"Tennessee running backs LenDale White and Chris Johnson have picked up the nicknames Smash 'n' Dash for their respective running styles.
White provides the muscle, Johnson the speed.
They lived up to their nicknames Sunday in the Titans' 28-9 win over the Browns at LP Field.
Johnson, a rookie from East Carolina, rushed for 136 yards on 19 carries. White finished with 99 yards on 24 carries.
"Every team knows Tennessee -- no matter if its Smash and Dash or if its just LenDale or just me -- we're going to run the ball," said Johnson, who went over 1,000 yards for the season. "They just come in and try to stop us. That just makes us work even harder."
Both White and Johnson scored a touchdown against the Browns (4-9). White completed a 10-play, 93-yard drive when he bullied his way in for a 3-yard run to give the Titans (12-1) a 14-6 lead with 1:11 left in the first half. He put the ball across the goal line with an outstretched arm as he fell to the ground.
White had 100 rushing yards until he lost a yard on the Titans' final offensive play of the game on a fourth-and-2 play. White said he wasn't upset with falling short "because we won the football game."
Johnson's score -- a 25-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter -- showed off his speed. He bounced off the Titans' left side of the offensive line and sprinted up the Tennessee sideline. Despite being a relative unknown before being clocked at 4.25 in the 40-yard dash at the NFL combine last spring, Johnson has bolstered the Titans' offense this season by giving it a constant big-play threat."