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Those weren't the defending Super Bowl champs Thursday night. It was a team of backups.

There's a reason the annual NFL rushing title is regarded with such great honor.

The ink starts at Chris Johnson's neck, with wings tattooed just above his collarbone, reminding the world that he is the NFL's most recent member of the very rare club of 2,000-yard rushers.

Chris Johnson's preseason lasted three games. Titans Coach Jeff Fisher elected to hold the reigning NFL Offensive Player of the Year out of Thursday night's game against the Saints.

METAIRIE, La. a * Patrick Ramsey is the savvy veteran, the guy with the experience.

Chris Johnson wore a visor and T-shirt and stayed busy as Tennessee's top cheerleader.

ELIOT KAMENITZ / THE TIMES PICAYUNE Saint Harry Coleman runs in with a touchdown in on a recovered block punt of kicker Brett Kern, left, in the second quarter as the New Orleans Saints play the Tennessee Titans in Nashville on Thursday, September 2, 2010.

Antonio Richardson watched the likes of defensive tackles John Henderson, Albert Haynesworth and end Kyle Vanden Bosch in the NFL.

Titans rookie running back LeGarrette Blount is doing his best to stay focused on football these days, although he admits it's not easy.

Drew Brees came into this league as the first pick of the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft.

TITANS VS. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS Where. LP Field. Kickoff. 7 p.m. TV. WKRN-2. Radio.

Though they're not starting in the NFL, former Michigan State players Brian Hoyer, right, and Javon Ringer, are already No.

Chris Johnson is the consensus pick atop 2010 Fantasy Football drafts. The Tennessee Titans' franchise player is lightning quick possessing 4.3 speed, coming off of a prestigious campaign, and entering the prime of his career.

Titans running back Chris Johnson ran for 2,006 yards last year on his way to capturing NFL Offensive Player of the Year honors.So what's he planning for an encore?Try 2,500 yards.Not only would that make him the all-time single season rushing leader by almost 400 yards, he also would become the first back to run for 2,000 yards in consecutive ...

During their days in Pop Warner, many of the current Titans wore just about every football pad imaginable.

The New Orleans Saints take on the Tennessee Titans in the final preseason game of 2010.

After a walk through, today the Saints are off to Nashville to battle the Tennessee Titans in the preseason finale.

The Titans have had trouble with consistency the last two years. Tennessee has started fast and fizzled, then stumbled woefully out the gate before finishing strong.

How about a little country music? Tim McGraw hosts the "CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock" , a three-hour extravaganza drawn from the June event that served as a kind of coming-out party for Nashville after its devastating flooding i n May.

It's going to be more like cramming for final exams in his days at Notre Dame. The veteran linebacker signed with the Detroit Lions on Monday and is scheduled to play in Thursday's final preseason game against Buffalo.