TENNESSEE TITANS
2023 Record - 6-11
Head Coach - Brian Callahan
Key Additions - Calvin Ridley (WR), Tony Pollard (RB), Chidobe Awuzie (DB), Mason Rudolph (QB), Sebastian Joseph-Day (DL), Kenneth Murray, Jr. (DB), L'Jarius Sneed (DB)
Key Losses - Derrick Henry (RB), Ryan Tannehill (QB), Denico Autry (DL), Aaron Brewer (OL), Sean Murphy-Bunting (DB), K'Von Wallace (DB), Azeez Al-Shaair (LB)
2023 STATS LINE
PASSING - Will Levis (1,808 yards, 8 TD, 4 INT)
RUSHING - Tony Pollard (1,005 yards, 4.0 ypc, 6 TD) (with Dallas)
RECEIVING - DeAndre Hopkins (75 receptions, 1,057 yards, 7 TD)
SACKS - Harold Landry III (10 1/2)
INTERCEPTIONS - L'Jarius Sneed (2) (with Kansas City)
OUTLOOK FOR 2024 - The Titans are another team with a new head coach heading into this season as Brian Callahan takes over a team that finished in last place in the AFC South last year. They also shipped out All-Pro running back Derrick Henry along with quarterback Ryan Tannehill and head coach Mike Vrabel this off-season and the division is much improved from a year ago after Houston came out of nowhere to win the division crown.
The offense was weak a year ago, except for the running game and Henry is gone to Baltimore in 2024, leaving Tyjae Spears (4.5 ypc and 453 yards a year ago) and Tony Pollard to carry the load. The quarterback is Will Levis, who has shown some good things and will need to step it up this season. The wide receivers include DeAndre Hopkins and Calvin Ridley (coming over from Jacksonville), where he caught 76 passes for 1,016 yards and eight touchdowns a year ago. Tennessee averaged only 17.9 PPG last season (27th in NFL) and finished 28th in total offense, gaining just 289 yards per game.
Defensively, the Titans were average, giving up 335 yards per game (17th) and allowed 21.6 PPG. They did have 45 sacks in the 2023 season while intercepting only six passes. Both the pass defense and run defense were adequate, but forcing more turnovers would go a long way to showing progress for the defense as they were a minus-6 in that area last season.
The 2024 season will be a rebuilding one of sorts as Tennessee has multiple new players on board this year and no less than 23 players were sent packing to other teams. With so many changes on a roster, it usually takes time for the adjustments and throw in a new system and coaching staff and expect the Titans to have some struggles this year. The AFC South is a rugged division with Houston, Jacksonville and Indianapolis all in the mix to win the crown. But the Titans have been there before and with a steady defensive effort and progress on offense as the season goes along, they could be a surprising team if opponents take them lightly.
TEAM SCHEDULE
Week One - at Chicago
Week Two - vs. N.Y. Jets
Week Three - vs. Green Bay
Week Four - at Miami
Week Five - BYE
Week Six - vs. Indianapolis
Week Seven - at Buffalo
Week Eight - at Detroit
Week Nine - vs. New England
Week Ten - at L.A. Chargers
Week Eleven - vs. Minnesota
Week Twelve - at Houston
Week Thirteen - at Washington
Week Fourteen - vs. Jacksonville
Week Fifteen - vs. Cincinnati
Week Sixteen - at Indianapolis
Week Seventeen - at Jacksonville
Week Eighteen - vs. Houston
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