A.J. Brown shines for Titans in Thursday night primetime tilt vs. 49ers

A.J. Brown (Chipermc, Wikimedia Commons)

Arthur Juan Brown (best known as simply A.J.) had a monster second half for the Tennessee Titans on Thursday. The Titans veteran wide receiver had only five catches for 24 yards in the first half, but then became the most dominant player on the football field in the final 30 minutes. Brown generated separation from the 49ers secondary with absolute ease in making an additional six catches for 121 yards and one touchdown in a come-from-behind 20-17 Tennessee win over the San Francisco 49ers.

Brown’s 11 catches were a career-high. He was simply the most dominant receiver on the field. The rest of the Titans players had a combined total of 64 receiving yards.

The game was a tale of two completely different halves. The 49ers dominated the first half as they outscored the Titans 10-0. They could have led by more if it was not for a Titans interception in the end zone, and an incompleted pass from Jimmy Garoppolo to fullback Kyle Juszczyk, where Garoppolo missed his intended target by a wide margin, and Juszczyk could have waltzed in for a major score.

Then in the second half, Tennessee dominated. They delivered the comeback by outscoring the 49ers 20-7. The chemistry between Ryan Tannehill and A.J. Brown was the primary factor. With the win, the Titans improve to 10 wins and five losses, and are in first place in the AFC South. The 49ers fall to 8-7, but still hold the sixth seed in the National Football Conference. The Saints, Vikings and Eagles are right behind them at 7-7.

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