Titans expected to continue their streak of sellouts

Despite back-to-back losing seasons, the Tennessee Titans apparently will extend its sellout streak of 73 consecutive games.

The franchise began selling single-game tickets 10 a.m. Saturday and within 30 minutes was down to scattered single seats for all 10 regular season home games.

?We?re very fortunate,? said Don MacLachlan, the Titans? executive vice president for administration. ?Right now, there are only a few left for a couple of preseason games.?

MacLachlan expected the remaining regular-season single-seat tickets to sell Saturday.

Last year, the franchise was down to scattered single seats for home games in 22 minutes.

The first game to sell out was an Oct. 1 contest with the Dallas Cowboys, which last played here on Christmas night in 2000. Most seats were gone within 3 minutes, MacLachlan said.

The Baltimore Ravens, Indianapolis Colts and New York Jets were next in order.

The majority of tickets were purchased over the Internet, but about 70 people bought them in person at LP Field, MacLachlan said.

About 3,000 tickets for each game had been available at prices ranging from $27 to $66.

Season tickets account for about 60,000 tickets and another 6,000 are distributed to suite holders, sponsors, visiting teams and players.

After a string of playoff appearances, the Titans went 4-12 last year and 5-11 in 2004.