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When playing Tennessee, the offensive game-planning needs to begin and end with their 6-foot-6, 320-pound defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth.

The 7-5 Titans are 7-2 in games Haynesworth has played this season.

Haynesworth missed a recent three-game stretch with a hamstring injury and the Titans went on a three-game losing streak, falling to Jacksonville (28-13), Denver (34-20) and Cincinnati (35-6).

During those three games, opponents averaged 349 yards per game, 55 more than their season average of 294 and 73.34 yards more than in the games Haynesworth has played in.

The Titans allow an average of 93.9 yards per game rushing for all games with 10 rushing touchdowns.

But in games Haynesworth has played, opponents average only 71.88 rushing yards per game and have scored only 4 TDs on the ground.

In the three games Haynesworth missed, opponents were padding their rushing stats, gaining an average of 160.0 yards per game and scoring 6 rushing TDs.

The Chargers rank 15th in the NFL in rushing, averaging 112.5 yards per game, and are tied for third in the league with 13 rushing TDs.

And one final statistical point about Haynesworth’s dominance.

The Titans allow an average of 20.1 points per game and have allowed 28 TDs.

In the three games Haynesworth missed, the Titans gave up an average of 32.3 points per game and 13 touchdowns.

So, in the nine games Haynesworth has played, the Titans have allowed only 16.0 points per game and have given up 15 touchdowns (1.66 per game).