The Tennessee Titans are now 4-0 on the season after beating the Minnesota Vikings 30-17 on Sunday. Rookie Chris Johnson rushed for 61 yards on 17 carries and scored two touchdowns, including one to put the game away with only four minutes remaining.

It was over when…
Gus Frerotte was picked off by Titans CB Nick Harper with the Vikings backed up to their 2-yard line. Chris Johnson ran it in from 6 yards out on the next play to give Tennessee a 13-point lead with under 4 minutes remaining.
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Johnson scored two of the Titans’ three rushing touchdowns, including Tennessee’s final score to put the game out of reach.
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Tennessee’s defense showed why it’s considered one of the best in the league, forcing three fumbles and coming up with four sacks and an interception. The Titans scored all three of their touchdowns off Vikings turnovers.
Noteworthy
The Titans have their first ever 4-0 start and have won seven straight dating to last season. … Two of the league’s most aggressive defenses forced a total of seven fumbles, six of which were recovered by the opposing team. … Frerotte attempted 43 passes without throwing a touchdown. He finished with 266 yards passing.

The Titans are playing about as well as any team right now defensively. They allowed Adrian Peterson to reach pay dirt twice, but held him to only 80 yards on 18 carries. They also smacked Gus Frerotte around and came up with a huge interception after the Vikings cut the lead to 23-17 midway through the fourth quarter.

Minnesota continues to fall behind in games and not have enough offensive firepower to comeback. Peterson can only do so much before the passing game has to produce bigger plays. And the Vikes continue to have problems turning the ball over in crucial situations.