The Tennessee Titans left FirstEnergy Stadium with a Week 1 win after defeating the Cleveland Browns, 43-13.
While it looks like an absolute blowout on the surface, this game was closer than the score may reflect.
While the Titans get a big win against a team surrounded with a ton of hype, there are still some things the team needs to clean up before Sunday’s AFC South matchup against the Indianapolis Colts.
Here’s a look at the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from Sunday’s contest against the Browns.
The Good.
• Wide receiver A.J. Brown’s first career NFL reception went for 47-yards. After the catch, Brown was difficult to bring down, and it took three defenders to bring him down. Brown followed that up by opening the third quarter with a 51-yard catch.
• Outside linebacker Cameron Wake made his 100th career sack that went for a safety on quarterback Baker Mayfield.
• Marcus Mariota looked solid on his debut, throwing three touchdown passes. Two of those went to tight end Delanie Walker.
• The Titans’ new offensive playbook is sure to keep defenses guessing. We saw some deep shots, play-action, runs, screens and quick short passes.
• The Titans dominated the fourth quarter with three interceptions and put up 21 points.
The Bad.
• The defense played to safe to start the second half, which allowed the Browns to come within two points — and for Mayfield to make more than 10 consecutive completions.
The Ugly.
• Cornerback Adoree’ Jackson let an interception slip right through his fingers in the first play of the game on a tipped ball from linebacker Jayon Brown.
• Penalties, and they weren’t on the Titans. The Browns hurt themselves with 18 penalties for 182 yards.
