 A victory today gives the Tennessee Titans their 12th win of the season. That 12th victory means the Titans are the number one seed in the AFC playoffs. Winning 12 games is sweet, but being the AFC's top seed is even sweeter. Hear from General Manager John Robinson on how the Titans are getting ready for the big dance. A surprise guest for this week's Nissan Insider will have you jonesing for more. Plus, as good as Jeffrey Simmons is as a football player, he's even better on the mic. Your Titans have the only first round by in the AFC as the postseason begins. Get your popcorn ready. Titans All Access gets you primed for the playoffs. Welcome to the Bet MGM Studio and the first postseason edition of Titans All Access. I'm Mike Keith and we are so glad to be working deeper into January. Oh my gosh, there's nothing like January football and being a part of it. So sweet. Except not a part of it this weekend. Taking a nap while other people are a part of January football and then we'll catch them in the next week. In the division round, the Titans get a buy after beating Houston 28 to 25. But I think you already know the theme. The star of the 28-25 win in Houston was not an offensive or a defensive player, not a special teams player, the Titans fans. Holy smokes. Titans fans showed up in Houston in such a big way. It felt like a Titans home game over on that sideline. It was crazy. They were loud. They were fired up. They were into it. Mike, it was an incredible atmosphere. And Titans fans, if you bring that kind of energy to Nissan Stadium next weekend, Titans are going to be very hard to beat in the divisional round, either Saturday or Sunday, January 22nd or 23rd. Enjoyed meeting a lot of Titans fans on our flight home actually on Sunday. Absolutely. Our entire flight was full of Titans fans. It looks like a charter plane. It was crazy. Outstanding effort. When Titans All Access continues, it's time for our Nissan Insider. Who is it? It's a surprise. It's a surprise Nissan Insider? The surprise Nissan Insider coming up next. But before that, we go beneath the surface and it's not a surprise. It's the hookups from Houston, Ryan Tannehill to NWI. I don't know how I feel about surprises on this show. You're getting one, whether you like it or not. This is Coach Mack. We're going beneath the surface, powered by Microsoft Surface. First play we're going to look at here is you're going to watch Tannehill make a beautiful deep shot to Nick Westbrook Akina for 29 yards. We get a little yo-yo motion to be able to identify the coverage. You see the mugged linebacker. He's mugged up into the line of scrimmage. He drops. Now we've got a split safety look and you can watch the linebacker try to carry the vertical route of Nick Westbrook Akina. But this throw has to be thrown on a dime because you know it's going to be a huge collision combat catch. Both of these things happen. This is a beautiful play for 29 yards in the first quarter for the Titan. Next play we're looking at is 36 from the Houston 30. This is going to be another deep middle shot. But this time it's going to go to the tight end Anthony Forkser for 46 yards. Both linebackers are mugged up into the line of scrimmage but they drop out. This is a classic Tampa 2 look with a four-man rush. Clean pocket again. What you've got to have for these down the railroad track shots. Excellent read by Tannehill. And then excellent, excellent concentration by Forkser down the middle of the field. The next play we're looking at a double in route. This is a double in route with a crosser concept. Tannehill has got great protection. Dial's in. Julio Jones very, very alert veteran moves. Finds the open spot in the back of this low red zone defense. Touchdown Titans. Julio Jones big day for the Titans. Passing game. First touchdown as a Titan. Titans win. Titans are now the number one seed in the AFC playoff race. Welcome back to Titans All Access. I have shifted to St. Thomas Sports Park. And as I told Amy, a surprise guest, it's Julio Jones. Julio Jones, how are you? I'm doing great. How are you doing? I'm doing fantastic. It's nice to have a week off and just sort of be able to breathe, right? Absolutely. Recover. Just, you know, your mind is not wondering. And just take it all in. It's a good time to relax. The weather's broke here a little bit. You know, we had snow, rain, all kind of crazy things that I'm not accustomed to, you know, coming from Atlanta, things like that. But it was just amazing just to have a break here. What does a bye week mean to a veteran like you in terms of how you handle it from a physical and a mental perspective? For me, like I said, don't let my mind wander. I'm not pressing at all. Just resting up, doing all the things I need to do, getting body work, things like that and just being ready to go when it's time to go. Julio Jones has worked so hard in this season battling back from that hamstring. You have fought and fought and fought to get back. What's been the hardest part? The hardest part is just not being able to be out there with your teammates, with your brothers. You know, they're going to battle and you want to go out there and battle with them. And when you have to stand on the sideline and watch them home, I think that's the most difficult thing for myself to endure. It hurts. It hurts. You know, I love the game of football. I wake up, I live, breathe football. And that's why I really do it, because I love it. You had a super game against Houston on Sunday and I thought one of the most special moments is when you caught the touchdown pass at such a key moment in the ballgame. I could not get over the way your teammates were excited for you, which said to me, they know how hard you fought to get back to this point. Absolutely. Like I said, and that's why I like to go out there and, you know, leave it out all on the field for my teammates. It's a war. It's a battle. It's whatever you want to call it, whatever you want to put on it. They got my back, I got their back. You lean on me, I'm going to lean on you. Big motto around here, just trust the guy next to you. Respect the guy next to you. That guy next to you, you're going to respect you. And those guys are very excited about, you know, me getting in the end zone, getting in the paint. It was a good moment. This is why you wanted to beat you. This moment right now, the playoffs, a chance to win a Super Bowl. So whatever has happened, that's now over, right? Absolutely. Like we just talking, you know, 12 and 5, you know, all that stuff is out the window at this point. Focus on one game, win one game. Have everything situated to go and take advantage of this bye week. You know, everybody take advantage of this bye week. Whether it's rest, recovery, you know, studying, different things like that, and just self-evaluation. And that's one of the things, man, just being a pro, but also having brothers too here to, like, hey, if you need somebody to talk to or communicate with, and myself being seasoned, being in these positions, and I've been in these positions before, you know, don't press. We're here for a reason. You're good enough. You don't need to be Superman. You don't need to be nothing else. You're good enough. Those words probably mean so much because, you know, I mean, you've got the numbers. You've got all the numbers in the world. You don't need any more numbers. What this is about is rings and how you handle these moments as a football team in January. That's what gets you into February. Absolutely. Teams. You win in these games late now, post-season. It's all about team. There's no individuals and things like that. It's all about team who has the best team. We have a hell of a little team here. With Sunday, just a taste of what the Titans passing game can be in the post-season with AJ, Firkser, Julio Jones, Wic, Lesbrook, Akina, and the backs on and on and on. We just got to keep working, you know? Like I said, I don't even feel like, you know, I played my best game on Sunday because I scout myself and self-evaluate myself and hold myself at a higher standard. But most definitely it is. I feel like we have a lot of weapons here. We got to go out there and put it together. Can you describe how much fun this is? For me, it's just like just being a kid, man, just getting what you want. You know, being a part of something. You just know, like, for Christmas you act. Your parents for this or for that, and they get it for you. You know how excited you are. It's like one of those moments. Take a breath this weekend and on Monday, you get totally locked in for whomever is the... Whomever. Yes. I'm ready to go. Julio Jones, thank you so much. Thank you. We'll be right back over to the BedMGM Studio and rejoin Amy Wells. John Robinson, Talking Ball, presented by Duncan is next on Titans All Access. It's time for my favorite segment of the show. Talking Ball, presented by Duncan with General Manager John Robinson. You get to be with us this week, Amy Wells. You know, the playoffs mean I get to be more involved. I'm really excited. There you go. All right. So let's bring in John Robinson and let's talk some regular season stuff. The Titans used an NFL record, 91 players this season. That obviously sounds very complicated. But John, when you talk about the specifics of how that works for a team, for the football staff, for the coaching staff, for everybody, how do you make that work? What are the complicated parts of using 91 guys? Yeah, I think, you know, Mike certainly went, you know, when you go into the game each and every week, you know, you're not counting on injuries. You think they're going to happen, but you have to be ready to react to what happens in the game. And guys that get nicked up here or there, you know, certainly dealing with COVID still, with COVID replacements and how all that stuff goes. But I think it's a testament to our personnel staff, our pro staff, having evaluated, talked through players that may, you know, that might come in and help us. And then the coaching staff, you know, those guys being adaptive, spending extra time with these guys, getting them ready on a weekend and week out basis and their teammates, you know, their teammates accepting them and trying to help them go out and try to help us on game week. John, the Titans defense improved dramatically. Let me throw some numbers at you. Nearly 70 less yards and a touchdown less per game than in 2020. 23 more sacks. Third down defense was 15% better. What made all of that happen? Yeah, I mean, I think, you know, we certainly turned that side of the ball over this, you know, this past off season. But, you know, I think the biggest thing is probably the communication with those guys weekend and week out at practice. You know, the call comes in and the formation changes and, you know, they're in this offensively and then they shift their motion to that. And those guys are talking. They're communicating. They're getting on the same page with whatever check may be in place. You know, the games, the pass rush games up front being on the same page there. Just a great job by the coaches to continue to stress, you know, the importance of the communication piece on defense and then the practice. Executing it in practice and then carrying it over to the games. John Deontay Foreman and Don Trell Hilliard combined to rush for over 900 yards and catch 28 passes in the last nine games. They were so effective. What made that duo work so well at the running back spot down the stretch? I mean, skill set wise, you can see it when you watch him play. It's a different skill set that they both have. Both catch the ball really well. You know, Foreman's a little bigger back. He's a little more downhill power guy. John Trell's got some shifting. It's a little bit of cutting slash to his skill set. But I think the biggest thing was, you know, those guys were, they were at home. They were working out. They didn't, they didn't have a job. And, you know, we gave them an opportunity. And like I said earlier, their teammates welcomed them and got them on the same page with what we're about as an organization, as a football team. And those guys got a taste of success and they seized the opportunity and they didn't want to let it go. You know, they kept working a weekend and week out in the meeting room on the practice fields and their success showed on game days. What impressed you the most about Ryan Tannehill season? He's such a, you know, commanding leader. He's done a great job from a leadership standpoint on the offensive side of the football. It's really been a point of emphasis down the stretch here to take care of the football. He's been ever mindful of that. He made some huge plays running the football. The San Francisco game comes to mind on the scramble where he got us down there to kick the game winner. So, you know, both as a runner, as a passer, as a leader, you know, he's really done a good job for us this season. So, from a football standpoint, how do you spend this weekend when you're not playing? Yeah, well, it'd be a great chance for our players to get some rest. We've gotten some work in this week with the downtime, some conditioning, a little bit of stuff on the field. Let guys get healthy. You know, that's the big thing about this, that has been about this by week is getting guys healthy so that we, you know, hopefully we're 100%. But, you know, we're looking forward to getting back at it and making a run at this thing in the playoffs. Talking ball with John Robinson, the Titans general manager presented by Duncan. And you guys are going to need some Duncan over the next couple of weeks. But that's a good thing. You can always sleep at the end of February, right? More coffee, less donuts, Mike, for me. There you go. Thanks, John. Tighten up. See you guys. All right. When Titans All Access comes back, a special treat wired for sound, Big Jeff. Yes. I'm excited. See what he looked like in the Miami game, talking it up as he went through the line time and time again. That's next on Titans All Access. Welcome back to Titans All Access. Jeffrey Simmons is coming off a fantastic regular season. A regular season where he did exactly what the Titans thought he would do when they selected him 19th overall in the 2019 NFL Draft. He repaid the confidence of John Robinson, Mike Vrable, and A.B. Adams-Strunk with another fantastic season. And he loves football. I mean, he loves football. And we're going to show that to you. Check this out. Big Jeff wired. Let's get it. Come on. Let's get it. Y'all know what it's like, man. Go win it. Go take it. They think they're going to play with us, man. Let's go out and dominate, bro. Dominate on three. One, two, three. All right. Let's go fast. Set someone down here. Like every game. Take over, Tim. To the 10. To the 15. He's hit and taken down it in the 17-yard line. On an outstanding tackle. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Hey, good play. Let's go. We're going to stick with the inside game, because the guard is sitting out, like, blowing him up inside. He looked like he had you. So he can't move. He's going to snow, man. Let it snow. Let it snow. Let it snow. Playoff weather here. You ain't built for it. I know. That's all y'all are going to have to do. You're going to have to dub me. You're going to have to dub me. Way fake. Tuck him by low. It loses the ball. It's rolling free. The Titans are trying to get on it. Everybody's trying to get on it. Inside the 15. It's Titan Ball. I should have scooped that. It's going. Ha ha ha. Man, go win. What's your co-set? Make sure y'all dub me 98. We know. Yeah, I know. I told you. I told you. If you walk by me without giving me a high five, we're going to have some problems. I'll follow Brett. Good job, man. Tuck him by low. Fires down the middle, up in the air, and the ball is intercepted under deflection by long. You're welcome. You're welcome. You're welcome. You're welcome. Thank you, sir. No. It should have been a sight. Yo. Yo. Yo. Yo. Yo. Yo. Let me see the still, pal. I got a jam. Here's some jam. Ha ha ha ha. When we come back to Titans All Access, I have a surprise of my own. For somebody who upstaged me with the original surprise, I now have a surprise. Wow. Okay. Yeah. What is it? Stick around. Surprises. When we return, it involves Mikey. I thought I was those. Nope. Welcome back to Titans All Access. Now, there is no game for the Tennessee Titans this weekend, so there are no keys to victory. No. However, we still wanted to present you with something great. So we give to you the greatest hits of In the Booth with Mike Keith and Coach Mack. So we have put a camera in the booth, and it captures you while you are doing the call. And these are some of our favorite moments presented to you by VisitMyrtleBeach.com. It's going to be great, Mike. You're going to love it. Roll the tape. He was dead to rights. He was being slung to the ground by Martin. He was on his back. He got away. Mahomes with pressure. Looking, firing right side. There's Brown. Brown at the 40. Brakes it. Jacksonville, check. Buffalo, check. Rest of us. You're in luck. We have it every single week at TennesseeTitans.com and all the Titan social channels. It's presented by our friends at Farm Bureau Health Plans. Wasn't that nice, Mike? You done? No. We're done. That's the end of Titans All Access. We're back next week to get you ready for the divisional round. It's going to be a big win at Nissan Stadium. For Amy Wells, I'm Mike Keith. Thanks for joining us, and we'll see you next time.