CINCINNATI — With Vince Young not even with the team, the Tennessee Titans ended a troubling and confusing week by winning in a breeze.
Backup quarterback Kerry Collins threw low, tight passes that stayed on track in Cincinnati’s wind tunnel of a stadium Sunday, setting up a 24-7 victory that brought the Titans (2-0) a little relief at the end of a trying week.
Everyone joined in. Collins threw his first touchdown pass in two years, rookie Chris Johnson ran for 109 yards, and Rob Bironas guided a low, curving kick between gyrating uprights for a 34-yard field goal.
Linebacker Keith Bulluck provided the clincher, blocking Kyle Larson’s punt in the end zone with his right arm, then snatching the ball off the ground for another touchdown.
Young sprained his left knee during an opening win over Jacksonville, and the Titans asked police to look for him a day later out of concern for his mental state. The drama consumed their week, and Young didn’t accompany the team to Cincinnati.
“It’s never easy when things are going on,” Collins said, “but you’ve got to get lost in the game plan and get ready for what’s going to happen on Sunday.”
