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Crissy Froyd

Titans have found success in the red zone in 2019

The Tennessee Titans (5-5) have had plenty of offensive struggles in 2019, especially at the beginning of the season.

But the team has been highly efficient in the red zone lately, ending 10 consecutive trips with a touchdown.

This number serves as the league’s longest active streak, and leads the NFL with a red zone touchdown percentage of 72%.

The Titans haven’t been quite so impressive in other areas on offense, averaging 20.3 points (22nd), 319.4 yards (26th), 206.2 passing yards (26th) and 113.2 rushing yards (15th) this year.

Since Ryan Tannehill took the reins from Marcus Mariota in the middle of Week 6’s loss to the Denver Broncos, he’s posted a 3-1 record as a starter and brought new life to a practically stagnant offense.

This season, Tannehill is 97-of-136 passing for 1,161 yards with eight touchdowns and four interceptions.

The 31-year-old also has made some plays on the ground when he needs to, totaling 19 rushing attempts for 83 yards and one score.

Tannehill and the Titans come off a bye week and a 35-32 win over the Kansas City Chiefs as the team is now back to .500 ahead of the weekend.

The Titans have a combined 105 total points in their past four games, with the latest home victory being their highest-scoring game of the season since Week 1’s 43-13 win over the Browns.

The Titans will face the Jacksonville Jaguars next at 3:05 p.m. CT on Sunday in Nissan Stadium.

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