Week 11 Report: Titans Fans Turn on Vince

The Tennessee crowd let Vince Young have it right from the start (undeservingly), booing him repeatedly following a fumble on the first drive. Later on, VY left the game with a thumb injury in the 3rd quarter after hitting his hand on a helmet and turned his frustration right around to the fans and coach Jeff Fisher.

During a waive of boos, VY waved his hands in the air, as if egging on the crowd to continue the booing. After the game, VY allegedly tossed his shoulder pads into the stands while walking down the tunnel and stormed out of the stadium without talking to the media. Fans cheered his departure.

In the locker room Fisher and Young argued during the post-game speech, where Fisher told VY not to walk out on his teammates. VY responded…

“I’m not running out on my teammates, I’m running out on you,” said VY.

Michael Griffin reportedly ran after VY in the parking lot and pleaded with him not to leave.

“I am sure Young is upset. But what happened is between him and coach. Hopefully they can get some stuff resolved,” said Bo Scaife.

VY completed 12 of 16 passes for 164 yards and added 3 carried for 20 yards on the ground but has lost his starting job yet again.

Teammate Bo Scaife caught 4 passes for 51 yards and and Griffin had 8 tackles.

Fellow QB Colt McCoy had a better day, completing 17 of 28 passes for 241 yards and a TD in nearly leading Cleveland to a last minute victory. The Browns took the lead with less than 3 minutes to play but they gave up a 75-yard pass-and-run to Maurice Jones-Drew that sealed a Jacksonville win.

Colt had one more chance to march his team down the field, but time ran out, forcing Colt into a long pass that was intercepted with just seconds left.

The highlight of the day came off an 11-yard shuttle pass TD in the 2nd quarter. With the defense closing in, Colt scrambled and dodged tackles before flicking the ball to Peyton Hillis as he fell. Hills took the ball in for a score (video).

Colt also ran the ball 4 times for 39 yards, but the Browns lost their second close game in a row, after losing in OT last week.

Jamaal Charles has totaled more than 100 yards of offense in 8 of 10 games this season, doing so again this week with 12 carries for 88 yards rushing and 4 catches for 38 yards. Most impressively, JC puts up these impressive numbers while splitting carries with Thomas Jones and averaging less than 14 carries a game.

Week after week, JC rattles off big plays, this week breaking a 39-yard run and falling just short of the endzone (video).

Following a monstrous performance last week (12 tackles), Derrick Johnson recorded 4 tackles this week.

Cedric Benson and Jordan Shipley both had good outings for Cincinnati.

Benson carried the ball 25 times for 124 yards, his most rushing yards since Week 5 and reached the endzone on a 1-yard TD run early in the game. Benson also caught 3 passes for 22 yards.

Shipley caught 5 passes for 71 yards, his best week since racking up 131 yards in Week 7.

Quan Cosby has been a non-factor for the Bengals this year but finally caught his first pass of the season for 5 yards.

Roy Williams, who has been practically invisible since Week 5, had yet another unproductive week, catching only 2 passes for 20 yards. Roy has just 9 catches in the last 6 games.

Not a big day for Ricky Williams either, who rushed for just 1 yard off 3 carries and added 1 catch for 12 yards on Thursday Night Football. Despite contributing just 13 yards of total offense this week, it actually wasn’t Ricky’s quietest week. Ricky had just 1 yard of offense two weeks ago.

Lamarr Houston had the best game of his rookie season, leading his team with 7 tackles and a sack. Houston hadn’t cracked more than 3 tackles in a game before this week.

Fellow defensive lineman Henry Melton also had his best game, with 3 tackles and a sack.

Other Noteworthy Performances

Michael Huff – 4 tackles
Brian Robison – 2 tackles
Cory Redding – 2 tackles
Brian Orakpo – 6 tackles
Henry Melton – 3 tackles, 1 sack