NASHVILLE.  The Tennessee Titans are coming off the worst loss in their fifty-year history, and the 59-0 pounding they suffered at the hands of the New England Patriots two weeks ago represents the largest margin of defeat since the AFL merged with the NFL in 1970.

Jeff Fisher:  "Is that a multiple choice question?"

So the winless team is proceeding cautiously heading into this weekend's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, hoping to avoid a spirit-crushing loss during the thirteen-day period between weeks six and eight of the season.

"We didn't want to become the first team in NFL history to lose a game during its bye week," said head coach Jeff Fisher.  "It would be demoralizing for a lot of young players on the team, who got self-esteem trophies all through their Pop Warner careers."

Young:  "Please don't put me in."

Vince Young will take the helm at quarterback, and the Titans' coaching staff has taken other steps since the disastrous loss in the snow to New England.  "We don't hang around high school fields," said placekick holder coach Nils Thurnsen, "and we watch for announcements of Powder Puff games and re-route the team bus around them." 

Powder Puff Football:  Take the direct snap, not shotgun.

Some sportswriters criticized Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady, who set an NFL record by throwing five touchdown passes in a single quarter against Tennessee.  "I wasn't trying to run up the score," Brady said to reporters gathered around his locker at Gillette Stadium.  "If I wanted to do that, I'd date a third supermodel."