Titans 20–13 Patriots: Score, Stats & Recap | Week 18, 2019

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

B. Watson (New England Patriots) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +4.07 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 4 snaps. Their top snap (+2.83 EPA): (14:51) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass deep left to 84-B.Watson to NE 46 for 21 yards (55-J.Brown). TEN-55-J.Brown was injured during the play..

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Winner: Tennessee Titans
Final score: Tennessee Titans 20–13 New England Patriots
Halftime: Tennessee Titans 14–13 New England Patriots at halftime
FantasyHQ MVP: Blake Watson
Top passer: T. Brady
Biggest EPA play: (:15) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass short right intended for 14-M.Sanu Sr. INTERCEPTED by 26-L…
Game date: 2020-01-04

Game summary

The Tennessee Titans beat the New England Patriots 20–13 on 2020-01-04. Blake Watson posted a game-high +4.07 total EPA in the receiving.

The highest-scoring period was Q2 with 17 combined points.

Line score

Final score and points by quarter.

	Q1	Q2	Q4	—	—	T
Tennessee Titans	7	7	6	0	0	20
New England Patriots	3	10	0	0	0	13

Scoring Map

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

TENTennessee Titans

+3TEN 18

TEN 5

+1TEN 15

+3TEN 3

NE 1

TEN 99

NENew England Patriots

FantasyHQ Analytics

Scoring timeline

9 scores

Chronological scoring plays — scroll to follow the game.

NENew England Patriots
Q1 12:41FG
Nick Folk
Points+3
Yard line
TEN 18
Score
0-3
(12:41) 2-N.Folk 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-7-J.Bailey.
TENTennessee Titans
Q1 5:44TD
Anthony Firkser
Points+6
Yard line
NE 12
Score
6-3
(5:44) (Shotgun) 17-R.Tannehill pass short middle to 86-A.Firkser for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
TENTennessee Titans
Q1 5:39XP
Greg Joseph
Points+1
Yard line
NE 15
Score
7-3
7-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-48-B.Brinkley, Holder-6-B.Kern.
NENew England Patriots
Q2 15:00TD
JEJ. Edelman
Points+6
Yard line
TEN 5
Score
7-9
(15:00) 11-J.Edelman right end for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
NENew England Patriots
Q2 14:57XP
Nick Folk
Points+1
Yard line
TEN 15
Score
7-10
2-N.Folk extra point is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-7-J.Bailey.
NENew England Patriots
Q2 2:18FG
Nick Folk
Points+3
Yard line
TEN 3
Score
7-13
(2:18) 2-N.Folk 21 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-7-J.Bailey.
TENTennessee Titans
Q2 0:38TD
Derrick Henry
Points+6
Yard line
NE 1
Score
13-13
(:38) 22-D.Henry up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
TENTennessee Titans
Q2 0:35XP
Greg Joseph
Points+1
Yard line
NE 15
Score
14-13
7-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-48-B.Brinkley, Holder-6-B.Kern.
TENTennessee Titans
Q4 0:15TD
Logan Ryan
Points+6
Yard line
TEN 99
Score
20-13
(:15) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass short right intended for 14-M.Sanu Sr. INTERCEPTED by 26-L.Ryan (35-T.Brock) at NE 9. 26-L.Ryan for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

Stars of the game

Top performers by total expected points added (EPA).

1Blake Watson · New England Patriots · Receiving · +4.07 total EPA · 4 snaps · +1.02 EPA/play
2Derrick Henry · Tennessee Titans · Rushing · +3.34 total EPA · 35 snaps · +0.10 EPA/play
3R. Burkhead · New England Patriots · Receiving · +3.17 total EPA · 3 snaps · +1.06 EPA/play
4Anthony Firkser · Tennessee Titans · Receiving · +2.95 total EPA · 3 snaps · +0.98 EPA/play
5Derrick Henry · Tennessee Titans · Receiving · +2.58 total EPA · 1 snaps · +2.58 EPA/play
6J. Edelman · New England Patriots · Rushing · +2.42 total EPA · 2 snaps · +1.21 EPA/play
7Damien Lewis · Tennessee Titans · Receiving · +1.50 total EPA · 1 snaps · +1.50 EPA/play
8Jordan White · New England Patriots · Receiving · +1.47 total EPA · 5 snaps · +0.29 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

Blake Watson — NE · Receiving

Blake Watson posted the highest total EPA (+4.07) in the game, the strongest overall impact for New England Patriots. Across 4 counted snaps, they averaged +1.02 EPA per play.

Blake Watson's top snap (+2.83 EPA): (14:51) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass deep left to 84-B.Watson to NE 46 for 21 yards (55-J.Brown). TEN-55-J.Brown was injured during the play.

Biggest single play (-6.88 EPA): T. Brady — (:15) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass short right intended for 14-M.Sanu Sr. INTERCEPTED by 26-L.Ryan (35-T.Brock) at NE 9. 26-L.Ryan for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

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) · 39 dropbacks · 51.3% completion · -9.7% CPOE · -0.07 EPA/play · -2.92 total EPA
Ryan Tannehill (Tennessee Titans) · 20 dropbacks · 40.0% completion · -1.7% CPOE · +0.02 EPA/play · +0.31 total EPA

Team stats comparison

Side-by-side offensive and defensive efficiency.

Stat	Tennessee Titans	New England Patriots
Offensive EPA/play	+0.001	-0.097
Offensive success rate	44.9%	37.8%
Pass EPA/play	+0.005	-0.075
Rush EPA/play	+0.048	-0.122
Defensive EPA/play	+0.097	-0.001
Defensive success rate	62.2%	55.1%

Drive & efficiency notes

Despite the final score, Tennessee Titans generated the better offensive EPA per play (+0.00 vs -0.10), suggesting they moved the ball more efficiently.

Season benchmark context (offensive EPA per play):

Tennessee Titans: +0.00 EPA/play (52nd percentile vs. 2019 team-game averages)
New England Patriots: -0.10 EPA/play (31st percentile vs. 2019 team-game averages)

New England Patriots: 12 drives, -7.17 total EPA, 4 scoring drives
Tennessee Titans: 10 drives, +0.04 total EPA, 2 scoring drives

Who scored touchdowns and field goals

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

Touchdowns

Tennessee Titans — Anthony Firkser (Ryan Tannehill pass) (Q1 5:44)
New England Patriots — J. Edelman (Q2 15:00)
Tennessee Titans — Derrick Henry (Q2 0:38)
Tennessee Titans — Logan Ryan (Q4 0:15)

Field goals

New England Patriots — Nick Folk (Q1 12:41)
New England Patriots — Nick Folk (Q2 2:18)

Quarter by quarter

Quarter-by-quarter recap from live scoring plays.

The opening quarter: Tennessee Titans won the period 7–3. New England Patriots connected on a field goal from the TEN 18 (Q1 12:41) — (12:41) 2-N.Folk 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-7-J.Bailey.; Tennessee Titans found the end zone from the NE 12 (Q1 5:44) — (5:44) (Shotgun) 17-R.Tannehill pass short middle to 86-A.Firkser for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Tennessee Titans added 1 points from the NE 15 (Q1 5:39) — 7-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-48-B.Brinkley, Holder-6-B.Kern..

The second quarter: New England Patriots won the period 10–7. New England Patriots found the end zone from the TEN 5 (Q2 15:00) — (15:00) 11-J.Edelman right end for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; New England Patriots added 1 points from the TEN 15 (Q2 14:57) — 2-N.Folk extra point is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-7-J.Bailey.; New England Patriots connected on a field goal from the TEN 3 (Q2 2:18) — (2:18) 2-N.Folk 21 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-7-J.Bailey.; Tennessee Titans found the end zone from the NE 1 (Q2 0:38) — (:38) 22-D.Henry up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.; Tennessee Titans added 1 points from the NE 15 (Q2 0:35) — 7-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-48-B.Brinkley, Holder-6-B.Kern..

The fourth quarter: Tennessee Titans won the period 6–0. Tennessee Titans found the end zone from the TEN 99 (Q4 0:15).

Turning points

Plays that moved win probability the most.

New England Patriots (Q4 0:15) — (:15) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass short right intended for 14-M.Sanu Sr. INTERCEPTED by 26-L.Ryan (35-T.Brock) at NE 9. 26-L.Ryan for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA -19.8% · EPA -6.88]
Tennessee Titans (Q4 2:54) — (2:54) (Shotgun) 17-R.Tannehill pass short left to 86-A.Firkser to TEN 26 for 11 yards (25-T.Brooks). [WPA +13.4% · EPA +1.22]
Tennessee Titans (Q4 15:00) — (15:00) (Shotgun) 17-R.Tannehill pass deep right intended for 84-C.Davis INTERCEPTED by 21-D.Harmon at NE 41. 21-D.Harmon ran ob at NE 41 for no gain. NE 21-Harmon 4th career postseason Int, ties Law [WPA -11.8% · EPA -3.01]
Tennessee Titans (Q4 4:51) — (4:51) 6-B.Kern punts 30 yards to NE 11, Center-48-B.Brinkley, out of bounds. [WPA -10.6% · EPA -0.49]
Tennessee Titans (Q1 5:44) — (5:44) (Shotgun) 17-R.Tannehill pass short middle to 86-A.Firkser for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA +9.0% · EPA +3.23]

Impact plays

Highest EPA snaps that flipped field position.

New England Patriots (Q4 0:15) — (:15) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass short right intended for 14-M.Sanu Sr. INTERCEPTED by 26-L.Ryan (35-T.Brock) at NE 9. 26-L.Ryan for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA -19.8% · EPA -6.88]
Tennessee Titans (Q1 5:44) — (5:44) (Shotgun) 17-R.Tannehill pass short middle to 86-A.Firkser for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA +9.0% · EPA +3.23]
Tennessee Titans (Q4 15:00) — (15:00) (Shotgun) 17-R.Tannehill pass deep right intended for 84-C.Davis INTERCEPTED by 21-D.Harmon at NE 41. 21-D.Harmon ran ob at NE 41 for no gain. NE 21-Harmon 4th career postseason Int, ties Law [WPA -11.8% · EPA -3.01]
New England Patriots (Q1 14:51) — (14:51) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass deep left to 84-B.Watson to NE 46 for 21 yards (55-J.Brown). TEN-55-J.Brown was injured during the play. [WPA +8.2% · EPA +2.83]

Every scoring play

Chronological scoring with play-by-play context.

New England Patriots FG (+3) — Q1 12:41 · TEN 18 · Score 0-3
(12:41) 2-N.Folk 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-7-J.Bailey.
Tennessee Titans TD (+6) — Q1 5:44 · NE 12 · Score 6-3
(5:44) (Shotgun) 17-R.Tannehill pass short middle to 86-A.Firkser for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Tennessee Titans XP (+1) — Q1 5:39 · NE 15 · Score 7-3
7-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-48-B.Brinkley, Holder-6-B.Kern.
New England Patriots TD (+6) — Q2 15:00 · TEN 5 · Score 7-9
(15:00) 11-J.Edelman right end for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
New England Patriots XP (+1) — Q2 14:57 · TEN 15 · Score 7-10
2-N.Folk extra point is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-7-J.Bailey.
New England Patriots FG (+3) — Q2 2:18 · TEN 3 · Score 7-13
(2:18) 2-N.Folk 21 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-7-J.Bailey.
Tennessee Titans TD (+6) — Q2 0:38 · NE 1 · Score 13-13
(:38) 22-D.Henry up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
Tennessee Titans XP (+1) — Q2 0:35 · NE 15 · Score 14-13
7-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-48-B.Brinkley, Holder-6-B.Kern.
Tennessee Titans TD (+6) — Q4 0:15 · TEN 99 · Score 20-13
(:15) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass short right intended for 14-M.Sanu Sr. INTERCEPTED by 26-L.Ryan (35-T.Brock) at NE 9. 26-L.Ryan for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

Key takeaways

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

Tennessee Titans earned the result — use the box score for snap-level context.
One-score margin — verify garbage-time stats before drawing fantasy conclusions.
Blake Watson (New England Patriots) led total EPA — start here for highlight and prop research.
T. Brady (NE) finished below expected efficiency despite volume.

Frequently asked questions

Who won Tennessee Titans vs New England Patriots on 2020-01-04?

The Tennessee Titans beat the New England Patriots 20-13 in Week 18, 2019.

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

Q1: Tennessee Titans 7, New England Patriots 3; Q2: Tennessee Titans 7, New England Patriots 10; Q4: Tennessee Titans 6, New England Patriots 0; Final: Tennessee Titans 20, New England Patriots 13.

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

Tennessee Titans touchdown — A. Firkser (R. Tannehill pass) (Q1 5:44) New England Patriots touchdown — J. Edelman (Q2 15:00) Tennessee Titans touchdown — D. Henry (Q2 0:38) Tennessee Titans touchdown — L. Ryan (Q4 0:15) New England Patriots field goal — N. Folk (Q1 12:41, 3 pts) New England Patriots field goal — N. Folk (Q2 2:18, 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), 51.3% completion, -9.7% CPOE, -0.07 EPA per dropback, -2.92 total passing EPA. Ryan Tannehill (Tennessee Titans), 40.0% completion, -1.7% CPOE, +0.02 EPA per dropback, +0.31 total passing EPA.

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

Blake Watson (New England Patriots) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +4.07 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 4 snaps. Their top snap (+2.83 EPA): (14:51) (Shotgun) 12-T.Brady pass deep left to 84-B.Watson to NE 46 for 21 yards (55-J.Brown). TEN-55-J.Brown was injured during the play..

Was Tennessee Titans vs New England Patriots a close game?

Yes — the margin was 7 points. Tennessee Titans won 20-13 in a game that stayed within one score into the fourth quarter.

Season records after this game

Tennessee Titans

Entered 9-7 Now 10-7 W

New England Patriots

Entered 12-4 Now 12-5 L

Tennessee Titans vs. New England Patriots: 2019 Week 18 Recap

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