Remember all the questions raised about quarterback Vince Young when he reportedly scored a 6 on the Wonderlic intelligence test at the scouting combine?

They've been answered.

Heading into the final week of the season, the Tennessee Titans (8-7) actually have a shot --albeit a long one -- at the playoffs.

If somehow they can pull it off -- they need to beat New England and have Cincinnati and Denver lose and Kansas City win for it to happen -- they would be the first team in NFL history to make the postseason after starting 0-5.

The catalyst in the turnaround is Young, the third pick in the draft.

He was a forgotten man until a month and a half ago, well after Tennessee coach Jeff Fisher inserted him into the lineup in Week 4.

Young lost four of his first six starts and ranked 33rd among the 34 qualifying quarterbacks in passer rating (54.8). Even he lost a little confidence in himself as the losses piled up.

Still, Young said he never really second-guessed his decision to leave Texas a year early.

The Titans won, 31-13, on Nov. 19 at Philadelphia and were off and running. They rolled off six consecutive victories, including consecutive games in which Young brought them back from 14-point deficits.

"There was never a doubt in my mind that I wasn't going to be successful in the NFL," Young said. "It was just how long it was going to take and how much I was willing to work. I really feel like all the hard work behind the scenes has helped my progress."

Young ranks 29th in passer rating but he has rushed for 523 yards and six touchdowns to go along with his 1,972 yards and 12 touchdowns passing. He is the first player in NFL history to have three rushing touchdowns of 20 yards or longer and three touchdown passes of 20 yards or longer in his rookie season.

Wedding blitz

The Chicago Bears are planning to ruin what could be Brett Favre's going-away party. The Bears also are going to crash a couple of Chicago-area weddings at the same time.

The Bears-Packers game tonight was moved from a noon kickoff to 8:15 p.m. to accommodate television, which apparently raised the bar on being a "football widow."

Brides-to-be Sandy Zabloudil and Chara Gillette thought they had cleverly planned their weddings around the Bears, with evening ceremonies, only to have NBC claim the game for a prime-time showing. The concerns go beyond whether the bridal bouquet toss will resemble a Rex Grossman pass.

The best man in Zabloudil's wedding is such a hard-core Bears fan that, she told the Chicago Sun-Times, "my fiance hasn't told him because he's afraid."

The situation calls for expert clock management.

"By 7:15 we'll be saying 'I do' " Zabloudil told the paper.

Gillette's problem is just as complicated, as her reception is scheduled to begin at game time, so the plan is for a shotgun-formation wedding.

"Yeah, my guests are loving me," Gillette said. "My father is going to the banquet hall to see if they'll allow a TV in the reception room. .... I'm like, 'Great. There goes dinner.' I think it's unfair."

Expect the first toast to be, "To a long and prosperous life ... to da Bears."

Quick hits

Chiefs running back Larry Johnson needs 28 carries today against the Jaguars to break the NFL's single-season record for rushing attempts (410) set by the Atlanta Falcons' Jamal Anderson in 1998. ... The Cincinnati chapter of the Pro Football Writers of America gave its "good guy" award to Bengals receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh this week. Of course the field of candidates was a bit limited, considering eight Bengals players have been arrested this season. ... With four receptions against the Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles Brian Westbrook can become just the sixth player in league history to rush for 1,200 yards and catch 80 passes in the same season. The other five: William Andrews (1981), James Wilder (1984), Marshall Faulk (1998, 2001) and Steven Jackson (2006).