Patriots stop Titans’ run at playoffs

December 31, 2006

Tennessee Titans head coach Jeff Fisher is held back by line judge Tom Symonette, left, as Fisher argues a call in the first quarter of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Dec. 31, 2006. The Patriots beat the Titans, 40-23.

Bill Belichick told Vinny Testaverde to get loose. The 43-year-old quarterback wasn’t sure, so he asked the New England coach again. “He said, `Get loose.’ I assumed that was to go in and throw the football. I threw a couple passes before I went in,” Testaverde said. Testaverde capped the Patriots’ roll into the playoffs by throwing a touchdown for an NFL-record 20th season.


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