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The Tennessee Titans fell to 2-12 on the season with a 37-24 loss at San Francisco on Sunday. In that game, three different safeties went down with injuries, and early this week, all three were placed on injured reserve. That means that a secondary that was already something of a patchwork unit will have to plug in some more pieces this Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs. The good news on defen...

The Tennessee Titans ended their losing streak with a victory at Cleveland. The offense, defense and special teams all delivered big plays, and then everyone held on at the finish. The offensive line was surprisingly good and was effective in both the run and pass game. Running back Tony Pollard showed big-play ability that was absent through the first 12 games and delivered on the most notable pe...

The Tennessee Titans were officially eliminated from playoff contention with Sunday's 25-3 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The defeat capped a rare run of four straight home games — the Titans didn't win any of them — but was far less competitive than the other three. It also guaranteed the Titans will finish last in the AFC South for the third straight year and put them in position to achieve s...

After a 16-13 loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday, the Tennessee Titans are 1-9, and there is plenty of evidence to suggest that in the nearly three decades since the franchise relocated from Houston, this is as bad as things have been. Things went from bad to worse for the Titans wide receivers against the Texans. Injuries decimated that particular position group and set the stage for decisions...

The Tennessee Titans had their open date last week, but somehow things managed to get worse. Two other teams won, which left the Titans as the only NFL team with one win. They are not, however, the only team playing a rookie quarterback. While Cam Ward was the clear choice among nearly everyone as the top quarterback available in the 2025 draft, the numbers show that his play has not set him apart...

The Tennessee Titans compiled a combination of things Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers that typically add up to a victory, yet they lost 27-20. They are now 1-8 as they enter the open week on their schedule, which is a time for players and coaches to reflect on what they have done and to think about what is to come. They also said goodbye to outside linebacker Dre'Mont Jones, who was traded...

The Tennessee Titans are now 1-7 following a 38-14 loss to the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. A day later, they traded cornerback Roger McCreary to the Los Angeles Rams in the first of what is likely to be several moves in the final week before the NFL's trade deadline. Quarterback Cam Ward's completion percentage continues to rise — which is good — but at least once in each of the last six games,...

A coaching change made little difference Sunday as the Tennessee Titans lost 31-13 to the New England Patriots. There were some positive signs early, but ultimately the Titans could not maintain their first start. Any positive feelings that were building within the fan base vanished in the closing seconds of the first half when interim coach Mike McCoy made some questionable coaching decisions, re...

The Tennessee Titans fired coach Brian Callahan on Monday, just six games into his second season. Callahan coached just 23 games, the same number as the last coach to be fired in-season, Ken Whisenhunt, and led the team to just four victories, one more than Whisenhunt. The timing of the move is notable in that it spares everyone the inevitable comparisons with former Titans coach Mike Vrabel, now...

The Tennessee Titans got their first win of the season Sunday when they took advantage of an Arizona Cardinals' blunder and scored the final 16 points of the contest. As memorable as it was, the comeback was hardly a thing of beauty, and there is little reason that it represents a significant turning point in this team's fortunes. Still, it was an important and meaningful moment for rookie quarter...

The Tennessee Titans fell to 0-4 with a 26-0 loss at Houston on Sunday. It was one of the most lopsided shutout losses of the Titans era (1999-present) and the first time since Week 6 of the 2019 season they failed to score. Then, the coaches made a big change that carried the Titans through the next two and a half years. This shutout made their rookie quarterback mad and left many thinking coach...

The Tennessee Titans fell to 0-3 on the season with an all-too-familiar performance Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts. Then on Tuesday, they decided to make a few changes. Coach Brian Callahan said he is going to give up play-calling duties so he can focus on larger in-game issues, and second-year cornerback Jarvis Brownlee was traded to the New York Jets. Are those moves --- and maybe a few m...

The Tennessee Titans are 0-2 for the third time in four years. Franchise history suggests that is not a good thing. The offensive line continues to struggle, committing too many penalties and allowing too many sacks. One notable difference from Week 1 to Week 2 was the fact that the offense scored a touchdown – and it was not just any touchdown. Rookie quarterback Cam Ward's first career touchdown...

The Tennessee Titans did a lot of things that often lead to victory Sunday in Denver. Yet they still lost. Four takeaways, a big play on special teams, stout defense and more were not enough to overcome a whole lot of penalties, three dropped passes and at least one questionable move by coach Brian Callahan. The result was a 20-12 loss that offered some reason for optimism --- of you're a glass-ha...

The start of the 2025 NFL season is here, and for the Tennessee Titans, it is time to kick off the Cam Ward era. The rookie quarterback and the rest of the team face a tall challenge when they travel to Denver for a Week 1 matchup with the Broncos, a team that returns many meaningful contributors and carries as much momentum into this season as any team. Based on the injury report, the challenge c...

The Tennessee Titans made their roster cuts this week to get to the NFL's regular-season limit of 53 players. Then they promptly used their position as the first team in the league's waiver order to make a handful of roster adjustments a day later, with a clear focus on one unit. Additionally, they named team captains, and the seven-person group includes one newcomer, one rookie and a couple of fa...

After two preseason games on the road, the Tennessee Titans will close out their preparation with a home game against the Minnesota Vikings on Friday. The practice week leading up to that game included the return of cornerback L'Jarius Sneed, who had not played or practiced since last October, and a brief -- but much-discussed -- shoving match between defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons and rookie qu...

The Tennessee Titans headed south this week for two days of joint workouts with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers followed by the preseason opener for both teams on Saturday. Before that, though, they brought back a player who knows a little something about the defense as well as the most notable member of this year's rookie class. Also, coach Brian Callahan made it clear that things will be different this...

The first full week of training camp, which included some practices in pads, was a mixed bag for some recent Tennessee Titans' first-round picks. Wide receiver Treylon Burks (2022) was released after he sustained another injury, this one a fractured shoulder. Quarterback Cam Ward (2025) had a tough time with five interceptions over three days, including three in a single day. On the flip side, gua...

The Tennessee Titans did not have one of their quarterbacks when they opened training camp this week -- and they won't have him at any other point this season either. Will Levis was placed on injured reserve and will miss the entire 2025 season after he opted to have shoulder surgery. The decision takes away a little preseason drama and raises questions about the timing. ... Cam Ward did take part...

It is a week before the start of training camp, and CBS Sports ranked Brian Callahan as the worst coach in the NFL. Truth be told, based on his one season on the job, it is tough to argue in favor of a higher rating. ... Second-round pick Femi Oladejo remains unsigned and might miss the start of training camp. Of course, the same is true for virtually all of the league's second-round picks -- and...

Cam Ward is the latest quarterback the Tennessee Titans have selected early in the draft, following the likes of Vince Young, Jake Locker and Marcus Mariota. The others had their moments, but none measured up to the standard established by Steve McNair, the only quarterback to take the franchise to the Super Bowl. Ward has yet to throw a pass in the preseason (never mind the regular season), but t...

As training camp approaches, there is not a lot of respect for the Tennessee Titans' roster. Pro Football Focus recently released its rankings of the top 32 players at each position group, and more than half of those groups did not include any of the Titans. Also in recent days, a bookmaker said the overwhelming odds are that Tennessee will fail to make the playoffs this season. The fact is that t...

Coach Brian Callahan opted for a maximum minicamp in his second season with the Tennessee Titans. Many NFL teams cut the final day from the mandatory three-day session that concludes formal offseason work as a reward for the players' work over the preceding weeks (the Detroit Lions canceled their entire minicamp), but Callahan and his staff put the players through three full days of workouts befor...

In the final week of organized team activities, veteran wide receiver Calvin Ridley shared his first impressions of rookie quarterback Cam Ward. In short, it was a glowing review with Ridley praising Ward's preparation, his competitiveness and his give-and-take approach to working with pass catchers. .... The one day of media access this week included an opportunity to see Ward work in third-down...