The Tennessee Titans seem to finally be on the right path to getting their offense back into rhythm.
With Ryan Tannehill at quarterback over Marcus Mariota, the Titans offense was able to put points on the board and narrowly defeat the Los Angeles Chargers, 23-20 in Nissan Stadium on Sunday.
After the win, the Titans were placed at No. 22 overall in the Touchdown Wire’s Week 8 NFL power rankings.
Here’s what analyst Doug Farrar had to say about putting the Titans right behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and just ahead of the New York Giants.
“Is Ryan Tannehill redeemable? The Dolphins washout enjoyed his first start as a Titan in Arthur Smith’s offense after Tennessee decided to move on from Marcus Mariota,” he wrote. “And in a 23-20 win over the Chargers, the veteran, who underwent all kinds of coaching chaos in Miami, looked more solid and consistent than you might have expected.”
Tannehill was 23-of-29 passing for 312 yards with two touchdowns and on e interception.
“(Tannehill) found his receivers on eight of nine passes of 10-19 air yards for 134 yards and a touchdown — despite getting pressured on 42% of his dropbacks, per Next Gen Stats,” Farrar wrote. “Tannehill has never put together the game-to-game stuff you’d want for a starter you can believe in unconditionally, but this is going to be an interesting story to watch.”
Consistency has been a long-standing problem for Tennessee, extending beyond just the quarterback position.
Only time will tell just how much Tannehill – originally acquired to be no more than an insurance policy for Mariota – will have an impact on the future at quarterback for the Titans.
