 For the first time in the regular season and the Mike Vrabel show presented by shift four with the head coach of your Tennessee Titans I'm Mike Keith Titans knock off the Raiders 24 to 22 in what was a hard fought game on both sides yeah it was a battle it was a battle on all three phases and you know that's that's the national football league you have to play 60 minutes and you're gonna have to find a way to to make some some great you know plays down the stretch some critical plays down the stretch you made an interesting choice right off the bat you won the toss and you elected to receive why well I just felt good about where we were I wanted to try to go down there and you know set the tone and get going offensively I felt like you know we'd had a good week and wanted to get going and and and the players ultimately you know made that decision the correct one all right let's get going with a 12 pack of plays it was the offense in the first half so let's start there play number two the Titans go screen pass and Derek Henry goes 23 yep took him a second to get going but once he was able to do that you see a lot of guys at the second level and third level and you know working and fighting you know we're gonna need as many of those as we can and you know we were able to get these guys out you know there was a couple times there you know we weren't able to get the guard out they were holding us but you know that's how it goes but Derek helped us out in the passing game and a running game of the other day and we'll need that each and every week five catches 58 yards for Derek Henry at the end of that drive the Titans have third and one at the rate or two so it's third down efficiency it's red zone efficiency and it's a touchdown yep a little bit of everything you know just trying to make sure that you know I keep him honest and you know well executed I thought that there was a you know nice job there by Jeffrey and Nick Westbrook and obviously the protection there and Ryan being able to drift and and find Jeff as he slips out there to the the front of the end zone Jeff Swain three catches 19 yards and the Titans take a seven nothing lead it's seven to three late in the first quarter when the Titans record their longest completion of the year 41 yards well you can see the pocket and it breaks down a little bit late but Ryan stands in there Bobby does a great job of setting his angle trailing's running over the top and you know I thought that this ball was was really nice ball I thought it was layered you know had some defenders underneath that he was able to lift that ball and allow Bobby to run underneath it you know catching it out in front of his eyes what we're gonna need as many of these as we can get and starts with the protection Robert Woods four catches 85 yards on the day that catch helped to set up a touchdown this catch helps to set up a touchdown trailing Burke's only reception of the day this was a combat catch yeah it was contested coverage you know he was able to to be physical at the top of the route you know Ryan throwing this thing around you know Chandler Jones which you know it's a great pass it's a great arm angle you know and I know trailing's ready to get into the end zone here hopefully we can get him in the end zone next week hopefully that will happen soon so score on the next play let's look at another play that set up a score a Derek Henry run that was powerful yep need these you know me and rips it you know get guys at a second level but and I know Derek's trying to find the end zone and he's gonna but this is what it looks like when we get rolling you know we can we can get on the ball and operate and make sure that you know guys are finishing longer than the guy with the ball and you could see Nick Westbrook down there trying to do that and everybody trying to help the guy with the ball and protect him so let's sneak in a special teams play here because it set up points Robert Woods returning only the second punt of his career well you know he had been working hard at it and we trust them and you know the the more you can do could see that you know we let that guy go Caleb Farley goes to the next level and you could see him right there getting a huge block to get us a 20 yard return you know Bobby understands you got to make the first guy miss secured to catch and you know really really helped us out and that was a huge play that led to three points there before half two plays later bullock with a 48 yard field goal it's 24 to 10 at the half one more offensive play because it was significant in flipping the field third and nine from the three here's Don trail hill yeah it's good to have him back and getting his his ability to take you know run with the football after the catch in this instance but you know not just a receiver but he's done a lot of great things for us when we come back we'll have coaches keys to beating Indianapolis but first another six pack of plays from the defense who made it happen in the second half of the Titans Sunday when over Las Vegas that comes up next on the Mike Vrabel show presented by shift for welcome back to the Mike Vrabel show from the bed MGM studio this program presented by shift for and we're glad to be here with you for our second six pack Mike said it took everybody to win this game over Las Vegas so we got to give some love to the defense let's take a look at six defensive plays one from the second quarter there's Rashad Weaver with sack number three yep again part of that package there that led to points you know called the timeout after this a huge sack back them up got the punt return so it's great to see we've they're helping us you know get off the field and ultimately you know turn that into points go to the third quarter the Titans throw an interception they back up Las Vegas and then they really back them up on third down with an outstanding play to end the drive and force upon yeah it was you know I mean this was actually lost yard it was a sudden change on about the 30 they ended up at you know outside the 40 yard line and punted they tried to slip a screen in there and you see David Long and Jeffrey you know we talked about his effort earlier and you know some of these things don't always show up but he's a big man running the football and David did a nice job we did a good job against the screens most of the day all right let's take a look at a sequence of three plays from the fourth quarter with Las Vegas at the Titans 13 yard line here's Jacobs running the Titans shut it down for a three-yard gain Byrd and Neyquan Jones yeah you know I mean we're playing pass in this instance and you know they're able to try to slip a draw in there on first down we got some push knock back there and then guys are rallying and running to the football that's what it takes to stop them down there in a red zone all right so it's second and six at the 10 yard line and here they come again this time with Jacobs on the outside and the Titans are able to stop him with a money hook yep they're swarming and we caused the fumble you know and unfortunately the ball is around I can't tell them which way it's gonna bounce you know it was probably gonna go through the end zone hits Dylan Cole's foot there and you know goes out of bounds it brings it back to spot but you know that's what you get for running the football and hustling we're gonna start getting some of these when they're on the ground okay so Jacobs had had some success but on those two plays he picked up seven yards it leaves the Raiders with third and three and then how about a takeaway in the end zone yeah there's some moving parts here there's guys you know we drop back in here just some zone change the picture a little bit on them you know DeMarcus Walker DeMarcus gets a big hit you know and and we we catch these tip balls I tell you you just don't know which way the ball is gonna bounce and guys are running the football and Kevin makes a great catch on a deflection and I mean we get a couple more blocks you know who knows you know he was running well with the football and I thought he was gonna stay in then he came out and I was gonna get tackled and he didn't we just you know finish a couple more of those blocks and who knows how far he's gonna go Kevin Byrd's 24th career interception he's now tied for 10th in franchise history the game is within two points late after the Raiders score in the final 75 seconds here's the two-point play great coverage you know they're going to Waller you know Kevin's on him tight and Dylan's able to get up get his hand involved and tip the pass and you know just a great way great team defense you know everybody trying to help keep the quarterback in and then there's Dylan with the first tip deflection and then Kevin you know was able to get down the second one there going to Waller right there so one more play to survive for the Titans we throw in a special teams bonus here as the hands team does their job to seal the victory yeah I want you to watch you know obviously Tori Carter Jeff Swain Cody Hollister and and hoop but these guys are going over there to protect him you're gonna see a big block right there by Tori Carter okay and you know I mean that you know hoops gotta trust those guys to go up catch the football and know that they're gonna protect him coming in here to catch that's good stuff right there when we come back it's time to reference our genuine Titan and you're gonna enjoy this because he just played his hundredth game you've already heard his name a couple times and he's getting ready to have a big week stay with us for more on this edition of the Mike Vrable show presented by shift full welcome back to the Mike Vrable show it's time for epic Westerns genuine Titan could give this to Kevin Byrd for a lot of reasons for playing in his 100th game for making his 90th straight start for coming through with that big interception in the end zone or the batted down pass on the two-point conversion but this week there's an even better reason to recognize Kevin Byrd because at the end of this week he'll get fantastic recognition from his alma mater Amy Wells has more we know what Sundays look like for Pro Bowl safety Kevin Byrd just look around we all we got dog but I can always say we all we need dog listen trust and believe trust in the man that's gonna do their job on a recent Thursday during training camp Kevin Byrd got a big surprise from some old friends me how we doing there you go that your MTSU number 20 will become the second number to be retired in the history of the University so this Friday at Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro will be unlike any Friday in Kevin Byrd's life his blue Raider number 20 will be hung up forever and based on what he did for MTSU he earned it 49 games 312 total tackles a school record 19 interceptions a great college career and he's added more after being drafted into the NFL as a third round pick in 2016 seven seasons just 35 miles away in Nashville as a member of the Tennessee Titans he's made nearly 100 career starts with 90 starts consecutively he is a two-time Pro Bowl selection a two-time all-pro he has 20-plus career interceptions and he has led the Titans in tackles each of the last two years intercepted Byrd Byrd is going to be to the five Byrd looking for room to the 10 to the middle of the field 15 Byrd 20 the mayor of Murfreesboro who won't have his number retired at MTSU Kevin and his wife Clark have dived in to help as many people as possible in the community whether rallying on the runway to help kids fight cancer helping families at the holidays serving as the 2020 official spokesperson for the United Way of Greater Nashville or making something big happen through the Byrd family legacy fund Kevin Byrd seems to spend more time helping people than he does harassing opposing offenses so yes Kevin Byrd is a genuine Titan who has done a lot to make his Middle Tennessee State University proud both on and off the field as he does every single day thanks Amy I know we don't like to recognize players for like individual honors it's team thing but this for Kevin Byrd and MTSU what a special what a special thing all the way around absolutely I couldn't think of a more genuine Titan you know then Kevin Byrd it's just what he means to our football team our coaching staff me personally captain his family so it's a it's a well-deserved honor and we appreciate everything he's done since we've been here as coaches and and this organization and it's great to see him you know be successful on the field and raise a great family and be successful off it having your number retired at age 29 by your university that's pretty strong that doesn't happen that much no MTSU's only done it twice now who was the first one he's a quarterback from the 60s okay I was not familiar with it okay because I was not born next week thank you we'll have that I'll know that by Friday because I'm I'm going they're playing UT San Antonio Friday night if you would like to be there to see Kevin Byrd and gosh come see the Blue Raiders who beat Miami last week big upset they'll take on UT San Antonio this is the way that you could order tickets you could see at the bottom of the screen big night they're having a blackout at Floyd Stadium it's going to be a lot of fun tickets reasonably priced so if you're an MTSU fan be there if you're a Kevin Byrd fan be there if you're a football fan be there MTSU playing host to UT San Antonio this Friday night Kevin Byers number retired at the half we've got a lot more as we're going to know our foe the Indianapolis Colts when the Mike Brable show presented by shift for contenders we welcome you back to the bet MGM studio and it's time to know your foe the Titans foe this week in Indianapolis the Colts Sunday afternoon we started noon Colts are 1 1 and 1 after a nice win over the Chief yeah that's you it's a tough place play you know I mean it's hard to go on a road there and win and you know they they're coming off a great win and you know both teams are going to be looking to try to get a leg up here early in the in the season in the division on each other so this would be a great opportunity for us got some familiar names on offense one that's not totally familiar to the Colts because he was a Falcon we're talking about Matt Ryan who comes off his best game as the Colts quarterback but he's been sacked 12 times he has you know we're going to have to try to get to him and continue to affect the quarterback and you know force them into turnovers won't be easy but you know it's something that we're going to have to try to do uses every receiver that they have and that's a big advantage that a veteran quarterback can know where everybody is on the field to run the off yeah I mean whether it's Pittman or Heinz and Pierce has shown up Woods Alley Cox big-bodied guy Dulan you know they're using everybody obviously you know Jonathan Taylor what he brings as a runner so it's a great challenge and they got some veterans up front that are really good Jonathan Taylor averaging 95 rushing yards per game there you see him a powerful load of the ground guy who has a lot of speed yeah it's got breakaway speed but can run in between the tackles you know not afraid it's got patience and then burst and you know we have to be great with a wall we can't jump around you know this guy can can take it the distance they have a lot on defense to a lot of speed Ocaraca at linebacker you're talking about other people who make plays like Franklin and then the guys up front and yonakin Gakway Buckner and Gakway like Shaq Leonard may be out there they got DB's that are you know active but there's just a lot of speed all right they give you a speed from all different levels all right so the Titans at Indianapolis we know a lot of Titans fans go to Indianapolis so the Titans are going to host a road rally for those Titans fans who make it to Indianapolis it's sponsored by old smoky distillery there is a Saturday night pep rally at 16-bit bar and arcade and then there's a game day tailgate at the heirloom outside of Lucas Oil Stadium for more information go to Tennessee Titans dot com you want all the Titans fans to go on up get on there and go to the road show go to the road show we're back with his keys after this time for the Nissan keys to the game as the Titans get ready to travel to Indianapolis let's start with one that may jump out to everybody and that is stopping the run yep it's going to be critical that we're able to build a wall and set edges and everybody's at the point of attack and they're not you know I think they're going to find ways to try to get Heinz involved he's always been you know a piece that they've liked to use against us whether that's out of the backfield or as a receiver but you know it starts with Jonathan Taylor and this team wants to run the football and they want to make sure that they're doing that and creating play action passes off of it so it's going to start with Jonathan Taylor and our ability to stop the run this week let's flip it around to the Titan side for key number two you got to be able to control the line of scrimmage and run the ball yourself we do I mean this is a divisional game and that's our strength that's their strength and you know it's it's going to be a great challenge they haven't given up many yards on the ground they've got you know very good players a lot of good speed and you know a good scheme that's going to force us to to really challenge ourselves this weekend to be prepared and be ready to go but you like games like this right yeah love it's about the line of scrimmage yeah you know I mean and I think our guys have always responded and you know we just got to kind of figure out who we are and and get going in that regard all right so the third key then has to be about special teams and let's see what it is handle their special teams or they got a really good core they're fast e.j. speed dueling receiver very good gunner one of the best gunners in the league you know Franklin these guys are good special teams players steward they they they roll them out there and you know they're going to come after us some punts they're going to probably look at stony and say we got to do something to to affect him when he's putting the football so they're going to have some highlighted rushes of that guy guys coming from everywhere and it'll be you know important that we take care of our punter this week but it's you've been close to a big play on specialty we're close that close we're close you know we're going to keep chipping away at it get a big return in this punt return or kickoff return or you know hopefully go block upon absolutely can't wait for this one back in the afc south on sunday it's the Titans and the Indianapolis Colts from Lucas oil stadium you can hear the game on 104 5 the zone beginning at 11 a.m. with Titans countdown and we'll kick off at 1202 for the head coach Mike Vrabel I'm Mike Keith thanks for joining us for the Mike Vrabel show