Sometimes it pays to have a veteran player in the National Football League.
This was lesson learned by the Tennessee Titans after its 37-year-old back-up quarterback Kerry Collins played superb in the team’s 30-3 victory against the home team Jacksonville Jaguars in the ongoing NFL season.
Playing in place of the injured Titans starting quarterback Vince Young, Collins played a man on mission as he completed 11 of 16 passes for 110 yards and a touchdown, directed five consecutive scoring drives and put the Titans (4-2) atop the AFC South.
Titans coach Jeff Fisher was all praises to his veteran back-up quarterback saying he was clearly the hero in the game against the Titans.
Aside from Collins, Titans running back Chris Johnson was also great in the game getting 111 yards rushing and scoring late in the game to move the Titans into a three-way tie with Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans.
Collins was very happy with their win since if further solidify their chances to enter the playoffs and fight for the Super Bowl trophy this year.
In his NFL career, Collins has experience the beauty of being a starter and back-up for the Titans which is why he always prepares hard in every game to ensure he is ready when Fisher wants to use him as starting quarterback.
Playing in-front of its fans, the Jaguars played their best but the injury suffered by its starting quarterback David Garrard was too much to bear in the game.
Without Garrard, Jaguars coach Jack del Rio was force to use recently signed Trent Edwards to play for the injured star quarterback.
Unlike Collins, Edwards was sluggish in the game as he showed that he is not yet familiar with the plays of his teammates.
Luck was clearly not on the side of the Jaguars as the team committed four turnovers and even lose their reliable quarterback.
With their loss, the Jaguars now dropped to 3-3 and finished last in the division the past two seasons and are again in chase mode.
Despite their loss and woeful record, Del Rio is still confident of their chances in the current NFL season saying they just have to limit to their mistakes so that they can have better chances of winning.
He said the Jaguars is matured team that learns to bounce back from its mistake and works hard for the team and its countless fans around the world.
The Titans for its part is still riding high with their victory and hope they can sustain it the rest of the NFL regular season.
Fisher just hope that Young could recover soon from his injury since he is a vital cog of the team’s campaign in the 2010 NFL season.
Based on the recent NFL statistics, among active players, Young has more wins in his first 45 starts than all but a select group of signal callers.
Teams: Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans
