NASHVILLE  At halftime Monday night, the Ring of Honor at the Tennessee Titans' LP Field added three names — Steve McNair, Eddie George and Frank Wycheck. Now the question is whether this season's team can get to a Super Bowl, as those three stars did during the 1999 season.

Like this year, that 1999 team wasn't considered long on star power. McNair was still emerging, four years prior to his co-MVP season. George was the best-known name on the roster, headed for the third of his four Pro Bowls. And Wycheck, a sure-handed tight end, was on the way to 505 career catches, but hardly a household name.

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Similarly, the name-recognition of the 2008 Titans paled in comparison to their Monday night opponent, but after their 31-21 victory vs. the Indianapolis Colts the nation knows them a little better.

"So you all can compare us to whoever you want to compare us to," said coach Jeff Fisher afterward. "But right now we're pleased with the way we played."

Fisher has generally muffled any superlatives that come his team's way this season, but Monday night's game pointed out several reasons not to take Tennessee's 7-0 record lightly:

•Tennessee's "Smash and Dash" tandem of running backs LenDale White and rookie Chris Johnson continued to churn out points. White managed only 13 yards on 10 totes, but two of them reached the end zone, giving him a league-leading 10 touchdowns for the season. Johnson had one TD run, and is fifth in the NFL with 626 rushing yards.

"I'm trying to be the best at something, and I guess that's the best way to do it," said White of his ability to get into the end zone. But he's not entirely pleased with his growing reputation as a short-yardage specialist.

"Everybody thought I was bam, bam, bam, but I went 80 yards (against Kansas City) last week," reminded White, who already has topped his 2007 total of seven touchdowns.

•Down 14-6 in the third quarter, the Titans countered the argument that they're not a come-from-behind team with two lengthy touchdown drives that erased a total of 14:36 from the game clock.

"I could sense that they were starting to wear down and give up," said fullback Ahmard Hall, the Army vet who does much of the key blocking for Tennessee's ground game.

•Tennessee's defensive secondary has been among the leaders in interceptions, but perhaps got an even bigger credibility boost by holding Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne to a combined four catches for just 41 yards.

"We got out hands on them and pushed them around," said Titans cornerback Nick Harper, a former Colt. "We got them off their timing. That was huge."

•The Titans have never registered impressive sack totals on Peyton Manning, and they failed to nail him for a loss Monday. But their defensive line did withstand the loss of Pro Bowler Kyle Vanden Bosch and his backup, Dave Ball, who was sidelined for the night on the opening kickoff.

Manning was hurried several times, finished with only a 73.5 passer rating and had to endure fellow University of Tennessee alumnus Albert Haynesworth standing over him, talking trash.

"I'm always going to be talking trash to him," the defensive player of the year candidate said. "Honestly, you haven't seen our best ball yet. You haven't seen my best ball yet."

Tennessee is surrendering the fewest points per game (12.4), is one off Green Bay's leading total for interceptions (with 12) and is fourth for total yards allowed (275.4).

And, as befits their unheralded status, there's one other stat the Titans have going: They're 7-0 against Las Vegas' betting point spread.