Tennessee Titans

Our team assessment

Article cutoff 2026-10-06

Titans | 0-4

Tennessee's offense has struggled to sustain movement in every game, with useful-play shares of 42.9, 37.3, 35.1 and 36.2 percent. It has created only 15 threatening possessions and produced 55 points from them. Opponents have generated 21 and returned 80. That gap exists even though the Titans have kept several scores close. Their five team giveaways include two special-teams mistakes, leaving three outside the return units. Both defensive takeaways came in Week 2, so extra possessions have not been a weekly resource.

The 24-18 loss at Baltimore provided five long gains and Carnell Tate's 145 receiving yards, but another two giveaways and a failed goal-line attempt interrupted the promise. Lamar Jackson's departure gave Tennessee a scoreless opponent after halftime; the Titans still could not erase the deficit. The late touchdown made the ending tense without solving the possessions that preceded it. At 0-4, Tennessee's repeated problem is creating and completing enough worthwhile drives. One receiver finding room does not make the rest of the offense dependable.

After opponent punts or failed fourth downs, Titans possessions have begun at their own 19.6, on average, across 17 competitive drives. The weekly average has stayed in a fairly narrow band, from their own 16.0 to their own 24.5. The latest game averaged their own 16.0. The resulting possession started at midfield or closer to the end zone in 0 of those 17 cases. These are actual starting spots, including punt returns, rather than a measure of the defense alone. The return unit has added 62 punt-return yards over the season. Starts following turnovers are counted separately: 2 competitive possessions at their opponent 46.5 on average.

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