#TITANS #TITANUP #JAGUARS #duuuval In a game that was meaningless in the playoff race but meaningful in the 2025 NFL draft order, the Jaguars beat the Titans 10-6 in Tennessee today.

That could be big for the race to get the first overall pick in the draft, as the Jaguars headed into today’s game at 2-10 and in the driver’s seat to pick first overall, while the Titans were 3-9 and projected for the seventh pick in 2025.

Now both the Jaguars and the Titans are 3-10, and the race for the first pick is wide open, with the Raiders and Giants currently having the best chance. Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders is the betting favorite to go first overall.

The game itself wasn’t particularly notable, as neither quarterback, Jacksonville’s Mac Jones or Tennessee’s Will Levis, did much of anything. It was as ugly as you’d expect from two bad teams.

But someone had to win, and that someone was the Jaguars. Which is a loss, if you’d rather get a higher pick than win a December game between two bad teams.

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The Titans are also coming off a game when they committed 12 penalties for 93 yards. The Titans are rank second in the NFL in penalties, with 100 on the season. The team ranks fifth in the NFL in penalty yards, with 758 yards through 12 games. The Titans have also made a number of blunders in the return game, turning the ball over. This week, Coach Brian Callahan mentioned Mason Kinsey as a possibility to replace Jha'Quan Jackson on punts, but he wasn't ready to announce an official move after practice on Friday. If the change is in fact made, will it cure some of the recent woes there? Stay tuned. This much is certain: The Titans need to clean up their mistakes to enhance their chances of winning.

Importance of Week 14

Callahan said before the Washington game his team wasn't dead yet. Now at 3-9, let's face it, things aren't looking good. The Titans haven't been eliminated from playoff contention yet, but it's close. On Sunday, the Titans are a 3 ½-point favorite over the Jaguars. Another nugget: The Titans are 19-6 against the Jaguars at home since 1999. Tennessee is looking to become the fourth team with 20 or more home wins against an opponent since 1999, joining the Packers (20 vs Lions), Vikings (20 vs Lions) and Steelers (23 vs Browns). For draft fans, this is a stat I'll now start to include: The Titans are currently projected to hold the eighth pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, while the Jaguars are protected to hold the third overall pick. The outcome of Sunday's game will change things.

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#TITANS #TITNAUP #commanders

It was a difficult day for the Tennessee Titans in a 42-19 loss against the Washington Commanders on Sunday.

By the time Levis and the Titans offense had their first snap inside of Commanders territory, there was less than a minute remaining in the first half with Washington holding a 28-0 lead at home.

The Washington Commanders ended their three-game losing streak, opening up a large lead and holding on at home against the Tennessee Titans, 42-19.

After needing just three plays to score on their first possession, capped by a 40-yard touchdown run by Brian Robinson Jr., the Commanders jumped to a 28-0 lead before Tennessee scored the game’s next 13 points.

Quarterback Jayden Daniels passed for three touchdowns, two of them to Terry McLaurin, and also ran for a score. Led by Robinson’s 103, the Commanders rushed for 267 yards on 45 carries.

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#TITANS #TITANUP #COMMANDERS #WASHINGTON

Fresh off a loss to the Dallas Cowboys, the Washington Commanders are looking to snap their three-game skid on Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.

Tennessee pulled off a massive upset in Week 12, knocking off CJ Stroud and the Houston Texans to pick up its third win of the season, and first with Will Levis under center for the entire game.

Just three weeks ago, the Commanders were in the lead in the NFC East, but they’ve dropped three games in a row to fall to 7-5 and are now in danger of missing the playoffs in the NFC.

While the Titans aren’t a great team, they do have a tough defense that ranks third in the NFL in yards per play allowed and 12th in EPA/Play.

Oddsmakers have the Commanders set as 5.5-point favorites in this game, but can they cover the spread at home and snap their losing streak?

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#TITANS #TITANUP #WeAreTexans

The team's 32-27 win over the Texans was the team's fifth win in the past six games in Houston.

Titans fans, some of them decked out in Oilers gear, celebrated as Texans fans headed to the exits.

In what's been a frustrating season, this was a nice highlight.

The Titans are 3-8, but on this day, it was fun to celebrate.

In Houston.

Titans quarterback Will Levis threw for 278 yards and two touchdowns, with an interception. He was sacked eight times in the contest.

The Titans survived some of their own mistakes to win in.

It was an ominous start for the Titans.

Texans returner Dameon Pierce returned the opening kickoff 80 yards to the Titans 19-yard line, and Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud connected with tight end Cade Stover for a touchdown on Houston's first offensive play to make it 7-0 just 18 seconds left in the contest.

But the Titans responded with back-to-back-back scores of their own, starting with a 51-yard field goal by Nick Folk, which made it 7-3 with 11:15 left in the first quarter.

After a defensive stop, Levis then executed a beautiful, 10-play, 89-yard touchdown drive that he capped off with a 38-yard touchdown pass to receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, which made it 10-7. The Titans converted a fourth-down on the drive, on a keeper from Levis.

When the Titans got the ball back after another defensive stop, on their own five-yard line, Levis guided the Titans 95 yards on six plays. A 63-yard pass to receiver Calvin Ridley jumpstarted the drive, and a 10-yard touchdown run by running back Tony Pollard capped it off to make it 17-7 with 11:03 left in the second quarter.

The Texans cut the lead to 17-14 on a five-yard touchdown pass from Stroud to Nico Collins with 6:17 left in the second quarter.

Following a critical fumble on a botched exchange from Levis to Pollard, the Texans tied the game on a field goal by Ka'imi Fairbairn to make it 17-17 with 3:24 left before halftime.

The Titans kept swinging.

And, after an interception by rookie cornerback Jarvis Brownlee Jr., Folk nailed a 56-yard field goal on the final play of the first half to give the Titans a 20-17 lead at the break.

Levis was 11-of-12 for 177 yards and a touchdown at the half, but he was sacked seven times.

The Titans got more points on a Folk field goal to start the second half. It was another 51-yarder by Folk, this one capping an 11-play, 41-yard drive, to give the Titans a 23-17 lead at the 9:08 mark of the third quarter.

After Titans linebacker Kenneth Muray intercepted Stroud in Houston territory, it looked like the Titans might take control of the game.

But disaster struck not long after, as Levis was intercepted by Texans safety Jimmie Ward, and he returned it 65 yards for a touchdown to give Houston a 24-23 lead after three quarters.

Another special teams faux pas – a fumble by returner Jha'Quan Jackson – served up another short field for the Texans, giving them the ball at the Tennessee 43.

The Texans cashed that in for three more points on another Fairbairn field goal, this one from 54 yards, to take a 27-23 lead with 9:46 remaining in the game.

But the Titans got off the mat, in grand fashion.

Tight end Chig Okonkwo caught short pass from Levis, and turned it into 70-yard touchdown by outracing a host of Texans defenders to the end zone to make it 30-27 with 9:35 left.

Fairbairn missed a short field goal late that would have tied it.

Jeffery Simmons had a critical sack late before Titans edge Harold Landry recorded a safety in the closing minutes to seal the win.

And, the Titans celebrated in Houston, once again.

The Titans return to action next Sunday at the Washington Commanders.

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LIVE CHOP UP: Texans vs Titans - AFC South SHOWDOWN

The Houston Texans appear to be walking to an AFC South title after they knocked off the Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night Football to improve to 7-4 on the season.

In Week 12, they’ll take on a two-win Tennessee Titans team that has dropped two games in a row and is just 1-4 straight up on the road so far this season.

Tennessee hasn’t gotten great quarterback play from Will Levis and Mason Rudolph, making it a tough team to bet on – even as a major underdog. 

This is the first of two meetings this season between these AFC South rivals, as they’ll also face off in Week 18. 

Using the latest odds and analysis, I’m attempting to predict the final score of this matchup, which will hopefully give bettors an idea of which side – or a total – to bet on Sunday.  

Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook.

Spread

Moneyline

Total

• 42 (Over -110/Under -110)

The Titans are the worst team in the NFL against the spread (1-9) so far this season. Meanwhile, Houston is 5-5-1 against the spread after beating the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night. 

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#TITANS #SKOL #TITANUP #vikings

The Titans’ defense has played better than its points allowed numbers would suggest, and it could keep things tight for a while by forcing the Vikings to settle for short completions like they had to do last week. Given how difficult young quarterbacks have found it to face this defense, though, it’s hard to see Levis turning out to be the one with the answer, especially as he plays behind an overmatched offensive line that could be without right tackle Leroy Watson. The Vikings’ defense will make the difference in this one, as it did in Jacksonville last week.

Can the TITANS WIN? It's possible.....but not very likely.

The VIKINGS are 7-2 with a primed defense and playmakers on offense.

We shall see.....if the TITANS are able to overcome.

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#TITANS #TITANUP #CHARGERS

#TITANS #TITANUP #CHARGERS #lachargers

INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — The combination of steady play by Justin Herbert and a strong defense has given the Los Angeles Chargers their best start in six years.

Herbert threw for a touchdown and ran for one, and the Chargers had seven sacks in their third straight victory, 27-17 over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.

The Chargers are 6-3 — their best start since going 7-2 in 2018 — and have won four of five to surpass last season's victory total.

“A complete, total team win. When you look at the offense, the drives that we put together ... tough, gritty type of conversions on third down and fourth down,” coach Jim Harbaugh said. “They’re playing lights out on the defensive side. And then special teams, another big return by our punt return unit.”

Herbert completed 14 of 18 passes for 164 yards and had 32 yards rushing. He is the seventh quarterback since the NFL-AFL merger, and the first since Philip Rivers in 2018, to have a passer rating of at least 90 in each of the first nine games of the season.

The defense — which is allowing a league-low 13.1 points per game — is the fourth since 1990 and the first since the 2013 Kansas City Chiefs to allow 20 or fewer points in each of its first nine games.

“Rush and coverage. We have some of the best rushers in the league and that allows us to make plays,” safety Derwin James said.

The Titans (2-7) came in with the NFL's top-ranked defense overall and against the pass but forced Los Angeles to go three-and-out only twice in nine possessions.

Calvin Ridley scored both of Tennessee's touchdowns and had five catches for 84 yards. Will Levis, who missed the last three games with a shoulder injury, was 18 of 23 for 175 yards, but the sacks limited his effectiveness.

“It was a nice start. It was cool to get the ball downfield and get that shot dialed up, something we’ve been waiting on," Levis said. "Second half, I think for me personally, a couple situations where I could have just got the ball out of my hands earlier, help the line with pressure."

Herbert gave the Chargers a 13-7 lead with 1:55 remaining in the first half on a 4-yard run off right tackle out of the shotgun formation on fourth-and-1.

“I thought we did a great job from start to the end being able to move the ball, run the ball, pass the ball however we needed to move it,” Herbert said. “I thought the guys up front did an incredible job and to be able to put that together against a very good opponent, it means a lot to me.”

The game turned with 21 seconds remaining in the first half. The Titans appeared to tie it at 13 when Roger McCreary ran back Herbert's fumble 20 yards into the end zone. After a replay review, the call was changed to an incomplete pass because officials determined Herbert's arm was going forward, leaving Titans coach Brian Callahan incensed.

Callahan said officials initially told him the call was going to stand before they and the replay center in New York took another look.

“I’ll let you guys decide what you think the call should have been, but I don’t want to lose any money,” he said.

Harbaugh and Herbert said the reversal was huge.

“To be able to go to halftime with the lead and to avoid a play like that is big time,” Herbert said.

And then the Chargers took control in the second half.

Herbert extended the lead to 20-10 with three minutes to go in the third quarter on a 16-yard pass to Quentin Johnston in the right corner of the end zone.

Hassan Haskins, who spent two seasons with Tennessee, extended the advantage to 17 points with a 1-yard dive up the middle. That capped an 11-play, 95-yard drive that ate up seven minutes.

“It was just steady. It’s like death by a thousand paper cuts when you play that way, and we kind of gave up just enough yards every time on a 95-yard drive to allow them to go punch it in for seven when we had them backed up on the 5,” Callahan said.

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#TITANS #TITANUP #CHARGERS

The Tennessee Titans and Los Angeles Chargers each boast one of the strongest defenses in the NFL, meaning not much scoring should be expected this weekend. However, despite their strong defense, the Chargers have seen their offensive output increase drastically as of late.

Thanks to high-level play from quarterback Justin Herbert, the emergence of rookie wide receiver Ladd McConkey, and the consistent production of running back J.K. Dobbins, the Chargers have bolted to a 5-3 record, good for second-place in the AFC West.

The Titans haven't had similar luxuries, struggling to find their footing on offense with quarterbacks Will Levis and Mason Rudolph. The departure of star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins has not helped either. However, thanks to their very strong secondary, the Titans have managed to keep a lot of games close, having lost half of their games by just one possession.

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#TITANS #TITANUP #PATRIOTS

The Tennessee Titans earned their second victory of the season with a 20-17 overtime victory over the New England Patriots.

Patriots QB Drake Maye threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Rhamondre Stevenson as time expired to send the game to overtime. Nick Folk kicked a 25-yard field goal in OT after the Titans took the ball on the first possession, and Amani Hooker intercepted Maye to end the game.

Tony Pollard finished with 128 rushing yards on 28 carries to lead the Titans offense

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