 These Titans don't need to be different than what they've shown their capability. Look how we won last week, we were just us. We were just us playing for it. We worked hard all week, worked hard all year. I know we could play off. I know it's a big game. I know it's more cameras. But be yourself, man. That's how we won last week, just doing all this. They don't have to be superhuman. Trust me, it will take grit. Hit, fumbles, Casey got it out. Simmons is at the bottom of the pile fighting. Titan ball! Punishing physicality. Relentless intensity and execution on every single snap. Mike Vrabel's Titans welcome challenge. Titans in the radius, winner to the AMC Championship. Here we go. Another week of the Mike Vrabel show. Sitting in for the head coach, John Robinson, because the Tennessee Titans are on their way to the AFC championship game. The head coach is preparing, so we're talking football with the GM. And certainly we start off talking about a big win over the Baltimore Ravens, 28 to 12 this past weekend. Lots of memories for Titans fans from this victory, including a lot of Titans fans who made their way to the Charmed City to see their team take the W. Titan man here, we have invaded Baltimore and we're taking over the 10 roof. Come on out! On Friday night in Saturday, hundreds of Titans fans gathered at the Baltimore 10 roof location. Titans Radio's flagship station, 104-5-the-Zone broadcast live, and got the fans ready to go. There was even a visit from John Robinson, which thrilled Titans fans. Many of the people actually drove to Baltimore from all over Tennessee, but also from Mississippi, from Alabama, from Florida, and all places in between. When the game was over and the Titans were victorious, the legion of two-tone blue road warriors bask in the glory of shocking the football world within the walls of the NFL's Purple Palace. The Titans rewarded their traveling fans with one of the great wins in franchise history for a second week in a row. Back in Nashville, Titans fans gathered to support the team in a big way as well. At the George Jones. At the Nashville Underground. At 6th and Peabody. Wow. The energy. The passion. Saturday night was magical for Titans fans in the Charm City, in the Music City, and many other places all over the country and even around the world. Exciting to see all those Titans fans so excited. John Robinson, you were a Tennessean. You stated four years ago that you understood what moments like that meant to Titans fans. As you see it, as you feel it, what jumps out to you about them? Just excited and proud and extremely appreciative of their support. Staying with us, going on the road with us, traveling to a pretty hostile environment for two weeks in a row up to Gillette and then over to Baltimore. And just super stoked that they're with us and we were able to come away with the win. It's not talk. Fans mean something to a football team. Explain what those fans mean to Mike Vrable, the staff, the team, and to everybody on the football side of the Titans. Yeah. I mean, it's awesome. After the game when, you know, we kind of had it in grasp there when Derek was able to take a victory lap, if you will. All the Titans fans came down in the lower bowl. Once the Ravens fans got out of dodge, just so cool and probably the coolest moment was when we came back and we were pulling back in here to St. Thomas Sports Park at three in the morning. There was about 80 to 100 people out there waving flags and yelling. They got goosebumps again and it's just so, so awesome. A lot of the people that we met in Baltimore and a lot of the people that you saw here are Titans season ticket members. They congregate in different ways and enjoy the experience even more. So, this gives us a chance to mention you can become a Titans season ticket member. People standing by right now as we speak on a Tuesday evening, 615-565-4200 to join the parade of two-tone blue Titans fans who are enjoying this great run to the AFC Championship game. When we come back, we take a look at the six biggest plays from the win over the Ravens. Mike Vrable's show. John Robinson sitting in for Mike Vrable tonight. We'll still call it Vrable's six pack. The six biggest plays from the Titans victory over the Ravens. And it started with defense. The Ravens were on the move. They looked like the number one offense in the NFL and the Titans make a play. Yeah, great play here by a lot of people on this play. It starts up front with Jeffrey Simmons. He's getting double team, guys get some pressure on Lamar, forcing to throw it just high enough. It kind of tips off the Titans hands there. Great job by KB reacting to it. Coming down with a huge play for us to flip the momentum. And look at that sideline. That tells you all you need to know about what a spark it was to the Titans. You intercept the presumptive MVP, run it back 33 yards, get a 15-yard penalty, and then we go to play number two at the end of the next drive. The Titans eight plays 35 yards at this touchdown. Yeah, great play call here. Kind of a scheme play there in man coverage. We've got a bunch set over there. It's a really good release by Corey to kind of delay Karr from being able to jump right on Jonu and cover him. A great protection by the line. They kind of mush rush us in there. We do a good job of kind of building a wall. Great throw by Taney Hill and an unbelievable catch by Jonu and on it, tip it back to himself and stay in. Rule to catch, rule to touchdown. Titans go up 7-0. Ravens come back down the field. They get to their own 45. They have fourth in one. They choose to go. And they've done that a lot this year. They don't make it. Next play, Titans go deep. Yeah, shot play after a huge stop by our defense. One play. It's a really, really great play action pass. To stem Humphrey around there. Kind of spin him around. Great throw by Taney Hill. Line did a good job giving him time and an unbelievable concentration catch by Khalif, eerily similar to the one he made in Indy. So a huge play force to put us up 14 points. Great throw by Taney Hill. Outstanding. 14-0 at that point. The game's 14-6 at halftime. It's still 14-6 as we go to the third. Titans get a stop. And then it's third and goal at the one. Yeah, just when you think he's going to run it, he throws it. We put Marcus in there. He motions out. He's actually uncovered as well. But it's a great action by Derrick. Really good job by Corey because he's usually kind of going in there to dig out a linebacker. He slips up. Great jump and great throw and a super catch by Corey. 21-6 at this point. And then after a turnover, the Titans come back with another big third quarter play. Taney Hill to Paydirt. Yeah, an option play. We kind of thought that they were going to blitz us there and they did. They sent pressure. It's a really good job by Conklin on the right side, sealing it off there. Great job by Nate Davis to get around there and kind of kick forward out of there to give Ryan a lane to run through. Derrick pulls the support safety out with him being the pitch guy. Just a well-executed play and another chance to get a touchdown there in the red zone. Was he going to run all the way? Well, I mean, he's got an option to pitch it there. But, you know, Thomas does a pretty good job of taking Derrick out of it and Ryan sees it and he sees a hole in the crease and he puts his head down and digs his way in there. Didn't realize until that angle what a great job Nate Davis did. You said it, but outstanding play by the rookie right guard. Then the defense seals the deal. In the next six, the Ravens would eventually cut it to 28-12, but another great defensive play, Kenny Vaccaro. Yeah, that's a single receiver over here to Lamar's left and Kenny does a great job. We're in zone coverage, but he basically runs out there and undercuts one. Lamar doesn't see him. It's too late. He's let the ball go and Kenny with an outstanding reactionary pick and another huge turnover for us. So key in these games with just a great play for our defense. Three turnovers for Lamar Jackson in the ballgame. Titans win it 28-12 when we come back. The Bridgestone clutch performance play of the game with 98 and 99 combining. Stay with us. Bridgestone clutch performance play of the game. Titans lead 21-6. They need a big defensive play to basically salt it away and here comes Jarell Casey. Yeah, it's a great rush by Jarell. He starts outside on Stanley comes inside and forces Lamar to kind of slide out. I think he thinks he's going to get away from him, but it's an outstanding job by Casey to stay on his feet and kind of U-turn if you will and come back nice strip sack and then big Jeff is there to pounce on it. You can see Stanley tries to get it, but Simmons grabs it got it tighter than a ham at Christmas and just a really really, really, really huge play and there's another turnover got the ball back down in the red zone. And let's face it, on those fumbles you either win or you don't and Simmons wins. He did and it's I mean that ball is loose in there and those guys if you've never been in the bottom of a pile like that you're fighting and doing everything you can to get the ball and you weren't getting away from big Jeff. Titans go on to score another touchdown and that's the momentum that the Titans need to get home with the victory in Baltimore and that's our Bridgestone clutch performance play now time for our Delta Dental guess the Titan. John Robinson two of three on the year. Let's see if he can go to three out of four John Robinson can you guess this Titan from his picture as a young person. Here we go you know what I think I'm gonna double down. Last week I went Calif Raymond I'm gonna go I was wrong. Calif Raymond last week I'm gonna go Calif again he's gonna go Calif Raymond show us Calif Raymond there it is. Get him up three out of four. Not bad not bad outstanding and what about Calif Raymond he is becoming a favorite of Titans fans all over the place. Yeah though I mean that's the one thing you know our scouting department our pro scouts did a great job he's got it he kind of bounced around he had been on practice squads he played at Holy Cross one thing he had was speed you know he needed to refine some of his route technique and his detail and prove as a punt returner he did that on our practice squad and he earned the opportunity to come up to the 53 man roster and then earned a spot on the 46 man's roster and he's just done a great job and I'm so proud of him. When we come back Amy Wells is back and she's got our Geico gladiator of the game let's talk defense with Rashawn Evans Titans Amy and Rashawn next welcome back to the Mike Brable show I'm Amy Wells joined by our Geico gladiator of the game Rashawn Evans Rashawn you're getting ready to play in the AFC championship game have you let yourself think about the gravity of what that game means or can you not even go there? You really don't have a lot of time to be honest with you so many different things that you know that are going on all at once you know you got media you got you know football having to learn different schemes and all these other things so you really don't have a lot of time but you know that's a fun part about it you get a chance another opportunity to be able to play on the big stage and you know it's exciting we've seen this Titans defense in the last two games have goal line stands and fourth down stands and interceptions big sacks force fumbles we've seen it all what is it about the way that this Titans defense is built that has made you so perfect for these situations I would say it falls a lot on the chemistry really you got a group of guys that are willing to you know play and you know really put the you know everything on the line to be able to win a game just the fact that you know when we getting in that locker room you know guys we truly act as if we've been knowing each other for years and you know I feel like that carries on to the field being able to play these big games and stuff like that we it's no longer us you know just verbally communicate you almost feel you know with a guy you know it's trying to communicate with you or when he's when a big player is about to have you kind of can feel it so you know within the defense they say that the playoffs are a whole different brand of football what have you noticed in the two playoff games that you've been a part of I would say it's been very physical I feel like the physicality is at its peak at this point you know everybody has to truly be on all cylinders which comes with a lot of lot of pressure and you know that but that's the reason why you play this great game you get into situations like this that bring out you know the the greater part of you the last two teams that you guys were able to overcome and were able to beat in the playoffs were high scoring offenses what has been the recipe to really containing those teams just really staying true to your game not allowing quarterbacks to change the dynamics of how you play everything that you've done at this point to get you to this point you know you want to continue to keep doing that and you want to try to at least stay you know to your routine and all the things that you do as much as possible as the Titans continue throughout this tournament the Titans fan base continues to grow and get louder and louder do you guys see all of the excitement that this team is generating right now oh no doubt you know even when we come back from our games we'll fly in drive to the facility we see fans staying three o'clock four o'clock in the morning they'll cheer with the same energy as if the game was still going I feel like that makes us feel really good knowing that we got fans that are truly there for us going on these these road games is in these lifestyle environments you know you're going to environments where there's 100,000 plus people that are wanting you to lose so just being able to have that to be able to come back to is amazing feeling everyone has a favorite Steve McNair moment but mine was in Houston on December 21st 2003 Steve had a cracked bone spur in his left ankle and he was in a lot of pain but he was trying to help the Titans get into the playoffs so he played the Texans were only in their second year of existence and they had not won a big game yet but they were about to win one as the Titans had completely blown a game that they had controlled and trailed 24 to 20 at that moment NRG stadium was so loud that I could barely hear my broadcast partner Pat Ryan even through our headphones and our radio booth was shaking from the noise but McNair was undaunted taking the Titans down the field mostly completing passes to Drew Bennett at the end it came down to one play touchdown it's time for the Titans keys to success general manager John Robinson sitting in for Mike Vrable and he knows what the team has to do if they're going to win the AFC championship this weekend in Kansas City let's take a look at these keys beginning with Kansas City offense and you just can't give up the big plays John yeah they've got so many explosive players on that side of the ball starting with the quarterback the tight end Kelsey's outstanding you've got Hill who's outstanding the bag Damon Williams is a good player the line's good Sammy Watkins is an explosive player you've got to make them go the long way you've got to make them earn every single inch can't give up chunk plays one thing you've done well the last two weeks is a lot of pass you've just tackled it and you just live to fight another down and that's been a key against New England and against Baltimore tougher this week because of their speed yeah that's I mean that's what it is those you know 10-yard catches can turn into 30-yard gains and become an explosive play if you don't get them on the ground we've got a rally we've got a swarm and we're going to do a really really good job of tackling all right let's stay with the defense right now and let's talk about red zone defense the Titans have done well in the playoffs got to keep doing it yeah I mean we did a great job of it against Baltimore I think they were one for four down in the red zone we've got to make them try to kick field goals they can gain yards throughout the course of the field but when it gets down there to that touchdown area we've got to come up with stops and make them try to field go team out there what's the key to good red zone defense for the Tennessee Titans well it's it's stopping the run doing a good job of tackling rushing and covering you got to put pressure on this on this quarterback and we've got to stay on our guys or disguise his own coverage ever how we're playing it but we've got to be really really sound in the red zone now this is one that coach Vrable has given us throughout the year and you have to and we've got teased a little bit about it but I think Titans fans are beginning to understand the significance of scoring touchdowns this team has done it better than any team in the NFL and it has been the key to offensive success finishing drives in the end zone not kicking field goals sure I mean when you've got a team like Kansas City who scores points you know hopefully we get those stops that we talked about but we've got it we've got to match score for score with those guys we can't kick I mean we want to make our field goals when we have to kick them but we've got to get those four extra points because it just becomes so so critical you know as you inch closer to that fourth quarter and it was huge in the game in Baltimore because you're up 14 to nothing instead of 6 to nothing it totally changed the dynamic of the night yeah it changes the play callers call sheet on the other side he realizes he's got to start calling plays to try to score more quickly because you start to run out of possessions and you realize if you don't score if you've only got say seven possessions left and you're down three touchdowns you've got to score on at least three of those to try to try to get a tie and it's just so paramount to score touchdowns down there to for a lot of reasons what's the challenge at playing in Arrowhead stadium well it's loud I mean they're they're they do a great job you know with their home stadium making it loud you know you saw what they were able to do against the Texans they were down and they rallied it took one score and the electricity came right back into that stadium so we've got to do a good job of playing defense not allowing them to score and getting up on them and keeping our foot on the gas bottom line just keep doing what you're doing to have more points than they do at the end of the game Mike I love it I love it remind you kickoff for Sunday's game is 205 that's a 205 kickoff from Arrowhead Titans radio on the air on 104.5 the zone noon is when we will start Titans countdown it's going to be a great weekend for John Robinson sitting in for Mike Vrabel I'm Mike Keith thanks for joining us and we'll see you next time