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2022 Tennessee Titans season

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The 2022 season was the Tennessee Titans' 53rd in the National Football League (NFL), their 63rd overall, their 26th in the state of Tennessee and their fifth under head coach Mike Vrabel.

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2022 Tennessee Titans season
OwnerKSA Industries
General managerJon Robinson (fired Dec. 6)
Ryan Cowden (interim)
Head coachMike Vrabel
Home stadiumNissan Stadium
Results
Record7–10
Division place2nd AFC South
PlayoffsDid not qualify
All-ProsDT Jeffery Simmons (2nd team)
P Ryan Stonehouse (2nd team)
Pro BowlersRB Derrick Henry
DT Jeffery Simmons
LS Morgan Cox
C Ben Jones
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After racing out to a 7–3 start, the Titans suffered a late-season collapse. They ended the season on a seven-game losing streak, their worst losing streak since 2014. The Titans failed to improve on their 12–5 record from last season. They also suffered their first losing season since 2015 and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2018 after a loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars (who beat Tennessee twice after being 4–8 at one point) in the final week of the season.[1] It was the fourth time in franchise history they missed the playoffs after having a first-round bye in the playoffs the previous season (1994, 2001, and 2009).

Inconsistent play and a number of key injuries hindered the Titans throughout the season, including starting quarterback Ryan Tannehill who missed five games, Taylor Lewan who missed 15 games, and Harold Landry who missed the entire season. The Titans finished the season with a league-high 23 players on injured reserve.[2]

Draft

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2022 Tennessee Titans Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
118 Treylon BurksWRArkansasfrom New Orleans via Philadelphia[A]
26 Traded to the New York Jets[B]
235 Roger McCrearyCBAuburnfrom NY Jets[B]
58 Traded to Atlanta[C]
369 Nicholas Petit-FrereOTOhio Statefrom NY Jets[B]
86 Malik WillisQBLibertyfrom Las Vegas[D]
90 Traded to Las Vegas[D]
101 Traded to the New York Jets[B]2020 Resolution JC-2A selection; from New Orleans via Philadelphia[A]
4131 Hassan HaskinsRBMichigan
143 Chig OkonkwoTEMarylandCompensatory pick[E]
5163 Kyle PhilipsWRUCLAfrom Pittsburgh via NY Jets[B]
169 Traded to Las Vegas[D]
6204 Theo JacksonSTennessee
219 Chance CampbellLBOle MissCompensatory pick[E]
7247 Traded to Miami[F]
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Draft trades

  1. The Titans traded WR A. J. Brown to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for first- and third-round selections (18th and 101st overall).[3]
  2. The Titans traded first- and third-round selections (26th and 101st overall) to the New York Jets in exchange for second-, third- and fifth-round selections (35th, 69th and 163rd overall).[3]
  3. The Titans traded a second-round selection and a 2023 fourth-round selection to the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for WR Julio Jones and a 2023 sixth-round selection.[4]
  4. The Titans traded third- and fifth-round selections (90th and 169th overall) to the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange for a third-round selection (86th overall).[3]
  5. The Titans' were awarded compensatory picks in the 4th and 6th rounds due to losses in free agency.[5]
  6. The Titans traded OL Isaiah Wilson and a seventh-round selection (247th overall) to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for a 2021 seventh-round selection.[6]
Made regular season roster

Staff

2022 Tennessee Titans staff

Front office

  • Owner – KSA Industries
  • Controlling owner – Amy Adams Strunk
  • President/CEO – Burke Nihill
  • Executive vice president/general manager – Ryan Cowden (interim)
  • Vice president of football administration – Vin Marino
  • Vice president of player personnel – Ryan Cowden
  • Director of player personnel – Monti Ossenfort
  • Director of college scouting – Jon Salge
  • Director of pro scouting – Brian Gardner
  • Assistant director of pro scouting – Kevin Turks
  • Pro scout – Blaise Taylor
  • College scout – Matt Miller

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Shane Bowen
  • Defensive line – Terrell Williams
  • Assistant defensive line – Clint McMillan
  • Outside linebackers – Ryan Crow
  • Inside linebackers – Bobby King
  • Assistant inside linebackers – Zak Kuhr
  • Secondary − Anthony Midget
  • Safeties – Scott Booker
  • Senior defensive assistant – Jim Schwartz

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Frank Piraino
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Brian Bell

Final roster

2022 Tennessee Titans roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
51 active, 23 reserve, 15 practice squad (1 exempt)

Team captains

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Preseason

The Titans' preseason opponents and schedule were announced in the spring.

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 11 at Baltimore Ravens L 10–23 0–1 M&T Bank Stadium Recap
2 August 20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 13–3 1–1 Nissan Stadium Recap
3 August 27 Arizona Cardinals W 26–23 2–1 Nissan Stadium Recap
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Regular season

Schedule

On May 9, the NFL announced that the Titans would play at the Buffalo Bills at 6:15 p.m. CDT on September 19, as part of ESPN's Week 2 Monday Night doubleheader.[10]

The remainder of the Titans' 2022 schedule, with exact dates and times, was announced on May 12.

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 11 New York Giants L 20–21 0–1 Nissan Stadium Recap
2 September 19 at Buffalo Bills L 7–41 0–2 Highmark Stadium Recap
3 September 25 Las Vegas Raiders W 24–22 1–2 Nissan Stadium Recap
4 October 2 at Indianapolis Colts W 24–17 2–2 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
5 October 9 at Washington Commanders W 21–17 3–2 FedExField Recap
6 Bye
7 October 23 Indianapolis Colts W 19–10 4–2 Nissan Stadium Recap
8 October 30 at Houston Texans W 17–10 5–2 NRG Stadium Recap
9 November 6 at Kansas City Chiefs L 17–20 (OT) 5–3 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
10 November 13 Denver Broncos W 17–10 6–3 Nissan Stadium Recap
11 November 17 at Green Bay Packers W 27–17 7–3 Lambeau Field Recap
12 November 27 Cincinnati Bengals L 16–20 7–4 Nissan Stadium Recap
13 December 4 at Philadelphia Eagles L 10–35 7–5 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
14 December 11 Jacksonville Jaguars L 22–36 7–6 Nissan Stadium Recap
15 December 18 at Los Angeles Chargers L 14–17 7–7 SoFi Stadium Recap
16 December 24 Houston Texans L 14–19 7–8 Nissan Stadium Recap
17 December 29 Dallas Cowboys L 13–27 7–9 Nissan Stadium Recap
18 January 7 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 16–20 7–10 TIAA Bank Field Recap
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Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. New York Giants

Week 1: New York Giants at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 0 13821
Titans 7 6 7020
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at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

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The Titans blew a 13–0 lead and lost to the Giants, 21–20, on a one-yard pass from Daniel Jones to Saquon Barkley. With the upset loss, the Titans started the season 0–1.

Week 2: at Buffalo Bills

Week 2: Tennessee Titans at Buffalo Bills – Game Summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Titans 7 0 007
Bills 7 10 24041
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at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

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The Titans flew to Orchard Park for their matchup against the Bills as part of a Monday Night Football doubleheader. The Bills took the opening kickoff and stormed down the field with a methodical 12-play touchdown drive to grab an early 7–0 lead. The Titans responded with a 9-play drive capped off by star running back Derrick Henry's 2-yard touchdown run. From that point on, however, it was all Bills. It started when kicker Tyler Bass converted a 49-yard field goal to go up by 3. Josh Allen then hit Stefon Diggs for the first of three touchdowns on the night for him; a sack by the Bills' defense capped off the first half, with Buffalo holding a 17–7 lead.

In the third quarter, the Bills blew the game open after Allen hit Diggs for the second of three touchdowns for the pair on the night; the Titans were quickly forced into a punt which Bass converted into his second field goal. Following the score, Tannehill was picked off at the Bills' 49-yard line. The offense capitalized on the turnover and exploited the already-exhausted Titan defense for Diggs's third touchdown catch of the night. On the Titans' next drive, Tannehill was again picked off, the interception this time going back for six courtesy of Matt Milano. By this point, the Bills had scored 24 points in the third quarter to grab a commanding 41–7 lead. Both teams' defenses took over for the rest of the game, but by this point, the game had long been decided.

With the loss, the Titans fell to 0–2.

Week 3: vs. Las Vegas Raiders

Week 3: Las Vegas Raiders at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 3 7 3922
Titans 7 17 0024
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at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

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Week 4: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 4: Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Titans 14 10 0024
Colts 0 10 7017
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at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

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Week 5: at Washington Commanders

Week 5: Tennessee Titans at Washington Commanders – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Titans 7 7 7021
Commanders 3 7 7017
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at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

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Week 7: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week 7: Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colts 0 0 7310
Titans 3 10 0619
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at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: October 23
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 74 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,459
  • Referee: Ronald Torbert
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, James Lofton and Don Bell
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Week 8: at Houston Texans

Week 8: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Titans 0 7 7317
Texans 0 3 0710
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at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

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Week 9: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 9: Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Titans 0 14 30017
Chiefs 3 6 08320
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at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

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Week 10: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 10: Denver Broncos at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 10 0010
Titans 0 7 7317
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at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: November 13
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 35 °F (2 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,240
  • Referee: Scott Novak
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, James Lofton and Amanda Renner
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Week 11: at Green Bay Packers

Week 11: Tennessee Titans at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Titans 7 7 6727
Packers 6 0 11017
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at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

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Week 12: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 12: Cincinnati Bengals at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bengals 0 10 3720
Titans 0 10 3316
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at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

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Week 13: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 13: Tennessee Titans at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Titans 7 3 0010
Eagles 7 14 7735
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at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Week 14: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 14: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 7 13 13336
Titans 14 0 0822
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at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: December 11
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C)
  • Game attendance: 68,409
  • Referee: Clay Martin
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, James Lofton and Amanda Renner
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This was the first time that the Titans lost to the Jaguars at home since 2013.

Week 15: at Los Angeles Chargers

Week 15: Tennessee Titans at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Titans 0 7 0714
Chargers 7 0 01017
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at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

  • Date: December 18
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST/1:25 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 70,240
  • Referee: Land Clark
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, James Lofton and Amanda Renner
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Week 16: vs. Houston Texans

Week 16: Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Texans 7 3 0919
Titans 7 0 7014
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at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: December 24
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear, 20 °F (−7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 66,634
  • Referee: Shawn Smith
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, James Lofton and Amanda Renner
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The game was delayed an hour due to power outages in Nashville. With a kickoff temperature of 20 °F (−7 °C), this was the coldest game ever played at Nissan Stadium.[11] The Titans were upset by the Texans, who had only one win entering this game. They lost their fifth straight, dropped below .500 for the first time since Week 3, and fell out of first place in the AFC South lead, as they lose the head-to-head tiebreaker to Jacksonville.

Week 17: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 17: Dallas Cowboys at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 7 3 71027
Titans 0 6 7013
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at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: December 29
  • Game time: 7:15 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Rain, 59 °F (15 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,292
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • TV announcers (WTVF/Prime Video): Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit and Kaylee Hartung
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With this loss, the Titans would have their first losing season since 2015.

Week 18: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 18: Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Titans 3 10 3016
Jaguars 0 7 31020
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at TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

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With their season on the line, the Titans went to Jacksonville to play the 8−8 Jaguars for the AFC South division title. The Titans had a 16−10 lead entering the 4th quarter, but late in the game with the Titans leading 16−13, Joshua Dobbs was strip-sacked by Rayshawn Jenkins, and the fumble was recovered by Josh Allen, who returned it for a 37-yard touchdown to give the Jaguars the lead. The Titans couldn't recover from the fumble, and they lost the game, ending their season. This was the first time the Titans missed the playoffs since 2018, and the first time being swept by the Jaguars since 2005.

Standings

Division

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W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(4) Jacksonville Jaguars 9 8 0 .529 4–2 8–4 404 350 W5
Tennessee Titans 7 10 0 .412 3–3 5–7 298 359 L7
Indianapolis Colts 4 12 1 .265 1–4–1 4–7–1 289 427 L7
Houston Texans 3 13 1 .206 3–2–1 3–8–1 289 420 W1
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Conference

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# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Kansas City Chiefs West 14 3 0 .824 6–0 9–3 .453 .422 W5
2 Buffalo Bills East 13 3 0 .813 4–2 9–2 .489 .471 W7
3 Cincinnati Bengals North 12 4 0 .750 3–3 8–3 .507 .490 W8
4 Jacksonville Jaguars South 9 8 0 .529 4–2 8–4 .467 .438 W5
Wild cards
5[a] Los Angeles Chargers West 10 7 0 .588 2–4 7–5 .443 .341 L1
6[a] Baltimore Ravens North 10 7 0 .588 3–3 6–6 .509 .456 L2
7[b] Miami Dolphins East 9 8 0 .529 3–3 7–5 .537 .457 W1
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8[b] Pittsburgh Steelers North 9 8 0 .529 3–3 5–7 .519 .451 W4
9 New England Patriots East 8 9 0 .471 3–3 6–6 .502 .415 L1
10[c][d] New York Jets East 7 10 0 .412 2–4 5–7 .538 .458 L6
11[c][d] Tennessee Titans South 7 10 0 .412 3–3 5–7 .509 .336 L7
12[c] Cleveland Browns North 7 10 0 .412 3–3 4–8 .524 .492 L1
13 Las Vegas Raiders West 6 11 0 .353 3–3 5–7 .474 .397 L3
14 Denver Broncos West 5 12 0 .294 1–5 3–9 .481 .465 W1
15 Indianapolis Colts South 4 12 1 .265 1–4–1 4–7–1 .512 .500 L7
16 Houston Texans South 3 13 1 .206 3–2–1 3–8–1 .481 .402 W1
Tiebreakers[e]
  1. LA Chargers claimed the No. 5 seed over Baltimore based on conference record (7–5 vs. 6–6).
  2. Miami finished ahead of Pittsburgh based on head-to-head victory, claiming the 7th and final playoff spot.
  3. NY Jets and Tennessee finished ahead of Cleveland based on conference record (5–7 vs. 4–8).
  4. NY Jets finished ahead of Tennessee based on common record (3–3 vs. 2–4 against: Buffalo, Cincinnati, Denver, Green Bay, Jacksonville).
  5. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.
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