Where Titans rank statistically after Week 8

With the Tennessee Titans having a quick turnaround this week, all of the team’s focus was forced to rapidly shift to Thursday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

However, before we get there, it’s time to take a quick look at where the Titans stand in all of the major statistical categories on both sides of the ball.

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Following a phenomenal showing by rookie quarterback Will Levis in which he led the Titans to their highest scoring output of the season, Tennessee’s offensive averages and rankings in a few different areas slightly improved.

On the contrary, the Titans’ defense exceeded their previous averages in a few areas on Sunday, and most notably when it came to yards and points allowed, which negatively impacted the team’s defensive rankings.

Keep in mind that all of the data listed below was collected from TeamRankings.com, unless noted otherwise.

Now, let’s find out exactly where the Titans rank.

Points per game

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• 18.9 points per game
• 23rd in NFL
• Fourth in AFC South

Points allowed per game

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• 20.0 points allowed per game
• 13th in NFL
• Third in AFC South

Yards per game

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• 296.6 yards per game
• 24th in NFL
• Fourth in AFC South

Yards allowed per game

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• 339.4 yards allowed per game
• 22nd in NFL
• Second in AFC South

Passing yards per game

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• 180.7 passing yards per game
• 29th in NFL
• Fourth in AFC South

Passing yards allowed per game

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• 232.0 passing yards allowed per game
• 20th in NFL
• First in AFC South

Rushing yards per game

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• 115.9 rushing yards per game
• 13th in NFL
• Second in AFC South

Rushing yards allowed per game

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• 107.4 rushing yards allowed per game
• 16th  in NFL
• Third in AFC South

Takeaways

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• 0.9 takeaways per game
• Six in total
• Tied-27th in NFL
• Fourth in AFC South

Giveaways

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• 1.1 giveaways per game
• Eight in total
• Tied-9th in NFL
• Second in AFC South

Turnover differential

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• -2 turnover differential
• Tied for 18th in NFL
• Tied for third in AFC South

*Data collected from The Football Database*

Sacks

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• Three sacks per game
• 21 in total
• Tied-12th in NFL
• Tied-1st in AFC South

Sacks allowed

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• 3.5 sacks allowed per game
• 25 in total
• Tied-5th most in NFL
• Most in AFC South