Titans Lose a Winnable Game After Conservative Calls and Third-Down Breakdowns

Overview

• The Titans lost 24-20 and fell to 0-2 after surrendering a late touchdown that ended a game they had led late Sunday.
• A first-and-goal at the Eagles’ 9 turned into a 33-yard Joey Slye field goal after a sack and two conservative runs, a sequence the staff called a “toss-up.”
• Tennessee’s defense allowed the Eagles to convert 61.1% of third downs, including two big third-down plays on the decisive drive that kept the offense off the field.
• Cam Ward rebounded from Week 1 by going 13-of-20 for 183 yards and scoring two rushing touchdowns while DT Jeffery Simmons delivered multiple pressures, a sack, and helped force an interception.
• PFF grades highlighted bright spots (Elic Ayomanor, Julius Chestnut) and weak links in the secondary and offensive line, Cor’Dale Flott was inactive with quadriceps tightness and is expected to practice this week, and the Titans now head into a road-heavy stretch needing cleaner situational execution.