouting mode for the offseason. What happens in M&T; Bank Stadium shifts the rest of the tree: a road favorite winning rearranges seeding expectations; a home upset shows the bracket math underweights heart.
Tennessee Titans versus Baltimore Ravens in the Wild Card 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 Tennessee Titans-Baltimore Ravens 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 |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 14-2 | W12 |
| Miami Dolphins | 10-6 | W2 |
| Buffalo Bills | 6-10 | L3 |
| New York Jets | 6-10 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Ravens | 10-6 | W2 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 8-8 | L2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6-10 | L1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 5-11 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 12-4 | W1 |
| Tennessee Titans | 12-4 | W3 |
| Houston Texans | 5-11 | L4 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 5-11 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 13-3 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 10-6 | L1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 4-12 | L2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 4-12 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | 12-4 | L1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 10-6 | W2 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7-9 | L1 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 4-12 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 12-4 | W1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 10-6 | L1 |
| Washington Redskins | 5-11 | L3 |
| New York Giants | 4-12 | L8 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 10-6 | W4 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 9-7 | L1 |
| Chicago Bears | 7-9 | L1 |
| Detroit Lions | 5-11 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | 11-5 | W3 |
| New Orleans Saints | 8-8 | W1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7-9 | L2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 5-11 | W2 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Titans | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 77142020 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 710101717 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Titans | Chris Brown 6 yard rush ( Gary Anderson kick) | 7-0 |
| Ravens | Will Demps 56 yard interception return ( Matt Stover kick) | 7-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ravens | Matt Stover 43 yard field goal | 7-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Titans | Justin McCareins 49 yard pass from Steve McNair ( Gary Anderson kick) | 14-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Titans | Gary Anderson 45 yard field goal | 17-10 |
| Ravens | Todd Heap 35 yard pass from Anthony Wright ( Matt Stover kick) | 17-17 |
| Titans | Gary Anderson 46 yard field goal | 20-17 |
Tennessee Titans defeated Baltimore Ravens 20-17 at M&T; Bank Stadium in the Wild Card Round. The final scoring play was Titans: Gary Anderson 46 yard field goal. The result came down to the final possession; Tennessee Titans won by 3. Top line of the day: Anthony Wright: 214 pass yards on 20-of-37, 1 TD, 2 INT. Tennessee Titans advance to the divisional round.[1][2]
Tennessee Titans walked out of M&T; Bank Stadium as the team that survived a Wild Card Round Baltimore Ravens will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 20-17. The game stayed within 3 points throughout, the kind of contest where every drive felt like a referendum and every defensive stop carried twice its usual weight. The final scoring play came from Titans: Gary Anderson 46 yard field goal. Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. Tennessee Titans advance to the divisional round.
Tennessee Titans 20, Baltimore Ravens 17. Round: Wild Card Round. Attendance: 69452. Q1: 2 scoring plays. Q2: 1 scoring play. Q3: 1 scoring play. Q4: 3 scoring plays. Top performers:
- Anthony Wright: 214 pass yards on 20-of-37, 1 TD, 2 INT
- Eddie George: 88 rush yards on 25 carries
- Travis Taylor: 7 catches for 82 yards
Wild Card Round, played at M&T; Bank Stadium. Final: Tennessee Titans 20, Baltimore Ravens 17, with Tennessee Titans taking the result by 3. **First quarter**
- Titans: Chris Brown 6 yard rush ( Gary Anderson kick)
- Ravens: Will Demps 56 yard interception return ( Matt Stover kick)
Second quarter
- Ravens: Matt Stover 43 yard field goal
Third quarter
- Titans: Justin McCareins 49 yard pass from Steve McNair ( Gary Anderson kick)
Fourth quarter
- Titans: Gary Anderson 45 yard field goal
- Ravens: Todd Heap 35 yard pass from Anthony Wright ( Matt Stover kick)
- Titans: Gary Anderson 46 yard field goal
Top performers
- Anthony Wright: 214 pass yards on 20-of-37, 1 TD, 2 INT
- Eddie George: 88 rush yards on 25 carries
- Travis Taylor: 7 catches for 82 yards
A 3-point margin in Wild Card Round is the kind of result that defines reputations on both sidelines.
| Titans | Ravens | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 16 | 12 |
| Total Yards | 324 | 255 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 14/23 | 20/37 |
| Pass yards | 159 | 214 |
| Pass TD | 1 | 1 |
| Interceptions | 3 | 2 |
| Sacks taken | 0 | 2 |
| Sack yards lost | 0 | 13 |
| Net pass yards | 159 | 201 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 40 | 16 |
| Rush yards | 165 | 54 |
| Rush TD | 1 | 0 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties | 6 | 8 |
| Penalty yards | 55 | 70 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEN | |||||
| Steve McNair | 14/23 | 159 | 1 | 3 | |
| BAL | |||||
| Anthony Wright | 20/37 | 214 | 1 | 2 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEN | ||||
| Eddie George | 25 | 88 | 0 | 13 |
| Chris Brown | 11 | 61 | 1 | 16 |
| Steve McNair | 4 | 16 | 0 | 9 |
| BAL | ||||
| Jamal Lewis | 14 | 35 | 0 | 8 |
| Anthony Wright | 2 | 19 | 0 | 11 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEN | ||||
| Justin McCareins | 2 | 62 | 1 | 49 |
| Derrick Mason | 3 | 28 | 0 | 13 |
| Frank Wycheck | 2 | 17 | 0 | 14 |
| Drew Bennett | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Tyrone Calico | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Erron Kinney | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
| Eddie George | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| Chris Brown | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| BAL | ||||
| Travis Taylor | 7 | 82 | 0 | 30 |
| Todd Heap | 6 | 80 | 1 | 35 |
| Chester Taylor | 2 | 19 | 0 | 16 |
| Terry Jones | 2 | 16 | 0 | 9 |
| Marcus Robinson | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Jamal Lewis | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
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