Titans 14–17 Patriots: Score, Stats & Recap | Wild Card, 2003

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Winner: New England Patriots
Final score: New England Patriots 17–14 Tennessee Titans
Halftime: Tennessee Titans 7–14 New England Patriots at halftime
FantasyHQ MVP: D. Mason
Top passer: T. Brady
Biggest EPA play: (11:05) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass to 81-B.Johnson for 41 yards, TOUCHDOWN. ball caught at …
Game date: 2004-01-10

Game summary

The New England Patriots beat the Tennessee Titans 17–14 on 2004-01-10. D. Mason posted a game-high +10.51 total EPA in the receiving.

The highest-scoring period was Q1 with 14 combined points.

Line score

Final score and points by quarter.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	—	T
Tennessee Titans	7	0	7	0	0	14
New England Patriots	7	7	0	3	0	17

Scoring Map

Each pin marks where a score occurred on the field — yard line from play-by-play.

TENTennessee Titans

TEN 41

NE 11

+3TEN 27

NENew England Patriots

FantasyHQ Analytics

Scoring timeline

9 scores

Chronological scoring plays — scroll to follow the game.

NENew England Patriots
Q1 11:05TD
Buddy Johnson
Points+6
Yard line
TEN 41
Score
0-6
(11:05) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass to 81-B.Johnson for 41 yards, TOUCHDOWN. ball caught at TEN11
NENew England Patriots
Q1 10:59XP
AVA. Vinatieri
Points+1
Yard line
TEN 2
Score
0-7
4-A.Vinatieri extra point is GOOD, Center-46-B.Kinchen, Holder-13-K.Walter.
TENTennessee Titans
Q1 7:35TD
Charles Brown
Points+6
Yard line
NE 5
Score
6-7
(7:35) 29-C.Brown right guard for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
TENTennessee Titans
Q1 7:31XP
GAG. Anderson
Points+1
Yard line
NE 2
Score
7-7
1-G.Anderson extra point is GOOD, Center-67-T.Ackerman, Holder-15-C.Hentrich.
NENew England Patriots
Q2 13:49TD
Arian Smith
Points+6
Yard line
TEN 1
Score
7-13
(13:49) NE 90-Klecko & 50-Vrabel eligible. 32-A.Smith left guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
NENew England Patriots
Q2 13:46XP
AVA. Vinatieri
Points+1
Yard line
TEN 2
Score
7-14
4-A.Vinatieri extra point is GOOD, Center-46-B.Kinchen, Holder-13-K.Walter.
TENTennessee Titans
Q3 4:19TD
DMD. Mason
Points+6
Yard line
NE 11
Score
13-14
(4:19) (Shotgun) 9-S.McNair pass to 85-D.Mason for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN. ball caught at NE6
TENTennessee Titans
Q3 4:14XP
GAG. Anderson
Points+1
Yard line
NE 2
Score
14-14
1-G.Anderson extra point is GOOD, Center-67-T.Ackerman, Holder-15-C.Hentrich.
NENew England Patriots
Q4 4:11FG
AVA. Vinatieri
Points+3
Yard line
TEN 27
Score
14-17
(4:11) 4-A.Vinatieri 46 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-B.Kinchen, Holder-13-K.Walter.

Stars of the game

Top performers by total expected points added (EPA).

1D. Mason · Tennessee Titans · Receiving · +10.51 total EPA · 7 snaps · +1.50 EPA/play
2Buddy Johnson · New England Patriots · Receiving · +7.56 total EPA · 2 snaps · +3.78 EPA/play
3S. McNair · Tennessee Titans · Passing · +5.02 total EPA · 31 snaps · +0.16 EPA/play
4C. Fauria · New England Patriots · Receiving · +4.71 total EPA · 3 snaps · +1.57 EPA/play
5Charles Brown · Tennessee Titans · Rushing · +4.11 total EPA · 7 snaps · +0.59 EPA/play
6T. Calico · Tennessee Titans · Receiving · +3.20 total EPA · 1 snaps · +3.20 EPA/play
7D. Bennett · Tennessee Titans · Receiving · +2.43 total EPA · 3 snaps · +0.81 EPA/play
8J. McCareins · Tennessee Titans · Receiving · +2.27 total EPA · 2 snaps · +1.13 EPA/play

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Highest total EPA with the player's top snap and the game's biggest single play when different.

FantasyHQ Game MVP

D. Mason — TEN · Receiving

D. Mason posted the highest total EPA (+10.51) in the game, the strongest overall impact for Tennessee Titans. Across 7 counted snaps, they averaged +1.50 EPA per play.

D. Mason's top snap (+3.31 EPA): (4:19) (Shotgun) 9-S.McNair pass to 85-D.Mason for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN. ball caught at NE6

Biggest single play (+4.98 EPA): T. Brady — (11:05) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass to 81-B.Johnson for 41 yards, TOUCHDOWN. ball caught at TEN11

Quarterback report card

T. Brady led all passers in efficiency for New England Patriots, setting the tone in the passing game according to FantasyHQ analytics.

T. Brady (New England Patriots) · 40 dropbacks · 52.5% completion · +0.05 EPA/play · +1.98 total EPA
S. McNair (Tennessee Titans) · 31 dropbacks · 58.1% completion · +0.16 EPA/play · +5.02 total EPA

Team stats comparison

Side-by-side offensive and defensive efficiency.

Stat	Tennessee Titans	New England Patriots
Offensive EPA/play	+0.007	+0.022
Offensive success rate	44.6%	38.6%
Pass EPA/play	+0.172	+0.023
Rush EPA/play	-0.011	+0.027
Defensive EPA/play	-0.022	-0.007
Defensive success rate	61.4%	55.4%

Drive & efficiency notes

Both offenses finished within striking distance on EPA per play (Tennessee Titans +0.01, New England Patriots +0.02) — a true toss-up on the analytics sheet.

Season benchmark context (offensive EPA per play):

Tennessee Titans: +0.01 EPA/play (54th percentile vs. 2003 team-game averages)
New England Patriots: +0.02 EPA/play (59th percentile vs. 2003 team-game averages)

New England Patriots: 10 drives, +1.83 total EPA, 3 scoring drives
Tennessee Titans: 10 drives, +0.49 total EPA, 2 scoring drives

Who scored touchdowns and field goals

Every touchdown and field goal from official play-by-play.

Touchdowns

New England Patriots — Buddy Johnson (T. Brady pass) (Q1 11:05)
Tennessee Titans — Charles Brown (Q1 7:35)
New England Patriots — Arian Smith (Q2 13:49)
Tennessee Titans — D. Mason (S. McNair pass) (Q3 4:19)

Field goals

New England Patriots — A. Vinatieri (Q4 4:11)

Quarter by quarter

Quarter-by-quarter recap from live scoring plays.

The opening quarter: The quarter finished even at 7–7. New England Patriots found the end zone from the TEN 41 (Q1 11:05) — (11:05) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass to 81-B.Johnson for 41 yards, TOUCHDOWN. ball caught at TEN11; New England Patriots added 1 points from the TEN 2 (Q1 10:59) — 4-A.Vinatieri extra point is GOOD, Center-46-B.Kinchen, Holder-13-K.Walter.; Tennessee Titans found the end zone from the NE 5 (Q1 7:35) — (7:35) 29-C.Brown right guard for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Tennessee Titans added 1 points from the NE 2 (Q1 7:31) — 1-G.Anderson extra point is GOOD, Center-67-T.Ackerman, Holder-15-C.Hentrich..

The second quarter: New England Patriots won the period 7–0. New England Patriots found the end zone from the TEN 1 (Q2 13:49) — (13:49) NE 90-Klecko & 50-Vrabel eligible. 32-A.Smith left guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.; New England Patriots added 1 points from the TEN 2 (Q2 13:46) — 4-A.Vinatieri extra point is GOOD, Center-46-B.Kinchen, Holder-13-K.Walter..

The third quarter: Tennessee Titans won the period 7–0. Tennessee Titans found the end zone from the NE 11 (Q3 4:19) — (4:19) (Shotgun) 9-S.McNair pass to 85-D.Mason for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN. ball caught at NE6; Tennessee Titans added 1 points from the NE 2 (Q3 4:14) — 1-G.Anderson extra point is GOOD, Center-67-T.Ackerman, Holder-15-C.Hentrich..

The fourth quarter: New England Patriots won the period 3–0. New England Patriots connected on a field goal from the TEN 27 (Q4 4:11) — (4:11) 4-A.Vinatieri 46 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-B.Kinchen, Holder-13-K.Walter..

Turning points

Plays that moved win probability the most.

Tennessee Titans (Q4 1:45) — (1:45) (Shotgun) 9-S.McNair pass incomplete to 83-D.Bennett. [WPA -20.5% · EPA -1.51]
Tennessee Titans (Q4 2:00) — (2:00) (Shotgun) 9-S.McNair pass incomplete to 85-D.Mason. PENALTY on TEN-9-S.McNair, Intentional Grounding, 10 yards, enforced at NE 33. [WPA -13.7% · EPA -1.65]
Tennessee Titans (Q3 4:19) — (4:19) (Shotgun) 9-S.McNair pass to 85-D.Mason for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN. ball caught at NE6 [WPA +13.3% · EPA +3.31]
New England Patriots (Q4 5:14) — (5:14) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass to 80-T.Brown pushed ob at TEN 29 for 4 yards (31-L.Schulters). [WPA +12.7% · EPA +2.30]
New England Patriots (Q1 11:05) — (11:05) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass to 81-B.Johnson for 41 yards, TOUCHDOWN. ball caught at TEN11 [WPA +12.1% · EPA +4.98]

Impact plays

Highest EPA snaps that flipped field position.

New England Patriots (Q1 11:05) — (11:05) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass to 81-B.Johnson for 41 yards, TOUCHDOWN. ball caught at TEN11 [WPA +12.1% · EPA +4.98]
New England Patriots (Q3 2:14) — (2:14) 12-T.Brady pass to 82-D.Graham to TEN 47 for -1 yards (93-K.Carter). FUMBLES (93-K.Carter), RECOVERED by TEN-97-C.Hall at TEN 47. 97-C.Hall to TEN 47 for no gain (63-J.Andruzzi). ball caught at [WPA -10.2% · EPA -4.35]
Tennessee Titans (Q3 4:19) — (4:19) (Shotgun) 9-S.McNair pass to 85-D.Mason for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN. ball caught at NE6 [WPA +13.3% · EPA +3.31]
Tennessee Titans (Q3 10:11) — (10:11) (Shotgun) 9-S.McNair pass to 87-T.Calico to NE 36 for 30 yards (38-T.Poole). ball caught at NE40 [WPA +6.7% · EPA +3.20]

Every scoring play

Chronological scoring with play-by-play context.

New England Patriots TD (+6) — Q1 11:05 · TEN 41 · Score 0-6
(11:05) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass to 81-B.Johnson for 41 yards, TOUCHDOWN. ball caught at TEN11
New England Patriots XP (+1) — Q1 10:59 · TEN 2 · Score 0-7
4-A.Vinatieri extra point is GOOD, Center-46-B.Kinchen, Holder-13-K.Walter.
Tennessee Titans TD (+6) — Q1 7:35 · NE 5 · Score 6-7
(7:35) 29-C.Brown right guard for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Tennessee Titans XP (+1) — Q1 7:31 · NE 2 · Score 7-7
1-G.Anderson extra point is GOOD, Center-67-T.Ackerman, Holder-15-C.Hentrich.
New England Patriots TD (+6) — Q2 13:49 · TEN 1 · Score 7-13
(13:49) NE 90-Klecko & 50-Vrabel eligible. 32-A.Smith left guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
New England Patriots XP (+1) — Q2 13:46 · TEN 2 · Score 7-14
4-A.Vinatieri extra point is GOOD, Center-46-B.Kinchen, Holder-13-K.Walter.
Tennessee Titans TD (+6) — Q3 4:19 · NE 11 · Score 13-14
(4:19) (Shotgun) 9-S.McNair pass to 85-D.Mason for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN. ball caught at NE6
Tennessee Titans XP (+1) — Q3 4:14 · NE 2 · Score 14-14
1-G.Anderson extra point is GOOD, Center-67-T.Ackerman, Holder-15-C.Hentrich.
New England Patriots FG (+3) — Q4 4:11 · TEN 27 · Score 14-17
(4:11) 4-A.Vinatieri 46 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-B.Kinchen, Holder-13-K.Walter.

Key takeaways

What to remember for fantasy research and follow-up box score digging.

New England Patriots earned the result — use the box score for snap-level context.
One-score margin — verify garbage-time stats before drawing fantasy conclusions.
D. Mason (Tennessee Titans) led total EPA — start here for highlight and prop research.

Frequently asked questions

Who won Tennessee Titans vs New England Patriots on 2004-01-10?

The New England Patriots beat the Tennessee Titans 17-14 in Wild Card, 2003.

What was the score by quarter in Tennessee Titans vs New England Patriots?

Q1: Tennessee Titans 7, New England Patriots 7; Q2: Tennessee Titans 0, New England Patriots 7; Q3: Tennessee Titans 7, New England Patriots 0; Q4: Tennessee Titans 0, New England Patriots 3; Final: Tennessee Titans 14, New England Patriots 17.

Who scored touchdowns and field goals in Tennessee Titans vs New England Patriots?

New England Patriots touchdown — B. Johnson (T. Brady pass) (Q1 11:05) Tennessee Titans touchdown — C. Brown (Q1 7:35) New England Patriots touchdown — A. Smith (Q2 13:49) Tennessee Titans touchdown — D. Mason (S. McNair pass) (Q3 4:19) New England Patriots field goal — A. Vinatieri (Q4 4:11, 3 pts) Extra points followed each touchdown unless noted in the play-by-play.

How did the quarterbacks play in Tennessee Titans vs New England Patriots?

T. Brady (New England Patriots), 52.5% completion, +0.05 EPA per dropback, +1.98 total passing EPA. S. McNair (Tennessee Titans), 58.1% completion, +0.16 EPA per dropback, +5.02 total passing EPA.

Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in Tennessee Titans vs New England Patriots?

D. Mason (Tennessee Titans) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +10.51 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 7 snaps. Their top snap (+3.31 EPA): (4:19) (Shotgun) 9-S.McNair pass to 85-D.Mason for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN. ball caught at NE6.

Was Tennessee Titans vs New England Patriots a close game?

Yes — the margin was 3 points. New England Patriots won 17-14 in a game that came down to the wire.

Season records after this game

Tennessee Titans

Entered 13-4 Now 13-5 L

New England Patriots

Entered 14-2 Now 15-2 W

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