Finnegan wins AFC defense player for W-1

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DEFENSE: CB CORTLAND FINNEGAN, TENNESSEE TITANS
· Entering his second season as a full-time starter, Finnegan registered a career-high two interceptions and seven tackles as the Titans defeated the Jaguars 17-10 for their second consecutive win on Kickoff Weekend. In a key AFC South match-up, Finnegan picked off Jaguars’ quarterback DAVID GARRARD twice in the second half and helped the Titans limit Jacksonville to 189 total yards. The former seventh-round selection posted his first interception in the third quarter while wrestling the ball away from Jacksonville wide receiver TROY WILLIAMSON, and his second interception came midway through the fourth quarter on the Titans’ 43-yard line. Finnegan led the NFL with two interceptions on Kickoff Weekend.

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