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Steve McNair slipped away from a 49ers linebacker, spotted Chris Brown near the left sideline and threw the ball as he was being slammed to the ground. Brown ran 41 yards for the touchdown. For a quarter, it was vintage McNair.

Head Coach Jeff Fisher saw a rejuvenated Titans team return to the practice field Wednesday. ''We are back to where we should be,'' Fisher said. ''It's been a good thing to get back, and for the offense as a whole are excited doing what we want.''

Before his postgame news conference, Reuben Droughns slid the backpack from his shoulders, dropped it at his feet and shed the lightest load he had carried in days. Any lingering shame or embarrassment had vanished. Back on the field, Droughns had outrun his past.